the 'site: reddit' hack on google was the only thing making it still usable and now a service literally called ReplyGuy is poisoning reddit to ruin your search results 404media.co/ai-is-poisonin…

The hunt for rivals' nuclear-armed submarines could become more difficult in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans because of climate change.

But in some cases submarines could actually be more vulnerable to detection at shallower depths.
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Very glad and flattered to see this article by Jeremy Hsu in New Scientist summarizing the results of our recent article 'Climate Change and Military Power: Hunting for Submarines in the Warming Ocean'.
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AI can help track a shadow fleet that is sidestepping international sanctions on Russian crude oil during Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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Another day, another couple of AI-generated images of veterans and more fake birthdays posted by this account, which is part of a larger scam network of accounts pretending to be female sketch artists selling their artwork.

The US may get its first true high-speed rail service with Brightline West. A completed line in 2028 could cut travel time between Las Vegas and LA by half compared to driving.

Here is why Brightline may succeed despite delays on other US HSR projects.
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A clever and unique study documents that much Covid transmission occurred via shopping in retail stores
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… PNASNews Thais Lærkholm Jensen CEBI - Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality

Today in 'Capitalists Hate Capitalism' news: The Appeal has published the first-ever survey of national prison commissary prices, revealing just how badly the prison profiteer system gouges American's all-time, world-record-beating prison population:

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New Scientist is recruiting for an experienced health reporter to join our London news team. This is a fantastic role for someone who will help shape our health coverage across the magazine, website and more newscientist.com/nsj/job/140198…

NEW REPORT: Since Roe was overturned by SCOTUS, pregnant women are being turned away from US emergency rooms - even by security guards - and are being forced to miscarry or give birth alone in ER lobbies and parking lots. apnews.com/article/pregna…

Folks, please spread the word widely: My college is looking to hire someone who is an expert in 'the human impacts of digital technologies.' The role is a little funny, and I would be happy to talk with you about it. But you or a friend SHOULD APPLY.

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Well this is horrifying

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What a find! A deposit of charred royal bones and ornaments discovered beneath a Maya temple suggests a dramatic 'fire-entering rite' marked a regime shift in the midst of widespread social unravelling.🔥
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They're baaaaaack
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Geophysicists are increasingly using offline fiber optic cables as seismic sensors to study aspects of Earth's subsurface, including hidden sources of geothermal energy and earthquake hazards.
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Dead Planets Society, New Scientist's most cosmically unhinged show is back for season 2, and Chelsea Whyte and Leah Crane are kicking it off with a veritable banger of a thought experiment - how to destroy a black hole newscientist.com/article/242694…

Human researchers control a swarm of cockroaches like robots using implants and a central computer. They have also tested the same concept with a crab. newscientist.com/article/242474…

Neat water purifier concept uses the buildup of electrostatic charges while walking to disinfect liquid in a water bottle.

No need for access to an external power source or having purification tablets on hand. See more details below.

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Hookworms and other parasitic worms that live in the human intestinal system affect well over one billion people worldwide.

Now researchers are testing AI screening tools that can spot worm eggs in human faecal samples.
newscientist.com/article/242623…

Online Conference➡️
Rethinking the Inevitability of AI: The Environmental and Social Impacts of Computing in Historical Context

April 22, 2024: 300-500 word paper proposals due

July 18, 2024: Date of online conference

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