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Meta announces huge new data centers, but they could gobble up millions of gallons of water per day

Meta announces huge new data centers, but they could gobble up millions of gallons of water per day

Meta is building several gigawatt-sized data centers to power AI, . CEO Mark Zuckerberg will spend “hundreds of billions of dollars” to accomplish this feat, with an aim of creating “superintelligence.” The term typically refers to artificial general intelligence (AGI), which describes AI systems that boast human-level intelligence across multiple domains. This is something of a holy grail for . …

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Scientists Discover Galápagos Tomatoes Evolving Backwards, Bringing Back Ancient Traits Lost Millions of Years

Scientists Discover Galápagos Tomatoes Evolving Backwards, Bringing Back Ancient Traits Lost Millions of Years

In an unexpected discovery, researchers have found that wild tomatoes in the Galápagos Islands seem to be evolving in reverse. This fascinating phenomenon, previously thought to be rare, suggests that evolution isn’t always a straightforward process. The finding, which challenges conventional wisdom, could lead to exciting breakthroughs in genetic research. Tomatoes Turning Back Time on the Galápagos A team of …

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Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published | Peer review and scientific publishing

Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published | Peer review and scientific publishing

It was, at first glance, just another scientific paper, one of the millions published every year, and destined to receive little to no attention outside the arcane field of biological signalling in stem cells destined to become sperm. But soon after the paper was published online, in the journal Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, it found a global audience. …

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Columbia University on the cusp of a deal with Trump administration, paying millions to unlock federal funding

Columbia University on the cusp of a deal with Trump administration, paying millions to unlock federal funding

CNN  —  Columbia University is on the verge of striking an agreement with the Trump administration following months of negotiation to restore federal funding to the school, according to two sources familiar with the deal. Columbia is expected to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement to victims of alleged civil rights violations, implement changes to its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, boost transparency …

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