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Amazon Deploying AI Tech That Forces Actors’ Mouths to Match Dubbed Dialogue

But will it look any good? The post Amazon Deploying AI Tech That Forces Actors' Mouths to Match Dubbed Dialogue appeared first on Futurism.

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Amazon Deploying AI Tech That Forces Actors’ Mouths to Match Dubbed Dialogue

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OpenAI Faces Congressional Probe Over Swarm Hacking Incident

"The American people deserve to know the details of what went on in the Hugging Face incident and other incidents of AI models going rogue." The post OpenAI Faces Congressional Probe Over Swarm Hacking Incident appeared first on Futurism.

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OpenAI Faces Congressional Probe Over Swarm Hacking Incident

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Laptop Toasts Boy

But boy is okay. The post Laptop Toasts Boy appeared first on Futurism.

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Laptop Toasts Boy

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America’s Health Care System Is So Screwed That Patients Are Flying to China for Cancer Treatment

"China has basically done to CAR-T cell therapy the same thing that it's done to other industries, which is, they've industrialized it." The post America's Health Care System Is So Screwed That Patients Are Flying to China for Cancer Treatment appeared first on Futurism.

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America’s Health Care System Is So Screwed That Patients Are Flying to China for Cancer Treatment

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California, Which Is Creating All the AI That’s Poisoning Children, Just Cracked Down on AI Use for Its Own Kids

All it has to do is look inwards. The post California, Which Is Creating All the AI That's Poisoning Children, Just Cracked Down on AI Use for Its Own Kids appeared first on Futurism.

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California, Which Is Creating All the AI That’s Poisoning Children, Just Cracked Down on AI Use for Its Own Kids

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Bizarre New Websites Are Designed Specifically to Spark Dopamine in Your Brain

Cutting to the chase of having fun. The post Bizarre New Websites Are Designed Specifically to Spark Dopamine in Your Brain appeared first on Futurism.

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Bizarre New Websites Are Designed Specifically to Spark Dopamine in Your Brain

WIRED Science

AI Agents Are Thirsty for Power

Silicon Valley is shifting away from chatbot queries toward a future filled with resource-intensive agentic AI—and it's driving the data center buildout.

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AI Agents Are Thirsty for Power

WIRED Science

With a Better Understanding of Physics, We Could Predict Volcanic Eruptions

“There’s no reason we can’t think that, at some point in the future, we can have volcano forecasts that are like weather forecasts.”

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With a Better Understanding of Physics, We Could Predict Volcanic Eruptions

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‘I’m Really Terrified’: A Mathematician Grapples With AI’s Recent Breakthroughs

Steven Strogatz coauthored a book about how math is moving beyond human understanding. He spoke with WIRED about the seismic impact artificial intelligence has had on his life’s work.

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WIRED Science

‘I’m Really Terrified’: A Mathematician Grapples With AI’s Recent Breakthroughs

Singularity HUB

OpenAI Claims Another Huge Mathematical Result Amid Fights Over Credit, Ethics, and Privacy

OpenAI’s Navier-Stokes solution looks like a win for mathematics. But some mathematicians aren't so sure. The post OpenAI Claims Another Huge Mathematical Result Amid Fights Over Credit, Ethics, and Privacy appeared first on SingularityHub.

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OpenAI Claims Another Huge Mathematical Result Amid Fights Over Credit, Ethics, and Privacy

New York Times Science

Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought

New estimates using the planet’s surface wrinkles show that our smallest planet is growing even smaller, at a faster clip than expected.

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New York Times Science

Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought

New York Times Science

How Did a Heart Drug With So Much Promise Fall So Flat?

Cardiologists are struggling to figure out why a drug that should have prevented heart attacks didn’t work at all.

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How Did a Heart Drug With So Much Promise Fall So Flat?

New York Times Science

How the New iPhone Duo’s Glass Screen Bends Without Breaking

The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.

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New York Times Science

How the New iPhone Duo’s Glass Screen Bends Without Breaking

New York Times Science

The Mathematician Crushed Between OpenAI and Anthropic Over a Math Problem

Tristan Buckmaster was on the path toward an important proof when one of the A.I. giants used its staggering resources to get there first.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

The Mathematician Crushed Between OpenAI and Anthropic Over a Math Problem

New York Times Science

A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?

The technology is far from the only existential risk our species faces. But weighing such cosmic fears can become a mind-bending exercise.

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A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?

Singularity HUB

Europe's First Private Rocket Reaches Orbit

Startup Isar Aerospace delivered a payload of satellites to orbit on its second try. Rivals in Germany and Spain are hot on its heels. The post Europe's First Private Rocket Reaches Orbit appeared first on SingularityHub.

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Europe's First Private Rocket Reaches Orbit

New York Times Science

Could Your Chatbot Be Stealing Ideas From You? It’s a Thorny Question.

A controversy around OpenAI’s latest math proof raises a fear that might become increasingly common: that A.I. tools could take valuable insights from one user and hand them to another.

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New York Times Science

Could Your Chatbot Be Stealing Ideas From You? It’s a Thorny Question.

WIRED Science

August 2026 Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded: Copernicus Data

While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot.

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WIRED Science

August 2026 Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded: Copernicus Data