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Enlarge / AI-generated image by FLUX.1 dev: “A beautiful queen of the universe holding up her hands, face in the background.” (credit: FLUX.1) On Thursday, AI-startup Black Forest Labs announced the launch of its company and the release of its…
Enlarge / Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during an interview at Bloomberg House on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) OpenAI…
The light from the most distant galaxy in the known universe suggests that there’s something off about our current cosmological models, a new James Webb Space Telescope study finds. The explanations remain elusive.
Tanzania’s outlandish Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, the only volcano on Earth that is currently erupting carbonatite lava, has been sinking at a rate of 1.4 inches per year for the past decade.
Wildfires can generate tornado-like fire whirls and other “unpredictable and erratic” weather. An atmospheric scientist explains how.
Enlarge / There is something so wonderfully obscene about having a town with hundreds of people living their lives, running into conflict, hoping for better, and your omnipotent self is stuck on which bookcase best fits this living room corner.…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The US Department of Justice is investigating Nvidia’s acquisition of Run:ai, an Israeli artificial intelligence startup, for potential antitrust violations, said a person familiar with discussions the government agency has had with third parties. The DoJ…
Blood biomarker tests could help doctors know if a person’s cognitive symptoms are due to Alzheimer’s or something else.
Enlarge / Muscle atrophy is a known hazard of spending time on the International Space Station. (credit: NASA) Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems…
The T Coronae Borealis nova will soon burst into life above our heads for the first time in 78 years.
