METABLOKS / SCIENCE

Futurism

Company in Huge Trouble for Creating “Tinder for Kids” App

Heinous. The post Company in Huge Trouble for Creating "Tinder for Kids" App appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

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Company in Huge Trouble for Creating “Tinder for Kids” App

Futurism

Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot

"You think I'm playing, bro?" The post Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

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Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot

Futurism

Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public Breakdown, Tries to Start Fire, Flees in Tesla, Crashes

You hate to see it. The post Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public Breakdown, Tries to Start Fire, Flees in Tesla, Crashes appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

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Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public Breakdown, Tries to Start Fire, Flees in Tesla, Crashes

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OpenAI Preparing to Launch Smut Blaster 5000

It's smuttin' time. The post OpenAI Preparing to Launch Smut Blaster 5000 appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

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OpenAI Preparing to Launch Smut Blaster 5000

Futurism

An AI-Powered Toy Is Regaling Children With Chinese Communist Party Talking Points

"Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact." The post An AI-Powered Toy Is Regaling Children With Chinese Communist Party Talking Points appeared first on Futurism.

7 hours ago

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An AI-Powered Toy Is Regaling Children With Chinese Communist Party Talking Points

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Police Investigating Weird Man Found in Waymo by Passenger

Waymo is now telling its customers to check for weird men hiding in their cabs. The post Police Investigating Weird Man Found in Waymo by Passenger appeared first on Futurism.

9 hours ago

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Police Investigating Weird Man Found in Waymo by Passenger

WIRED Science

How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

12 hours ago

WIRED Science

How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?

WIRED Science

For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert

If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities?

16 hours ago

WIRED Science

For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert

WIRED Science

Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to Tornado Country

A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby data centers, will extreme weather threaten the reactor’s safety?

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to Tornado Country

WIRED Science

People Are Already Taking This Unapproved New Weight-Loss Drug

Retatrutide, originally developed by Eli Lilly, has found a loyal fan base—even though clinical trials of the drug still haven’t finished.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

People Are Already Taking This Unapproved New Weight-Loss Drug

Singularity HUB

New Immune Treatment May Suppress HIV—No Daily Pills Required

An immune tag-team promises to hold the virus in check for years—even without medication. The post New Immune Treatment May Suppress HIV—No Daily Pills Required appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

Singularity HUB

New Immune Treatment May Suppress HIV—No Daily Pills Required

Science - The Verge

New York Times Science

How to Watch the Geminids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak

The moon will be about one-third full as one of the year’s last meteor showers becomes most visible.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

How to Watch the Geminids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak

New York Times Science

This Squid Is Playing Peekaboo at the Bottom of the Ocean

Perhaps it was hiding from predators. Or trying to catch food. Then again, maybe it just wanted to be left alone.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

This Squid Is Playing Peekaboo at the Bottom of the Ocean

National Science Foundation

NSF announces new initiative to launch and scale a new generation of transformative independent research organizations to ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) on Friday announced the launch of a new initiative designed to launch and scale a new generation of independent research organizations. These…

2 days ago

National Science Foundation

NSF announces new initiative to launch and scale a new generation of transformative independent research organizations to ...