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OpenAI's Windsurf Deal Is Off, Windsurf's CEO Is Going To Google(2025-07-11 20:00:08)

OpenAI's planned acquisition of Windsurf has fallen apart. Instead, Google is hiring Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and parts of its R&D team to join DeepMind and focus on agentic coding for Gemini. Google will not acquire Windsurf but will receive a non-exclusive license to s...
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How Hot Can It Get, Literally? Scientists Weigh In(2025-07-11 15:00:06)

Four years of research following the 2021 western North American heat wave has revealed both the meteorological conditions that fuel extreme temperatures and evidence that heat has physical limits. The 2021 event "shocked everyone, including specialists working on the subject. People were completely...
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Psilocybin Treatment Extends Cellular Lifespan, Improves Survival of Aged Mice(2025-07-11 10:00:10)

A new study found that psilocybin treatment significantly delayed cellular aging, extending human cell lifespan by over 50% and increasing survival in aged mice by 30%. The compound appeared to achieve these effects by reducing oxidative stress, preserving telomeres, and improving DNA repair. Neuros...
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Senator Calls Out Texas For Trying To Steal Shuttle From Smithsonian(2025-07-11 05:00:13)

Senator Dick Durbin questioned a Texas-led effort to move Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston, describing it as an expensive "heist" costing an estimated $305 million, not the $85 million initially budgeted. "This is not a transfer. It's a heist," said Durbin during ...
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AI-Trained Surgical Robot Removes Pig Gallbladders Without Any Human Help(2025-07-11 00:00:09)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Automated surgery could be trialled on humans within a decade, say researchers, after an AI-trained robot armed with tools to cut, clip and grab soft tissue successfully removed pig gall bladders without human help. The robot surgeons were schoo...
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