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Home Depot Deploys Havana-Style Sonic Weapon Against Day Laborers

"They chose to weaponize sound." The post Home Depot Deploys Havana-Style Sonic Weapon Against Day Laborers appeared first on Futurism.

9 hours ago

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Home Depot Deploys Havana-Style Sonic Weapon Against Day Laborers

Futurism

James Webb Discovers Planet Shaped Like Lemon

When the James Webb gives you lemons, you get one of the strangest planets ever seen. The post James Webb Discovers Planet Shaped Like Lemon appeared first on Futurism.

10 hours ago

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James Webb Discovers Planet Shaped Like Lemon

Futurism

White House Confused by How Random YouTuber’s Stream Became Featured on Its Website

"I was just trying to stream with my buddies." The post White House Confused by How Random YouTuber's Stream Became Featured on Its Website appeared first on Futurism.

10 hours ago

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White House Confused by How Random YouTuber’s Stream Became Featured on Its Website

Futurism

Twitter User Uncovers Secret Link to Bizarre CDC Text File

"This is like if you used a ouija board and the unabomber was on the other side." The post Twitter User Uncovers Secret Link to Bizarre CDC Text File appeared first on Futurism.

11 hours ago

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Twitter User Uncovers Secret Link to Bizarre CDC Text File

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New York Times Science

This City’s Best Winter Show Is in Its Pitch-Dark Skies

A heritage of dark sky preservation means residents of Flagstaff welcome the season’s longer nights with prolonged views of the stars.

12 hours ago

New York Times Science

This City’s Best Winter Show Is in Its Pitch-Dark Skies

Futurism

Police Warn of Robot Crime Wave

Autonomous vehicles, drones, and humanoid robots are coming for us all. The post Police Warn of Robot Crime Wave appeared first on Futurism.

12 hours ago

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Police Warn of Robot Crime Wave

Futurism

Rats Successfully Trained to Shoot Demons in “Doom”

Step aside, Doomguy. The post Rats Successfully Trained to Shoot Demons in "Doom" appeared first on Futurism.

13 hours ago

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Rats Successfully Trained to Shoot Demons in “Doom”

WIRED Science

Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better.

15 hours ago

WIRED Science

Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize

New York Times Science

How to Watch the Ursids Winter Solstice Meteor Shower

The Ursids this weekend are a winter solstice light show.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

How to Watch the Ursids Winter Solstice Meteor Shower

New York Times Science

Museum of the Earth and Its Fossil Collection Fight Their Own Extinction

A funding crisis at the Museum of the Earth and the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, N.Y., could scatter priceless specimens and end nearly a century of pioneering research.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Museum of the Earth and Its Fossil Collection Fight Their Own Extinction

WIRED Science

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that seeks to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

New York Times Science

The Meek Really Did Inherit the Earth, at Least Among Ants

How did ants take over the world? The answer may be skin deep.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

The Meek Really Did Inherit the Earth, at Least Among Ants

Singularity HUB

Data Centers in Space: Will 2027 Really Be the Year AI Goes to Orbit?

Google plans to take a tangible first step in a new AI and computing moonshot by launching two prototype satellites to orbit in early 2027. The post Data Centers in Space: Will 2027 Really Be the Year AI Goes to Orbit? appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

Singularity HUB

Data Centers in Space: Will 2027 Really Be the Year AI Goes to Orbit?

New York Times Science

NASA Webb Telescope Discovers Lemon-Shaped Planet, the ‘Stretchiest’ Ever Seen

An unusual object orbiting a rapidly spinning star might be a new phenomenon in the universe.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

NASA Webb Telescope Discovers Lemon-Shaped Planet, the ‘Stretchiest’ Ever Seen

WIRED Science

Americans Are Increasingly Convinced That Aliens Have Visited Earth

Polling shows that nearly half of Americans now believe aliens have visited this planet—and that the number who aren't sure has dropped by two-thirds. The reasons why, experts say, are complicated.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Americans Are Increasingly Convinced That Aliens Have Visited Earth