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Yuval Noah Harari: ‘How Do We Share the Planet With This New Superintelligence?’

The academic and author discusses what to expect from the singularity, the need for AI self-correcting mechanisms, and what hope there is for superintelligence safeguarding democracy.

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WIRED Science

Yuval Noah Harari: ‘How Do We Share the Planet With This New Superintelligence?’

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New York Times Science

NASA Astronauts Speak for First Time After 9-Month Stay in Space at ISS

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke in their first news conference since returning to Earth two weeks ago from an unexpectedly long I.S.S. stay that lasted more than nine months.

7 hours ago

New York Times Science

NASA Astronauts Speak for First Time After 9-Month Stay in Space at ISS

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Perplexity AI CEO Denies Rumors Company Is Disintegrating Behind the Scenes

The CEO of Perplexity AI insists that his company is doing just fine, thank you very much. Responding to a user theory suggesting that the company is suffering glitches because it's "doing horribly financially," CEO Aravind Srinivas took to his haters' home turf — that is, the r/Perplexity_AI subreddit ...

8 hours ago

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Perplexity AI CEO Denies Rumors Company Is Disintegrating Behind the Scenes

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Apple Quietly Working on AI Agent to "Replica" a Human Doctor

As it struggles to hit its stride in the generative AI race, Apple is quietly working on an "AI doctor service," Bloomberg reports — a move that the company seemingly hopes will revitalize its foray into medical tech. The secret initiative, dubbed Project Mulberry, aims to give a facelift to Apple's ...

10 hours ago

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Apple Quietly Working on AI Agent to "Replica" a Human Doctor

New York Times Science

Eating ‘Family Style’ May Have Set the Stage for Life as We Know It

Under microscopes, scientists found that giant single-cell organisms were able to vacuum up more food when they are stuck together.

11 hours ago

New York Times Science

Eating ‘Family Style’ May Have Set the Stage for Life as We Know It

Singularity HUB

Brain Implant 'Streams' a Paralyzed Woman’s Thoughts as If She's Speaking in Near Real Time

The system, which also synthesizes her voice, takes no more than a second to translate thoughts to speech. The post Brain Implant 'Streams' a Paralyzed Woman’s Thoughts as If She's Speaking in Near Real Time appeared first on SingularityHub.

11 hours ago

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Brain Implant 'Streams' a Paralyzed Woman’s Thoughts as If She's Speaking in Near Real Time

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Billionaire SpaceX Customer Flies Private Jet Into DC to Become New Head of NASA

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire fighter jet pilot-turned SpaceX astronaut, has shared a photo of himself during his unusual "commute into DC" — which involved a Cessna CJ4 private jet. The entrepreneur, who is estimated to be worth $1.9 billion, was tapped late last year by president Donald Trump ...

12 hours ago

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Billionaire SpaceX Customer Flies Private Jet Into DC to Become New Head of NASA

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Rocket Falls in Icy Wasteland, Explodes in Epic Fireball

A rocket by German startup Isar Aerospace tore into the sky over Norway's Arctic Andoeya Spaceport, a European launch base for small satellites, over the weekend — only to plummet back down to the ground, exploding in a dramatic fireball. As Reuters reports, the rocket, dubbed Spectrum, was meant ...

13 hours ago

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Rocket Falls in Icy Wasteland, Explodes in Epic Fireball

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SpaceX Launching First-Ever Astronauts Over Earth's Poles Tonight

Tonight, SpaceX is scheduled to launch a first-of-its-kind mission that will carry four private astronauts — or depending on how you see it, glorified space tourists — to orbit above the Earth's poles. Named "Fram2" after the Norwegian ship that made expeditions to both the Earth's poles around ...

14 hours ago

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SpaceX Launching First-Ever Astronauts Over Earth's Poles Tonight

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Large Numbers of People Report Horrific Nightmares About AI

Experts have long been warning that artificial intelligence was going to make its way into every corner of our lives — but we didn't quite expect it to have seeped into our dreams this soon. According to a new study funded by the mattress company Amerisleep, one in five people, or about 20 percent, ...

16 hours ago

Futurism

Large Numbers of People Report Horrific Nightmares About AI

New York Times Science

A New Dinosaur Museum Rises From a Hole in the Ground in New Jersey

The museum hopes that after learning about the planet’s prehistoric past, people will do more to preserve Earth’s future.

24 hours ago

New York Times Science

A New Dinosaur Museum Rises From a Hole in the Ground in New Jersey

WIRED Science

Why Adding a Full Hard Drive Can Make a Computer More Powerful

Ten years ago, researchers proved that adding full memory can theoretically aid computation. They’re just now beginning to understand the implications.

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Why Adding a Full Hard Drive Can Make a Computer More Powerful

New York Times Science

Photos: Partial Solar Eclipse Captivates Much of the Northern Hemisphere

The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Photos: Partial Solar Eclipse Captivates Much of the Northern Hemisphere

WIRED Science

US Cities Seeking to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings Just Got a Big Win in Court

After a string of discouraging rulings for other cities, a court upheld NYC’s efforts to decarbonize its buildings.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

US Cities Seeking to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings Just Got a Big Win in Court