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Climate Scientists Shake Their Heads as First US City Running Completely Out of Water

"We have no precedent to follow. There's no manual, there's no video." The post Climate Scientists Shake Their Heads as First US City Running Completely Out of Water appeared first on Futurism.

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Climate Scientists Shake Their Heads as First US City Running Completely Out of Water

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Unions Attack AI for Menacing Human Jobs

"Some of us are old-fashioned, and we believe in human beings." The post Unions Attack AI for Menacing Human Jobs appeared first on Futurism.

9 hours ago

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Unions Attack AI for Menacing Human Jobs

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NASA Planning to Set First-Ever Fire on the Surface of the Moon

Fires may be even more dangerous on the Moon than on Earth. The post NASA Planning to Set First-Ever Fire on the Surface of the Moon appeared first on Futurism.

10 hours ago

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NASA Planning to Set First-Ever Fire on the Surface of the Moon

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Your Former Employer Is Selling Your Slacks and Emails to Train AI

Even when your boss's company goes belly-up, they still have a hold over your. Or at least your data. The post Your Former Employer Is Selling Your Slacks and Emails to Train AI appeared first on Futurism.

11 hours ago

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Your Former Employer Is Selling Your Slacks and Emails to Train AI

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Tesla Quietly Buys Mysterious $2 Billion Entity

"Tesla is working on a lot of large, ambitious projects." The post Tesla Quietly Buys Mysterious $2 Billion Entity appeared first on Futurism.

12 hours ago

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Tesla Quietly Buys Mysterious $2 Billion Entity

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The US Military Just Arrested One of Its Soldiers for Making Ghoulish Polymarket Bets, and It Shows How Deep the Moral Rot ...

"The whole world, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a casino." The post The US Military Just Arrested One of Its Soldiers for Making Ghoulish Polymarket Bets, and It Shows How Deep the Moral Rot of Prediction Markets Really Goes appeared first on Futurism.

14 hours ago

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The US Military Just Arrested One of Its Soldiers for Making Ghoulish Polymarket Bets, and It Shows How Deep the Moral Rot ...

Singularity HUB

A Humanoid Robot Beat the Human World Record for a Half Marathon

A year after most robots failed to finish the Beijing race, nearly half the field autonomously ran a course of slopes, narrow passages, and 20 turns. The post A Humanoid Robot Beat the Human World Record for a Half Marathon appeared first on SingularityHub.

1 day ago

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A Humanoid Robot Beat the Human World Record for a Half Marathon

New York Times Science

Golden Blob, a Mystery From the Deep Sea, Is Identified

The strange, shiny discovery, retrieved from the ocean near Alaska in 2023, turned out to be part of an anemone, scientists said.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Golden Blob, a Mystery From the Deep Sea, Is Identified

WIRED Science

Designer Baby Companies Are in Turmoil

Bootstrap Bio and Manhattan Genomics, which were pursuing human embryo editing to prevent serious disease, have shut down.

1 day ago

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Designer Baby Companies Are in Turmoil

New York Times Science

Doug Allan, Polar Cameraman for David Attenborough’s Films, Dies at 74

He was renowned for his skill at capturing candid scenes of penguins, polar bears and other cold-weather creatures — and for his ability to tolerate extreme discomfort.

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New York Times Science

Doug Allan, Polar Cameraman for David Attenborough’s Films, Dies at 74

New York Times Science

Could an Earthly Fungus Contaminate Mars? NASA May Have Found One Hardy Enough.

Researchers identified a species that can survive radiation, extreme heat and simulated Martian soil, posing a new challenge for protocols intended to keep the red planet pristine.

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New York Times Science

Could an Earthly Fungus Contaminate Mars? NASA May Have Found One Hardy Enough.

Singularity HUB

CATL's New EV Battery Charges in Six Minutes

That's a few minutes longer than it takes to fill up the average gas-powered car—but still fast enough it might not matter. The post CATL's New EV Battery Charges in Six Minutes appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

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CATL's New EV Battery Charges in Six Minutes

New York Times Science

New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear

The treatment, the first of its kind, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. “Our baby was born deaf, and now he can hear,” said one parent.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear

WIRED Science

A Startup Says It Grew Human Sperm in a Lab—and Used It to Make Embryos

Paterna Biosciences says it has determined the set of instructions needed to turn sperm-making stem cells into "normal, mature" sperm.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

A Startup Says It Grew Human Sperm in a Lab—and Used It to Make Embryos