A massive work of art dating back at least 500 years has resurfaced along the
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Exclusive: A record-breaking baby has been born from an embryo that’s over 30 years old
Cumbersome and explosive
In the early days of IVF, embryos earmarked for storage were slow frozen. This technique involves gradually lowering the temperature of the embryos. But because slow freezing can cause harmful ice crystals to form, in…
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OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT for college students
A handful of college students who were part of OpenAI’s testing cohort—hailing from Princeton, Wharton, and the University of Minnesota—shared positive reviews of Study Mode, saying it did a good job of checking their understanding and…
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Engineers bring a 250-year-old mechanical painting of Mount Vesuvius to firey life
A team of engineers at the University of Melbourne in Australia have brought to…
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The Download: How to store energy underground, and what you may not know about Trump’s AI Action Plan
—OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Agent explains how it passes a common internet security checkpoint designed to catch bots just like it, Ars Technica reports.
One more thing
How gamification took over the world
It’s a thought that occurs to every…
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This Tiny Device Could Turn Your Phone Into a Lab-Grade Spectrometer
A team of engineers has unveiled a revolutionary mini-spectrometer that can fit on a fingertip and operate with low voltage, scanning light from UV to near-infrared in under a millisecond. This game-changing device replaces bulky traditional…
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What you may have missed about Trump’s AI Action Plan
The White House’s messaging on deepfakes is confused
Compared with President Biden’s executive orders on AI, the new action plan is mostly devoid of anything related to making AI safer.
However, there’s a notable exception: a section in…
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This startup wants to use the Earth as a massive battery
Texas-based startup Quidnet Energy just completed a test showing it can store energy for up to six months by pumping water underground.
Using water to store electricity is hardly a new concept—pumped hydropower storage has been around for…
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AI’s Third Phase Is Here. Here’s How ‘Agents’ May Impact Our Lives. : ScienceAlert
We are entering the third phase of generative AI. First came the chatbots, followed by the assistants. Now we are beginning to see agents: systems that aspire to greater autonomy and can work in “teams” or use tools to accomplish complex…
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Missionaries accused of illegally giving gadgets to isolated Amazon tribe
Brazilian laws prohibit outsiders from contacting remote Indigenous tribes in the…
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