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oaklandwatch writes:Stack Overflow will test paying experts to answer questions. That's one of many radical experiments they're now trying to stave off an AI-induced death spiral.Questions and answers to the site have plummeted more than 90% since April of 2020. So here's what Stack Overflow will try next.

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taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-05-bed-bugs-human-pest.html

fliptop writes:At 22, I left LA for a traditional Oxford education. I mocked it then-but this stodgy approach might be our best hope right now:

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hubie writes:Prediction: General-purpose AI could start getting worse:

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fliptop writes:Unitree director Wang Qixin says the robotics company used AI and motion capture to train the robots on real fight moves:

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Research Reveals 'Forever Chemicals' Present in Beerhubie writes:Research reveals 'forever chemicals' present in beer:

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hendrikboom writes:https://techxplore.com/news/2025-05-google-ads-ai-chatgpt.html

The Sun is Producing Strong Solar Flares, Creating Blackouts. What to Knowupstart writes:The sun is producing strong solar flares, creating blackouts. What to know:

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hubie writes:Agent mode arrives, for better or worse:

slon writes:Positive proof-of-concept experiments may lead to the world's first treatment for celiac disease:

coolgopher writes:https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/

upstart writes:Evidence for 'Planet Nine' lurking on the fringes of the Solar System is building. So why can't astronomers spot it? - ABC News:

hubie writes:The Roman massacre that never happened according to a new study of an iconic archaeological site:

owl writes:https://archive.is/lhQuY

NotSanguine writes:A Caltech press release details research on the evolution of Jupiter.From the release:

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upstart writes:You are glowing - no, really:

fliptop writes:AI chatbot that pulled him into what she described as an emotionally and sexually abusive relationship that led to his suicide:

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Mozilla fixes Firefox zero-days exploited at hacking contestAn Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mozilla-fixes-firefox-zero-days-exploited-at-hacking-contest/

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slon writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-05-powerful-laser.html

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slon writes:Science X reports that UK farmers are praying for rain as Britain suffers its driest spring in well over a century, which has left the soil parched and crops stunted from lack of water. Not a drop of rain has fallen since March.

Tech Review is re-running this story from 2019 with a new introduction,

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liar writes:https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/17/laser-powered-fusion-experiment-more-than-doubles-its-power-output/

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upstart writes:Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars:

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An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.forbes.com/sites/saibala/2025/05/15/apple-is-developing-tech-so-users-can-control-devices-with-only-their-thoughts/