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Sep 9
2025

Can you be aware of nothing? The rare sleep experience scientists are trying to understand

Western theories of consciousness tend to assume consciousness is about information.

Sep 9
2025

Young scientists create fabric capable of cooling interiors without air conditioning

Researchers in Chicago have developed a fabric that cools up to 16°F more than silk, reducing urban heat and dependence on air conditioning.

Sep 9
2025

Modeling Electrochemistry with Continuum Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Manuel Landstorfer — Modeling Electrochemistry with Continuum Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics.

Sep 9
2025

REM Sleep Reactivation Locks Memories in Place

Rare adult-born neurons in the hippocampus are reactivated during REM sleep, locking waking experiences into long-term memory.

Sep 9
2025

Synthesia’s AI clones are more expressive than ever. Soon they’ll be able to talk back

The uncanny valley is narrowing. Are we ready for what comes next?

Sep 9
2025

Adobe takes stake in Synthesia, startup behind AI clones for corporate videos

Synthesia told CNBC that Adobe’s venture capital arm injected an undisclosed amount of funds into the firm in a “strategic” partnership.

Sep 9
2025

Reasoning Engines — gulli

38+35+15+24+22+38=171 All my royalties will be donated to Save the Children Part 1 Introduction 1 The Dawn of a New Architecture 1 The Core Transformer Architecture: An Overview 2 The Encoder in Detail 3 Inside an Encoder Layer: 4 The Decoder in Detail 4 Inside a Decoder Layer: 5 Attention is Al…

Sep 9
2025

Oxford Nanopore in the biopharma sector

Discover how Oxford Nanopore offers a single-platform solution that supports leading companies all the way through the drug development pathway — from discovery to clinical trials and manufacturing.

Sep 8
2025

The Personality Illusion: Dissociation Between Self-Reports & Behavior in LLMs

Exploring dissociations between self-reported traits and actual behaviors in large language models — a study on LLM personality, alignment, and consistency.

Sep 8
2025

Elon Musk’s XAI Files SHOCKING Lawsuit: Engineer Stole AI Secrets for OpenAI

Elon Musk’s XAI has filed a lawsuit against a former engineer for allegedly stealing AI secrets worth hundreds of millions of dollars to benefit OpenAI, highlighting the intense competition and corporate espionage in the AI industry Questions to inspire discussion AI Security and Corporate Espionage 🔒 Q: How did the XA.