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Oops: Bosses Realize Their Companies Have Been Swarmed by Legions of Redundant AI Agents

Who's at fault for that one, we wonder? The post Oops: Bosses Realize Their Companies Have Been Swarmed by Legions of Redundant AI Agents appeared first on Futurism.

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Oops: Bosses Realize Their Companies Have Been Swarmed by Legions of Redundant AI Agents

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The Latest Data on El Niño Is a Looming Nightmare

The damage could be incalculable. The post The Latest Data on El Niño Is a Looming Nightmare appeared first on Futurism.

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The Latest Data on El Niño Is a Looming Nightmare

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Scientists Say $600,000 Lab-Grown “T-Rex Leather” Handbag Is Actually Something Laughable

"In fact, it's more chicken than anything else." The post Scientists Say $600,000 Lab-Grown "T-Rex Leather" Handbag Is Actually Something Laughable appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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Scientists Say $600,000 Lab-Grown “T-Rex Leather” Handbag Is Actually Something Laughable

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Princeton in Shambles Over AI Cheating

Not a great sign. The post Princeton in Shambles Over AI Cheating appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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Princeton in Shambles Over AI Cheating

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Being a Crappy Boss to AI Chatbots Pushes Them Toward Spouting Marxist Rhetoric and Organizing With Their Compatriots, Researchers ...

"Without collective voice, 'merit' becomes whatever management says it is." The post Being a Crappy Boss to AI Chatbots Pushes Them Toward Spouting Marxist Rhetoric and Organizing With Their Compatriots, Researchers Find appeared first on Futurism.

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Being a Crappy Boss to AI Chatbots Pushes Them Toward Spouting Marxist Rhetoric and Organizing With Their Compatriots, Researchers ...

Futurism

Gene Therapy Causes Patient to Grow Alarming Tumor

Tinkering with the genetic code of a living human is risky. The post Gene Therapy Causes Patient to Grow Alarming Tumor appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

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Gene Therapy Causes Patient to Grow Alarming Tumor

WIRED Science

The First Atomic Bomb Test in 1945 Created an Entirely New Material

The discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in nature or in the lab.

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WIRED Science

The First Atomic Bomb Test in 1945 Created an Entirely New Material

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Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy

States across the US are looking to take major sources of pollution and use them to generate much-needed power.

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WIRED Science

Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy

WIRED Science

Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About to Fly Right Past Earth—Relatively Speaking

On May 18, an asteroid about the size of Chicago’s Cloud Gate will fly four times closer to Earth than the moon.

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WIRED Science

Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About to Fly Right Past Earth—Relatively Speaking

New York Times Science

A Taxidermist Gives Dead Animals a New Life

The creation, care and keeping of creatures is a responsibility the last full-time museum taxidermist in the U.S. takes both seriously and joyfully.

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New York Times Science

A Taxidermist Gives Dead Animals a New Life

Singularity HUB

New Algae Robots Swarm Like Locusts at the Flick of a Switch

Self-assembling swarms of microrobots could someday deliver drugs and pull toxins from water. The post New Algae Robots Swarm Like Locusts at the Flick of a Switch appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

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New Algae Robots Swarm Like Locusts at the Flick of a Switch

WIRED Science

Build a Radio Wave Detector With Balls of Aluminum Foil!

Here’s how you can hack together a radio transmitter and receiver out of stuff you have at home—and explore the weirdness of wireless.

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WIRED Science

Build a Radio Wave Detector With Balls of Aluminum Foil!

WIRED Science

We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus

There are no confirmed cases in the US, but 41 people who were potentially exposed to the Andes virus are in quarantine or being monitored for symptoms.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus

Singularity HUB

Physicists Have Measured ‘Negative Time’ in the Lab

Photons traveling straight through a cloud of gas appear to exit, on average, before they enter. The post Physicists Have Measured ‘Negative Time’ in the Lab appeared first on SingularityHub.

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Physicists Have Measured ‘Negative Time’ in the Lab

National Science Foundation

NSF announces $1.5B NSF X-Labs initiative to pursue generational breakthrough science efforts

Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced $1.5 billion over the next decade toward the NSF X-Labs initiative to tackle pressing scientific challenges through novel and innovative...

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NSF announces $1.5B NSF X-Labs initiative to pursue generational breakthrough science efforts