EmagGeek shares a report: Scientists have genetically engineered mice with some key characteristics of an extinct animal that was far larger — the woolly mammoth. This “woolly mouse” marks an important step toward achieving the researchers’ ultimate goal — bringing a woolly mammoth-like creature back from extinction, they say. “For Read more…
Earth’s core “burns with an estimated forty-four trillion watts of power,” the New Yorker reminds us — enough to “satisfy the entire world’s energy needs” with a power source that’s carbon-free, ubiquitous — and unlimited. (Besides running 24 hours a day, one of geothermal energy’s key advantages is “it can Read more…
Despite a January announcement that America would explore the idea of a national digital asset stockpile, the exact cryptocurrecies weren’t specified. Today on social media the president posted that it would include bitcoin, ether, XRP, Solana’s SOL token and Cardano’s ADA, reports CNBC — prompting a Sunday rally in cryptocurrencies Read more…
It’s a feature-length film “rendered on a free and open-source software platform called Blender,” reports Reuters. And it just won the Oscar for best animated feature film, beating movies from major studios like Disney/Pixar and Dreamworks. In January Blender.org called Flow “the manifestation of Blender’s mission, where a small, independent Read more…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the company was forced to stagger the rollout of its newest model, GPT-4.5, because OpenAI is “out of GPUs.” In a post on X, Altman said that GPT-4.5, which he described as “giant” and “expensive,” will require “tens of thousands” more GPUs before additional Read more…
A video that has gone viral in the last few days shows two artificial intelligence (AI) agents having a conversation before switching to another mode of communication when they realize no human is part of the conversation. In the video, the two agents were set up to occupy different roles; Read more…
Blue Origin on Thursday announced the crew for its next mission. The crew most notably includes popstar Katy Perry and broadcast journalist Gayle King. They will be joined by two scientists — Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen — as well as Jeff Bezos’ fiancee, TV personality Lauren Sanchez and film Read more…