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Watch Kanzi the bonobo pretend to have a tea party
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (689+ words) Jennifer is a senior reporter at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series. She has been writing professionally about... Little kids…...
The race to build a super-large ground telescope is likely down to two competitors
2+ week, 3+ day ago (381+ words) Ars checks in with the new president of the Giant Magellan Telescope. I have been writing about the Giant Magellan Telescope for a long time. Nearly two decades ago, for example, I wrote that time was "running out" in the…...
Preserving Jane Goodall’s Research Legacy through Generative AI
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (252+ words) In this three-part series, AI is redefining what's possible in conservation science. In this first article, the Jane Goodall Institute's research team takes an unprecedented step toward decoding the hidden patterns of chimpanzee life. This treasure trove of data will…...
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (28+ words) The stone flakes don't look like much, but they're a clue in an ancient cold case. See full article... Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis...
Grok praises Hitler, gives credit to Musk for removing “woke filters”
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (457+ words) X removed many harmful Grok posts but not before they reached tens of thousands. X is facing backlash over Grok spewing antisemitic outputs after Elon Musk announced his "politically incorrect" chatbot had been "significantly" "improved" last Friday to remove a…...
Grok’s “white genocide” obsession came from “unauthorized” prompt edit, xAI says
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (495+ words) Kyle Orland has been the Senior Gaming Editor at Ars Technica since 2012, covering topics ranging from retro games to new gaming hardware, business and legal developments in the industry, fan communities, gaming mods and hacks, virtual reality... On Wednesday, the…...
xAI’s Grok suddenly can’t stop bringing up “white genocide” in South Africa
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (567+ words) Kyle Orland has been the Senior Gaming Editor at Ars Technica since 2012, covering topics ranging from retro games to new gaming hardware, business and legal developments in the industry, fan communities, gaming mods and hacks, virtual reality... Users on X…...
Neanderthals invented their own bone weapon technology by 80,000 years ago
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (497+ words) Kiona is a freelance science journalist and resident archaeology nerd at Ars Technica. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Texas A&M University and is currently based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she shares her office with two dogs, a gecko......
Tag: kaizen: a factory story
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (49+ words) Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is ... Topic: kaizen: a factory story Puzzle masters return with…...
Common factors link rise in pedestrian deaths—fixing them will be tough
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (244+ words) Jonathan is the Automotive Editor at Ars Technica. He has a BSc and PhD in Pharmacology and followed up with postdoctoral work at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, and the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY, then…...