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It’s So Hot in Japan That Zoo Animals Are Dropping Dead

Poor creatures. The post It's So Hot in Japan That Zoo Animals Are Dropping Dead appeared first on Futurism.

41 minutes ago

Futurism

It’s So Hot in Japan That Zoo Animals Are Dropping Dead

Futurism

Kalshi Defends Plan to Bet on Lives of Cancer Patients

"How is this not just another type of 'death market' — like markets for war or assassination — that even Kalshi says it won’t abide?" The post Kalshi Defends Plan to Bet on Lives of Cancer Patients appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

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Kalshi Defends Plan to Bet on Lives of Cancer Patients

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Futurism

Texas Data Centers Suffer Brutal Collision With Reality

"Our top priority is to protect Texans’ safety and quality of life." The post Texas Data Centers Suffer Brutal Collision With Reality appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

Futurism

Texas Data Centers Suffer Brutal Collision With Reality

Futurism

Google’s AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper

It's AI-on-AI violence. The post Google's AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

Futurism

Google’s AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper

Futurism

Anthropic CEO Says His Employees Are a Bunch of Untrustworthy Rats

Whatever you say, boss. The post Anthropic CEO Says His Employees Are a Bunch of Untrustworthy Rats appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

Futurism

Anthropic CEO Says His Employees Are a Bunch of Untrustworthy Rats

WIRED Science

Cougars Lower the Risks of Car Crashes by Hunting Deer

A new study shows how the big cats cause deer to move away from roads and deeper into the forest, where they pose less of a hazard to motorists.

8 hours ago

WIRED Science

Cougars Lower the Risks of Car Crashes by Hunting Deer

WIRED Science

Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

A startup has created beagles without the gene that causes runny noses and watery eyes for allergy sufferers.

8 hours ago

WIRED Science

Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

WIRED Science

A New Device Eases One of the Most Annoying Parts of Routine Physicals

Nobody likes getting a swab shoved up their nose. A startup in Japan has developed a much less intrusive system.

10 hours ago

WIRED Science

A New Device Eases One of the Most Annoying Parts of Routine Physicals

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Futurism

BMW Suddenly Blasts Its Cars’ Internal Screens With Aggressive Advertisements

"F*ck everything about this." The post BMW Suddenly Blasts Its Cars' Internal Screens With Aggressive Advertisements appeared first on Futurism.

21 hours ago

Futurism

BMW Suddenly Blasts Its Cars’ Internal Screens With Aggressive Advertisements

Singularity HUB

Heat Is an Orbital Data Center's Greatest Foe. These Tiles Dump It at the Source.

Sophia Space and Caltech want to fold the bulky parts of a space-based data center—solar cells and radiators—into all-in-one tiles with chips. The post Heat Is an Orbital Data Center's Greatest Foe. These Tiles Dump It at the Source. appeared first on SingularityHub.

23 hours ago

Singularity HUB

Heat Is an Orbital Data Center's Greatest Foe. These Tiles Dump It at the Source.

National Science Foundation

New NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs will power AI-enabled scientific research across the country

New initiative will accelerate AI-enabled scientific discovery by expanding access to compute for researchers, students and educators through regional partnerships among state and local governments, academic institutions, industry and philanthropy…

1 day ago

National Science Foundation

New NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs will power AI-enabled scientific research across the country

WIRED Science

How Data Centers Broke American Politics

What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

How Data Centers Broke American Politics

National Science Foundation

NSF stands up 2 Materials Innovation Platforms with $50M investment

The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $50 million in research infrastructure to enable the discovery and development of materials that can withstand extreme conditions, from lightweight composites for better armor to superalloys for…

2 days ago

National Science Foundation

NSF stands up 2 Materials Innovation Platforms with $50M investment