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Eerily realistic AI voice demo sparks amazement and discomfort online

An example argument with Sesame's CSM created by Gavin Purcell. An example argument with Sesame's CSM created...

“Wooly mice” a test run for mammoth gene editing

On Tuesday, the team behind the plan to bring mammoth-like animals back to the tundra announced the creation of what it is calling wooly...

Researchers surprised to find less-educated areas adopting AI writing tools faster

Corporate and diplomatic trends in AI writing According to the researchers, all sectors they analyzed (consumer complaints, corporate communications, job postings) showed similar adoption...

TSMC to invest $100B as Trump demands more US-made chips, report says

Currently, TSMC only builds its most advanced chips in Taiwan. But when the most advanced US fabs are operational, they'll be prepared to manufacture...

An small microbial ecosystem has formed on the International Space Station

“One of the more similar environments to the ISS was in the isolation dorms on the UCSD campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. All surfaces...

Driving an EV restomod that costs as much as a house—the JIA Chieftain

The Chieftain Range Rover is a fascinating thing—a refitted, reskinned, restored classic Range Rover is no new thing, nor is one with a ludicrous...

We’ve figured out the basics of a shape-shifting, T-1000-style material

Campàs and his colleagues decided to design cell-like robots that could do all those things. T-1000 building blocks Each robot had motorized gears around...

Half-Life 3 is just the hot exclusive Valve needs to propel SteamOS past Windows

And let's not forget that millions of gamers already have easy access to SteamOS through Steam Deck hardware. Those aging Steam Decks might not...

SpaceX readies a redo of last month’s ill-fated Starship test flight

FAA’s green light The FAA confirmed Friday it issued a launch license earlier this week for Starship Flight 8. "The FAA determined SpaceX met...

Serbian student’s Android phone compromised by exploit from Cellebrite

Amnesty International on Friday said it determined that a zero-day exploit sold by controversial exploit vendor Cellebrite was used to compromise the phone of...

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