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More Than This Many Hours of Sleep Is Linked to Early Death, Scientists Find

Here's something to keep you up at night. The post More Than This Many Hours of Sleep Is Linked to Early Death, Scientists Find appeared first on Futurism.

16 hours ago

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More Than This Many Hours of Sleep Is Linked to Early Death, Scientists Find

New York Times Science

Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists

The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond.

12 hours ago

New York Times Science

Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists

New York Times Science

Scientists Ditched a Scary Climate Scenario. What Now?

While global warming is still a threat, the decision to back away from a worst-case outlook raises questions about whether some risks have been overstated.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Scientists Ditched a Scary Climate Scenario. What Now?

New York Times Science

One-and-Done Heart Disease Prevention? Scientists Show It May Be Possible.

A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug seemed to reduce LDL long-term in a small trial. The results may point to something “curative,” one expert said.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

One-and-Done Heart Disease Prevention? Scientists Show It May Be Possible.

Futurism

NASA Releases Sweeping Plans for Moon Base

Ambitious, or unrealistic? The post NASA Releases Sweeping Plans for Moon Base appeared first on Futurism.

17 hours ago

NASA Releases Sweeping Plans for Moon Base

WIRED Science

NASA Details Its Plan to Build a Lunar Base at the Moon’s South Pole

The project’s first mission could arrive as soon as this year, with a little help from Blue Origin.

23 hours ago

NASA Details Its Plan to Build a Lunar Base at the Moon’s South Pole

New York Times Science

NASA’s Moon Base Plan Adds Two Rovers for Its Astronauts

The contracts, announced on Tuesday, are part of the space agency’s efforts to establish a moon base.

1 day ago

NASA’s Moon Base Plan Adds Two Rovers for Its Astronauts

Futurism

The MyPillow Guy’s Entire Business is Being Held Hostage by Hackers

What a disaster. The post The MyPillow Guy's Entire Business is Being Held Hostage by Hackers appeared first on Futurism.

14 hours ago

The MyPillow Guy’s Entire Business is Being Held Hostage by Hackers

National Science Foundation

NSF deploys $250 million to restart Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Tech Transfer programs, including ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation today relaunched its Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer programs with $250 million for the nation's startups and small...

1 day ago

NSF deploys $250 million to restart Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Tech Transfer programs, including ...

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Debt Collectors Are Being Replaced With AI Agents

"Would you like to resolve it today by card or bank transfer?" The post Debt Collectors Are Being Replaced With AI Agents appeared first on Futurism.

12 hours ago

Debt Collectors Are Being Replaced With AI Agents

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Companies That Adopted AI Agents Alarmed to Discover They’re Botching Incredibly Important Tasks

"The blast radius of that agent action was not the service restart. It was everything downstream of the restart, in a system state the agent had no complete picture of." The post Companies That Adopted AI Agents Alarmed to Discover They're Botching Incredibly Important Tasks appeared first on Futurism. ...

18 hours ago

Companies That Adopted AI Agents Alarmed to Discover They’re Botching Incredibly Important Tasks

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Nvidia CEO Begs Execs to Stop Telling Workers They’re Fired Because of AI

"It was just a way for them to sound smart and I really hate that. I think we're scaring people, and that's irresponsible." The post Nvidia CEO Begs Execs to Stop Telling Workers They're Fired Because of AI appeared first on Futurism.

15 hours ago

Nvidia CEO Begs Execs to Stop Telling Workers They’re Fired Because of AI

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As College Grads Boo Any Mention of AI, the CEO of Google Is Trying to Figure Out What to Say at an Upcoming Graduation

We suggest not mindlessly praising AI. The post As College Grads Boo Any Mention of AI, the CEO of Google Is Trying to Figure Out What to Say at an Upcoming Graduation appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

As College Grads Boo Any Mention of AI, the CEO of Google Is Trying to Figure Out What to Say at an Upcoming Graduation