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Interview With Mark Zuckerberg Crashes and Burns as They Can't Get His Audio Working

Tech-focused business publication The Information drummed up plenty of excitement surrounding a major guest gracing its daily (and unfortunately named) TITV live stream on YouTube. During today's installment, the publication invited none other than Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who sat down with The Information ...

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Interview With Mark Zuckerberg Crashes and Burns as They Can't Get His Audio Working

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Scientists Detect Sign of Something Impossible Out in Deep Space

The very concept of black holes seems improbable. Albert Einstein infamously refused to believe they could exist, even though his theory of general theory of relativity was instrumental in predicting them. Now, scientists have witnessed something about these baffling cosmic monstrosities that further ...

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Scientists Detect Sign of Something Impossible Out in Deep Space

National Science Foundation

AI that delivers smarter glucose predictions without compromising privacy

Managing diabetes is a daily challenge faced by nearly 40 million Americans. It involves tracking food intake, timing medication and engaging in physical activity. Getting it wrong can lead to serious health issues; therefore, developing better…

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National Science Foundation

AI that delivers smarter glucose predictions without compromising privacy

New York Times Science

Apollo-Soyuz 50th Anniversary: A Handshake in Orbit That Transformed the Space Race

The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Soviet cosmonauts and NASA astronauts together in the first international human spaceflight.

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New York Times Science

Apollo-Soyuz 50th Anniversary: A Handshake in Orbit That Transformed the Space Race

WIRED Science

The Structure of Ice in Space Is Neither Order nor Chaos—It’s Both

Long thought to be completely disordered, space ice appears to have some crystallized regions, new research suggests.

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WIRED Science

The Structure of Ice in Space Is Neither Order nor Chaos—It’s Both

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Vast Numbers of Lonely Kids Are Using AI as Substitute Friends

Lonely adolescents are replacing real-life friendship with AI, and experts are worried about how easily these chatbots integrate themselves into the lives of children. A new report from the English nonprofit Internet Matters, which supports efforts to keep children safe online, has found that children ...

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Vast Numbers of Lonely Kids Are Using AI as Substitute Friends

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Scientists Gene Hack Mice So Their Livers Produce Their Own Ozempic-Like Drug

Scientists have gene-hacked mice to produce their own Ozempic-like enzymes, paving a path for humans to do so themselves one day. In a new study published in the journal Communications Medicine, researchers from Japan successfully gene-edited mice livers to make exenatide, a first-generation diabetes ...

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Scientists Gene Hack Mice So Their Livers Produce Their Own Ozempic-Like Drug

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Evidence Grows That Tripping on Shrooms Might Increase Your Lifespan

In a new study, scientists have uncovered evidence that magic mushrooms may be a cure for aging. Published in the Nature Partnering Journal Aging, this new paper out of the Baylor College of Medicine suggests that psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms, can extend the lifespans of ...

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Evidence Grows That Tripping on Shrooms Might Increase Your Lifespan

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Metadata From the "Raw" Epstein Video Shows Something Extremely Sketchy

When reviewing the metadata on the newly-released security camera footage of Jeffrey Epstein's last day alive, experts found something very odd: that it appears to have been manipulated. As Wired reports, the "full raw" video that the Justice Department just released — in tandem with its claim that ...

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Metadata From the "Raw" Epstein Video Shows Something Extremely Sketchy

WIRED Science

For Algorithms, Memory Is a Far More Powerful Resource Than Time

One computer scientist’s “stunning” proof is the first progress in 50 years on one of the most famous questions in computer science.

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WIRED Science

For Algorithms, Memory Is a Far More Powerful Resource Than Time

WIRED Science

Everything We Know About the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

A team of astronomers recently discovered the traveling space object, just the third of its kind to pass through our solar system.

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WIRED Science

Everything We Know About the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

New York Times Science

How Much of Our ‘Math, Revealed’ Series Did You Retain? Try This Quiz.

Test your knowledge of taxicab geometry, triangular numbers, the golden ratio and more.

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New York Times Science

How Much of Our ‘Math, Revealed’ Series Did You Retain? Try This Quiz.

WIRED Science

How to Use Clean Energy Tax Credits Before They Disappear

There are just a few weeks left to tap federal programs that make purchasing an EV, heat pump, or solar panels more affordable.

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WIRED Science

How to Use Clean Energy Tax Credits Before They Disappear

WIRED Science

How to Watch the Southern Delta Aquariids and Perseids Meteor Showers

In July and August two spectacular meteor showers will arrive in quick succession. Here’s everything you need to know to watch them and the other major showers that will appear in 2025.

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WIRED Science

How to Watch the Southern Delta Aquariids and Perseids Meteor Showers

New York Times Science

Denver Museum Finds a Dinosaur Fossil Under Its Parking Lot

The fossil, estimated to be about 70 million years old, was found during a drilling project.

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New York Times Science

Denver Museum Finds a Dinosaur Fossil Under Its Parking Lot

New York Times Science

Earth Is Spinning Faster, Making Some Summer Days Shorter

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer.

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New York Times Science

Earth Is Spinning Faster, Making Some Summer Days Shorter