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Singularity Hub - 3 Feb 2024 17:00
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE I Tested a Next-Gen AI Assistant. It Will Blow You Away Will Knight | Wired “When the fruits of the recent generative AI boom get properly integrated into…legacy assistant bots [like Siri and ...
Aldabra rail: The bird that came back from the dead by evolving twice
Live Science - 3 Feb 2024 15:00
The flightless Aldabra rail went extinct 136,000 years ago when its atoll home sank beneath the waves. Then it evolved again.
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames
New Scientist - 3 Feb 2024 00:00
As the US military begins integrating AI technology, simulated wargames show how chatbots behave unpredictably and risk nuclear escalation
Genomes of 51 animal species mapped in record time, creating 'evolutionary time machine'
Live Science - 3 Feb 2024 16:00
Using a new technique, scientists created genetic blueprints for kangaroos, penguins, sharks and more.
April 8 solar eclipse: 4 telescopes and observatories where you can watch totality
Live Science - 3 Feb 2024 14:00
The April 8 total solar eclipse will be visible from several astronomical observatories across North America. Here are four that have big events planned for the day the sun disappears.
How do galaxies grow while ensnared in the universe's cosmic web?
Live Science - 3 Feb 2024 13:00
New simulations show how thousands of galaxies evolve by traveling through the strands of gas, dust and stars that make up the universe's "cosmic web."
Why don't we feel Earth spinning?
Live Science - 3 Feb 2024 12:00
Earth moves around the sun at 67,000 mph and makes a full rotation once every 24 hours. So why can't we feel the Earth's rotation?