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We made a cat drink a beer with Runway’s AI video generator, and it sprouted hands

Enlarge In June, Runway debuted a new text-to-video synthesis model called Gen-3 Alpha. It converts written descriptions called "prompts" into HD...

“Not a bluff”—NASA’s budget would shut down long-lived Chandra telescope

Enlarge / Artist's illustration of the Chandra X-ray Observatory.NASA/MSFC NASA launched the Chandra X-ray Observatory 25 years ago this week, opening...

Want to cook like a Neanderthal? Archaeologists are learning the secrets

Enlarge / A scientist defeathers one of the birds used in hands-on experiments to replicate Neanderthal butchering and cooking methods. Mariana Nabais ...

Battery sales keep Tesla profitable in Q2 as EV sales still slumped

Enlarge / Will investors care that Tesla's car sales and profit margins are shrinking, not growing? Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images ...

A mid-September test flight of Vulcan could permit a military launch this year

Enlarge / A top-down view of United Launch Alliance's first Vulcan rocket before its liftoff in January.United Launch Alliance United Launch...

Human bird flu cases tick up; second Colorado poultry farm reports spread

EnlargeGetty | David Paul Morris A second Colorado poultry farm has reported a case of bird flu in a worker, marking...

Mini-Neptune turned out to be a frozen super-Earth

Enlarge / Renditions of a possible composition of LHS 1140 b, with a patch of ocean on the side facing its host star....

Armada to Apophis—scientists recycle old ideas for rare asteroid encounter

Enlarge / This artist's concept shows the possible appearance of ESA's RAMSES spacecraft, which will release two small CubeSats for additional observations at...

Illegal drug found in Diamond Shruumz candies linked to severe illnesses

EnlargeDiamond Shruumz Newly released testing data of Diamond Shruumz-brand gummies purchased in 2023 identified the presence of psilocin, a hallucinogenic drug...

Samsung delays Galaxy Buds3 Pro release over quality concerns

Enlarge / A marketing image for the Galaxy Buds3 Pro. Samsung Samsung is delaying the release of the $250 Galaxy Buds3...

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