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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Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power

Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power
But, of course, you need to make the fuel there in the first place. The obvious choice for that is ...
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Reddit mods are fighting to keep AI slop off subreddits. They could use help.

Reddit mods are fighting to keep AI slop off subreddits. They could use help.
Some moderators say generative AI helps people spam unwanted content on a subreddit, including posts that are irrelevant to the ...
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Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history

Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
That mission, and the 2020 Chang’e-5 robotic mission before it, are the first to return lunar rocks to Earth since ...
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How Diablo hackers uncovered a speedrun scandal

How Diablo hackers uncovered a speedrun scandal
For years, Maciej “Groobo” Maselewski stood as the undisputed champion of Diablo speedrunning. His 3-minute, 12-second Sorcerer run looked all but ...
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