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Enlarge / California Governor Gavin Newsom, seen speaking to reporters after September’s presidential debate. (credit: Getty Images) California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB-1047, a controversial artificial intelligence regulation that would have required the makers of large AI models to…
Although quantum computing is a nascent field, there are plenty of key moments that defined it over the last few decades as scientists strive to create machines that can solve impossible problems.
A new study published in the journal Emotion has found that the more people try to avoid feeling negative emotions, the less likely they are to acknowledge the existence of systemic racism. The research suggests that interventions designed to reduce…
Starlink satellites unintentionally emit radio waves that appear more than 10 million times brighter than natural sources, as seen by ground-based radio telescopes.
At the core of a quantum computer is the quantum processor, but these technologies are vastly different from the CPUs found in conventional computers.
Parents’ mobile phone use for social media and gaming can disrupt family time, with mothers more likely to use social media and perceive it as interfering with family time, while fathers report higher levels of mobile gaming. This research was…
Campfire (noun, “KAMP FYRE”) Campfires are small eruptions on the sun’s surface. They are similar to massive explosions known as solar flares and coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. But campfires are only about a millionth or a billionth the size…
Clouds form when water molecules in the air stick to certain tiny particles — think of them as seeds. Scientists have now discovered an unexpected source of those seeds. When two layers of Earth’s atmosphere overlap, chemicals in each layer…
The Scythians were a nomadic group known for creating elaborate gilded artworks.
A recent study published in Emotion challenges the idea that people may find some satisfaction in having their pessimistic expectations confirmed, even if the outcome is negative. Contrary to the notion of “doomsayer’s delight,” the results indicate that people do…
