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Matthew McConaughey Is Using a Clever Legal Trick to Bludgeon AI Companies

"Alright, alright, alright." The post Matthew McConaughey Is Using a Clever Legal Trick to Bludgeon AI Companies appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

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Matthew McConaughey Is Using a Clever Legal Trick to Bludgeon AI Companies

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Microsoft Shuts Down Library, Replaces It With AI

Just tech company things. The post Microsoft Shuts Down Library, Replaces It With AI appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

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Microsoft Shuts Down Library, Replaces It With AI

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AI Data Centers Pushing Electric Grid Into Meltdown

This summer may bring more than hot temperatures. The post AI Data Centers Pushing Electric Grid Into Meltdown appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

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AI Data Centers Pushing Electric Grid Into Meltdown

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Network of Home Computers Detected 100 Potential Alien Signals

Here's what they found. The post Network of Home Computers Detected 100 Potential Alien Signals appeared first on Futurism.

10 hours ago

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Network of Home Computers Detected 100 Potential Alien Signals

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Researchers Just Found Something That Could Shake the AI Industry to Its Core

Could this be the smoking gun? The post Researchers Just Found Something That Could Shake the AI Industry to Its Core appeared first on Futurism.

11 hours ago

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Researchers Just Found Something That Could Shake the AI Industry to Its Core

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ICE’s AI Tool Has Been a Complete Disaster

"They were using AI to scan resumes and found out a bunch of the people who were LEOs weren't LEOs." The post ICE's AI Tool Has Been a Complete Disaster appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

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ICE’s AI Tool Has Been a Complete Disaster

WIRED Science

How Does the Hive Mind Work in ‘Pluribus?

The “Joining” seems to connect people via radio waves. Let’s dig into the physics at play.

13 hours ago

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How Does the Hive Mind Work in ‘Pluribus?

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OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs

Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and write to the brain.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs

WIRED Science

Neuroscientists Decipher Procrastination: A Brain Mechanism Explains Why People Leave Certain Tasks for Later

New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Neuroscientists Decipher Procrastination: A Brain Mechanism Explains Why People Leave Certain Tasks for Later

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New York Times Science

If the Volcanic Eruption Doesn’t Scare You, the Mudflow Should

Studying tree rings helped scientists pinpoint when Mount Rainier last sent a lahar down its steep slopes, which could help planners anticipate future mudflows.

15 hours ago

New York Times Science

If the Volcanic Eruption Doesn’t Scare You, the Mudflow Should

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NASA Astronauts Return to Earth After Medical Evacuation From International Space Station

The members of Crew-11 — two American, one Russian and one Japanese — splashed down after one became ill, prompting an early return.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

NASA Astronauts Return to Earth After Medical Evacuation From International Space Station

New York Times Science

For the World’s Food Supply, Federal Funding Cuts Have Long-Term Impacts

The U.S. Agency for International Development has been a major supporter of global agriculture research. Now many studies are being scuttled or scaled back.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

For the World’s Food Supply, Federal Funding Cuts Have Long-Term Impacts

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Toby Kiers, World Champion of Mycorrhizal Fungus

This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Toby Kiers, World Champion of Mycorrhizal Fungus

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What a Wolf Pup’s Stomach Revealed About the Woolly Rhino’s Extinction

Scientists prepared a high-quality sequence of the giant mammal’s genome based on a specimen preserved in Siberian permafrost.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

What a Wolf Pup’s Stomach Revealed About the Woolly Rhino’s Extinction

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