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Futurism

NASA Telescope Careening Down to Earth After Failed Rescue Mission

It's not dead quite yet, but its days are counted. The post NASA Telescope Careening Down to Earth After Failed Rescue Mission appeared first on Futurism.

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Futurism

NASA Telescope Careening Down to Earth After Failed Rescue Mission

New York Times Science

Cornell’s Jane Doe Said She Was Given Ketamine. Here’s How the Drug Works.

Ketamine is a short-acting anesthetic that can have hallucinogenic effects. It is becoming more easily available, and some experts fear misuse is increasing.

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New York Times Science

Cornell’s Jane Doe Said She Was Given Ketamine. Here’s How the Drug Works.

Futurism

These Strongly Appear to Be the Old Tweets of That Anthropic Employee Who Quit Citing Risks to Humankind and They Are… ...

That's... not what we were expecting. The post These Strongly Appear to Be the Old Tweets of That Anthropic Employee Who Quit Citing Risks to Humankind and They Are… Pretty Bizarre appeared first on Futurism.

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These Strongly Appear to Be the Old Tweets of That Anthropic Employee Who Quit Citing Risks to Humankind and They Are… ...

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Phoebe Bridgers Banned Phones at Her Concerts and It’s Creating a Beautiful and Mysterious Experience Where People Are ...

Inspiring. The post Phoebe Bridgers Banned Phones at Her Concerts and It's Creating a Beautiful and Mysterious Experience Where People Are Drawing Her Amazing Light Show by Hand appeared first on Futurism.

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Phoebe Bridgers Banned Phones at Her Concerts and It’s Creating a Beautiful and Mysterious Experience Where People Are ...

Futurism

Top BBC Director Says He’s Been Reviewing a Fully AI-Generated Episode of “Doctor Who” and It’s “Pretty Good”

Just what the franchise needs: an injection of AI slop. The post Top BBC Director Says He's Been Reviewing a Fully AI-Generated Episode of "Doctor Who" and It's "Pretty Good" appeared first on Futurism.

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Top BBC Director Says He’s Been Reviewing a Fully AI-Generated Episode of “Doctor Who” and It’s “Pretty Good”

New York Times Science

A Hacking Competition Shows the Power of China’s Approach to A.I.

The winner of a cybersecurity contest prevailed by relying on an ‘open weight’ Chinese model — another sign that available A.I. systems could already be too powerful to easily regulate.

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New York Times Science

A Hacking Competition Shows the Power of China’s Approach to A.I.

WIRED Science

Measles Is Forcing Hospitals to Adapt to a New Normal

The US resurgence of measles is forcing hospitals and health systems to adopt new protocols and procedures to deal with a disease they thought was in the past.

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WIRED Science

Measles Is Forcing Hospitals to Adapt to a New Normal

Futurism

Data Centers Are a $6 Trillion Time Bomb, Analysts Warn

"What the industry needs is a wave of innovation that will dwarf what mobile and cloud unlocked." The post Data Centers Are a $6 Trillion Time Bomb, Analysts Warn appeared first on Futurism.

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Data Centers Are a $6 Trillion Time Bomb, Analysts Warn

Futurism

Here’s the Email You Get When an OpenAI Model Hacks Your Organization

OpenAI will wish you the "best" after hacking into your company. The post Here's the Email You Get When an OpenAI Model Hacks Your Organization appeared first on Futurism.

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Here’s the Email You Get When an OpenAI Model Hacks Your Organization

WIRED Science

There Are Plenty of Reasons to Be Concerned About Bioweapons Development—Even Without AI

In her new book on biological warfare, Annie Jacobsen didn’t even discuss AI because scientists can already warp Mother Nature to create extinction-level events.

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WIRED Science

There Are Plenty of Reasons to Be Concerned About Bioweapons Development—Even Without AI

New York Times Science

Clues to Why a Breakthrough Pancreatic Cancer Drug Eventually Stops Working

Researchers are asking why patients, like former Senator Ben Sasse, inevitably develop resistance to the drug daraxonrasib.

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New York Times Science

Clues to Why a Breakthrough Pancreatic Cancer Drug Eventually Stops Working

National Science Foundation

Podcast: New quantum-enabled materials

NSF-supported researcher Morteza Kayyalha discusses his work developing quantum-enabled materials and devices...

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National Science Foundation

Podcast: New quantum-enabled materials

WIRED Science

A Biotech Founder Makes the Moral Case for Gene-Editing Human Embryos

The practice of editing the genes of embryos remains highly controversial and risky, but Origin Genomics founder Cathy Tie argues its a “moral imperative” to address hereditary diseases.

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WIRED Science

A Biotech Founder Makes the Moral Case for Gene-Editing Human Embryos

New York Times Science

New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?

Targeted gene therapies are highly effective at stopping cancers, but the very abundance of the treatments, plus cost and sluggish change, are hindering access.

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New York Times Science

New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?

Singularity HUB

This Robot Dog Crushed a Marathon Without Stopping to Recharge

The robot could potentially travel over 40 miles on a single charge, roughly three times further than other designs. The post This Robot Dog Crushed a Marathon Without Stopping to Recharge appeared first on SingularityHub.

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This Robot Dog Crushed a Marathon Without Stopping to Recharge

WIRED Science

Anthropic Says It Discovered a Crispr-Like System. Now What?

“The experiments are still in the queue. The PR is already live,” says one expert.

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WIRED Science

Anthropic Says It Discovered a Crispr-Like System. Now What?

WIRED Science

Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals

Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.

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WIRED Science

Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals

New York Times Science

What If A.D.H.D. Isn’t About Attention at All?

Evidence suggests that it really affects what psychiatrists like me call sustained engagement — an important difference in understanding how to think about the condition.

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New York Times Science

What If A.D.H.D. Isn’t About Attention at All?

New York Times Science

Radio Waves Coming From an Alien Planet May Be a Cosmic First

Beta Pictoris b appears to have an aurora caused by a powerful magnetic field. If confirmed, it would be the first such field known outside our solar system.

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New York Times Science

Radio Waves Coming From an Alien Planet May Be a Cosmic First

Singularity HUB

US Launches $215 Million Race to Build an Error-Corrected Quantum Computer by 2028

A government-funded competition would award prizes for quantum computers that do useful work no supercomputer can touch. The post US Launches $215 Million Race to Build an Error-Corrected Quantum Computer by 2028 appeared first on SingularityHub.

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US Launches $215 Million Race to Build an Error-Corrected Quantum Computer by 2028