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Rogue AI bot is giving recipes for human flesh and chlorine gas::undefined

Scientists Create New Material Five Times Lighter and Four Times Stronger Than Steel::Researchers have developed a highly robust material with an extremely low density by constructing a structure using DNA and subsequently coating it in glass. Materials possessing both strength and lightness have the potential to enhance...

Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages::undefined

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Apple’s cheaper Vision Pro follow-up still won’t be cheap::A new report says Apple’s next mixed-reality headset will likely ditch the external EyeSight screen to reach a cheaper price point, along with other hardware compromises.

Meta made its Llama 2 AI model open-source because ‘Zuck has balls,’ a former top Facebook engineer says::Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a big risk by making its powerful AI model Llama 2 mostly open source, according to Replit CEO Amjad Masad.

Blue Origin loses launch contract as Telesat switches to SpaceX::undefined

A woman and her dog were swept away by flash flooding that suddenly surged through a Utah slot canyon. They were saved after the SOS emergency feature on her iPhone notified rescuers.::The woman heard flash flooding coming while in Utah’s Mary Jane Canyon and tried to reach higher ground with her dog, but the sand bank was...

California deploys AI to detect wildfires before they start spreading::AI and climate change represent two ways humans may ravage life as we know it on Earth, but the former can also help with the consequences of the latter.

China universities waste millions, fail to make real use of research, audit finds in indictment of tech-sufficiency drive::undefined

‘Stunning’ discovery: Metals can heal themselves::Scientists for the first time have witnessed pieces of metal crack, then fuse back together without any human intervention, overturning fundamental scientific theories in the process. If the newly discovered phenomenon can be harnessed, it could usher in an engineering...

Move comes in response to Canadian legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers...

Vechev and his team found that the large language models that power advanced chatbots can accurately infer an alarming amount of personal information about users—including their race, location, occupation, and more—from conversations that appear innocuous.

Somebody sent a strange tip about Spotify to The Verge on Wednesday. The email, with the subject line “Spotify Hackers,” claimed that “Every English account in America has two new followers, ! lucasrpx and ! vitornovaes.” The tipster followed up two minutes later to share a screenshot showing the profile pictures from...

Fake naked pictures of young girls created with AI spark fury in a small Spanish town::More than 20 girls aged 11 to 17 have been identified as victims in Almendralejo, in the western Spanish region of Extremadura, reports say.

Deputy prime minister to urge UN general assembly to create international regulatory system

The US military just proved it can get satellites into space super fast::Alpha becomes the first of the US 1-ton rockets to reach its target orbit.

Disney agrees to $9.5 million settlement over Magic Key annual pass dispute::The Walt Disney Company agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the entertainment giant of “deceptive business practices” in regards to its Disneyland annual pass program.

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