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Futurism

AI Model Invents Completely New Viruses Unknown to Nature

What could possibly go wrong? The post AI Model Invents Completely New Viruses Unknown to Nature appeared first on Futurism.

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AI Model Invents Completely New Viruses Unknown to Nature

WIRED Science

Scientists Used AI to Create 16 New Viruses

The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technology is outstripping regulation.

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WIRED Science

Scientists Used AI to Create 16 New Viruses

Futurism

Man Sues Bank for Being Stupid Enough to Give Him a Mortgage Even When Experts Were Warning Him It Was About to Fall Into ...

"No rational person... would have considered purchasing the Property, and certainly not at the full asking price." The post Man Sues Bank for Being Stupid Enough to Give Him a Mortgage Even When Experts Were Warning Him It Was About to Fall Into the Ocean appeared first on Futurism.

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Man Sues Bank for Being Stupid Enough to Give Him a Mortgage Even When Experts Were Warning Him It Was About to Fall Into ...

Singularity HUB

Sam Altman Says We’re ‘in the Singularity’ With AI. Here’s Why He’s Wrong.

Today's AI is neither able to improve itself recursively nor is it intelligent like us. Between prompts it remains a static mathematical object. The post Sam Altman Says We’re ‘in the Singularity’ With AI. Here’s Why He’s Wrong. appeared first on SingularityHub.

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Sam Altman Says We’re ‘in the Singularity’ With AI. Here’s Why He’s Wrong.

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Better Hope You Don’t Need an Ambulance in New Orleans, Because the City’s 911 Operators Are Now AI

Your house isn't just on fire — it's collapsing in real time. The post Better Hope You Don't Need an Ambulance in New Orleans, Because the City's 911 Operators Are Now AI appeared first on Futurism.

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Better Hope You Don’t Need an Ambulance in New Orleans, Because the City’s 911 Operators Are Now AI

New York Times Science

Capybaras Were the Newest Lobbyists in This Brazilian Legislature

In Mato Grosso, Brazil, capybaras wandered into the building, but they were polite during the incursion.

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New York Times Science

Capybaras Were the Newest Lobbyists in This Brazilian Legislature

New York Times Science

This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.

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New York Times Science

This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

Singularity HUB

Why Do Some People Never Get Cancer? The Answer May Be in Their Blood

Researchers will hunt for antibodies in the blood of people who lived past 100, drank heavily, or smoked—but avoided cancer. The post Why Do Some People Never Get Cancer? The Answer May Be in Their Blood appeared first on SingularityHub.

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Why Do Some People Never Get Cancer? The Answer May Be in Their Blood

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Jealously Watching OpenAI and Anthropic, Meta Suddenly Claims That Its AI Went on a Hacking Spree Too

A likely story. The post Jealously Watching OpenAI and Anthropic, Meta Suddenly Claims That Its AI Went on a Hacking Spree Too appeared first on Futurism.

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Jealously Watching OpenAI and Anthropic, Meta Suddenly Claims That Its AI Went on a Hacking Spree Too

Futurism

Flock Is Losing Dozens of Contracts as Controversy Grows

The outrage is surging. The post Flock Is Losing Dozens of Contracts as Controversy Grows appeared first on Futurism.

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Flock Is Losing Dozens of Contracts as Controversy Grows

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Grokipedia Appears to Have Completely Broken and Nobody Noticed

"As far as we can tell, no entry has changed in more than three months." The post Grokipedia Appears to Have Completely Broken and Nobody Noticed appeared first on Futurism.

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Grokipedia Appears to Have Completely Broken and Nobody Noticed

WIRED Science

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

Its WeatherNext model, which will be open-sourced, can accurately predict a storm’s track and intensity using lower-resolution weather data. Researchers don’t yet fully understand how it does this.

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WIRED Science

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

New York Times Science

Butterflies Take Flight in Face of Climate Change and Extreme Weather

In 32 of the countries included in a recent study, at least a quarter of the native butterfly species had moved to new areas.

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New York Times Science

Butterflies Take Flight in Face of Climate Change and Extreme Weather

WIRED Science

Meteor Showers, Eclipses, and More Are on the August 2026 Astronomical Calendar

Here’s when some of this year’s most anticipated astronomical events will happen and the best way to observe them.

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WIRED Science

Meteor Showers, Eclipses, and More Are on the August 2026 Astronomical Calendar

WIRED Science

Microsoft’s Quantum Chief Doesn’t Care That Scientists Don’t Believe His Results

Zulfi Alam thinks his team doesn’t need to “prove” they engineered a new state of matter in their bid to reinvent computing. Science would disagree.

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WIRED Science

Microsoft’s Quantum Chief Doesn’t Care That Scientists Don’t Believe His Results

WIRED Science

Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Betting Big on Data Centers

Chevron and Williams are big winners in the race to power artificial intelligence as they build out gas-fired power plants and pipelines.

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WIRED Science

Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Betting Big on Data Centers

WIRED Science

Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

A startup has created beagles without the gene that causes runny noses and watery eyes for allergy sufferers.

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WIRED Science

Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

Singularity HUB

Heat Is an Orbital Data Center's Greatest Foe. These Tiles Dump It at the Source.

Sophia Space and Caltech want to fold the bulky parts of a space-based data center—solar cells and radiators—into all-in-one tiles with chips. The post Heat Is an Orbital Data Center's Greatest Foe. These Tiles Dump It at the Source. appeared first on SingularityHub.

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Heat Is an Orbital Data Center's Greatest Foe. These Tiles Dump It at the Source.

New York Times Science

Meet the Bee Vet, Now Making Hive Calls

Veterinarians are gingerly embracing the honeybee, a vital pollinator for agriculture but one that’s in increasing danger.

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New York Times Science

Meet the Bee Vet, Now Making Hive Calls