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Akon Arrested After Cybertruck Mishap

Whoops! The post Akon Arrested After Cybertruck Mishap appeared first on Futurism.

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Akon Arrested After Cybertruck Mishap

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AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children

"This tech is really new, and it's basically unregulated, and there are a lot of open questions about it and how it's going to impact kids." The post AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children appeared first on Futurism.

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AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children

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Company Run Almost Entirely by AI-Generated Employees Descends Into Chaos

"They’d basically talked themselves to death." The post Company Run Almost Entirely by AI-Generated Employees Descends Into Chaos appeared first on Futurism.

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Company Run Almost Entirely by AI-Generated Employees Descends Into Chaos

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An Invasive Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Spread to the Rocky Mountains

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado.

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An Invasive Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Spread to the Rocky Mountains

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Harvard Astronomer Says Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Blasting Its Thrusters to Get Away From Us as Fast as Possible

Honestly, we get it. The post Harvard Astronomer Says Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Blasting Its Thrusters to Get Away From Us as Fast as Possible appeared first on Futurism.

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Harvard Astronomer Says Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Blasting Its Thrusters to Get Away From Us as Fast as Possible

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Scientists Discover That the Universe Is Getting Worse and Worse

Another thing to look forward to. The post Scientists Discover That the Universe Is Getting Worse and Worse appeared first on Futurism.

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Scientists Discover That the Universe Is Getting Worse and Worse

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CEO of Palantir Says He Spends a Large Amount of Time Talking to Nazis

"Like, real Nazis." The post CEO of Palantir Says He Spends a Large Amount of Time Talking to Nazis appeared first on Futurism.

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CEO of Palantir Says He Spends a Large Amount of Time Talking to Nazis

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In Wild Experiment, Surgeon Uses Robot to Remove Blood Clot in Brain 4,000 Miles Away

The transatlantic procedure, carried out on a human cadaver in Scotland, suggests future stroke surgeries could be completed remotely. The post In Wild Experiment, Surgeon Uses Robot to Remove Blood Clot in Brain 4,000 Miles Away appeared first on SingularityHub.

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In Wild Experiment, Surgeon Uses Robot to Remove Blood Clot in Brain 4,000 Miles Away

New York Times Science

Almost Everything About NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Mars Is Unusual

The ESCAPADE mission, which launched to space on a Blue Origin rocket on Thursday, breaks the mold of how planetary science missions typically come together.

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Almost Everything About NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Mars Is Unusual

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How to Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak

The moon is far from full this weekend, which could mean good fireball viewing for night sky watchers.

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How to Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak

WIRED Science

The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived

A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.

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The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived

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Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid

GLP-1s are being studied for a wide range of conditions. Now, scientists will test whether their anti-inflammatory properties can help alleviate symptoms of long Covid.

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Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid

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The Dogs of 8,000 B.C. Were Amazingly Diverse

The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in place roughly 10,000 years ago, a new study suggests.

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The Dogs of 8,000 B.C. Were Amazingly Diverse

WIRED Science

Can a Hydroelectric Dam Really Make the Days Longer?

By shifting water to a higher elevation, the giant Three Gorges Dam caused the Earth to spin more slowly.

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Can a Hydroelectric Dam Really Make the Days Longer?

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Can You Really Talk to the Dead Using AI? We Tried Out ‘Deathbots’ So You Don’t Have To

A growing digital afterlife industry promises to make memory interactive and, in some cases, eternal. The post Can You Really Talk to the Dead Using AI? We Tried Out ‘Deathbots’ So You Don’t Have To appeared first on SingularityHub.

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Can You Really Talk to the Dead Using AI? We Tried Out ‘Deathbots’ So You Don’t Have To

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Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds

After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.

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Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds

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British Churches Are Putting Their Faith in Heat Pumps

Ancient buildings and old bones aren’t getting in the way of the transition.

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British Churches Are Putting Their Faith in Heat Pumps

New York Times Science

Northern Lights Are Beautiful, but for Satellites They’re Risky

At least one space launch has been put on hold, as satellite operators and rocket companies manage the effects of the current geomagnetic storm hitting Earth.

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Northern Lights Are Beautiful, but for Satellites They’re Risky

New York Times Science

At the Cybathlon, May the Best Brain-Computer Interface Win

Every four years at the Cybathlon, teams of researchers and technology “pilots” compete to see whose brain-computer interface holds the most promise.

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At the Cybathlon, May the Best Brain-Computer Interface Win