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AI is supposedly the new nuclear weapons — but how similar are they, really?

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In an April paper, researchers at Carnegie Mellon were able to stitch together large language models into a system that, when instructed to make chlorine gas, could figure out the right chemical compound and instruct a “cloud laboratory” (an online service where chemists can conduct real, physical chemistry experiments remotely) to synthesize it.

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People online are drinking laundry detergent again

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Borax is a chemical compound containing boron that’s sold as a laundry detergent or cleaning agent. But upon closer examination, the comparison has deeper cracks: Enterprising internet users are actually trying to monetize the borax challenge. Ingesting it can cause vomiting and diarrhea.

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EPA Issues Urgent Alert for Water Utilities to Enhance Cyber Defenses

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Section 1433 is a starting point; however, critical infrastructure systems are usually dated, and operational technologies like chemical monitoring solutions present a significant risk," Aiello said. "To In comparison to other critical infrastructures, such as financial services and energy, the U.S. water systems often lag behind.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Biology

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I'm Robert Vamosi, and in this episode, I'm talking about how the hacker mindset might directly help us learn more about Computer Aided drug discovery through the use of convolutional neural networks, and machine learning. If you think hacking only pertains to computer systems. Then I've got a story for you.

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Jeff Bezos wants the world to know he’s a philanthropist

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By comparison, Bezos has been fairly reticent to discuss what motivates his philanthropy and the pace at which he’ll do it. The Asian Pacific Environmental Network, which received $5 million from BEF, echoed the sentiment that it was important to proactively try to shift money to climate justice groups.

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How to fix Facebook

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The same way that we build building codes, that we regulate the chemicals industry. You still have awesome cars, you still have amazing food, and there’s chemicals you use every day in your life. The network effects are internal to the product, not the ownership. That still gives people the great products, right?

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