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Scientists Just Found Something Very Disturbing About the AMOC Current Deep Below the Ocean: Evidence That Its Weakening ...

Throwing cold water on your hopes of a better tomorrow. The post Scientists Just Found Something Very Disturbing About the AMOC Current Deep Below the Ocean: Evidence That Its Weakening Isn't Just a Fluke, and If It Collapses, the World Could Be Plunged Into Climate Catastrophe appeared first on ...

17 hours ago

Futurism

Scientists Just Found Something Very Disturbing About the AMOC Current Deep Below the Ocean: Evidence That Its Weakening ...

Futurism

Scientists Build Fully Synthetic Life Form That Can Eat and Reproduce

"We’re hoping we’re really starting the true age of bioeconomy, enabling technology that will let people engineer biology." The post Scientists Build Fully Synthetic Life Form That Can Eat and Reproduce appeared first on Futurism.

18 hours ago

Futurism

Scientists Build Fully Synthetic Life Form That Can Eat and Reproduce

New York Times Science

SpudCell: Scientists Made a Cell With Most of the Hallmarks of Life. Here’s What to Know.

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.

14 hours ago

New York Times Science

SpudCell: Scientists Made a Cell With Most of the Hallmarks of Life. Here’s What to Know.

New York Times Science

Scientists React to the Lab-Made, Yet Lifelike, SpudCell

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic biology and our definition of “life.”

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New York Times Science

Scientists React to the Lab-Made, Yet Lifelike, SpudCell

Futurism

Thieves Are Absolutely Loving All of These New Data Center Projects

"They know what’s hot and they know what’s selling." The post Thieves Are Absolutely Loving All of These New Data Center Projects appeared first on Futurism.

18 hours ago

Thieves Are Absolutely Loving All of These New Data Center Projects

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Anybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Argue

"It really seems like anyone with some renders and a white paper written by someone being gassed up by an overly agreeable AI can get VC funding these days." The post Anybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Argue appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Anybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Argue

WIRED Science

The Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan Politics

Climate activist Will Lawrence cofounded the Sunrise Movement. Now, he has shifted his focus in his attempt to compete for a swing-district seat by calling for a data center moratorium.

2 days ago

The Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan Politics

New York Times Science

The Vera Rubin Telescope Begins Surveying Our Cosmos

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is beginning the widest, deepest survey yet of the southern sky.

1 day ago

The Vera Rubin Telescope Begins Surveying Our Cosmos

National Science Foundation

Action! NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory begins capturing the greatest cosmic movie ever made

The wait is over: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science , is now capturing the cosmos...

1 day ago

Action! NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory begins capturing the greatest cosmic movie ever made

Futurism

“Televised Nervous Breakdown”: CEO of Palantir Suffers a Bit of a Meltdown During Live Interview

"This is the voice of American business that is being channeled through me!" The post "Televised Nervous Breakdown": CEO of Palantir Suffers a Bit of a Meltdown During Live Interview appeared first on Futurism.

12 hours ago

“Televised Nervous Breakdown”: CEO of Palantir Suffers a Bit of a Meltdown During Live Interview

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CEO Says He’ll Fire Any Employee Who Sends Him More AI Slop

An executive threatened to "fire the next person" whose sent them an email written by ChatGPT. The post CEO Says He'll Fire Any Employee Who Sends Him More AI Slop appeared first on Futurism.

15 hours ago

CEO Says He’ll Fire Any Employee Who Sends Him More AI Slop

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Brown University Professor Horrified to Discover Largest AI Cheating Scandal in Ivy League History

"The empirical evidence of fraud is overwhelming." The post Brown University Professor Horrified to Discover Largest AI Cheating Scandal in Ivy League History appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Brown University Professor Horrified to Discover Largest AI Cheating Scandal in Ivy League History

New York Times Science

Cheating Chickadees Are Seduced by Smarts

Female mountain chickadees are loyal to their mates, unless a smarter suitor comes along.

24 hours ago

Cheating Chickadees Are Seduced by Smarts