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Tesla Accused of Covering Up Details of New Robotaxi Crash

What's it hiding? The post Tesla Accused of Covering Up Details of New Robotaxi Crash appeared first on Futurism.

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Tesla Accused of Covering Up Details of New Robotaxi Crash

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NASA Issues Horrified Response to Kim Kardashian

"Yes, we’ve been to the Moon before... six times!" The post NASA Issues Horrified Response to Kim Kardashian appeared first on Futurism.

49 minutes ago

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NASA Issues Horrified Response to Kim Kardashian

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New York Times Science

What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain

Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.

19 hours ago

New York Times Science

What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain

Futurism

$20,000 Robot Servant Comes With a Major Catch

"If we don't have your data, we can't make the product better." The post $20,000 Robot Servant Comes With a Major Catch appeared first on Futurism.

19 hours ago

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$20,000 Robot Servant Comes With a Major Catch

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Mark Zuckerberg Visibly Upset When Billie Eilish Calls Out Greed of Billionaires

"If you are a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but give your money away, shorties" The post Mark Zuckerberg Visibly Upset When Billie Eilish Calls Out Greed of Billionaires appeared first on Futurism.

19 hours ago

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Mark Zuckerberg Visibly Upset When Billie Eilish Calls Out Greed of Billionaires

Futurism

Astronomers Release Awe-Inspiring Image of What Our Whole Galaxy Looks Like in Radio Waves

This is stunning. The post Astronomers Release Awe-Inspiring Image of What Our Whole Galaxy Looks Like in Radio Waves appeared first on Futurism.

20 hours ago

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Astronomers Release Awe-Inspiring Image of What Our Whole Galaxy Looks Like in Radio Waves

Futurism

Mom Says Tesla’s New Built-In AI Asked Her 12-Year-Old Something Deeply Inappropriate

"I was at a loss for words." The post Mom Says Tesla's New Built-In AI Asked Her 12-Year-Old Something Deeply Inappropriate appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

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Mom Says Tesla’s New Built-In AI Asked Her 12-Year-Old Something Deeply Inappropriate

WIRED Science

Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa 4 Times More Likely, Study Suggests

Unusually warm ocean temperatures fueled one of the worst hurricanes on record. New research finds climate change increased the storm’s likelihood.

23 hours ago

WIRED Science

Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa 4 Times More Likely, Study Suggests

New York Times Science

This Genetically Engineered Fungus Could Help Fix Your Mosquito Problem

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

This Genetically Engineered Fungus Could Help Fix Your Mosquito Problem

Singularity HUB

The Hardest Part of Creating Conscious AI Might Be Convincing Ourselves It’s Real

What would a machine actually have to do to persuade us it's conscious? The post The Hardest Part of Creating Conscious AI Might Be Convincing Ourselves It’s Real appeared first on SingularityHub.

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Singularity HUB

The Hardest Part of Creating Conscious AI Might Be Convincing Ourselves It’s Real

WIRED Science

How Do Metal Detectors Work?

What sneaky invisible forces enable these instruments to locate buried treasure?

2 days ago

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How Do Metal Detectors Work?

Singularity HUB

A Squishy New Robotic ‘Eye’ Automatically Focuses Like Our Own

The lenses could give soft robots the ability to ‘see’ without electronics. The post A Squishy New Robotic ‘Eye’ Automatically Focuses Like Our Own appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

Singularity HUB

A Squishy New Robotic ‘Eye’ Automatically Focuses Like Our Own

New York Times Science

Life Lessons from (Very Old) Bowhead Whales

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient?

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Life Lessons from (Very Old) Bowhead Whales

WIRED Science

A New Startup Wants to Edit Human Embryos

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of editing human embryos to make disease-free children.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

A New Startup Wants to Edit Human Embryos

WIRED Science

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight

The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly customers more than twice as fast as commercial airliners.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight

New York Times Science

He Studied Why Some Female Birds Look Like Males

Jay Falk explored a fundamental question: How do genes give rise to different bodies? But without funding, “there’s not really a future here.”

2 days ago

New York Times Science

He Studied Why Some Female Birds Look Like Males