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Bosses Deploying AI-Powered Spyware That Watches Workers Constantly

"You are being watched." The post Bosses Deploying AI-Powered Spyware That Watches Workers Constantly appeared first on Futurism.

54 minutes ago

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Bosses Deploying AI-Powered Spyware That Watches Workers Constantly

Futurism

This New Research About Microplastics Is Pretty Damn Scary

"This work has significant implications for environmental and human health." The post This New Research About Microplastics Is Pretty Damn Scary appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

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This New Research About Microplastics Is Pretty Damn Scary

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Futurism

Man’s Meta Muse Agent Sends Him Message So Bizarre That He Permanently Quits

"I haven't used my Muse agent since." The post Man's Meta Muse Agent Sends Him Message So Bizarre That He Permanently Quits appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

Futurism

Man’s Meta Muse Agent Sends Him Message So Bizarre That He Permanently Quits

Futurism

Companies Are Realizing They’re Spending a Fortune on AI Just So Their Employees Can Generate Error-Riddled Slop, and Suddenly ...

"We're driving the truck and building it at the same time, and that's a problem." The post Companies Are Realizing They're Spending a Fortune on AI Just So Their Employees Can Generate Error-Riddled Slop, and Suddenly Cutting Back Budgets appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

Futurism

Companies Are Realizing They’re Spending a Fortune on AI Just So Their Employees Can Generate Error-Riddled Slop, and Suddenly ...

WIRED Science

Data Centers Have a New PR Plan: Your Kid’s Field Trip

Amid a wave of backlash, some industry-friendly groups are employing creative and time-tested strategies to woo the youth.

4 hours ago

WIRED Science

Data Centers Have a New PR Plan: Your Kid’s Field Trip

WIRED Science

Climate Change Has It In for the World’s Best Surfing

As coastlines change, so do surf breaks. That may spell the end for premier waves and the tourist economies that depend on them.

5 hours ago

WIRED Science

Climate Change Has It In for the World’s Best Surfing

WIRED Science

Magnesium May Not Reach Your Brain, Despite Supplement Label Promises

Some of the many variants sold today promise to penetrate our gray matter, but biology isn’t in the habit of respecting marketing declarations.

5 hours ago

WIRED Science

Magnesium May Not Reach Your Brain, Despite Supplement Label Promises

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Black Market Retatrutide Linked to Multiple Deaths

"It is concerning because of the breakdown of our drug-approval process in the United States of America." The post Black Market Retatrutide Linked to Multiple Deaths appeared first on Futurism.

19 hours ago

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Black Market Retatrutide Linked to Multiple Deaths

Futurism

Using an AI Agent Makes You a Sucker for Phishing Emails

"The real flaw is that the model can’t tell the difference between text it’s supposed to read and instructions it’s supposed to follow." The post Using an AI Agent Makes You a Sucker for Phishing Emails appeared first on Futurism.

20 hours ago

Futurism

Using an AI Agent Makes You a Sucker for Phishing Emails

New York Times Science

For a Mere $2 Million, You Could Own Three Books That Unlocked the Universe

At Sotheby’s, a feast of rare science books includes volumes from Copernicus, Galileo and Newton that together revolutionized human understanding of the cosmos.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

For a Mere $2 Million, You Could Own Three Books That Unlocked the Universe

WIRED Science

Microplastics React With Water, a New Study Says. That’s a Problem for Biology

Though plastic is usually inert, tiny pieces of it have the potential to react with one of the most pervasive molecules in the environment and in our bodies.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Microplastics React With Water, a New Study Says. That’s a Problem for Biology

WIRED Science

Why AI Isn’t Ready to Tackle Our Convoluted Genomes

The DNA inside our cells isn’t just a series of instructions, but something far more dynamic. Like scientists, AI models don't yet have the data to properly decode it.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Why AI Isn’t Ready to Tackle Our Convoluted Genomes

WIRED Science

The Leap Second Is No More

The metric might not mean much to laypeople, but leap seconds have been a source of contention in the timekeeping community for years. Now, they’re dead.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

The Leap Second Is No More

New York Times Science

Terry Tao Is on the Front Lines of the Debate Over AI and the Future of Math

The Fields Medalist Terence Tao is on the front lines of a debate about artificial intelligence and the future of his field.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Terry Tao Is on the Front Lines of the Debate Over AI and the Future of Math

New York Times Science

The Leap Second Has Been Canceled

Earth’s rotation subtly changes the length of the day. Now our clocks won’t change with it — at least not for a very long time.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

The Leap Second Has Been Canceled

New York Times Science

Citizen Science Groups Grapple With the Rise of A.I. Slop

Facing a flood of A.I. slop, groups bent on democratizing science create new checks and balances.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Citizen Science Groups Grapple With the Rise of A.I. Slop