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New MIT study shows what you already knew about AI: it doesn't actually understand anything

It's just very good at putting one word after another...

PC Gamer

I chatted to an MIT-built AI version of my future, 60-year-old self and we did NOT get along

Leaving my future self on read.

PC Gamer

MIT unveils ultra-efficient 3D nanoscale transistors that could revolutionize future electronics

Ultrathin nanoscale 3D transistors made out of advanced semiconductor materials operate more efficiently than silicon-based devices by harnessing quantum properties, potentially enabling ultra-low-power AI applications.

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Can you ‘undo’ political polarization? Left and right might be closer than we think, study finds

University of California, Berkeley, research shows people are committed to protecting democratic institutions despite differences

The Guardian - US

Boston Dynamics' robot dog Spot can now 'play fetch' — thanks to MIT breakthrough

The future of smarter robots may lie in combining neural networks with advanced computer vision.

LiveScience

This laser technology could save the planet and help AI industry claw back more than $100 billion — half of GPUs are 'wasted' because of limited bandwidth, and this US startup wants to change that

Xscape Photonics' ChromX laser technology could help AI industry and save the planet

TechRadar

Humanist chaplain Greg Epstein: ‘Our bowed interactions with our phones look like worship’

The Harvard ethicist and author on the similarities between digital technology and religion, the value of scepticism, and how to develop a positive relationship with our devices

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What's driving France's sudden deportation of Kurdish activists?

France has a history of granting political asylum to Kurdish nationalists from Turkey who risk prison and torture back home. But recent deportations of Kurdish activists show a growing rift between the French state and its judiciary. One of these deportations has since been ruled illegal on appeal.

Radio France Internationale

Astronomers just found complex carbon molecules in space – a step closer to deciphering the origins of life

A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in a distant interstellar cloud of gas and dust.

The Conversation

1st triple black hole system discovered in 'happy accident'

The first "black hole triple" system, consisting of a black hole hungrily feeding on a companion star orbited by a more distant star, hints at a gentle formation process without supernova explosions.

Space

Rare “Black Hole Triple” Discovered! A Ghost Star Haunted Its Sibling Stars After It Perished

The discovery of a black hole miraculously holding onto one nearby and one faraway star may change what we know about how these scary objects are created.

Inverse

MIT researchers make progress on 3D-printed electronics, using semiconductor-free logic gates

MIT researchers attempt to make electronics without semiconductors, and succeed in some ways.

Tom’s Hardware

I run a $100M VC fund for immigrants—here’s why they’re often better than those born here

Adapting to a new country gave me the relentless drive to launch successful tech companies—and then to seek out that same spirit in others.

Fortune

Role Of Government, Poverty Research Tipped For Economics Nobel

Closing the season, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel economics prize on Monday, with specialists on credit, the role of government, and wealth inequality seen as possible contenders.

International Business Times

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LiveScience

'Future You' AI lets you speak to a 60-year-old version of yourself — and it has surprising wellbeing benefits

An MIT-led project asked young users to talk to an AI-powered simulation of their 60-year-old selves through a chatbot interface. The experience led to decreased anxiety and a boost in optimism.

Space

NASA images Uranus with epic team up of Hubble Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe have teamed up to image the ice giant Uranus, which will help inform future direct imaging of exoplanets.

LiveScience

How strong can hurricanes get?

There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."

TechRadar

This AI tool lets you confront your future self – and you might like what you find

MIT researchers showcase Future You with AI simulation of users from 30 years in the future.

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International Business Times

Antisemitic Incidents In US Reach Record High: ADL

The Anti-Defamation League has been around for 'over 110 years, and we have never seen data like this before,' said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

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MIT's FutureYou is the AI version of a motivational cat poster

Have you ever thought to yourself, “If I could go back in time and tell my younger self one thing it’d be…”? Well, maybe your future self can do that for you.

The Guardian - US

California bans universities from admitting students based on ‘legacy’

The rule, in effect from September 2025, will block colleges from giving preference to pupils close to alumni and donors

TechRadar

Would you live in a house of glass? Researchers have 3D-printed glass bricks that mimic the popular Lego interlocking system and can be recycled infinitely

MIT researchers have developed reusable 3D printed glass bricks that lock together like Lego

Space

Where did Mars' atmosphere go? Scientists say it may be 'hiding in plain sight'

New research suggests that the atmosphere of Mars could have literally "gone to ground" as carbon dioxide was greedily slurped out of the atmosphere and locked away by Red Planet clays.

InsideEVs

It Turns Out Charging Stations Are Cash Cows For Nearby Businesses

A new study shows that businesses located near EV chargers are raking in money thanks to drivers looking for something to do while their cars charge.

Space

How dark energy could relieve 'Hubble tension' and galaxy headaches

The Hubble tension, a longstanding problem in cosmology, could potentially be relieved if early dark energy is taken into account.

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