Early AI jailbreaks were surprisingly simple, using basic psychological tricks like "ignore all previous instructions" or roleplaying scenarios (e.g., the…
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Orbit Robotics has developed Helios, a four-armed robot for space stations that uses two arms for anchoring and two for…
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A Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the Icarus project's satellite into orbit, with confirmation of its correct orbit and communication…
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A new study in "PLOS One" documents beluga whales Natasha and Maris exhibiting mirror self-recognition (MSR) behavior, marking the first…
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A new technique exploits deliberate motion in LiDAR sensors to reconstruct hidden objects by analyzing how light patterns change as…
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A three-minute video game where players collect apples can diagnose clinical depression by detecting anhedonia, as depressed players switch trees…
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The James Webb Space Telescope has mapped the atmosphere of the tidally locked exoplanet WASP-94A b, revealing a dynamic climate…
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NASA's Psyche spacecraft, launched in October 2023, used a close Mars flyby (within 2,864 miles) to gain a 1,000-mile-per-hour speed…
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OpenAI’s latest reasoning model has generated an original mathematical proof disproving a long-standing geometry conjecture first posed by Paul Erdős…
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Colossal has developed an artificial eggshell that allows bird embryos to develop fully outside a natural shell, with healthy chicks…
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Nearly half of all English-language articles published online are now classified as primarily AI-generated, with the share rising sharply after…
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Two new AI systems, Google's Co-Scientist and FutureHouse's tool, aim to assist scientists by forming and testing hypotheses, primarily in…
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Archaeologists identified a Pompeii victim from the 79 CE Mount Vesuvius eruption as likely a Roman doctor, using CT scans…
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Jan Janisch-Hanzlik, whose multiple sclerosis had severely deteriorated her independence, persistently contacted the University of Nebraska Medical Center until she…
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In Gaza, where construction supplies have vanished due to the Israeli blockade and bombardment, Suleiman Abu Hassanin's project "Green Rock"…
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Manoush Zomorodi's new book "Body Electric" examines the physical toll of digital life, building on her previous work about mental…
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Coal generates high carbon emissions and toxic byproducts, while a new study shows its aerosols reduce solar panel output by…
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Cement production accounts for 8% of global CO₂ emissions, with direct process emissions from limestone conversion exceeding those from fuel…
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Casimir Inc. has emerged from stealth with venture capital funding to develop a "free energy" device that claims to extract…
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Common vaccinations for flu, shingles, Tdap, and other diseases are associated with a reduced risk of dementia, with the shingles…
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