‘Godfather of AI’ shortens odds of the technology wiping out humanity over next 30 years

Geoffrey Hinton says there is 10% to 20% chance AI will lead to human extinction in three decades, as change moves fast.

Chinese Firm Trains Massive AI Model for Just $5.5 Million

The 671-billion-parameter DeepSeek V3 outperformed both open and closed-source AI models in internal benchmarks.

Canadians are losing millions in crypto to fraudsters

Data shows Ontarians lost nearly $23M in crypto investment scams earlier this year.

NASA spacecraft successfully completes closest-ever approach to the sun

Solar probe operating normally, expected to send data about its status on Jan. 1.

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== I don’t have any that I know of, but I spent most of my childhood
== playing in dirt with a goodly amount of time on a farm which
== included handling numerous reptiles, amphibians and mammals,
== drinking unpasteurized milk, homemade sauerkraut, and the like
As food allergies rise, new treatments are on the horizon

Here’s what to know about what causes food allergies—and the new research that may help us cope with them.

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Chicken soup? Tea? Here’s what to feed your body when it’s sick

Colds and flu can sap your appetite, right when you need nutrition the most.

== I have apparently been doing this mostly wrong
How long do leftovers really last? And other holiday food safety questions, answered

Every year, one in eight Canadians — about 4 million — are affected by a food-borne illness.

== never played with one myself, lengthy
The retro hobby that can help boost your happiness (say scientists)

An estimated 412,000 people have taken part in speedcubing competitions worldwide.

Headlights Are Growing Brighter

Light glare that’s dazzling today’s drivers can create a dangerous distraction on the road, experts say.

Scientists Observe ‘Negative Time’ In Quantum Experiments

The researchers stress that these findings don’t imply time travel.

One Third of Adults Can’t Delete Device Data

Easier to let those old phones gather dust in a drawer, survey finds.

== UK perspective, but…
Five things you might not know

Love it or loathe it, here are five things you might not know about snow.

== as usual with these kinds of studies, ifs present
Drinking Tea and Coffee Linked To Lower Risk of Head and Neck Cancer in Study

Research finds people who have more than four coffees a day have 17% lower chance of head and neck cancers.

Commercial Tea Bags Release Millions of Microplastics, Entering Human Intestinal Cells

A study has successfully obtained and characterized micro and nanoplastics derived from several types of commercially available tea bags.

Space Station Keeps Dodging Debris From China’s 2007 Satellite Weapon Test

Debris is an increasingly vexing issue not only for NASA, but also for companies such as SpaceX and OneWeb seeking to protect the thousands of small satellites they send into space.

New Physics Sim Trains Robots 430,000 Times Faster Than Reality

“Genesis” can compress training times from decades into hours using 3D worlds conjured from text.

== beyond me how they measure the entanglement?
Engineers Achieve Quantum Teleportation Over Active Internet Cables

Prior to this study, many researchers were skeptical about the feasibility of quantum teleportation in cables carrying classic communications.

Encyclopedia Britannica Is Now an AI Company

The 200 year-old company may soon go public on the back of AI-powered education products.

== yjc
Italy’s largest medieval mosaics restored

The mosaics span over 6,400 sq m and contain about 2.2kg of solid gold.

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The Theory That Volcanoes Killed the Dinosaurs Is Officially Extinct

The end of the Cretaceous period saw disastrous geological and astronomical events, but researchers say that one in particular is to blame for the mass extinction.

Sea Levels are Already Rising in America’s Southeast. A Preview of the Future?

Since 2010, the sea level at the Fort Pulaski gauge has risen by more than 7 inches, one of the fastest rates in the US.

OpenAI’s Next Big AI Effort GPT-5 is Behind Schedule and Crazy Expensive

It isn’t clear when—or if—it’ll work. There may not be enough data in the world to make it smart enough.

Scientists Build a Nuclear-Diamond Battery That Could Power Devices for Thousands of Years

The world’s first nuclear-diamond battery uses carbon-14, which has a half-life of 5,700 years, to power devices.

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Century-Scale Storage

f you, right now, had the goal of digitally storing something for 100 years, how should you even begin to think about making that happen?

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AI Writing Is Improving, But It Still Can’t Match Human Creativity

New study finds that ChatGPT and its ilk remix words well, yet their output remains derivative.

‘Yes, I am a Human’: Bot Detection Is No Longer Working

A report warns that the imminent arrival of AI agents – software programs designed to autonomously interact with websites on our behalf – will further complicate matters.

Sleep disorders in the land of the midnight sun

Some experts suggest that northerners could be more affected by sleep disorders than people in the south.

Mastodon teeth found in couple’s backyard may shed light on New York’s Ice Age

Archaeologists — skeptical at first — hail the discovery as an incredible piece of history.

== a touch out of date, but…
We’re About To Fly a Spacecraft Into the Sun For the First Time

Scientists really want to understand the origins of the solar wind.