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A Chevron Texas Power Plant Seeks School District Tax Break

The move could save the oil company hundreds of millions, even as Texas lawmakers start looking at reining in incentives for data centers.

2 hours ago

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A Chevron Texas Power Plant Seeks School District Tax Break

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The Military Base Home to Air Force One Leaked 32,000 Gallons of Jet Fuel Into the Potomac River Over the Last Few Months

"There's an equation with a lot of blank spaces that have to be filled in." The post The Military Base Home to Air Force One Leaked 32,000 Gallons of Jet Fuel Into the Potomac River Over the Last Few Months appeared first on Futurism.

19 hours ago

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The Military Base Home to Air Force One Leaked 32,000 Gallons of Jet Fuel Into the Potomac River Over the Last Few Months

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Residents Furious After Their Town Board Rejected an OpenAI Data Center, But a Billionaire Developer Forced It Through Anyway

"I feel like I'm playing by a different rule book. Like I'm playing baseball and they're playing football." The post Residents Furious After Their Town Board Rejected an OpenAI Data Center, But a Billionaire Developer Forced It Through Anyway appeared first on Futurism.

20 hours ago

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Residents Furious After Their Town Board Rejected an OpenAI Data Center, But a Billionaire Developer Forced It Through Anyway

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Japan Deploying Combat Drones Made of Cardboard

"This model can be manufactured at any cardboard plant, ensuring high mass production capability and a robust supply chain." The post Japan Deploying Combat Drones Made of Cardboard appeared first on Futurism.

21 hours ago

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Japan Deploying Combat Drones Made of Cardboard

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ChatGPT Is Saying Weird Things in Chinese

"We don't know how to say: 'this is good writing, but if we do this good writing thing 10 times, then it's no longer good writing." The post ChatGPT Is Saying Weird Things in Chinese appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

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ChatGPT Is Saying Weird Things in Chinese

Futurism

Oracle Forced to Cancel Incredibly Polluting Natural Gas Plant to Power AI Data Center

"I don't know that this is the clean energy solution that they're saying it's going to be." The post Oracle Forced to Cancel Incredibly Polluting Natural Gas Plant to Power AI Data Center appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

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Oracle Forced to Cancel Incredibly Polluting Natural Gas Plant to Power AI Data Center

Futurism

Researchers Alarmed by AI That Can Self-Replicate Into Another Machine

"We're rapidly approaching the point where no one would be able to shut down a rogue AI." The post Researchers Alarmed by AI That Can Self-Replicate Into Another Machine appeared first on Futurism.

23 hours ago

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Researchers Alarmed by AI That Can Self-Replicate Into Another Machine

New York Times Science

U.S.-China Rivalry Reaches South American Skies

The U.S. has pressed Argentina and Chile to review two Chinese telescope projects in the Andean deserts. Astronomers are worried about setbacks to research.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

U.S.-China Rivalry Reaches South American Skies

New York Times Science

David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100

Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100

New York Times Science

Pentagon Releases Files on U.F.O.s

The initial files are murky images that show what could be anything. The government said more would be released on a rolling basis.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Pentagon Releases Files on U.F.O.s

New York Times Science

There Are Ants in This Canadian Hospital. Again.

A hospital in Manitoba had to postpone a “limited number of elective surgeries” after ants appeared there for the third time since 2024.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

There Are Ants in This Canadian Hospital. Again.

WIRED Science

The Pentagon Releases New Trove of Declassified UFO Files

The Defense Department has released a new trove of declassified documents about government UFO sightings.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

The Pentagon Releases New Trove of Declassified UFO Files

New York Times Science

She Tried to Help Schools Build Healthier Playgrounds. Then Her E.P.A. Grant Was Canceled.

Kirsten Beyer was assessing the benefits of improving school playgrounds in Milwaukee. Then her E.P.A. grant was canceled.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

She Tried to Help Schools Build Healthier Playgrounds. Then Her E.P.A. Grant Was Canceled.

Singularity HUB

You Probably Wouldn’t Notice if a Chatbot Slipped Ads Into Its Responses

For years, tech companies have profiled users for targeted ads. AI is about to take it to the next level. The post You Probably Wouldn’t Notice if a Chatbot Slipped Ads Into Its Responses appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

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You Probably Wouldn’t Notice if a Chatbot Slipped Ads Into Its Responses