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Alan Hamel Says He’s Created an AI Clone of His Deceased Wife Suzanne Somers That’s So Good He Can’t Tell the Difference

"I really can't tell which one is the real and which one is the AI." The post Alan Hamel Says He's Created an AI Clone of His Deceased Wife Suzanne Somers That's So Good He Can't Tell the Difference appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

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Alan Hamel Says He’s Created an AI Clone of His Deceased Wife Suzanne Somers That’s So Good He Can’t Tell the Difference

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AWS Outage That Took Down Internet Came After Amazon Fired Tons of Workers in Favor of AI

"As we roll out more Generative AI and agents, it should change the way our work is done." The post AWS Outage That Took Down Internet Came After Amazon Fired Tons of Workers in Favor of AI appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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AWS Outage That Took Down Internet Came After Amazon Fired Tons of Workers in Favor of AI

Futurism

Zuckerberg Firing Hundreds of AI Developers After Hiring Spree

What is going on at Meta? The post Zuckerberg Firing Hundreds of AI Developers After Hiring Spree appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

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Zuckerberg Firing Hundreds of AI Developers After Hiring Spree

Futurism

China Found Something Fascinating on the Far Side of the Moon

The discovery could have major implications. The post China Found Something Fascinating on the Far Side of the Moon appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

Futurism

China Found Something Fascinating on the Far Side of the Moon

Futurism

Chinese Rocket Falls to Earth, Explodes in Epic Fireball

"Gonna be a long march to recover that." The post Chinese Rocket Falls to Earth, Explodes in Epic Fireball appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

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Chinese Rocket Falls to Earth, Explodes in Epic Fireball

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Titanic Sub Investigators Find Camera With Intact SD Card Amid Crumpled Wreckage

Somehow, it survived. The post Titanic Sub Investigators Find Camera With Intact SD Card Amid Crumpled Wreckage appeared first on Futurism.

7 hours ago

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Titanic Sub Investigators Find Camera With Intact SD Card Amid Crumpled Wreckage

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New York Times Science

The Electric Worm Gets the Fly

By studying how worms use electric charge to jump onto flies, scientists are showing even physical strategies are embedded in evolution.

12 hours ago

New York Times Science

The Electric Worm Gets the Fly

WIRED Science

Resistant Bacteria Are Advancing Faster Than Antibiotics

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacteria in 2023 proved resistant to antibiotic treatment, according to the World Health Organization—all related to a variety of common diseases globally.

12 hours ago

WIRED Science

Resistant Bacteria Are Advancing Faster Than Antibiotics

WIRED Science

New Report Finds Efforts to Slow Climate Change Are Working—Just Not Fast Enough

By virtually every key metric, efforts to fight climate change are going too slowly, according to findings by a coalition of climate groups. In some cases, things are moving in the wrong direction.

17 hours ago

WIRED Science

New Report Finds Efforts to Slow Climate Change Are Working—Just Not Fast Enough

New York Times Science

‘Pirate Lizards’ Can Get Around on 3 Legs

Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to thrive.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

‘Pirate Lizards’ Can Get Around on 3 Legs

WIRED Science

Easter Island’s Moai Statues May Have Walked to Where They Now Stand

An archaeological mystery gets one step closer to being solved.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Easter Island’s Moai Statues May Have Walked to Where They Now Stand

New York Times Science

George F. Smoot, Who Showed How the Cosmos Began, Is Dead at 80

He led a team of scientists who helped confirm that a Big Bang was the source of the universe. The discovery earned him a Nobel Prize.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

George F. Smoot, Who Showed How the Cosmos Began, Is Dead at 80

WIRED Science

Mystery Object From ‘Space’ Strikes United Airlines Flight Over Utah

Government investigators are gathering data to confirm what exactly cracked the windshield of a 737 Max aircraft at above 30,000 feet.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Mystery Object From ‘Space’ Strikes United Airlines Flight Over Utah

New York Times Science

An Army of Robot Telescopes in Texas Makes the Stars Feel Closer Than Ever

Starfront Observatories allows amateur astronomers to rent a spot for their telescopes and photograph the cosmos over a high-speed data connection.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

An Army of Robot Telescopes in Texas Makes the Stars Feel Closer Than Ever

WIRED Science

AI Is Changing What High School STEM Students Study

A degree in computer science used to promise a cozy career in tech. Now, students’ ambitions are shaped by AI, in fields that blend computing with analysis, interpretation, and data.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

AI Is Changing What High School STEM Students Study

New York Times Science

Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in Santa Cruz. Again.

Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in Santa Cruz. Again.