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Microsoft CEO Warns That Companies Embracing AI Could Drive Themselves Out of Business

Double AI agents. The post Microsoft CEO Warns That Companies Embracing AI Could Drive Themselves Out of Business appeared first on Futurism.

58 minutes ago

Futurism

Microsoft CEO Warns That Companies Embracing AI Could Drive Themselves Out of Business

Futurism

NASA Rescue Mission Spirals Into Crisis

That's not what was supposed to happen. The post NASA Rescue Mission Spirals Into Crisis appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

Futurism

NASA Rescue Mission Spirals Into Crisis

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Futurism

Residents Furious at Plan to Seize and Destroy Their Homes for AI Data Centers

"We don't have a choice in this." The post Residents Furious at Plan to Seize and Destroy Their Homes for AI Data Centers appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

Futurism

Residents Furious at Plan to Seize and Destroy Their Homes for AI Data Centers

National Science Foundation

NSF partners with universities and industry on pilot initiative for four-year Ph.D. programs with real-world research placements

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a $47 million investment over ﬁve years, along with additional ﬁnancial commitments from nearly three dozen universities and private industry...

3 hours ago

National Science Foundation

NSF partners with universities and industry on pilot initiative for four-year Ph.D. programs with real-world research placements

WIRED Science

How to Bring a Geothermal Well Back from the Dead

Startup Zanskar has created one of the most productive geothermal wells in the US at a power plant that had been in decline for years.

5 hours ago

WIRED Science

How to Bring a Geothermal Well Back from the Dead

WIRED Science

NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess

We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view of the planet.

6 hours ago

WIRED Science

NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess

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Singularity HUB

Why Scientists Redesigned the Botox Enzyme With AI

Researchers say AI vastly improves a technique used to engineer proteins. As a proof of concept, they redesigned the Botox enzyme to snip a protein linked to ALS. The post Why Scientists Redesigned the Botox Enzyme With AI appeared first on SingularityHub.

16 hours ago

Singularity HUB

Why Scientists Redesigned the Botox Enzyme With AI

New York Times Science

‘OnlyMarms’: Marmots Are on OnlyFans to Raise Money for Research

A team of scientists uploaded videos of the squirrel-like rodents in the wild on the adult-content site OnlyFans to raise money amid government budget cuts.

19 hours ago

New York Times Science

‘OnlyMarms’: Marmots Are on OnlyFans to Raise Money for Research

New York Times Science

Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?

More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.

19 hours ago

New York Times Science

Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?

Futurism

This New Meta “Advertisement” Is Absolutely Brutal

"Pervert glasses have no place in our society." The post This New Meta "Advertisement" Is Absolutely Brutal appeared first on Futurism.

21 hours ago

Futurism

This New Meta “Advertisement” Is Absolutely Brutal

Futurism

Sam Altman Says Even the Power of AI Will Never Lead to a Shorter Work Week

"We're still going to complain about it, but secretly we're going to be happy." The post Sam Altman Says Even the Power of AI Will Never Lead to a Shorter Work Week appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

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Sam Altman Says Even the Power of AI Will Never Lead to a Shorter Work Week

New York Times Science

In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I.

CapuchinAI, a portable testing station equipped with a touch screen and facial recognition software, could help scientists study primate intelligence in the wild.

23 hours ago

New York Times Science

In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I.

Futurism

El Niño Set to Upend the World Economy

"El Niño is just going to make inflation more sticky." The post El Niño Set to Upend the World Economy appeared first on Futurism.

23 hours ago

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El Niño Set to Upend the World Economy

WIRED Science

An Extreme Solar Storm May Be Even More Devastating Than Previously Imagined

Scientists have long assumed that there’s an upper limit to the intensity of the solar winds that reach Earth. New research suggests there’s not—and the implications are alarming.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

An Extreme Solar Storm May Be Even More Devastating Than Previously Imagined

WIRED Science

France Had Never Seen a ‘Fire Cloud’ Until This Month’s Record-Smashing Blazes

Extreme fire conditions on the ground have created unprecedented conditions in the atmosphere.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

France Had Never Seen a ‘Fire Cloud’ Until This Month’s Record-Smashing Blazes

National Science Foundation

Podcast: New microchips could supercharge AI

U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researcher Qing Cao discusses a new monolithic, 3D-integrated silicon microchip and how it might impact artificial intelligence systems...

1 day ago

National Science Foundation

Podcast: New microchips could supercharge AI

WIRED Science

New Firefighting Technologies Could Help Battle Blazes Like Those in France and Spain

Climate change is upping the odds of major wildfires, creating a need for new tools to combat them.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

New Firefighting Technologies Could Help Battle Blazes Like Those in France and Spain

Singularity HUB

Weak AI Regulation Could Be Worse Than None at All

A Cornell University study uses game theory to model how poorly designed AI regulation could backfire. The post Weak AI Regulation Could Be Worse Than None at All appeared first on SingularityHub.

1 day ago

Singularity HUB

Weak AI Regulation Could Be Worse Than None at All

WIRED Science

Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago

Beluga whales were in danger of getting euthanized after a Canadian theme park went bust. WIRED spoke with some of the scientists behind the groundbreaking rescue mission.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago