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The AI Data Center Boom Is Causing a Gigantic Spike in Smog-Spewing Gas Power Plants

"These facilities could lock America into decades of continued fossil fuel dependence." The post The AI Data Center Boom Is Causing a Gigantic Spike in Smog-Spewing Gas Power Plants appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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The AI Data Center Boom Is Causing a Gigantic Spike in Smog-Spewing Gas Power Plants

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Amid Terrifying Readings, Experts Fear El Niño Is About to Wreak Havoc

"The warning lights are flashing." The post Amid Terrifying Readings, Experts Fear El Niño Is About to Wreak Havoc appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

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Amid Terrifying Readings, Experts Fear El Niño Is About to Wreak Havoc

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Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn

"Instead of having to go to a million different systems... we can get it in one platform in one place somewhat instantaneously." The post Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

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Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn

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This Graph of Data Center Spending Compared to All Other Construction Will Give You Chills

How did we even get here? The post This Graph of Data Center Spending Compared to All Other Construction Will Give You Chills appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

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This Graph of Data Center Spending Compared to All Other Construction Will Give You Chills

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Crypto Gurus Concerned AI Is Poised to Crack Blockchain Math, Allowing Hackers to Steal Funds With Impunity

"Calmly begin planning for 'bunker mode.'" The post Crypto Gurus Concerned AI Is Poised to Crack Blockchain Math, Allowing Hackers to Steal Funds With Impunity appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

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Crypto Gurus Concerned AI Is Poised to Crack Blockchain Math, Allowing Hackers to Steal Funds With Impunity

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There’s Even a Pay Gap Between Male and Female AI Agents

C'mon, guys. The post There's Even a Pay Gap Between Male and Female AI Agents appeared first on Futurism.

7 hours ago

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There’s Even a Pay Gap Between Male and Female AI Agents

WIRED Science

How the 2026 Super El Niño and Climate Change Are Related

Here’s what we know about the record-setting El Niño on a record-hot planet, and the most important questions scientists are trying to answer.

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How the 2026 Super El Niño and Climate Change Are Related

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Will We Ever Understand Dementia?

Since the days of Dr. Alzheimer himself, there has been a dream that severe senility might have an explanation — and a cure. The search for both has never been more urgent.

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New York Times Science

Will We Ever Understand Dementia?

New York Times Science

The Underappreciated Benefits of Leaving Fallen Leaves Alone

To homeowners, fallen leaves look like work. To nature, they’re an investment, with tremendous value on the secondary market as invertebrate real estate.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

The Underappreciated Benefits of Leaving Fallen Leaves Alone

WIRED Science

Humans Watched This Supernova Explode Nearly a Millennium Ago. Now You Can See It in High Definition

The new image isn’t just stunning—it may also provide clues about how this star survived its own explosion.

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Humans Watched This Supernova Explode Nearly a Millennium Ago. Now You Can See It in High Definition

New York Times Science

Mathematician Who Waited 50 Years for Proper Credit for Her Work Has Died

At the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mary Tsingou Menzel’s computer programming helped set the stage for chaos theory and other fields.

1 day ago

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Mathematician Who Waited 50 Years for Proper Credit for Her Work Has Died

New York Times Science

Big Controversy Upends a Contest About Microscopic Videos

Nikon announced that it had disqualified the winner of its Small World in Motion competition over how A.I. was used in his submission.

1 day ago

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Big Controversy Upends a Contest About Microscopic Videos

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‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release

Hundreds of new A.I.-generated findings moved the frontiers of higher math in a single day — dispelling any doubt that the field is forever changed.

1 day ago

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‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release

New York Times Science

Cancer Vaccines Are the N.I.H.’s Next ‘Big Bet’

New details have emerged about an initiative that starts in December to fast-track the vaccines, similar to the successful push for the Covid-19 vaccine.

1 day ago

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Cancer Vaccines Are the N.I.H.’s Next ‘Big Bet’

WIRED Science

NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public

The data drop includes photographs, audio, video, and astronauts’ notes that will be used to study the moon and prepare for future human missions.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public

Singularity HUB

We’ve Always Copied Nature. Now We Can Search It.

Humans have looked to the natural world for technological inspiration for millennia. AI and rapidly improving biotechnology are giving us new ways to explore four billion years of evolutionary experiments. The post We’ve Always Copied Nature. Now We Can Search It. appeared first on SingularityHub. ...

2 days ago

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We’ve Always Copied Nature. Now We Can Search It.

WIRED Science

A New Mexico Community Was a Place to Build a Life. Then a Hypersonic Missile Factory Showed Up

Castelion—a next-generation defense tech company—is building a facility in Rio Rancho Estates that documents show could pose a major fire and chemical hazard to neighboring communities.

2 days ago

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A New Mexico Community Was a Place to Build a Life. Then a Hypersonic Missile Factory Showed Up