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There’s Pretty Much No Good Way to Fight an Electric Vehicle Fire, New Study Finds

"Applying copious amounts of water to the battery enclosure is wasteful and will not stop thermal runaway." The post There's Pretty Much No Good Way to Fight an Electric Vehicle Fire, New Study Finds appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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There’s Pretty Much No Good Way to Fight an Electric Vehicle Fire, New Study Finds

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Experts Warn That AI Slop Is Corrupting Kids’ Brains

"Violence-based AI slops reinforce a fascination with violence for violence's sake." The post Experts Warn That AI Slop Is Corrupting Kids' Brains appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

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Experts Warn That AI Slop Is Corrupting Kids’ Brains

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Young People Hate AI CEOs So Passionately That It’s Almost Hard to Believe

They're even more unpopular than data centers. The post Young People Hate AI CEOs So Passionately That It's Almost Hard to Believe appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

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Young People Hate AI CEOs So Passionately That It’s Almost Hard to Believe

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Facebook Is Drowning In Islamophobic AI Slop Calling for Violence Against Muslim Americans

"We are coming." The post Facebook Is Drowning In Islamophobic AI Slop Calling for Violence Against Muslim Americans appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

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Facebook Is Drowning In Islamophobic AI Slop Calling for Violence Against Muslim Americans

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The Subreddit for “Regretful Parents” Just Might Be the Darkest Place Online

"My life has gone downhill since I became a mother." The post The Subreddit for "Regretful Parents" Just Might Be the Darkest Place Online appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

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The Subreddit for “Regretful Parents” Just Might Be the Darkest Place Online

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Dario Amodei’s Wife Is Closely Linked to Jeffrey Epstein

"Hello Jeffrey! We would love to have dinner with you this evening." The post Dario Amodei's Wife Is Closely Linked to Jeffrey Epstein appeared first on Futurism.

8 hours ago

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Dario Amodei’s Wife Is Closely Linked to Jeffrey Epstein

WIRED Science

Astronomers Discover the Existence of a Black Hole Star

An object observed by the James Webb Space Telescope lends credence to a strange explanation for the mysterious red spots in the early universe.

9 hours ago

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Astronomers Discover the Existence of a Black Hole Star

WIRED Science

It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning for the Next Two Solar Eclipses

In 2027 and 2028, there will be two spectacular, long-duration solar eclipses. Here’s what you need to know about them.

10 hours ago

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It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning for the Next Two Solar Eclipses

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Inside the Experimental Traps Scientists Set for Ghostly Neutrinos

Observatories have been built in mines, deep under the Antarctic ice sheet, and elsewhere in an effort to detect the fleeting particles.

10 hours ago

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Inside the Experimental Traps Scientists Set for Ghostly Neutrinos

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Puerto Rico Is Rationing Water. It Could’ve Avoided It by Harvesting Rainwater

The island could capture billions of gallons of water a year if it implemented systems to catch it as it falls from the sky.

1 day ago

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Puerto Rico Is Rationing Water. It Could’ve Avoided It by Harvesting Rainwater

Singularity HUB

Biology Needs an AI Declaration

In the Leiden Declaration, mathematicians issued a treatise on how AI challenges their field. Others must do the same. The post Biology Needs an AI Declaration appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

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Biology Needs an AI Declaration

New York Times Science

Mike Fincke, NASA Astronaut Whose Health Scare Led to I.S.S. Evacuation, Has Retired

Mike Fincke spent 549 days in space across four missions, the fourth most time of any NASA astronaut.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Mike Fincke, NASA Astronaut Whose Health Scare Led to I.S.S. Evacuation, Has Retired

WIRED Science

The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty

A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty

Singularity HUB

Designer Enzyme Strips Decades of 'Rust' From Aging Human Tissue

Sugar damage in the body was thought to be irreversible. But the new enzyme made 75-year-old tissue look chemically like a 30-year-old's. The post Designer Enzyme Strips Decades of 'Rust' From Aging Human Tissue appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

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Designer Enzyme Strips Decades of 'Rust' From Aging Human Tissue