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Will human minds still be special in an age of AI?
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (331+ words) We tend to think of intelligence like height " and imagine ourselves being overtaken. That misses the point But intelligence isn't like height. There is only one way to be tall, but there are lots of ways to be smart. Just…...
UK "invention agency" grants "50m of public money to US tech and venture capital firms
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (1022+ words) Exclusive: Brainchild of Dominic Cummings, Aria is aimed at funding "crazy" scientific projects to benefit the UK Britain"s "invention agency" has pledged "50m of UK taxpayer money to US tech companies and venture capital projects. Dreamed up by Dominic Cummings…...
From neat lawns to wild havens: how No Mow May is transforming England's gardens
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (654+ words) Cheshire villagers are letting lawns grow wild to improve diversity and reconnect with nature on their doorstep Ian Waddington was crouched in his garden last summer, inspecting loose paving, when he lifted a slab and spotted something extraordinary: a tiny…...
Under a cloud: the growing resentment against the massive datacentres sprouting across Australian cities
16+ hour, 18+ min ago (114+ words) Residents say AI factories with unknown environmental impacts are being rushed into development as proponents argue Australia must ride the data boom or be left behind Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email,…...
We don't hear the frogs, we don't see the birds': government repeatedly delayed water to NSW wetlands, documents reveal
12+ hour, 14+ min ago (1211+ words) Exclusive: A grazier has released emails that reveal the state's environment and water department prioritised harvesting of winter cereal crops over wetlands The New South Wales government has routinely delayed environmental flows to critical wetlands in the state's north-west in…...
Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come | Arwa Mahdawi
18+ hour, 53+ min ago (299+ words) The tech company Flock has 80, 000 cameras across the US " and a report finds some officers are taking advantage Who would you rate as the world's most unlikeable tech tycoon? Elon Musk is obviously a major contender. The digital warlord Palmer…...
They don't belong in our environment': US vineyards battle spotted lanternflies as invasive insects spread
19+ hour, 12+ min ago (1121+ words) From Virginia to New York, the bugs drain vines, cut yields and leave growers resorting to one simple fix: squash them Around grape harvest time about three years ago, an employee at Zephaniah Farm Vineyard in Leesburg, Virginia, noticed bugs,…...
Rescuers release humpback whale that was stranded off German coast
1+ day, 39+ min ago (470+ words) Calf was transported by water-filled barge in operation deemed "inadvisable" because of low chance of survival Rescuers have released a young humpback whale that became a national sensation after it was beached in shallow waters off the coast in Germany,…...
German museum to return rare Irritator dinosaur skull to Brazil
22+ hour, 13+ min ago (899+ words) Spinosaurid fossil bought by Stuttgart institution in 1991 has been the subject of a long restitution campaign It is a 113-million-year-old bone of contention. After Stuttgart's museum of natural history bought a fossilised dinosaur skull in 1991, researchers found it was the…...
Record-breaking May warmth soon to blow away as cold front moves towards eastern Australia
1+ day, 43+ min ago (383+ words) Daytime temperatures on Friday were 10 to 14 C above average in four states Record-breaking warm temperatures for the start of May in many parts of the country will be washed out by a cold front bringing rain, thunderstorms and much cooler…...