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The AI Industry Has Finally Found the Perfect Customer: Bloodthirsty Terrorists

The AI industry has blood on its hands. The post The AI Industry Has Finally Found the Perfect Customer: Bloodthirsty Terrorists appeared first on Futurism.

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The AI Industry Has Finally Found the Perfect Customer: Bloodthirsty Terrorists

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CEO Pleads With AI Industry to Stop Charging So Much to Replace Human Labor

"We need to see the pricing for AI come down." The post CEO Pleads With AI Industry to Stop Charging So Much to Replace Human Labor appeared first on Futurism.

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CEO Pleads With AI Industry to Stop Charging So Much to Replace Human Labor

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Scientists Say They’ve Identified an Earth-Like Planet Right Next Door

"This one's exciting." The post Scientists Say They've Identified an Earth-Like Planet Right Next Door appeared first on Futurism.

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Scientists Say They’ve Identified an Earth-Like Planet Right Next Door

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Climate Scientists Aghast at How Bad Things Are Getting, and So Fast

"Extreme events are so far outside anything we have expected." The post Climate Scientists Aghast at How Bad Things Are Getting, and So Fast appeared first on Futurism.

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Climate Scientists Aghast at How Bad Things Are Getting, and So Fast

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Tech Bros Puzzled by Why AI Hasn’t “Massively Disrupted” Books Yet

"People are still reading human made books. Why is that?" The post Tech Bros Puzzled by Why AI Hasn't "Massively Disrupted" Books Yet appeared first on Futurism.

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Tech Bros Puzzled by Why AI Hasn’t “Massively Disrupted” Books Yet

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.

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

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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.

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El Niño Is Already Wreaking Havoc on Pacific Fisheries

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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.

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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.

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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.

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New York Times Science

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

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FanDuel Is Using Personal Messages From Sports Stars to Keep Gambling Addicts Hooked

Philadelphia Phillies star player Bryce Harper wanted to make sure an addict had an "extra special Thanksgiving." The post FanDuel Is Using Personal Messages From Sports Stars to Keep Gambling Addicts Hooked appeared first on Futurism.

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FanDuel Is Using Personal Messages From Sports Stars to Keep Gambling Addicts Hooked

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.

21 hours 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

New York Times Science

This Star Just Ate a Planet, and It’s Not Done Yet

A star 1,300 light-years away appears to have just consumed one world and is gearing up for seconds.

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New York Times Science

This Star Just Ate a Planet, and It’s Not Done Yet

WIRED Science

Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño

As worries about a growing super El Niño mount, new findings suggest a radical solution to mitigating its impacts.

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Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño