Scientists believe they’re close to solving an ancient mystery involving a strange hominin skull, neither Neanderthal nor human, that was found fused to a cave wall — with a stalagmite sticking out of the top, to complete the eerie scene — in Macedonia, Greece. In a new study published in the Journal of Human Evolution, researchers from France’s Institut… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Non-Human Skull Embedded in Cave Wall
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Venture Capitalist Sues Surrogate Mother After Stillbirth
Losing a baby to a stillbirth is arguably the most heartbreaking outcome an expecting mother can experience. But what would you do if that stillbirth kicked off a lengthy and protracted legal battle in which your most intimate details are spilled to the police, the courts, and social media? That’s the horrifying conundrum facing Rebecca… Continue reading Venture Capitalist Sues Surrogate Mother After Stillbirth
Godfather of AI Says His Girlfriend Broke Up With Him Using ChatGPT
Geoffrey Hinton, long considered a “godfather of AI” and who won the Nobel Prize in Physics last year, has a complicated relationship with the tech he pioneered at Google many years ago. He’s long argued that AI poses an existential risk to humanity, and signed a letter earlier this year calling on OpenAI not to… Continue reading Godfather of AI Says His Girlfriend Broke Up With Him Using ChatGPT
Paper Finds Earth May Have Been Terraformed by “Advanced Extraterrestrials”
It’s one of the most longstanding questions in biology: how did life first arise? Research on the topic abounds, but there’s no one accepted answer. And according to one new paper, the chances that life emerged by pure chance on Earth are so slim that it’s possible that our planet was instead seeded by “advanced… Continue reading Paper Finds Earth May Have Been Terraformed by “Advanced Extraterrestrials”
Scientists Boast That Their AI-Powered Stethoscope Only Fails Two-Thirds of the Time
A team of researchers in the UK say their AI-powered stethoscope can detect three different heart conditions in just 15 seconds. It’s also, they readily admit, horrendously inaccurate. Placed over the chest, the “smart” gizmo analyzes the rhythms of the heartbeat and blood flow that’re undetectable to the human ear, while also performing a quick… Continue reading Scientists Boast That Their AI-Powered Stethoscope Only Fails Two-Thirds of the Time
Attention Writers: Anthropic Might Owe You $3000 (or More!) If It Was Trained Using Your Work
Writing is a wonderful profession… in writers’ dreams! In reality, it’s a grind that’s comically unprofitable for the vast majority, to say nothing of the tortured ennui that comes with having to deal with actually writing, or the thought of actually writing, or the thought of what you aren’t right now actually writing. And the economics are… Continue reading Attention Writers: Anthropic Might Owe You $3000 (or More!) If It Was Trained Using Your Work
RFK Jr Is Suddenly in Real Trouble
Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has weathered ample family tragedy, drug and alcohol addiction, infection from an alleged brain worm, and a few sex scandals both minor and major — and now he’s weathering condemnation from his own political allies that could presage a genuine crash out. Amid his single-minded quest… Continue reading RFK Jr Is Suddenly in Real Trouble
Leaked DMs Show Elon Musk Blatantly Lying About Self-Driving Safety
For years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has refused to use radar and lidar sensors on his self-driving cars, saying they’re a “crutch.” He claims it’s not just a cost issue, but is adamant that only using visual cameras to let Tesla’s autonomous driving software see the world around it is actually safer than the alternative.… Continue reading Leaked DMs Show Elon Musk Blatantly Lying About Self-Driving Safety
Anti-AI Activist on Day Three of Hunger Strike Outside Anthropic’s Headquarters
AI fever might have an iron grip on Fortune 500 CEOs, Wall Street traders, and government officials, but there are still some out their immune to the tech industry’s charms. For evidence, look no further than activist and organizer Guido Reichstadter, who’s currently running on day three of a hunger strike on the front steps… Continue reading Anti-AI Activist on Day Three of Hunger Strike Outside Anthropic’s Headquarters
Chinese Scientists Create Bright, Multi-Colored Glowing Plants
Never to be outshone — literally, in this case — Chinese scientists have one-upped American researchers and their bioluminescent petunias with what they’re calling world’s first multi-colored glowing plants. As the journal Nature reports, this glow-in-the-dark succulent hails from the South China Agricultural University (SCAU) in Guangzhou, where materials researchers have developed a technology that recharges… Continue reading Chinese Scientists Create Bright, Multi-Colored Glowing Plants