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Uber Abruptly Ends Operations in Africa, Abandoning Drivers and Riders Mid-Trip

"The drivers who depend on it for livelihood had absolutely no idea." The post Uber Abruptly Ends Operations in Africa, Abandoning Drivers and Riders Mid-Trip appeared first on Futurism.

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Uber Abruptly Ends Operations in Africa, Abandoning Drivers and Riders Mid-Trip

WIRED Science

Japan Is Launching a Probe to Collect the First-Ever Samples From a Martian Moon

The mission to Phobos, Japan’s first Mars probe launch in 28 years, may reveal new information about our closest planetary neighbor.

1 hour ago

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Japan Is Launching a Probe to Collect the First-Ever Samples From a Martian Moon

WIRED Science

How a Secret Orangutan Breeding Program Is Creating a Baby Boom

The success of a program linking zoos across the US has created social media stars and generated a wave of interest in how to protect the endangered great apes in the wild.

2 hours ago

WIRED Science

How a Secret Orangutan Breeding Program Is Creating a Baby Boom

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Measles Outbreaks Are Forcing Immunocompromised Kids to Make Impossible Choices

With the risk of infection rising, parents and young adults are facing agonizing choices about being out in public as school starts back up.

2 hours ago

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Measles Outbreaks Are Forcing Immunocompromised Kids to Make Impossible Choices

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What the Heck? Another Perfect Geometric Shape Has Been Detected on Saturn

The discovery adds to the planet’s history of strange atmospheric phenomena that scientists don’t full understand.

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What the Heck? Another Perfect Geometric Shape Has Been Detected on Saturn

New York Times Science

Psilocybin May Prevent Nerve Damage Caused by Chemotherapy, Study Finds

The preliminary research was conducted in mice, but scientists were optimistic the results would apply to humans. Clinical trials begin this month.

15 hours ago

New York Times Science

Psilocybin May Prevent Nerve Damage Caused by Chemotherapy, Study Finds

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United Nations Concedes That Efforts to Arrest Climate Change Have Failed, and the Planet Is Now Spiraling Into Environmental ...

We now need to "face the inevitability of exceeding global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius." The post United Nations Concedes That Efforts to Arrest Climate Change Have Failed, and the Planet Is Now Spiraling Into Environmental Catastrophe appeared first on Futurism.

17 hours ago

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United Nations Concedes That Efforts to Arrest Climate Change Have Failed, and the Planet Is Now Spiraling Into Environmental ...

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China Installing Huge Facility That Turns Plastic Waste Into Jet Fuel

A potential game changer. The post China Installing Huge Facility That Turns Plastic Waste Into Jet Fuel appeared first on Futurism.

18 hours ago

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China Installing Huge Facility That Turns Plastic Waste Into Jet Fuel

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Toronto Blue Jays Roasted for Posting AI Slop Promoting Nestle, Claiming It’s the Work of a Human Animator

"Yeahhh, you ain’t fooling anybody." The post Toronto Blue Jays Roasted for Posting AI Slop Promoting Nestle, Claiming It's the Work of a Human Animator appeared first on Futurism.

20 hours ago

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Toronto Blue Jays Roasted for Posting AI Slop Promoting Nestle, Claiming It’s the Work of a Human Animator

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World Plunged Into Chaos as ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok Suddenly Go Down Simultaneously: “Finally I Can See the Sun!”

"And for a brief moment, millions of people had to use their brains again." The post World Plunged Into Chaos as ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok Suddenly Go Down Simultaneously: "Finally I Can See the Sun!" appeared first on Futurism.

20 hours ago

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World Plunged Into Chaos as ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok Suddenly Go Down Simultaneously: “Finally I Can See the Sun!”

New York Times Science

Scientists Find More Than 1,000 DNA Variants Linked to Personality Traits

More than one million genomes helped identify DNA variants linked to extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and more. Researchers measured how those traits influenced how people lived.

21 hours ago

New York Times Science

Scientists Find More Than 1,000 DNA Variants Linked to Personality Traits

New York Times Science

What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.

Scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of nine species of ancient insects to create the first accurate Jurassic soundscape.

21 hours ago

New York Times Science

What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.

Futurism

Hackers Are Selling Stolen Scans of 153 Million US and Canadian Drivers Licenses, Which Very Likely Include Yours

"We have been continuously exfiltrating new data for over a year into our private database." The post Hackers Are Selling Stolen Scans of 153 Million US and Canadian Drivers Licenses, Which Very Likely Include Yours appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

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Hackers Are Selling Stolen Scans of 153 Million US and Canadian Drivers Licenses, Which Very Likely Include Yours

New York Times Science

Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico

For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.

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New York Times Science

Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico

WIRED Science

Scientists Have Found the Most Convincing Evidence Yet of a Dark Matter Particle

An underground detector recorded a strange interaction pointing to a particle with some properties that signify dark matter. The detection is small but promising.

1 day ago

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Scientists Have Found the Most Convincing Evidence Yet of a Dark Matter Particle

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Is It Even Possible to Understand Quantum Mechanics?

Common sense is of no help in studying reality at the atomic scale.

1 day ago

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Is It Even Possible to Understand Quantum Mechanics?

New York Times Science

Scientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange

A lone signal from an experiment in South Dakota doesn’t fit the profile of any other known particles, physicists say.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Scientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange

Singularity HUB

Content for Clicks: AI Is Tearing Up the Web's Social Contract

As AI eats traffic, the best sites are locking it out, making reliable information harder to find. The post Content for Clicks: AI Is Tearing Up the Web's Social Contract appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

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Content for Clicks: AI Is Tearing Up the Web's Social Contract