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A new biosensor can detect bird flu in five minutes
Part of the group’s work was devising a way to deliver airborne virus particles to the sensor. With bird flu,…
This Texas chemical plant could get its own nuclear reactors
It’ll be years before nuclear reactors will actually turn on, but this application marks a major milestone for…
The Download: A “dire wolf” revival, and safeguarding AI…
“No longer do I have to drive a symbol of racism, greed and ignorance! Life is suddenly so much better!" —Actor…
Game of clones: Colossal’s new wolves are cute but are they dire?
In addition to placing dire wolves more firmly in the Canidae family tree (they’re slightly closer to jackals…
AI companions are the final stage of digital addiction, and lawmakers are…
You might think that such AI companionship bots—AI models with distinct “personalities” that can learn about…
The Download: How the US is meeting China’s technological rise, and…
And that had opened the door to the possibility of hacking into the body’s circuitry and thereby controlling a…
How the Pentagon is adapting to China’s technological rise
She’s currently taking a break before jumping into her (still unannounced) next act. “It’s been refreshing,”…
The Download: What Trump’s tariffs mean for climate tech
US president Donald Trump’s massive, sweeping tariffs sent global stock markets tumbling yesterday, setting the…
Cyberattacks by AI agents are coming
Agents are also significantly smarter than the kinds of bots that are typically used to hack into systems. Bots…
Trump’s tariffs will deliver a big blow to climate tech
“It would be hard for me to think of cleantech or climate tech sectors that aren’t facing huge risks,” says…