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Citing Gandalf, Pope Leo says we must “disarm” AI

With the co-founder of Anthropic at his side today in Rome, Pope Leo XIV released a major new encyclical—his first—called “Magnifica Humanitas” (“Magnificent Humanity”)....

US’s big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal

Last week, the US government announced $2 billion in investments in quantum computing companies, allocating $100 million each to a range of startups in...

Whatever the mirror test tells us, beluga whales pass it

In hours of underwater video footage from a New York aquarium, a beluga whale named Natasha stretches her neck, pirouettes, nods, and shakes her...

SpaceX’s Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight

SpaceX launched the first test flight of its upgraded Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster Friday, with mostly positive results. The powerful rocket, propelled...

Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame

“All of our spacewalks are designed really for two people; the system really isn’t made where it’s easy for three people,” Akers told collectSPACE....

China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions

Addressing allegations of worker abuse, the Chinese Embassy maintained that Beijing “attaches great importance to protecting the lawful rights and interests of workers and...

Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat

According to Gillinger, the cross-track distances between the four Russian satellites and ICEYE-X36 now range between about 500 meters (1,640 feet) and 22 kilometers...

Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and “spreading rapidly”

The Ebola outbreak erupting from the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to escalate wildly, with cases nearing 750, deaths...

Ground system issue scrubs first launch of SpaceX’s Starship V3 rocket

SpaceX got within 40 seconds of launching the first flight of a taller, more powerful version of its Starship rocket Thursday, but a pesky...

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