How can artificial intelligence (AI) help predict weather forecasts with better accuracy and efficiency than current weather forecast methods? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to address…
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JWST spots an energetic ‘Cosmic Tornado’ 625 light-years away
A powerful “Cosmic Tornado” has received a high-definition glow-up thanks to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The new look at Herbig-Haro 49/50 (HH 49/50) released today also answers a question that’s kept astronomers…
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Black Holes and Life: A Surprising Connection
Could black holes, which are known as the most destructive forces in the universe, create conditions on nearby planets where life could exist? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal…
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That unpaid highway toll text message is a scam
Online scammers are constantly evolving their tactics and methods, but one approach has gained popularity in recent months: text messages that claim you owe unpaid traffic tolls.
“Your toll balance is outstanding,” reads one such…
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The Download: the dangers of AI agents, and ChatGPT’s effects on our wellbeing
—Margaret Mitchell, Avijit Ghosh, Sasha Luccioni, Giada Pistilli all work for Hugging Face, an open source AI company.
AI agents have set the tech industry abuzz. Unlike chatbots, these groundbreaking new systems can navigate multiple…
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Why handing over total control to AI agents would be a huge mistake
And when systems can control multiple information sources simultaneously, potential for harm explodes. For example, an agent with access to both private communications and public platforms could share personal information on social media. That…
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The Quantum Spin Breakthrough That Could Supercharge Computing
UC Riverside and its partners are exploring antiferromagnetic spintronics, a tech that could unlock lightning-fast, ultra-dense memory and smarter computing through quantum mechanics. The University of California, Riverside has been awarded…
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Streetlights Get Smarter: New Nano Tech Could Cut CO2 by Over 1 Million Tons
Technology enhances the energy efficiency of streetlights and simultaneously reduces carbon emissions. A new study conducted in collaboration between King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and King Abdulaziz City for Science…
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The lost art of cleaning out your feed
Have you noticed that the internet is less fun lately? You’re not alone. There are all kinds of reasons for this, many of which I can’t begin to unpack here. At least part of the problem, though, is that we all stopped tidying up our…
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Game-Changing 3D Chip Uses Light to Supercharge AI
Columbia engineers have created a powerful 3D photonic-electronic chip that could overcome one of AI’s biggest hardware challenges: energy-hungry data transfer. Their design combines light-based data movement with CMOS electronics to achieve…
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