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How AI can help supercharge creativity
He’s far from the only researcher worrying about the cognitive impact of these technologies. In February a team…
Tariffs are bad news for batteries
Since Donald Trump announced his plans for sweeping tariffs last week, the vibes have been, in a word, chaotic.…
The Download: Detecting bird flu, and powering industrial processes with…
Over the winter, eggs suddenly became all but impossible to buy. As a bird flu outbreak rippled through dairy…
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,”…