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Futurism

Kalshi Sued for Running Illegal Gambling Operation

Enough is enough. The post Kalshi Sued for Running Illegal Gambling Operation appeared first on Futurism.

57 minutes ago

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Kalshi Sued for Running Illegal Gambling Operation

Futurism

Google Pulls Down Feature for AI-Generating Fake Satellite Images on Google Earth After It’s Immediately Used to Fake Terror ...

"It inherits the credibility of the map it was born on." The post Google Pulls Down Feature for AI-Generating Fake Satellite Images on Google Earth After It's Immediately Used to Fake Terror Attacks appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

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Google Pulls Down Feature for AI-Generating Fake Satellite Images on Google Earth After It’s Immediately Used to Fake Terror ...

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Pivot to AI Is Blowing Up in His Face Spectacularly

Investors are not happy. The post Mark Zuckerberg's Pivot to AI Is Blowing Up in His Face Spectacularly appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Pivot to AI Is Blowing Up in His Face Spectacularly

Futurism

We Are Alarmed by This PR Firm Using a Small Army of Fake AI-Powered Publicists to Barrage Journalists With Pitches for Its ...

Why am I getting emails from fake PR reps with AI-generated faces? The post We Are Alarmed by This PR Firm Using a Small Army of Fake AI-Powered Publicists to Barrage Journalists With Pitches for Its Clients appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

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We Are Alarmed by This PR Firm Using a Small Army of Fake AI-Powered Publicists to Barrage Journalists With Pitches for Its ...

Futurism

Amazon Insiders Horrified at “Catastrophically Expensive” Internal AI Usage

There goes millions of dollars. The post Amazon Insiders Horrified at "Catastrophically Expensive" Internal AI Usage appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

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Amazon Insiders Horrified at “Catastrophically Expensive” Internal AI Usage

New York Times Science

A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week

Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame" And who pays for the damage"

7 hours ago

New York Times Science

A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week

Futurism

US Government Displays AI-Mangled Map of Africa That Gets Every Single Country Wrong

Putting this government's wholehearted embrace of AI slop on the map. The post US Government Displays AI-Mangled Map of Africa That Gets Every Single Country Wrong appeared first on Futurism.

7 hours ago

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US Government Displays AI-Mangled Map of Africa That Gets Every Single Country Wrong

New York Times Science

‘This Is Very Strange’: Ancient Smallpox May Have Been Less Deadly

Scientists have found smallpox viruses in the remains of people in Chile from around 500 years ago, revealing how the virus may have evolved into a global killer.

8 hours ago

New York Times Science

‘This Is Very Strange’: Ancient Smallpox May Have Been Less Deadly

New York Times Science

Military Testosterone Policy Raises Questions About Its Links to Aggression

A new policy raises questions about testosterone’s effect on aggression in some men.

8 hours ago

New York Times Science

Military Testosterone Policy Raises Questions About Its Links to Aggression

WIRED Science

What’s Behind the Heat Wave Scorching Huge Parts of the World

A combination of El Niño, unusually hot ocean waters, and jet stream changes is sending temperatures soaring in the US, Europe, and Asia.

11 hours ago

WIRED Science

What’s Behind the Heat Wave Scorching Huge Parts of the World

New York Times Science

Mission to Save Falling NASA Space Telescope Suffers Setback

A spacecraft meant to push NASA’s Swift Observatory to a higher orbit malfunctioned and started tumbling several days ago. Engineers think it can still succeed.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Mission to Save Falling NASA Space Telescope Suffers Setback

Singularity HUB

‘Hello There the Jacobian Conjecture Is False Thanx’: Why a Tiny Social Media Post Has Mathematicians Rethinking AI

One of a series of striking AI-assisted math discoveries, this one feels a little different. The post ‘Hello There the Jacobian Conjecture Is False Thanx’: Why a Tiny Social Media Post Has Mathematicians Rethinking AI appeared first on SingularityHub.

1 day ago

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‘Hello There the Jacobian Conjecture Is False Thanx’: Why a Tiny Social Media Post Has Mathematicians Rethinking AI

New York Times Science

How to Watch Two Summer Meteor Showers Peak On the Same Night

The end of July brings the Alpha Capricornids and the Southern Delta Aquarids, both of which will be most active on Thursday night into Friday morning.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

How to Watch Two Summer Meteor Showers Peak On the Same Night

WIRED Science

Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe

Climate change is helping invasive species to not only establish themselves across the continent but to stay alive for longer. Scientists suggest we get used to it.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe

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...

2 days 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.

2 days 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.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

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

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.

2 days ago

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Why Scientists Redesigned the Botox Enzyme With AI