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GDKEG6 Oil refinery at twilight

Technology

How the future rise of AI lawyers could force Big Oil to pay up

By the 2030s, a wave of litigation led by artificial intelligence was forcing Big Oil firms to pay billions in damages for their emissions, says our guide to the future, Rowan Hooper

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Quantum computer circuitry illustration. Conventional computers store information as 'bits', with each transistor holding either a 1 or a 0. Quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, which operate according to two principles of quantum physics. One of the principles, supposition, allows a qubit to store a 1 and a 0 at the same time. This means two qubits can hold four values at once. The second principle, entanglement, means that the state of one qubit can depend on the state of another. As you expand the number of qubits, the machine becomes exponentially more powerful.

Technology

Why AI firms should follow the example of quantum computing research

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Life

Dancing turtles help us understand how they navigate around the world

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People are starting to trust AI more – and view it as more human-like

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Technology

AI chip smaller than a grain of salt uses light to decode data

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2SA3JYH Various Artificial Intelligence mobile apps, DeepSeek open-source large language models app on January 28, 2025 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Technology

DeepSeek has burst the AI hype bubble – now all bets are off

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2YJ64RA . Benedetta Cappa Marinetti (Benedetta) (Rome 1897 - Venice 1977) Velocit? di motoscafo, 1919-1924 Oil on canvas, 70 x 110 cm

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How futurism took an abrupt right turn in the 20th century

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Life

Bonobos can tell when they know something you don't

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Technology

Why China's DeepSeek is threatening to disrupt the AI industry

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Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

Society

What Trump's first week means for climate, science, health and tech

In a barrage of executive orders, President Donald Trump has set the US on course to derail climate goals, biomedical research and pandemic readiness

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Environment

Trump-backed Stargate Project could strain the US energy grid

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Technology

Brain implant lets man with paralysis fly a virtual drone by thought

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Physics

AI could assemble a record-breaking quantum computer out of cold atoms

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Meta allowed pornographic ads that break its content moderation rules

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