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Quanta Magazine surveyed nearly 100 scientists across disciplines about AI's impact. The consensus? AI is already reshaping research, automating tasks, generating hypotheses, and raising questions about the future of scientific discovery and creativity.

Glitter, while festive, is a microplastic contributing to ocean pollution. It's contaminating marine ecosystems and potentially altering ocean chemistry due to its plastic base and metallic coatings.

The article questions why increasing 'tokens' (like educational attainment or LLM parameters) don't necessarily translate to expected gains (like income or intelligence). It draws a parallel to a past paradox in education.

Researchers achieved a wireless data transmission breakthrough, sending the equivalent of almost 2 million HD Netflix streams simultaneously over 4.6km using infrared light. This tech could improve future 5G/6G networks.

A new startup, Mechanize, founded by a prominent AI researcher, is making waves with its ambitious (and controversial) goal to replace all human workers with AI. The article questions the venture’s seriousness.

The Air Force reactivated the 23d Electronic Warfare Squadron to rapidly adapt to changes in the electromagnetic spectrum. It's part of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Group and aims to improve spectrum response capabilities.

Huawei unveiled CloudMatrix 384, an AI system claiming to outperform Nvidia's GB200 NVL72, with nearly double the compute power. It uses significantly more power, though efficiency is less of a concern in its target market.

ChatGPT's new model demonstrates significantly improved IQ scores, exceeding many humans. This leap is coinciding with a growing belief among Gen Z that AI is becoming, or already is, conscious.

Phison's new Pascari X200E SSD breaks the 15 GBps speed barrier, reaching over 1 million IOPS. However, it's designed for data centers and AI, not typical PCs, and requires specialized hardware.