DOGE cuts to USDA may open door to invasive species, higher food prices

DOGE cuts to USDA may open door to invasive species, higher food prices
Two federal judges and an independent agency that assesses government personnel decisions have already ordered that fired USDA employees be ...
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Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question

Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question
Ars Technica has reached out to the NIH and HHS for comment and will update this story with any new ...
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Large enterprises scramble after supply-chain attack spills their secrets

Large enterprises scramble after supply-chain attack spills their secrets
Open-source software used by more than 23,000 organizations, some of them in large enterprises, was compromised with credential-stealing code after ...
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A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells

A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells
Biohybrid robots work by combining biological components like muscles, plant material, and even fungi with non-biological materials. While we are ...
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Behind the scenes of The Electric State

Behind the scenes of The Electric State
The directors adopted more of a colorful 1990s aesthetic than the haunting art that originally inspired their film. While some ...
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For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids

For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids
At the same time, in many African countries, solar power now stands to offer much more than environmental benefits. About ...
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Researchers astonished by tool’s apparent success at revealing AI’s hidden motives

Researchers astonished by tool’s apparent success at revealing AI’s hidden motives
In a new paper published Thursday titled “Auditing language models for hidden objectives,” Anthropic researchers described how models trained to ...
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Russia-aligned hackers are targeting Signal users with device-linking QR codes

Russia-aligned hackers are targeting Signal users with device-linking QR codes
Signal, as an encrypted messaging app and protocol, remains relatively secure. But Signal’s growing popularity as a tool to circumvent ...
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In a last-minute decision, White House decides not to terminate NASA employees

In a last-minute decision, White House decides not to terminate NASA employees
So what changed? It was not immediately clear why. A NASA spokesperson in Washington, DC, offered no comment on the ...
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OpenAI board considers special voting powers to prevent Elon Musk takeover

OpenAI board considers special voting powers to prevent Elon Musk takeover
Poison pill another option OpenAI was founded as a nonprofit in 2015 and created an additional “capped profit” entity in ...
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