DeepMind’s AI has found more new materials in a year than scientists have in centuries

Google DeepMind researchers have trained a deep learning model to predict the structure of over 2.2 million crystalline materials — 45 times more than the number discovered in the entire…

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Can you ‘deGoogle’ a phone? Murena tried — and added a kill switch

My ancient Samsung Galaxy is ready for retirement. Cracks expand across the screen, photos are hazy blurs, and the battery barely survives a day. It’s time to buy a replacement.…

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First transatlantic flight with 100% ‘sustainable’ fuel is greenwashing, critics say

The world’s first transatlantic flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been attacked as “greenwashing” by critics. The Tuesday trip from London to New York on a Vrigin Atlantic…

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Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is ‘ready to rumble’ following full dress rehearsal

The European Space Agency’s next-generation heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 successfully completed a full dress rehearsal on Thursday, in preparation for its maiden flight next year. The so-called hot-fire test at…

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He quit a GenAI leader in protest. Now he wants to create fairer systems for artists

Ed Newton-Rex had reached a breaking point. As the vice president of audio at Stability AI, the 36-year-old was at the vanguard of a revolution in computational creativity. But there…

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Does Valencia’s four-day workweek trial mean we’re headed for a brave new world of work?

The Spanish city of Valencia was founded by veteran Roman soldiers, given land in return for their service in various campaigns. The land of the brave, its very name means…

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