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FBI Investigating Series of Deaths Among Top Scientists With Very Specific Specialties

Congress is looking for a "possible sinister connection between a string of mysterious deaths and disappearances." The post FBI Investigating Series of Deaths Among Top Scientists With Very Specific Specialties appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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FBI Investigating Series of Deaths Among Top Scientists With Very Specific Specialties

Futurism

ChatGPT’s Tool for Ordering Starbucks Is So Staggeringly Bad That It’s Breaking Containment

Who is this for? The post ChatGPT's Tool for Ordering Starbucks Is So Staggeringly Bad That It's Breaking Containment appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

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ChatGPT’s Tool for Ordering Starbucks Is So Staggeringly Bad That It’s Breaking Containment

Futurism

Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For AI Psychosis, Study Finds

"There's no longer an excuse for releasing models that reinforce user delusions so readily." The post Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For AI Psychosis, Study Finds appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

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Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For AI Psychosis, Study Finds

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Astronomers Create Entire Synthetic Universe “Indistinguishable” From Our Own

"It is exhilarating to see 'galaxies' come out of our computer that look indistinguishable from the real thing." The post Astronomers Create Entire Synthetic Universe "Indistinguishable" From Our Own appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

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Astronomers Create Entire Synthetic Universe “Indistinguishable” From Our Own

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Rogue Group Gains Access to Anthropic’s Dangerous New Mythos AI

That didn't take long. The post Rogue Group Gains Access to Anthropic's Dangerous New Mythos AI appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

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Rogue Group Gains Access to Anthropic’s Dangerous New Mythos AI

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Leak Shows ICE Planning to Use Facial Recognition Glasses to Identify Targets in Real Time

"It might be portrayed as seeking to identify illegal aliens on the streets, but the reality is that a push in this direction affects all Americans, particularly protestors." The post Leak Shows ICE Planning to Use Facial Recognition Glasses to Identify Targets in Real Time appeared first on Futurism. ...

23 hours ago

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Leak Shows ICE Planning to Use Facial Recognition Glasses to Identify Targets in Real Time

WIRED Science

A Startup Says It Grew Human Sperm in a Lab—and Used It to Make Embryos

Paterna Biosciences says it has determined the set of instructions needed to turn sperm-making stem cells into "normal, mature" sperm.

9 hours ago

WIRED Science

A Startup Says It Grew Human Sperm in a Lab—and Used It to Make Embryos

WIRED Science

Scientists Gave Cocaine to Salmon and You Will Absolutely Believe What Happened Next

After scientists exposed wild fish to cocaine and a cocaine metabolite, they observed that, as in the lab, fish on cocaine do not act like normal fish.

21 hours ago

WIRED Science

Scientists Gave Cocaine to Salmon and You Will Absolutely Believe What Happened Next

WIRED Science

New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations

A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations

WIRED Science

How to Watch the 2026 Lyrids Meteor Shower at Its Peak

Between the night of April 21 and the early morning of April 22, those looking in the right place will see the sky light up with 15 to 20 meteors per hour.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

How to Watch the 2026 Lyrids Meteor Shower at Its Peak

Singularity HUB

Scientists Revive Failing Cells With Mitochondria Transplants

A new tool that tethers healthy mitochondria to ailing cells has shown promise in mice with inherited blindness. The post Scientists Revive Failing Cells With Mitochondria Transplants appeared first on SingularityHub.

1 day ago

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Scientists Revive Failing Cells With Mitochondria Transplants

Singularity HUB

Printed Neurons That Mimic Brain Cells Could Slash AI's Energy Bill

New artificial neurons fire so realistically they can activate living brain cells in mouse tissue. The post Printed Neurons That Mimic Brain Cells Could Slash AI's Energy Bill appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

Singularity HUB

Printed Neurons That Mimic Brain Cells Could Slash AI's Energy Bill

Science - The Verge

New York Times Science

New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear

The treatment, the first of its kind, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. “Our baby was born deaf, and now he can hear,” said one parent.

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New York Times Science

New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear

New York Times Science

Dark Skies and Dark Energy Converge in West Texas

In the Big Bend region, a portal to the early universe is enabled by the largest dark-sky reserve on Earth.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Dark Skies and Dark Energy Converge in West Texas

New York Times Science

Lyrids Meteor Shower: How to Watch, Peak Time and Weather Forecast

Active since last week, the Lyrids meteor shower is expected to reach peak viewing tonight.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Lyrids Meteor Shower: How to Watch, Peak Time and Weather Forecast

New York Times Science

Sightings of Meteors Surge, and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why

The frequency of fireballs in our planet’s skies seemed to grow in recent months. NASA and other meteor experts can’t agree on what explains it.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Sightings of Meteors Surge, and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why

New York Times Science

What’s in a Name? For These Snails, Legal Protection

Scientists are debating the classification of threatened mollusks that an Indigenous community relies on for their way of life.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

What’s in a Name? For These Snails, Legal Protection

National Science Foundation

Podcast: Increasing domestic critical minerals supplies

Critical minerals play an essential role in modern technologies, and a domestic supply is essential for national security. Elizabeth Holley discusses recovering critical minerals from...

2 days ago

National Science Foundation

Podcast: Increasing domestic critical minerals supplies