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Enhanced Games: Worse than the risk of 'crippling injuries' is the threat of gene editing in sports altering our fundamental human biology

Doping in sports is nothing new. Athletes at the Enhanced Games will know the risks — severe injury, even paralysis. But bioethicists are also concerned we're opening the gates to altering our fundamental human biology.

DW News 2 months ago

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The cost of the smart home is going up

Selling the smart home has been hard. Even Amazon has lost money in the space, despite putting hundreds of millions of Echo devices in people's homes. Google has also reportedly struggled to turn a profit from its substantial investment in Nest. But...

The Verge 2 months ago

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Uh-oh, the International Space Station is leaking again

"This further confirms the wisdom of the current policy of retiring the ISS in 2030."

Ars Technica 2 months ago

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Meta and Google get data from the app your boss uses to track you

Hundreds of thousands of workplaces use software to monitor employees. Now, a new study has found that many of these tools share data not just with employers, but with digital advertising platforms and data brokers as well. The review was led by...

The Verge 2 months ago

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SpaceX unveils IPO plans that could make Musk world's first trillionaire

Elon Musk's SpaceX has publicly filed details about its upcoming initial public offering, highlighting both the company's ambitious goals in space and its financial results. A successful share sale could value the company at a record-setting $1.75...

France 24 2 months ago

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Mexican mother finds remains of son missing for seven years

A Mexican mother found the bones of her son in the desert, seven years after he was kidnapped by a drug cartel. The woman is a well-known figure in Mexico, where she leads a collective of mothers looking for their missing loved ones.

France 24 2 months ago

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US government takes $2 billion equity stake in nine quantum computing firms

Beneficiaries include startup backed by firm with links to the Trump family.

Ars Technica 2 months ago

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Anthropic is paying $15 billion a year for access to Elon Musk’s data centers

Earlier this month, SpaceX and Anthropic announced a new compute partnership that provides access to the rocket company's Colossus data centers in Memphis, TN. Now, with the release of SpaceX's IPO filing, we have more details about that deal...

The Verge 2 months ago

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Netflix’s next great sci-fi show is set in a retirement community

Four decades on, '80s-style science fiction adventures continue to exert their influence on modern film and TV. The idea of a group of kids teaming up to face an otherworldly threat has become a trope at this point, seen in everything from Super 8...

The Verge 2 months ago

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Will SpaceX's IPO fund life on Mars — and a trillionaire?

SpaceX is launching history's biggest public listing, propelling Elon Musk's wealth into the stratosphere. DW explores whether the firm's out-of-this-world ambitions are truly cosmic or another black hole for investors.

DW News 2 months ago

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Common pesticide linked to hidden brain damage, scientists warn

Scientists have uncovered alarming new evidence that a common insecticide may leave lasting marks on the developing brain before a child is even born. Researchers studying New York City children found that prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos — a...

Science Daily 2 months ago

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Researchers say the Trump administration is finding new ways to punish science

Even with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. The consequences, they say, are already becoming clear.

NPR News 2 months ago

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SpaceX IPO ready for launch as countdown begins for what could be the biggest ever listing

SpaceX plans a record-breaking IPO that could raise around $75 billion (€64.5bn) despite ongoing losses. The Elon Musk-led firm says funds will support Moon and Mars missions, while strong Starlink earnings contrast with losses in X and xAI.

Euronews 2 months ago

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Scientists discover the nutrient that can supercharge cellular energy

Researchers discovered that leucine, a nutrient found in protein-rich foods, can supercharge mitochondria by protecting crucial energy-producing proteins inside cells. The breakthrough uncovers a powerful new link between diet and cellular energy —...

Science Daily 2 months ago

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In SpaceX’s IPO, Elon Musk is a risk factor

The SpaceX IPO is here, and it's more than just an historic public offering that could make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. It also reveals more ways in which Elon Musk's companies interact and overlap with each other, shuffling money...

The Verge 2 months ago

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Scientists solve 320-million-year mystery of reptile bone armor

Reptiles have been growing armor in their skin on and off for hundreds of millions of years, but scientists never fully understood how it evolved. A massive new evolutionary study shows these skin bones appeared independently in multiple lizard...

Science Daily 2 months ago

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New quantum sensor could count individual photons and hunt dark matter

Researchers have built an ultra-sensitive sensor capable of detecting unimaginably small amounts of energy — below one zeptojoule. The breakthrough relies on fragile superconducting materials that react to even the slightest temperature change. This...

Science Daily 2 months ago

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Elon Musk eyes record-breaking Wall Street debut with SpaceX IPO

Elon Musk's SpaceX filed for a stock market debut on Wednesday that could become the largest IPO in history, seeking to raise up to $75 billion at a valuation of as much as $1.75 trillion, according to US media reports. Musk would remain CEO, CTO...

France 24 2 months ago

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Elon Musk's SpaceX files to go public, in what could be historic IPO

The rocket giant could seek to raise $75 billion in the IPO, in what could be the biggest-ever market debut. Musk, set to become SpaceX's CEO, CTO, and Chairman of the Board, would hold majority voting power.

DW News 2 months ago

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Famously secret about its finances, SpaceX opens its books for the first time

"We believe we have identified the largest TAM in human history."

Ars Technica 2 months ago