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Man Sucked Out of Airplane, Dangles by Seatbelt

Guess the airline. The post Man Sucked Out of Airplane, Dangles by Seatbelt appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

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Man Sucked Out of Airplane, Dangles by Seatbelt

Futurism

OpenAI Is Shutting Down Its Browser That Was Supposed to Change Everything

Another OpenAI product bites the dust. The post OpenAI Is Shutting Down Its Browser That Was Supposed to Change Everything appeared first on Futurism.

7 hours ago

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OpenAI Is Shutting Down Its Browser That Was Supposed to Change Everything

Futurism

Journalist Alarmed When He’s Fired, But Company Keeps Posting AI Slop Under His Name

It was a "slap in the face." The post Journalist Alarmed When He's Fired, But Company Keeps Posting AI Slop Under His Name appeared first on Futurism.

8 hours ago

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Journalist Alarmed When He’s Fired, But Company Keeps Posting AI Slop Under His Name

Futurism

Scientists Propose Dimming Sun to Combat El Niño

It's a controversial proposal. The post Scientists Propose Dimming Sun to Combat El Niño appeared first on Futurism.

9 hours ago

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Scientists Propose Dimming Sun to Combat El Niño

Futurism

Christopher Nolan Unloads on AI Slop

The younger generations see AI slop "for what it is." The post Christopher Nolan Unloads on AI Slop appeared first on Futurism.

11 hours ago

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Christopher Nolan Unloads on AI Slop

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WIRED Science

Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Researchers cobbled together funding and time to show how quantum computing could aid in the development of drugs to help underserved populations and combat rare diseases.

12 hours ago

WIRED Science

Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Futurism

Palantir Insiders Disgusted by Company’s Leadership

"An absolute internal meltdown." The post Palantir Insiders Disgusted by Company's Leadership appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Futurism

Palantir Insiders Disgusted by Company’s Leadership

WIRED Science

China’s Tianwen-2 Space Probe Has Rendezvoused With Earth’s Quasi-Moon

The probe sent back the first pictures of the asteroid Kamo’oalewa. Next step: landing on the surface and collecting samples to send back to Earth.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

China’s Tianwen-2 Space Probe Has Rendezvoused With Earth’s Quasi-Moon

WIRED Science

El Niño Is Already Wreaking Havoc on Pacific Fisheries

As the climate phenomenon sends warm water surging across the eastern Pacific, some parts of the fishing industry are suffering—but other regions are seeing a windfall.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

El Niño Is Already Wreaking Havoc on Pacific Fisheries

New York Times Science

What China’s Successful Rocket Launch Means for the Future of the Space Race

A space neophyte not long ago, China is now the United States’s main competitor for supremacy throughout the solar system.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

What China’s Successful Rocket Launch Means for the Future of the Space Race

WIRED Science

Microsoft Reports a Massive 25 Percent Jump in Emissions

Data centers are driving up the company’s use of electricity—and carbon pollution.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Microsoft Reports a Massive 25 Percent Jump in Emissions

New York Times Science

F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry

A start-up company has permission to try its plan to bounce solar rays onto the dark side of Earth, turning night to day for a three-mile-wide patch.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry

New York Times Science

Your Cat Is Being Nice? Think Again.

A new study finds that sometimes cats groom each other specifically to be annoying.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Your Cat Is Being Nice? Think Again.

WIRED Science

What Watching a Soccer Final Does to Your Body, According to Science

A recent study tracked hundreds of soccer fans until their favorite team reached the final of a tournament. Their stress levels skyrocketed, and their heart rates jumped too.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

What Watching a Soccer Final Does to Your Body, According to Science

New York Times Science

U.S. Department of Energy Underestimated Potential Los Alamos Plutonium Leak Danger, Study Finds

An accident at the lab that produces America’s nuclear bomb cores could lead to more fatalities than previously estimated by the federal government, according to new research.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

U.S. Department of Energy Underestimated Potential Los Alamos Plutonium Leak Danger, Study Finds

New York Times Science

She Studied Ways to Make People Smarter. Then Her Grant Was Cut.

Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

She Studied Ways to Make People Smarter. Then Her Grant Was Cut.

Singularity HUB

CAR T Revolutionized How We Treat Blood Cancers. Now It's Closing In on Solid Tumors.

Separate teams discovered the same target in solid cancers, enabling a powerful two-pronged attack on both tumors and the cells shielding them. The post CAR T Revolutionized How We Treat Blood Cancers. Now It's Closing In on Solid Tumors. appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

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CAR T Revolutionized How We Treat Blood Cancers. Now It's Closing In on Solid Tumors.