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The Man Who Invented It, Was Cursed By It #funfact

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AI Billionaires Are Starting to Panic

The AI billionaires are changing their tone. After years of promising disruption, automation, and unimaginable wealth, they are now warning about inequality, job loss, and the public backlash building around the technology they are still racing to deploy. β˜• Support … Continue reading

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Microsoft Announce Majorana 2 Quantum Chip

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Something is jamming GPS over Europe. Here’s what we found

5 Jun 2026 Something is disrupting GPS signals across Europe. Sponsored by Ground News. Go to https://ground.news/Ve for 40% off the unlimited Vantage plan. If you’re looking for a molecular modelling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the … Continue reading

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The QR code was invented in 1994 by Masahiro Hara at Denso Wave specifically for tracking automotive parts. From car factories in Japan to scanning your boarding pass or paying for street food. Insane how one practical need created something so universal.

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A Fusion Company Just Applied to Power 65 Million People

31 May 2026 Check out shortform and get 25% off your subscription https://www.shortform.com/DrBen US energy company Commonwealth Fusion Systems just filed the first ever application to connect a fusion reactor to the US power grid. The catch? They haven’t actually … Continue reading

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This ornithopter actually flies by flapping its wings like a giant mechanical bird

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In 1986 an astronomer trying to trace a 75 cent computer time discrepancy for 10 months eventually found a German hacker selling defense secrets to the KGB

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Swedish AirForestry has developed a 6.2-meter (20 feet) diameter drone designed for sustainable forestry by pruning, felling, and transporting trees without requiring forest access roads. The drone lowers a tool to delimb the tree via gravity, then cuts and carries the trunk away, protecting soil.

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The Barf Bag Episode

30 Apr 2026 The Rest Is Science What can a humble airplane sick bag teach us about physics, engineering, and the limits of the human stomach; And why are there people out there collecting thousands of them? Professor Hannah Fry … Continue reading

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