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Self-Driving Cars Slated to Clog Roads With Horrendous Congestion

Self-driving or not, they all share the same roads. The post Self-Driving Cars Slated to Clog Roads With Horrendous Congestion appeared first on Futurism.

35 minutes ago

Futurism

Self-Driving Cars Slated to Clog Roads With Horrendous Congestion

Singularity HUB

Google DeepMind Plans to Track AGI Progress With These 10 Traits of General Intelligence

There's plenty of hand-waving around AGI. DeepMind hopes to change that with a new, more rigorous approach. The post Google DeepMind Plans to Track AGI Progress With These 10 Traits of General Intelligence appeared first on SingularityHub.

42 minutes ago

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Google DeepMind Plans to Track AGI Progress With These 10 Traits of General Intelligence

Futurism

Man Caught Using Smart Glasses to Get Advice While Being Cross-Examined in Court

Busted! The post Man Caught Using Smart Glasses to Get Advice While Being Cross-Examined in Court appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

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Man Caught Using Smart Glasses to Get Advice While Being Cross-Examined in Court

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New York Times Science

New Spider Mimics ‘The Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Cordyceps

A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself.

5 hours ago

New York Times Science

New Spider Mimics ‘The Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Cordyceps

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Futurism

A Grim Truth Is Emerging in Employers’ AI Experiments

"Those are foundational problems no one has solved in LLM technology. And you want to tell me that's not going to manifest in code quality problems?" The post A Grim Truth Is Emerging in Employers' AI Experiments appeared first on Futurism.

18 hours ago

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A Grim Truth Is Emerging in Employers’ AI Experiments

Futurism

Polymarket Announces New Bar For Degenerate War Profiteers

"Can we bet on when the bar goes out of business or how many women get roofied there?" The post Polymarket Announces New Bar For Degenerate War Profiteers appeared first on Futurism.

19 hours ago

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Polymarket Announces New Bar For Degenerate War Profiteers

Futurism

Encyclopedia Britannica Hits OpenAI With Scary Lawsuit

OpenAI is getting the book thrown at them. The post Encyclopedia Britannica Hits OpenAI With Scary Lawsuit appeared first on Futurism.

20 hours ago

Futurism

Encyclopedia Britannica Hits OpenAI With Scary Lawsuit

Futurism

Grab Your Betrayal-Themed Popcorn Buckets, Because Microsoft Is Threatening to Sue OpenAI

If OpenAI breaches Microsoft's contract, "we will sue them." The post Grab Your Betrayal-Themed Popcorn Buckets, Because Microsoft Is Threatening to Sue OpenAI appeared first on Futurism.

21 hours ago

Futurism

Grab Your Betrayal-Themed Popcorn Buckets, Because Microsoft Is Threatening to Sue OpenAI

National Science Foundation

NSF invests $11M to expand AI professional development for K-12 teachers nationwide

The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced an $11 million award to the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) in furtherance of the executive order on "Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth." The award will…

24 hours ago

National Science Foundation

NSF invests $11M to expand AI professional development for K-12 teachers nationwide

New York Times Science

Andy Weir on the Science That Inspired His Novel ‘Project Hail Mary’

Andy Weir discusses his science-fueled novel “Project Hail Mary,” which has been adapted into a film that opens in theaters on Friday.

24 hours ago

New York Times Science

Andy Weir on the Science That Inspired His Novel ‘Project Hail Mary’

New York Times Science

Gerd Faltings of Germany Wins 2026 Abel Prize in Mathematics

Gerd Faltings proved a conjecture that had been unsolved for six decades, using connections between numbers and geometry.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Gerd Faltings of Germany Wins 2026 Abel Prize in Mathematics

WIRED Science

Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US

A massive Western heat wave and a potential El Niño event raise concerns about a long stretch of unpredictable and extreme weather.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US

New York Times Science

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Comet K1 Exploding Into Fragments

In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Comet K1 Exploding Into Fragments

WIRED Science

A Quantum Leap for the Turing Award

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in computer science.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

A Quantum Leap for the Turing Award

Singularity HUB

Brain Implants Let Paralyzed People Type Nearly as Fast as Smartphone Users

As they imagine typing, implants translate brain signals into keystrokes on a standard digital keyboard. The post Brain Implants Let Paralyzed People Type Nearly as Fast as Smartphone Users appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

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Brain Implants Let Paralyzed People Type Nearly as Fast as Smartphone Users