About 15% of World’s Cropland Polluted With Toxic Metals, Say Researchers This article highlights alarming research revealing that a significant portion of the world’s cropland—about 15%—is tainted by toxic heavy metals. With…
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Scientists Claim To Have Found Color No One Has Seen Before
[Free]Scientists Claim To Have Found Color No One Has Seen Before Researchers at UC Berkeley recently announced the discovery of a new colour called “olo,” which can only be seen through direct…
China Develops Flash Memory 10,000x Faster With 400-Picosecond Speed
[Free]China Develops Flash Memory 10,000x Faster With 400-Picosecond Speed A research team at Fudan University has unveiled a groundbreaking semiconductor storage device, known as “PoX,” which operates at an astonishing speed of…
A Musician’s Brain Matter Is Still Making Music Three Years After His Death
[Free]A Musician’s Brain Matter Is Still Making Music Three Years After His Death In a remarkable twist on creativity and mortality, a new art installation features the brain matter of renowned composer…
OpenAI Puzzled as New Models Show Rising Hallucination Rates
[Free]OpenAI Puzzled as New Models Show Rising Hallucination Rates OpenAI is scratching its head over the skyrocketing rates of hallucinations in its newest models, o3 and o4-mini. Recent findings show these AI…
Fresh Tools That Keep Vintage Macs Online and Weirdly Alive
[Free]Fresh Tools That Keep Vintage Macs Online and Weirdly Alive As macOS turns 24 and Intel-based Mac minis get branded as “vintage,” new tools are emerging to help keep our classic Macs…
Users React To Bluesky’s Upcoming Blue Check Mark Verification System
[Free]Users React To Bluesky’s Upcoming Blue Check Mark Verification System Bluesky is testing a new verification system that includes blue checks issued by “Trusted Verifiers” such as news organisations. This proposal has…
Small ocean swirls may have an outsized effect on climate, NASA satellite shows
[Free]Small ocean swirls may have an outsized effect on climate, NASA satellite shows A NASA-led satellite mission has unveiled that small ocean swirls and eddies wield more influence on our climate than…
Study Finds 50% of Workers Use Unapproved AI Tools
[Free]Study Finds 50% of Workers Use Unapproved AI Tools A recent study by Software AG reveals that a staggering 50% of employees are using unapproved AI tools at work. The study highlights…
Actors Who Sold AI Avatars Stuck In Black Mirror-Esque Dystopia
[Free]Actors Who Sold AI Avatars Stuck In Black Mirror-Esque Dystopia In a shocking twist of events, several actors who sold their likenesses to AI companies are now facing the repercussions of their…