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Amazon Deforestation Threatens Its Role As World’s Carbon Sink
The Amazon rainforest stores the equivalent of almost two years of global carbon emissions, but its role as a carbon sink is under threat.
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Aug 211 min read
Experts Warn Of AI "Model Collapse" As Generative Systems Risk Becoming Dumber
Experts and commentators are forecasting the end of the generative AI hype, with warnings of an impending catastrophic “model collapse.”
By The Financial District
Aug 191 min read
No Scientific Basis For So-Called "Quake Clouds": Japan Weather Expert
A Japanese weather expert has stated that there is no scientific basis for the so-called "earthquake clouds."
By The Financial District
Aug 182 min read
Developers Of Minnesota Copper-Nickel Mine Aim For Cost Efficiency
Developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota announced that they plan to conduct a series of...
By The Financial District
Aug 152 min read
Fossils Suggest Smaller ‘Hobbits’ Roamed An Indonesian Island 700,000 Years Ago
Twenty years ago, on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood about 3 1/2 feet...
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Aug 151 min read
After AI, Quantum Computing Eyes Its "Sputnik" Moment
Quantum computing, which promises groundbreaking advancements in fields like drug development and climate change, is on the brink of a...
By The Financial District
Aug 131 min read
It Really Hurts To Think, New Study Concludes
Mental exertion often leads to irritation, frustration, or other negative feelings, supporting the idea that it "hurts to think."
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Aug 111 min read
Magnitude 7.1 Quake Hits Southern Japan
A powerful earthquake struck off southern Japan on Thursday, causing mostly minor injuries but raising concerns about potential major...
By The Financial District
Aug 101 min read
U.S. Warns 50 Million Air Bag Inflators Are Dangerous; Massive Recall Looms
US auto safety regulators reaffirmed their stance that more than 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous and should be recalled.
By The Financial District
Aug 91 min read
Nissan Developing "Cool Paint" To Keep Drivers Cooler
Nissan has revealed what it called a “cool paint” designed to keep people inside cars cooler, although the coating is six times thicker...
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Aug 91 min read
Hitachi's "Watermarking" Tool Detects AI-Generated Writing
Hitachi Ltd. has developed the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) watermarking tool that can help distinguish between sentences...
By The Financial District
Aug 62 min read
Cybercrime And Deepfakes Have Become Global Plagues That Must Be Stopped --- DICT
Cybercriminals using deepfakes and generative AI tools have become "global plagues" that must be stopped.
By The Financial District
Aug 61 min read
Vaccine Cuts Cow Methane Emissions
A start-up has developed a vaccine that cuts methane emissions from cow burps, with plans for a commercial launch within three years.
By The Financial District
Aug 51 min read
More Signs of Life Detected In Venus’s Clouds, Along With Ammonia
Four years ago, the unexpected discovery in the clouds of Venus of a gas that on Earth signifies life — phosphine — faced controversy.
By The Financial District
Jul 311 min read
Kishida Eyes Law To Boost Japan’s Chip Production
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed to craft legislation aimed at supporting the local production of advanced semiconductors...
By The Financial District
Jul 261 min read
U.S. Tests New Air-Launched Bombs To Sink Ships
A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber used a new anti-ship munition, Quicksink, to sink a decommissioned warship during recent live...
By The Financial District
Jul 241 min read
Market Watcher Warns AI Is "Useless" And Its Bubble Will Burst
There’s no avoiding the hype surrounding AI these days.
By The Financial District
Jul 241 min read
Microsoft Blames EU For World’s Biggest IT Outage
A 2009 agreement insisted on by the European Commission meant that Microsoft could not make security changes that would have blocked the...
By The Financial District
Jul 231 min read
SpaceX Rocket Flub Leaves Musk’s Starlink Satellites In Wrong Orbit
A SpaceX rocket has flubbed its mission, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they’re doomed to fall through...
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Jul 231 min read
10 Billion Passwords Leaked On Hacker Site: USA Today
In the latest cybersecurity scare, a file with nearly 10 billion passwords has been posted to a hacking site.
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Jul 222 min read
Days Getting Longer as Earth Spins Slower Due To Climate Change
Researchers say emissions from human activity are having a greater impact on our planet than we might realize.
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Jul 221 min read
Japan Mulls Monitoring Metadata To Preempt Cyberattacks
The Japanese government is considering allowing the peacetime monitoring of private metadata in a way that does not directly identify...
By The Financial District
Jul 221 min read
Malicious Actors Exploiting Global Tech Outage For Their Own Gain
As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm...
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Jul 221 min read
Japan Sets Policy Against Fully Autonomous Lethal Weapons
The Japanese government has recently adopted a policy against the development of fully autonomous lethal weapons, emphasizing that such...
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