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Futurism

Space Junk Now Almost Constantly Crashing Down to Earth

Mind your head. The post Space Junk Now Almost Constantly Crashing Down to Earth appeared first on Futurism.

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Space Junk Now Almost Constantly Crashing Down to Earth

Futurism

Amazon Reveals Smart Glasses That Effectively Turn Its Delivery Drivers Into Cyborg Drones

It's the last thing they needed. The post Amazon Reveals Smart Glasses That Effectively Turn Its Delivery Drivers Into Cyborg Drones appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

Futurism

Amazon Reveals Smart Glasses That Effectively Turn Its Delivery Drivers Into Cyborg Drones

Futurism

Bystanders Horrified by Slightly-Too-Honest AI Billboard

"Building AI tools to fix the world's most pressing challenges is an unprofitable waste of time." The post Bystanders Horrified by Slightly-Too-Honest AI Billboard appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

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Bystanders Horrified by Slightly-Too-Honest AI Billboard

Futurism

Law School Tests Trial With Jury Made Up of ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude

A jury of your peers — right? The post Law School Tests Trial With Jury Made Up of ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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Law School Tests Trial With Jury Made Up of ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude

Futurism

Scientists Oppose Huge Array of Mirrors in Space That Shines Nighttime Sunlight on Wealthy Customers

"The beam reflected by these satellites is very intense, four times brighter than the full Moon." The post Scientists Oppose Huge Array of Mirrors in Space That Shines Nighttime Sunlight on Wealthy Customers appeared first on Futurism.

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Scientists Oppose Huge Array of Mirrors in Space That Shines Nighttime Sunlight on Wealthy Customers

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Sam Altman Now Has the Power to “Crash the Global Economy,” Financial Analyst Warns

No pressure, Sam! The post Sam Altman Now Has the Power to "Crash the Global Economy," Financial Analyst Warns appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

Futurism

Sam Altman Now Has the Power to “Crash the Global Economy,” Financial Analyst Warns

WIRED Science

Astronomers Have Discovered Earth’s Latest Quasi-Lunar Moon

As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn’t left.

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WIRED Science

Astronomers Have Discovered Earth’s Latest Quasi-Lunar Moon

WIRED Science

In Orbit You Have to Slow Down to Speed Up

Driving a spacecraft around a planet isn’t anything like driving on a planet. A physicist explains orbital navigation.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

In Orbit You Have to Slow Down to Speed Up

WIRED Science

Meet the Palestinian Teens Trying to Win Robotics Gold

Next week, five teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions. The goal? To win—and then teach STEM to their peers displaced by the Israel-Hamas war.

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WIRED Science

Meet the Palestinian Teens Trying to Win Robotics Gold

Singularity HUB

OpenAI Slipped Shopping Into 800 Million ChatGPT Users’ Chats—Here’s Why That Matters

As AI shopping goes mainstream, will people keep any real control over what they buy and why? The post OpenAI Slipped Shopping Into 800 Million ChatGPT Users’ Chats—Here’s Why That Matters appeared first on SingularityHub.

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OpenAI Slipped Shopping Into 800 Million ChatGPT Users’ Chats—Here’s Why That Matters

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One Mind, Two Bodies: Man With Brain Implant Controls Another Person's Hand—and Feels What She Feels

It sounds like science fiction, but the system could help people with brain or spinal cord injuries regain lost abilities. The post One Mind, Two Bodies: Man With Brain Implant Controls Another Person's Hand—and Feels What She Feels appeared first on SingularityHub.

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One Mind, Two Bodies: Man With Brain Implant Controls Another Person's Hand—and Feels What She Feels

Science - The Verge

New York Times Science

Two New Dinosaur Fossils Emerge From the ‘Mummy Zone’

A pair of Edmontosaurus specimens found in a Wyoming dig help researchers to understand the process that led them to be mummified.

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New York Times Science

Two New Dinosaur Fossils Emerge From the ‘Mummy Zone’

New York Times Science

Videos of What Happens When a Venomous Snake Strikes

High-speed video helped researchers to get close-ups of the attack strategies of three snake families.

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New York Times Science

Videos of What Happens When a Venomous Snake Strikes

New York Times Science

Fossils of Some of the Last Dinosaurs in North America Have a Story to Tell

A trove of specimens from New Mexico may help settle a long-running argument about the diversity of dinosaurs before their extinction.

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New York Times Science

Fossils of Some of the Last Dinosaurs in North America Have a Story to Tell

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