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Humans

What the complete ape genome is revealing about the earliest humans

We now have full genome sequences for six species of apes, helping us to pin down our last common ancestor – and potentially changing how we think of the earliest hominins

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When it comes to crime, you can't algorithm your way to safety

Technology

When it comes to crime, you can't algorithm your way to safety

Comment

AI hallucinations are getting worse – and they're here to stay

Technology

AI hallucinations are getting worse – and they're here to stay

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Mind

Science is a Pandora's box – but we should open it anyway

Leader

Technology

US government is using AI for unprecedented social media surveillance

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Deepfake makers can now evade an unusual detection method

Technology

Deepfake makers can now evade an unusual detection method

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US government defunds research on misinformation

Technology

US government defunds research on misinformation

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Technology

Inside the outlandish, futuristic dreams of the tech bros

Culture

Health

The evolution of easier births means slower walking and pelvis issues

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Technology

AI-powered chilli spray could deter bears without injuring them

A machine controlled by AI that sprays bears with the chilli pepper chemical capsaicin could reduce dangerous confrontations with people

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Society

US congressional speeches are getting less evidence-based over time

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Technology

AI data scrapers are an existential threat to Wikipedia

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Technology

Why pilots are worried about plans to replace co-pilots with AI

Comment

Humans

Unusually tiny hominin deepens mystery of our Paranthropus cousin

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