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Young Tech Bros Are Embracing Celibacy in Favor of the All-Consuming Drive for Wealth

"Every night you spent out is time you could have spent building your startup." The post Young Tech Bros Are Embracing Celibacy in Favor of the All-Consuming Drive for Wealth appeared first on Futurism.

8 hours ago

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Young Tech Bros Are Embracing Celibacy in Favor of the All-Consuming Drive for Wealth

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Inventor Building AI-Powered Suicide Chamber

The AI will ensure that you're ready for euthanasia. The post Inventor Building AI-Powered Suicide Chamber appeared first on Futurism.

9 hours ago

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Inventor Building AI-Powered Suicide Chamber

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NASA Moves Giant Artemis II Rocket to Launchpad to Blast Astronauts to Moon

"This is the start of a very long journey." The post NASA Moves Giant Artemis II Rocket to Launchpad to Blast Astronauts to Moon appeared first on Futurism.

11 hours ago

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NASA Moves Giant Artemis II Rocket to Launchpad to Blast Astronauts to Moon

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New York Times Science

Cows Use Tools, Too, New Study Finds

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say.

12 hours ago

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Cows Use Tools, Too, New Study Finds

Futurism

Arrests Made for Murder at Amazon Facility

A long running dispute escalated to something far worse. The post Arrests Made for Murder at Amazon Facility appeared first on Futurism.

13 hours ago

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Arrests Made for Murder at Amazon Facility

Singularity HUB

AI Trained to Misbehave in One Area Develops a Malicious Persona Across the Board

A study on "emergent misalignment" finds that within large language models bad behavior is contagious. The post AI Trained to Misbehave in One Area Develops a Malicious Persona Across the Board appeared first on SingularityHub.

13 hours ago

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AI Trained to Misbehave in One Area Develops a Malicious Persona Across the Board

Futurism

Outer Space Is a Viscous Fluid, New Paper Claims

A peculiar theory could upend our understanding of the universe. The post Outer Space Is a Viscous Fluid, New Paper Claims appeared first on Futurism.

15 hours ago

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Outer Space Is a Viscous Fluid, New Paper Claims

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Tech Corporations Engaging in “Human Fracking”

Our brains are being blasted with information so tech companies can extract our precious attention spans. The post Tech Corporations Engaging in "Human Fracking" appeared first on Futurism.

16 hours ago

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Tech Corporations Engaging in “Human Fracking”

WIRED Science

The Search for Alien Artifacts Is Coming Into Focus

From surveys of the pre-Sputnik skies to analysis of interstellar visitors, scientists are rethinking how and where to look for physical traces of alien technology.

17 hours ago

WIRED Science

The Search for Alien Artifacts Is Coming Into Focus

WIRED Science

Capturing the Moment a White Dwarf Exploded

A research team has successfully imaged a nova in high resolution—and the images suggest that the nova was not a single, impulsive explosion.

18 hours ago

WIRED Science

Capturing the Moment a White Dwarf Exploded

New York Times Science

Joel Primack, Physicist Who Helped Explain the Cosmos, Dies at 80

A professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he was a key contributor to a landmark paper that laid out how the universe came to look like it does today.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Joel Primack, Physicist Who Helped Explain the Cosmos, Dies at 80

New York Times Science

Artemis II Moon Mission: NASA Completes Giant Rocket’s Slow Ride to Launchpad

The Space Launch System and Orion capsule were transported to the launchpad before an astronaut mission that could launch as soon as Feb. 6.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Artemis II Moon Mission: NASA Completes Giant Rocket’s Slow Ride to Launchpad