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New Anthropic Ad Implies AI Could Kill Us All

One heck of a marketing strategy. The post New Anthropic Ad Implies AI Could Kill Us All appeared first on Futurism.

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New Anthropic Ad Implies AI Could Kill Us All

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New York Becomes First State to Ban AI Data Centers

"When companies succeed because of New York, New Yorkers succeed too." The post New York Becomes First State to Ban AI Data Centers appeared first on Futurism.

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New York Becomes First State to Ban AI Data Centers

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Grok’s Foul-Mouthed AI “Translation” Feature Puts Unspeakably Ghoulish Words Into Users’ Mouths

"Uhhh the automatic translation makes it alarming." The post Grok's Foul-Mouthed AI "Translation" Feature Puts Unspeakably Ghoulish Words Into Users' Mouths appeared first on Futurism.

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Grok’s Foul-Mouthed AI “Translation” Feature Puts Unspeakably Ghoulish Words Into Users’ Mouths

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Secretive Silicon Valley Startup Tries to Quash Interview, Says It’s Definitely Not Working on Growing Brain-Free “Organ ...

"The company hasn't been exactly transparent about what they're doing." The post Secretive Silicon Valley Startup Tries to Quash Interview, Says It’s Definitely Not Working on Growing Brain-Free "Organ Sacks" appeared first on Futurism.

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Secretive Silicon Valley Startup Tries to Quash Interview, Says It’s Definitely Not Working on Growing Brain-Free “Organ ...

New York Times Science

A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy

It’s the first time a sugar molecule has been detected in interstellar space. The discovery provides tantalizing new clues into how life may have arisen on Earth.

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A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy

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NSF awards 12 new Regional Innovation Engines to fuel research, jobs and economic growth nationwide

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced it awarded the newest NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) awards to 12 U.S. teams across 20 states. These NSF Engines will build and scale innovation clusters that aim to accelerate the…

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NSF awards 12 new Regional Innovation Engines to fuel research, jobs and economic growth nationwide

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Startup Upset After Journalist Points Out How Creepy Its Humanoid Robots’s Hands Are

"Good luck with the rest of your writing career." The post Startup Upset After Journalist Points Out How Creepy Its Humanoid Robots's Hands Are appeared first on Futurism.

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Startup Upset After Journalist Points Out How Creepy Its Humanoid Robots’s Hands Are

New York Times Science

New Winged Robot Can Fly and Swim Like a Puffin

Inspired by the physical feats of diving birds, researchers have created a robot that can plunge into the water and flap back into the air.

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New Winged Robot Can Fly and Swim Like a Puffin

WIRED Science

New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium

“We have no choice but to address the challenges created by these massive facilities,” New York governor Kathy Hochul said. The executive order will pause construction for one year.

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New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium

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A Majority of Americans Now Support Seizing Wealth From AI Industry

"AI sovereign funds are seen as a tool to distribute the gains from the AI industry back to broader society." The post A Majority of Americans Now Support Seizing Wealth From AI Industry appeared first on Futurism.

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A Majority of Americans Now Support Seizing Wealth From AI Industry

New York Times Science

Researchers Claim to Have Solved the Perplexing ‘Reverse Sprinkler’ Problem That Stumped Feynman

Physicists have debated which way a submerged sprinkler sucking in water would spin. Careful experiments provide an answer.

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Researchers Claim to Have Solved the Perplexing ‘Reverse Sprinkler’ Problem That Stumped Feynman

WIRED Science

Sotheby’s Big T. Rex Auction Raises Concerns Hype and Wealth Are Upending Science

Private buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils. That’s making it difficult—or even impossible—for researchers to improve our understanding of the past.

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Sotheby’s Big T. Rex Auction Raises Concerns Hype and Wealth Are Upending Science

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The US Approves Launch of Mirror Satellite That Can Reflect Sunlight and Illuminate the Earth at Night

The FCC authorized Reflect Orbital to launch the mirror satellite Eärendil-1. “For optical astronomy, this poses an existential threat,” the European Southern Observatory said.

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The US Approves Launch of Mirror Satellite That Can Reflect Sunlight and Illuminate the Earth at Night

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‘We’re Fighting Satan’: The War to Save Bees From a Hornet Invasion

As yellow-legged hornets spread through South Carolina’s Lowcountry region, threatening the local honey crop, a state team of bee defenders is racing to the rescue.

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New York Times Science

‘We’re Fighting Satan’: The War to Save Bees From a Hornet Invasion

New York Times Science

What Is an Aortic Dissection?

The condition that killed Senator Lindsey Graham is deadly, sudden and difficult to treat — “like a knife to the heart,” one expert said.

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What Is an Aortic Dissection?

WIRED Science

Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Researchers cobbled together funding and time to show how quantum computing could aid in the development of drugs to help underserved populations and combat rare diseases.

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Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides