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There are only four super star clusters in all the Local Group: rarities today. Here’s what the youngest, the just-discovered N79, shows us.
Anders discusses his optimism about AI in contrast to Eliezer Yudkowsky’s pessimism.
#AGI #Optimism #pdoom.
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Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus manipulates spider behavior, resembling “zombie-ant fungi.”
Dr. Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led a team of scientists—including experts from the Natural History Museum of Denmark and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew—in a study to identify a fungus discovered on a spider during the filming of the BBC Winterwatch series in Northern Ireland.
Through morphological and molecular analysis, the researchers confirmed the fungus as a previously unknown species.
CVE-2024–56161 exposes AMD SEV-SNP to malicious microcode attacks, risking VM data integrity. Discovered by Google, rated CVSS 7.2.
Synthesis of aromatic belts with embedded thiophene structures, which manifest significant optoelectronic and conductive properties, has not yet been achieved. Herein, the authors report the synthesis of thiophene-fused aromatic belts via one-step sulfur cross-linking reaction of partially fluorinated cycloparaphenylenes.
Double-sided van der Waals epitaxy across an ultrathin membrane provides a new method for growing a vertical junction with an atomically sharp interface, enabling the direct detection of selection rules for resonant tunnelling between topological surface states.