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Crypto drainer steals $59 million from 63k people in Twitter ad push

Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in blockchains, cryptocurrencies, cybercrime/malcode

Dec 27
2023

Google and Twitter ads are promoting sites containing a cryptocurrency drainer named ‘MS Drainer’ that has already stolen $59 million from 63,210 victims over the past nine months.

According to blockchain threat analysts at ScamSniffer, they discovered over ten thousand phishing websites using the drainer from March 2023 to today, with spikes in the activity observed in May, June, and November.

A drainer is a malicious smart contract or, in this case, a complete phishing suite designed to drain funds from a user’s cryptocurrency wallet without their consent.

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The evolutionary significance of dreaming

Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in futurism

Dec 26
2023

Ancient societies revered dreams. Modern science tells us why.

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Do we need a new theory of evolution?

Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in biological, evolution

Dec 26
2023

A new wave of scientists argues that mainstream evolutionary theory needs an urgent overhaul. Their opponents have dismissed them as misguided careerists – and the conflict may determine the future of biology.

Stephen Buranyi

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Scientists Hope That Their Discovery About Black Holes is a Mistake. Here is What They Discovered

Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in cosmology, physics, space travel

Dec 26
2023

News space, astronomy, NASA, spacex, astrophysics, sun, moon.

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This light-bending tech will let scientists see the sun like never before

Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in futurism

Dec 26
2023

It’s a sheer physical challenge to construct sieves with such precision.

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‘Veil of death’: Giant star’s demise challenges stellar evolution theories

Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in cosmology

Dec 26
2023

Contrary to established theories, the star’s supernova was enveloped in layers of dust, profoundly altering the expected shockwave dynamics.

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Electrically conductive soil boosts growth by 50% in plants

Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in futurism

Dec 26
2023

In a study published in the journal PNAS, researchers from Linköping University have developed an electrically conductive “soil” which can boost the plant growth by 50% in 15 days.

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AI Is Ravenous for Energy. Can It Be Satisfied?

Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in robotics/AI, sustainability, transportation

Dec 26
2023

The revolution in artificial intelligence may soon require more electricity than all electric vehicles combined.

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Musk’s xAI Incorporates as Benefit Corporation With ‘Positive Impact’ Goal

Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in Elon Musk, robotics/AI

Dec 26
2023

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is following in the footsteps of rivals OpenAI and Anthropic in opting for an unusual corporate structure.

XAI has been organized in Nevada as a for-profit benefit corporation, a structure that allows the company to prioritize having a positive impact on society over its obligations to shareholders, according to a late November filing with Nevada. Musk, who launched the secretive startup earlier this year, has long expressed concern over the impact AI could have on society.

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Uber CEO Stunned When He Heard Cost of 3-Mile Uber Ride

Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in futurism

Dec 26
2023

Today in clueless rich guys, we have Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who was stunned to learn how much it costs to take a three-mile ride in New York City using his company’s app.

In a wide-ranging interview with Wired, Khosrowshahi was veritably stunned when the reporter questioning him asked if he knew how much a ride in the Big Apple costs.

“I traveled 2.95 miles in an Uber to get here today,” the reporter, Steven Levy, asked the CEO. “What do you think it cost?”

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