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• Official: 'Silver lining' in hacker, foreign nation alliance

  25-04-2017 08:29
  
  Foreign governments that rely on the services of private criminal hackers leave their operations vulnerable to being exposed and disrupted, creating something of a "silver lining" for U.S. law enforcement investigations of cyberattacks, a top Justice Department official said Monday.
  
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• LSD guide from 1967 still has good advice, psychologists say

  30-09-2026 22:01 via popsci.com
  
  Lysergic acid diethylamide, aka LSD, has been a potent psychedelic hallucinogen for decades, but it isn’t nearly as stigmatized as it once.Relegated to the cultural fringe during the 1960s, recent clinical studies indicate that the drug shows promising therapeutic benefits for conditions including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But whether it’s taken recreationally or under medical supervision, LSD requires a lot of careful planning to ensure the safest experie
  
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• Transformative new robot that can fly, sail, and swim autonomously

  30-09-2026 20:00 via popsci.com
  
  Bio-inspired robots are a dime a dozen these days, with machines mimicking everything from  bats and beetles to long-extinct sea creatures. But making the absolute most effective robot for certain niche scenarios like remote ocean monitoring during storms requires going one step beyond what nature offers. With this in mind, researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design recently engineered a kind of multi-formed chimera robot that can be dropped from high in the sky
  
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• NASA wants to send humanoid robots to the moon

  30-09-2026 18:01 via popsci.com
  
  Humans won’t be the only ones aboard future NASA missions. At Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, researchers on the agency’s Dexterous Robotics Team are working on the next generation of advanced robots to aid crews during their increasingly uncharted journeys to the moon and possibly even Mars. But while job-killing automation is an increasing concern when it comes to robots, NASA’s engineers are focused on the opposite—they’re trying to keep the humans in spa
  
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• Butterfly wings create dazzling optical illusions

  30-09-2026 17:00 via popsci.com
  
  Rabbits and doves are the animals most associated with human magicians, but butterflies may be the real magicians of the animal kingdom. The insects harness the power of optical illusions to avoid predators, according to a study published today in the journal Nature. Their flight and wing pattern work together to create optical illusions that scramble a bird or other predator’s sense of speed and direction. This confusion makes the predators misdirect their attacks.According to the team fr
  
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• How to watch Jackie the bald eagle’s memorial service

  30-09-2026 15:45 via popsci.com
  
  On Saturday, October 3, a memorial service for beloved bald eagle mom Jackie will be held at Bear Mountain Ski Resort in Big Bear Lake, California. And just like Jackie’s life, Wings over Big Bear will be live streamed for anyone with an internet connection. The live stream will begin at 9:30 a.m. PDT (12:30 p.m. EDT). To receive an alert that the event is beginning, subscribe to Bear Mountain Ski Resort’s YouTube channel and switch on notifications. 
  The event is free, but
  
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• October skygazing: Two meteor showers and two planets at full opposition

  30-09-2026 15:00 via popsci.com
  
  October 3Saturn at Full OppositionOctober 9Draconids Meteor Shower Predicted PeakOctober 24Orionids Meteor Shower Predicted PeakOctober 26 Full Hunter’s MoonOctober 26Uranus at Full OppositionEverything comes in twos this month: two outer planets reaching full opposition to the sun, providing optimum viewing conditions, along with two meteor showers. There are not two full moons this October, but there is still plenty to be going on with, so let’s get to stargazing! Octobe
  
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• Trump Christens AI As “Super AI” In The Presence Of Arch-Technocrats

  30-09-2026 06:42 via technocracy.news
  
  Never in my career have I seen any President showcase the leadership of a single industry over and over, in this case, Artificial Intelligence. Trump has emerged as Technocrat-in-Chief, promoting the Arch-Technocrats’ agenda to spread AI throughout society, including in government and to blanket the nation with humongous data centers. None of this adds up today, but in due time we will see the end of the matter. In short, they are racing for the finish line to capture all humanity. ⁃
  
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• Bear #89 (Backpack) wins Fat Bear Week 2026

  30-09-2026 03:04 via popsci.com
  
  A new fat bear head wears the crown. Bear #89 Backpack is officially the champion of Fat Bear Week 2026. Backpack beat Bear #910 in the final round of the bracket-style competition where bear enthusiasts from around the world can vote online for their favorite chunky bear in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Backpack took the title from last year’s champion, Bear #32 (Chunk). Chunk lost to fishing ace and Katmai newcomer Bear #164 (Bucky Dent) in Round 1, Part 2 on September 24.
  
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• Excerpt: Introduction to Crucible Of Tokens

  29-09-2026 22:42 via technocracy.news
  
  Where there is no vision, the people perish. – Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)
  To all of those who have read my books, listened to me in person, on roundtables, videos, and radio: I have heard your cries of “What can we do to protect ourselves?” Here is my answer, in layman’s terms, to help you see the big picture and then take courage and take cover.
  Something is being done to you, and it is being done with your signature.
  It is not being done with a sheriff at the door, or a decre
  
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• Mathematician creates new shape with 8 sides, 26 edges, and 3 holes

  29-09-2026 22:01 via popsci.com
  
  It may be hard to believe, but mathematicians are still discovering shapes. The latest three-dimensional example is far stranger than your standard cube or pyramid. Dubbed the genus-3 polyhedron by Ruslan Mizhaev, the independent researcher’s newly identified shape features eight faces arranged so that every pair shares at least one edge. The end result is an oddity with 26 edges and 24 vertices, with 20 face pairs sharing a single edge while eight others share two faces. And as if the con
  
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• Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research

  29-09-2026 20:45 via nytimes.com
  Over 90 percent of Ukraine’s scientific discoveries have been attributed to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, including advancements in astronomy and military technology.
  
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• FBI sends warning to cybercrime group that hacked it after Dutch arrest of ‘leader’

  29-09-2026 20:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  The FBI said that Dutch law enforcement arrested a leader of ShinyHunters, the group that claimed to have hacked the FBI and stolen information on agents.
  
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• Cold War espionage added $4.6 billion to East Germany’s economy

  29-09-2026 20:15 via popsci.com
  
  No matter what side you were on, espionage was a cornerstone of Cold War political life. But it was also big business. Espionage was so integral to East Germany that on the eve of the Berlin Wall’s collapse, spying on the West was juicing the nation’s economy by nearly 7.5 percent. In the manufacturing sector, industrial espionage boosted value by over 22 percent in 1988 alone—roughly $4.6 billion in 2020 prices.These and other insights are analyzed in a recent study overseen b
  
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• OpenAI Unveils Dots, New A.I. Agents to Rival Meta’s Muse

  29-09-2026 19:15 via nytimes.com
  The ChatGPT maker unveiled agents that act as assistants, just weeks after Meta released Muse, as it faces scrutiny over incidents involving its technology.
  
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• Amazon’s Big Deal Days sale starts October 6th, but here are 70 early deals worth buying right now

  29-09-2026 18:37 via popsci.com
  
  Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale doesn’t officially start until October 6th, but the deals have already started pouring in. And while patience is a virtue, that’s not always true when it comes to holiday shopping. Some of these products are likely already hitting their low prices for the year, so postponing your shopping until the sale (or even Black Friday) will only put you behind. We’ve surveyed thousands of deals already so far and come away with this massive list of
  
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• Amazon’s Big Deal Days sale starts October 6, but here are 70 early deals worth buying right now

  29-09-2026 18:37 via popsci.com
  
  Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale doesn’t officially start until October 6th, but the deals have already started pouring in. And while patience is a virtue, that’s not always true when it comes to holiday shopping. Some of these products are likely already hitting their low prices for the year, so postponing your shopping until the sale (or even Black Friday) will only put you behind. We’ve surveyed thousands of deals already so far and come away with this massive list of
  
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• MacArthur Foundation Announces 2026 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners

  29-09-2026 18:01 via nytimes.com
  The 20 fellowship recipients across the arts, humanities and sciences will each receive an $800,000, no-strings-attached stipend for their work.
  
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• Trump says he will sign executive order naming AI as Super Intelligence

  29-09-2026 17:16 via nbcnews.com
  During an event launching the website America.gov, President Trump said that he will be signing an executive order renaming artificial intelligence to super intelligence.
  
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• Since 1934, the Federal Duck Stamp has raised $1.3 billion for habitat conservation

  29-09-2026 17:08 via popsci.com
  
  Three hundred thirty-one gorgeous duck stamps. Fifteen finalists. Two days of fierce competition. One winner. For the fourth time, Robert Hautman of Delano, Minnesota, is the winner of the 2026 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. His acrylic painting of a pair of long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis)will be made into the 2027-2028 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, aka the Duck Stamp. This annual bird stamp raises roughly $40 million per year to support wetland habitat conse
  
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• Technics’ new EAH-A1000 flagship wireless headphones are a fluid mixture of precision and feeling

  29-09-2026 16:00 via popsci.com
  
  In 1994, I got my first summer job at a video store so I could save up enough to stock up on audio gear. I knew, just knew, that if I could get two turntables and a mixer, I could be the next Sasha & Digweed, DJ Icey, or Joey Beltram. And it couldn’t be just any turntables if I was going to headline NASA @ Shelter, The Club at Firestone, Ministry of Sound and/or Renaissance by the time I was 18. It had to be a pair of Technics SL-1200MK2 turntables, the tank-like high-torque
  
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• Fat Bear Week final: It’s Bear #910 vs. Backpack

  29-09-2026 15:18 via popsci.com
  
  Only two remain. Fat Bear Week 2026 comes down to Bear #910 (unofficially known as Dancing Queen) and Bear #89 (Backpack). Which big head will wear the crown? Let’s meet the impressive final two, both of whom come from champion bloodlines.
  Voting opens at 12pm EDT and ends at 9pm EDT (9am-6pm PDT, 8am-5pm AKDT). Read more about the bears battling today below and cast your vote at explore.org. The Fat Bear Week champion will be crowned tonight. May the beefiest bear win.Bear #910Big girl 91
  
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• Fat Bear Week 2026 winner: Backpack is your champion!

  29-09-2026 15:18 via popsci.com
  
  Update, September 29, 2026, 9:03pm EDT: Bear #89 (Backpack) has won Fat Bear Week 2026, beating out the Bear #910. Backpack, a 20.5-year-old beefy boy, barely edged out the Dancing Queen to claim the crown in an incredibly close contest. Congrats, Backpack!Only two remain. Fat Bear Week 2026 comes down to Bear #910 (unofficially known as Dancing Queen) and Bear #89 (Backpack). Which big head will wear the crown? Let’s meet the impressive final two, both of whom come from champion bloodline
  
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• The world’s loudest birds squawk as loud as a jackhammer

  29-09-2026 15:00 via popsci.com
  
  Two new contenders for the title of world’s loudest bird are flocking into the record books—the bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) and red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata). The findings are detailed in a study published today in the journal Evolution, and mark another stage in its authors’ quest to understand how evolution shapes bird communication.
  A history of recordsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst biologist Jeff Podos and his former graduate student Joã
  
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• How smart are octopuses? Smart enough to use mirror.

  29-09-2026 14:04 via popsci.com
  
  Part of its brain lives in its arms. It can see with its skin. It has no bones at all, allowing it to fit into any space larger than its beak—oh, and yes, it has a beak.This might sound like some fever dream of a next-level alien. In fact, scientists do liken its strange anatomy to something extraterrestrial. But it’s not an alien at all: It’s an octopus, and it’s very much of this Earth. It just happens to be so different from us, it may as well “phone home&rd
  
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• How smart are octopuses? Smart enough to use a mirror.

  29-09-2026 14:04 via popsci.com
  
  Part of its brain lives in its arms. It can see with its skin. It has no bones at all, allowing it to fit into any space larger than its beak—oh, and yes, it has a beak.This might sound like some fever dream of a next-level alien. In fact, scientists do liken its strange anatomy to something extraterrestrial. But it’s not an alien at all: It’s an octopus, and it’s very much of this Earth. It just happens to be so different from us, it may as well “phone home&rd
  
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• Trump Set to Host Top Tech Leaders Amid AI Safety Concerns

  29-09-2026 13:12 via today.com
  President Donald Trump is set to host a group of top tech executives to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. It comes as OpenAI announced it is halting the release of its latest model over safety concerns, saying it showed “higher levels of deception” than its predecessors. NBC’s Monica Alba reports for TODAY.
  
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• After summit with tech titans, Trump calls for ‘tremendous self-regulation’ by AI companies

  29-09-2026 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tech CEOs said they agreed on an AI safety “accord,” but it appeared voluntary. The president also unveiled an AI-powered website, America.gov.
  
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• Elon Musk Predicts AI Will Beat All Fields by 2028

  29-09-2026 05:55 via technocracy.news
  
  Musk might be right. My AI Capability Multiplier currently stands at 65.5: it will exceed 120 by year-end 2026, 3,100 by the end of 2027, and 45,000 by the end of 2028. This started at 1 on January 1, 2025, just before Trump was inaugurated. AI development is going parabolic even as we speak, sending the world into a state of Future Shock, as Alvin & Heidi Toffler predicted in 1970. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.Elon Musk has predicted that AI may outperform humans in every field by 2028. Mus
  
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• Fat Bear Week semi-final results: Backpack and Bear #910 advance to final

  29-09-2026 03:14 via popsci.com
  
  Update, September 28, 2026, 9:13pm EDT: Bear #910 beat Bear #132 and her three cubs in the first semifinal of Fat Bear Week. In the other semifinal match, Bear #164 (Bucky Dent) and Bear #89 (Backpack) went back and forth all day in the closest match so far this year. In the end, Backpack eked out a win and will now face Bear #910 in the final. Voting in the Fat Bear Week final starts tomorrow, September 29, at noon EDT.
  Only four chunky specimens remain in Fat Bear Week 2026. Two ladies with fa
  
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