The Fantasy Review has compiled a list of 10 Hard Science Fiction Books to Read This Summer. Here are some brief summaries of each book: 1. Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson: As humanity prepares to settle on a new planet, we explore the challenges and opportunities that come with interstellar travel. 2. The Quantum Thief … Read more
Anthropic’s ClaudeBot web crawler scraped iFixit’s website over 900,000 times within a 24-hour period, potentially violating the repair company’s Terms of Use. This excessive scraping triggered alarms and required iFixit’s devops team to intervene. iFixit’s CEO, Kyle Wiens, stated that this activity is strictly prohibited without prior written permission. Anthropic initially linked back to an … Read more
North Korean hackers are trying to steal sensitive information from governments and companies around the world, including nuclear and military secrets. The US, UK, and South Korea have warned about this group, known as Andariel and Onyx Sleet, which targets defence, aerospace, and engineering entities. The hackers are seeking classified information on a wide range … Read more
Egg-laying mammals, like platypuses and echidnas, have unique stomachs that are smaller than other mammals’. A gene called Nkx3.2 helps explain why their stomachs are different. This gene was found to be inactive in these animals’ common ancestor, which likely happened tens of millions of years ago. The team discovered this by studying genetic data … Read more
The newly discovered planet, identified by volunteer planet hunters and confirmed by scientists at the Flatiron Institute and their colleagues, has an exceptionally long orbit. This discovery provides valuable insights into planetary formation and stability within multi-star systems. Astronomers and citizen scientists have identified a planet within the habitable zone of a unique star system … Read more
Researchers have developed methods to explore and utilize superconductivity in non-equilibrium states, such as those induced by laser pulses, at temperatures much higher than traditional superconductors operate. This light-induced superconductivity has been shown to replicate crucial features like zero electrical resistance and expulsion of magnetic fields, suggesting potential applications in high-speed devices and extending superconductivity … Read more
Ultra-rare black hole found hiding in the center of the Milky Way Astronomers have spotted a rare “missing link” black hole right next to our galaxy’s supermassive black hole. The IRS 13 star cluster has puzzled astronomers for years. Located near the heart of the Milky Way, where the Sagittarius A* supermassive black hole resides, … Read more
Google DeepMind’s AI systems have been trained to solve complex math problems that require logical reasoning. Two specialized AI systems, AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2, worked together to successfully solve four out of six problems from this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). This is the first time any AI system has achieved such a high success … Read more
Ancient small mammals on Scotland’s Isle of Skye may have had longer lifespans and developmental periods than their modern counterparts. Researchers studied the fossilized remains of two mouse-sized mammals, one adult and one juvenile, that lived around 166 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic. The study found that the adult was about 7 years … Read more
Everybody should know about interest rates, inflation, share investment portfolios — nobody teaches this,” says Bernhard Gademann, president of the elite Swiss boarding school Institut auf dem Rosenberg. His students manage hypothetical $1 million portfolios and present their investment picks to a mock board. In one of the most popular classes, which covers wealth creation … Read more