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Vernor Vinge, influential sci-fi author who warned of AI ‘Singularity,’ has died
Vinge’s visions of the future enthralled and influenced generations of writers and tech industry leaders. He was 79.
New proto-amphibian species named after Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog tells us, 'I was truly honored… and a little puzzled.'
How crafty orca whales hunt near submarine canyons
A unique subpopulation of transient killer whales switches their techniques depending on the seascape.
EPA says over half of all new cars must be EVs or hybrids by 2032
The Biden Administration’s new policies are the strictest auto pollution regulations yet.
‘Cyberflasher’ sent to prison for the first time in England
While legislation similar to the country's Online Safety Act exist worldwide, it is inconsistent.
As more states target disavowed ‘excited delirium’ diagnosis, police groups push back
Critics have highlighted the ‘lack of evidence that this is an actual medical syndrome’ and condoned the ‘junk science’ excuse of ‘police brutality resulting in death.’
Bronze Age village was ‘pretty cozy’—until Britain’s Pompeii
Archeologists dig through dwellings that were destroyed by a fire 3,000 years ago.
AI-generated nonsense is leaking into scientific journals
Text outputs from large language models are littering paper mills—and even some peer-reviewed publications.
Silicon Valley wants to deploy AI nursebots to handle your care
Medical startup Hippocratic AI and Nvidia say it's all about the chatbots' 'empathy inference.'
EPA rule finally bans the most common form of asbestos
This deadly carcinogen is still used in some products, decades after a first partial ban.