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Human neurons in mouse brains pose ethics questions neuroscience cannot yet answer

Multiple cameras tracked a mouse as it wandered around a small arena. A computer charted its position and speed, leaving Pong-like traces on a monitor. The reason to watch this rodent so carefully? Nearly half its brain volume had been replaced with human cells. The effort to mix the brain tis

MIT Technology Review·1w ago

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Materials science is becoming AI’s overlooked bottleneck

The AI boom is becoming a materials challenge. As AI pushes computing into new territory, the materials behind that infrastructure are becoming just as crucial as the algorithms running on it. Semiconductors and data centers are approaching physical limits around performance, thermal management, ele

MIT Technology Review·1w ago

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OpenAI’s biodata play signals a shift in AI’s power over medicine

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania, wanted to assess AI’s impa

MIT Technology Review·1w ago

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Chimpanzee tool teaching reveals origins of human cultural learning

How chimps teach their kids tool tricks

Ars Technica·1w ago

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Boox’s stylus gamble signals a bigger shift in e-ink devices

Nearly two years after the last update to Boox's smartphone-sized black-and-white e-reader, the company announced the Palma 3 with a sleek redesign, new functionality, and a handful of other small updates that may justify its significant price bump depending on how you plan to use it. While the Palm

The Verge·1w ago

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Canon closes the R8's biggest weakness with Mark II stabilization

Canon announced the second-generation of its EOS R8 with a new retro-inspired redesign and the addition of in-body stabilization. That feature was one of the most notable omissions from the original R8 that launched in 2023 as a smaller, cheaper, and more accessible alternative to the Canon R6 Mark

The Verge·1w ago

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Nvidia’s Huang argues AI needs no rules, only corporate discipline

AI isn't some new form of "alien mind," according to Jensen Huang. It's just hardware and software, so safety can be engineered by each AI product maker.

TechCrunch·1w ago

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Data center opposition reveals AI’s legitimacy crisis

Poll data released Tuesday by the New York Times and Siena University confirms what we've already been seeing, and what politicians are responding to - AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular. Asked if they support or oppose the construction of data centers to power AI tech, 61 percent of the 1

The Verge·1w ago

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Roman Space Telescope could run for 22 years, reshaping astronomy priorities

The Roman telescope has enough gas for 22 years, double NASA's expectations

Ars Technica·1w ago

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Philadelphia’s AI data center plan revives industrial-era environmental justice fears

National outcry against data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials suggested possible construction in a neighborhood already impacted by a now-defunct oil refinery.

TechCrunch·1w ago

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Microsoft pivots Windows strategy toward on-device AI with October event

It's been more than two years since the last major Windows event, so Microsoft is heading to San Francisco next month to outline the future of Windows and Surface devices. At an event on October 7th, the company says it will host a "conversation on how local AI will shape the next chapter of the [&#

The Verge·1w ago

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Banned tracker member’s lawsuit against PassThePopcorn blurs online grudge with copyright claim

“Filmmaker” suing PassThePopcorn may be banned user out for revenge

Ars Technica·1w ago

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