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Futurism

Federal Agents Are Secretly Monitoring Americans’ Financial Transactions So Cops Can Arrest People They Find Suspicious

"If we can't meaningfully review and evaluate these systems, we can't trust them." The post Federal Agents Are Secretly Monitoring Americans' Financial Transactions So Cops Can Arrest People They Find Suspicious appeared first on Futurism.

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Federal Agents Are Secretly Monitoring Americans’ Financial Transactions So Cops Can Arrest People They Find Suspicious

WIRED Science

AI Agents Are Thirsty for Power

Silicon Valley is shifting away from chatbot queries toward a future filled with resource-intensive agentic AI—and it's driving the data center buildout.

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WIRED Science

AI Agents Are Thirsty for Power

Futurism

Amazon Has Become Pathetically Reliant on Food Stamps to Power Its Empire

"These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet, and yet they are working, and they are working a lot." The post Amazon Has Become Pathetically Reliant on Food Stamps to Power Its Empire appeared first on Futurism.

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Amazon Has Become Pathetically Reliant on Food Stamps to Power Its Empire

Futurism

Amazon Deploying AI Tech That Forces Actors’ Mouths to Match Dubbed Dialogue

But will it look any good? The post Amazon Deploying AI Tech That Forces Actors' Mouths to Match Dubbed Dialogue appeared first on Futurism.

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Amazon Deploying AI Tech That Forces Actors’ Mouths to Match Dubbed Dialogue

Futurism

California, Which Is Creating All the AI That’s Poisoning Children, Just Cracked Down on AI Use for Its Own Kids

All it has to do is look inwards. The post California, Which Is Creating All the AI That's Poisoning Children, Just Cracked Down on AI Use for Its Own Kids appeared first on Futurism.

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California, Which Is Creating All the AI That’s Poisoning Children, Just Cracked Down on AI Use for Its Own Kids

New York Times Science

A Mastodon Tooth Is Discovered in a California Creek

A researcher surveying a San Mateo County creek stumbled upon a preserved Pacific mastodon molar estimated to be at least 10,000 years old.

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New York Times Science

A Mastodon Tooth Is Discovered in a California Creek

Futurism

America’s Health Care System Is So Screwed That Patients Are Flying to China for Cancer Treatment

"China has basically done to CAR-T cell therapy the same thing that it's done to other industries, which is, they've industrialized it." The post America's Health Care System Is So Screwed That Patients Are Flying to China for Cancer Treatment appeared first on Futurism.

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Futurism

America’s Health Care System Is So Screwed That Patients Are Flying to China for Cancer Treatment

Futurism

China Deploys Rare Type of Space Junk That Pollutes Orbit for Hundreds of Years

Oh, great. The post China Deploys Rare Type of Space Junk That Pollutes Orbit for Hundreds of Years appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

Futurism

China Deploys Rare Type of Space Junk That Pollutes Orbit for Hundreds of Years

National Science Foundation

Podcast: Creating thermal cloaking and new structures

Shelly Zhang, an NSF-supported researcher, discusses her work using additive manufacturing and topology optimization to create new structures, including a 3D thermal cloaking device...

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National Science Foundation

Podcast: Creating thermal cloaking and new structures

New York Times Science

Most People Don’t Think About Culverts. Their Failure Can Be Deadly.

Scientists simulated what happens when the pipes and tunnels that divert rainwater fail. In one scenario, 30 percent of local residents couldn’t reach an E.R.

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New York Times Science

Most People Don’t Think About Culverts. Their Failure Can Be Deadly.

New York Times Science

A Teen Autopsy Marks the Arrival of a Deadly Drug in San Francisco

City officials — and one determined mother — are working to stop the spread of cychlorphine, which is far more potent than fentanyl.

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New York Times Science

A Teen Autopsy Marks the Arrival of a Deadly Drug in San Francisco