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Dating App Cofounder Bails After Scandal Over Using Fake AI-Generated Influencers

The app was found to be a "psyop." The post Dating App Cofounder Bails After Scandal Over Using Fake AI-Generated Influencers appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

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Dating App Cofounder Bails After Scandal Over Using Fake AI-Generated Influencers

Futurism

Tech CEO’s Ridiculous Excuse Falls Apart in Court, Sentenced to Prison

Suspicious investors had reported her after making a strange discovery. The post Tech CEO's Ridiculous Excuse Falls Apart in Court, Sentenced to Prison appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

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Tech CEO’s Ridiculous Excuse Falls Apart in Court, Sentenced to Prison

Futurism

Employers Are Hiring Recent Grads and Then Saying “Oops, Never Mind”

"It's totally out of control." The post Employers Are Hiring Recent Grads and Then Saying "Oops, Never Mind" appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

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Employers Are Hiring Recent Grads and Then Saying “Oops, Never Mind”

New York Times Science

Quiz question: It’s a Greek letter and a guy’s name. What does it mean?

Test your science knowledge.

7 hours ago

New York Times Science

Quiz question: It’s a Greek letter and a guy’s name. What does it mean?

Futurism

Data Centers Are Sucking Up So Many Construction Workers That There Isn’t Anybody Left to Build Houses, Expert Says

"Many of those people that were in housing are going to these data centers." The post Data Centers Are Sucking Up So Many Construction Workers That There Isn't Anybody Left to Build Houses, Expert Says appeared first on Futurism.

7 hours ago

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Data Centers Are Sucking Up So Many Construction Workers That There Isn’t Anybody Left to Build Houses, Expert Says

Futurism

Amazon Delivery Drone Drops Package Directly Into Customer’s Swimming Pool

"Oh s***!" The post Amazon Delivery Drone Drops Package Directly Into Customer's Swimming Pool appeared first on Futurism.

9 hours ago

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Amazon Delivery Drone Drops Package Directly Into Customer’s Swimming Pool

Futurism

“Biblical Levels of Insider Trading”: New Prediction Market Monetizes Anything in Livestreams

"What if any livestream could become a prediction market?" The post "Biblical Levels of Insider Trading": New Prediction Market Monetizes Anything in Livestreams appeared first on Futurism.

10 hours ago

Futurism

“Biblical Levels of Insider Trading”: New Prediction Market Monetizes Anything in Livestreams

WIRED Science

Transistors Changed Everything. Here’s How They Work

How a tiny little electronic switch sparked the computer revolution.

11 hours ago

WIRED Science

Transistors Changed Everything. Here’s How They Work

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New York Times Science

Wildfires Are Turning Forests in the American West Into Shrubland

Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said.

13 hours ago

New York Times Science

Wildfires Are Turning Forests in the American West Into Shrubland

WIRED Science

Is Expensive Bottled Water Actually Better for You?

Luxury water can contain different minerals and taste noticeably different. But a remote source, alkaline pH, and high price do not necessarily mean better hydration.

13 hours ago

WIRED Science

Is Expensive Bottled Water Actually Better for You?

New York Times Science

Mapping America’s Largest ‘Dead Zone’

In a decades-long crisis, marine life has suffered as oxygen periodically dwindles in waters along the Gulf Coast.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Mapping America’s Largest ‘Dead Zone’

Singularity HUB

We May Be Wrong About How the Brain Stores Memory

In a new study, mice recovered their memories by regrowing brain connections lost during artificial hibernation. The post We May Be Wrong About How the Brain Stores Memory appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

Singularity HUB

We May Be Wrong About How the Brain Stores Memory

New York Times Science

England’s Ancient Trees Are Dying in the Heat

Extreme temperatures and drought are adding to the stress on oak trees that have lived for hundreds of years and play a key role in the national imagination.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

England’s Ancient Trees Are Dying in the Heat

WIRED Science

The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis

“People have talked about the Colorado River crisis for decades—we’re now in it,” says one expert. “Everyone you talk to is like, ‘Shit, man.’”

2 days ago

WIRED Science

The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis