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US Approves Mirror Satellite to Reflect Sunlight at Night

The FCC approved Reflect Orbital's experimental mirror satellite Eärendil-1, which will test an 18-meter reflector designed to reflect sunlight onto…

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I tested a human-only ‘Ghost Font’ that tricks AI readers

Ghost Font is an experimental typography project by designer Eric Lu that uses moving dots to create hidden letters visible…

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Painted e-tattoos signal the next generation of wearable biosensors

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have developed a conductive ink that can be painted directly onto the skin in custom…

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Nadella’s Paradox: The Hidden Cost of AI

Satya Nadella warns that businesses buying AI pay twice: once in cash, and again by surrendering their proprietary knowledge through…

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Building a Public Internet for Children

Growing concern over the internet's harm to children has led to proposed bans and age verification laws, but a more…

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Feynman’s Sprinkler Solution Decodes “Silly Sprinklers” Too

Researchers at NYU's Courant Institute have solved the classic "reverse sprinkler problem" in fluid dynamics, using experiments with different sprinkler…

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5 Star Trek Gadgets That Are Now Real-World Tech

The Star Trek communicator inspired the modern smartphone, which now surpasses the original with video calls and global connectivity. Real-world…

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World Models: Their Promise and Limitations Explained

World models are emerging as a new AI category distinct from LLMs, designed to simulate and interact with the physical…

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How AI is making modern daters ‘relationally stupid’

Dating experts warn that using AI to craft messages, profiles, and handle breakups makes people "relationally stupid," preventing them from…

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China’s BrainCo bets on wearable brain tech, not skull implants

BrainCo, a leading Chinese neurotechnology company, focuses on non-invasive wearable brain tech like headbands and caps using EEG sensors, bypassing…

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Polynesians’ Eastward Voyage After 1,700 Years: The Moana Mystery Solved?

The "long pause" refers to a 1,700-year period after the Lapita people settled Samoa and Tonga around 3,000 years ago,…

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Scientists Use AI and Quantum Computing to Discover New Peptides

Scientists at the Technical University of Denmark used a hybrid quantum-classical computer to improve the accuracy of generative AI for…

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Apple’s failed car project left legacy of powerful AI chips

Apple's abandoned self-driving car project led directly to the creation of the Neural Engine, first appearing in the iPhone X's…

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Demystifying Claude’s Inner Workings and OpenAI’s Super App

Harvard engineering professor Vijay Janapa Reddi expresses skepticism about AI, stating that despite the hype, it often fails to be…

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Doctors Say These Health Tracker Metrics Actually Matter

While wearable devices offer extensive health data like heart rate, steps, and sleep quality, experts question which metrics are truly…

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Quantum error correction enables constant processor recalibration

Quantum computing faces many practical challenges beyond major hurdles like hardware qubits and exotic states, including the critical issue of…

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New Research: AI Visibility Rankings Are Mostly Statistical Noise

AI visibility tracking data is unreliable because generative models produce varied responses each time, making citation shares mere snapshots of…

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Jupiter-Sized Planet Survives Its Star’s Death

The James Webb Space Telescope observed WD 1856 b, a Jupiter-sized planet that survived the death of its Sun-like star…

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Anthropic Uncovers Hidden ‘Workspace’ Inside Claude

Anthropic developed a "Jacobian lens" tool that reads Claude's hidden "J-space" region, revealing unspoken concepts the model reasons with but…

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Einstein’s Theory Gets Its Most Precise Test From Orbiting Sphere

Scientists achieved the most precise measurement yet of frame dragging (the Lense-Thirring effect) around Earth, reducing uncertainty to just 0.2…

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