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Quote of the day by J. Robert Oppenheimer “It is a profound and necessary truth that the deep things in science are not found because they are useful; they are found because...” Learn the profound lesson on curiosity, science, discovery, and the power of an open mind from the man who changed modern history

The J. Robert Oppenheimer quote of the day reveals a deeper truth about science, curiosity, and human progress. Oppenheimer believed great discoveries begin with fearless questions, not immediate usefulness. Modern science, innovation, and technology grew from impossible ideas once ignored by society. This powerful wisdom quote reminds readers that curiosity…

The Economic Times

‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?

With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than ever before. So who decides how many seconds we have left – and can we buy ourselves more time?

The Guardian - UK

The AI boom is now consuming more money than Apollo, the ISS, and the Manhattan Project combined — and it’s still accelerating in 2026

AI investment has exploded beyond the scale of history’s biggest scientific megaprojects — and the world is only beginning to grasp what’s being built.

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12 US scientists have gone missing or died. The mystery has become the talk - and worry - of Washington

The 12 scientists who have died or gone missing all appeared to have ties to nuclear or space programs and, in some cases, classified projects. Rhian Lubin delves into the cases

The Independent UK

DOE using its own land to help pair AI centers, nuclear reactors - Roll Call

Co-locating smaller reactors with data centers at federal sites is part of the Trump administration's bid to accelerate both technologies.

Roll Call

USA Rare Earth CEO on how this space became 'the most bipartisan issue in our government right now'

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Fortune

Sam Altman Compares OpenAI To The Manhattan Project—And He's Not Joking About the Risks

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman delivered a striking metaphor during a recent appearance on Theo Von's "This Past Weekend" podcast, comparing the creation of advanced artificial intelligence systems to the development of the atomic bomb.

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt sounds alarm over a ‘Manhattan Project’ for superintelligent AI

Eric Schmidt, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and Center for AI Safety Director Dan Hendrycks are warning that treating the global AI arms race like the Manhattan Project could have dangerous consequences.

Fortune

Palantir has a P/E near 500. Can Alex Karp justify the price?

Karp believes Big Tech needs to refocus on military and national-security work, once at the heart of Silicon Valley’s origins.

Fortune

Rush share unboxing video for new Rush 50 box set

Rush 50 celebrates the band's half-century in a variety of formats featuring seven previously unreleased tracks, out in March

Louder

What is the Stargate Project? Trump announces $500 billion AI venture

Led by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, the monumental venture brings together some of the biggest tech players to build the infrastructure needed to supercharge AI

Evening Standard

How’s this for a bombshell – the US must make AI its next Manhattan Project

A new essay on the rise of superintelligent machines pivots from being a warning to humanity to a rallying cry for an industrial complex to bolster American military defence

The Guardian - UK

Climate, war and AI threaten a world teetering on an 'unsustainable' edge as Doomsday Clock reset

This is the way the world ends ...

Newcastle Herald

Which way will the Doomsday Clock tick when it's reset in 2024?

This is the way the world ends ...

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The Independent UK

'Oppenheimer' fanfare likely to fuel record attendance at New Mexico's Trinity atomic bomb test site

With the release earlier this year of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film “Oppenheimer,” thousands of visitors are expected to descend on the southern New Mexico site where the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945

The Independent UK

Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project

Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project

The Independent UK

St. Louis activists praise Biden's support for compensation over Manhattan Project contamination

St. Louis-area activists who have been fighting for government compensation for people with illnesses potentially connected to Manhattan Project nuclear contamination won a major victory this week with support from the president

The Conversation

The nuclear arms race's legacy at home: Toxic contamination, staggering cleanup costs and a culture of government secrecy

Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” has focused new attention on the legacies of the Manhattan Project – the World War II program to develop nuclear weapons. As the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, approach, it’s a timely moment to look further…

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Inverse

How Oppenheimer Proved Einstein Wrong About Black Holes

In addition to the Manhattan Project, J. Robert Oppenheimer also worked on many other areas of physics.

The Conversation

Oppenheimer the actor: the curious 1946 film Atomic Power featuring the scientist as himself

Atomic Power, a groundbreaking 18-minute black-and-white film about the Manhattan Project which created the world’s first atomic bomb, may not be as famous as Christopher Nolan’s 2023 epic, Oppenheimer. However, this largely overlooked 1946 cinematic experience was pioneering in communicating the history behind the nuclear detonation in the New Mexico…

The Guardian - AU

Where are the ‘violet hues’ and ‘bath of heat’? Australian scientists review what Oppenheimer gets wrong

One nuclear expert says the film is unrealistic because it portrays quantum mechanics as ‘hard’

Inverse

Scientists Debunk the Scariest Scene in "Oppenheimer"

There was never actually a chance of the Trinity Test destroying the world, but it makes for great movie drama.

Space

Review: 'Oppenheimer' ushers in the atomic age in bleak but absorbing biopic

Director Christopher Nolan delivers an impactful 3-hour portrait of the brilliant physicist who altered humanity's fate.

Space

'Oppenheimer' featurette offers an explosive look behind 'the most important story of our time' (video)

Universal Pictures released a new featurette for director Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" released on July 21.

The Independent UK

Matt Damon told his wife he’d take a break from acting unless ‘Chris Nolan called’

Damon plays Manhattan Project director Lt Leslie Groves Jr in the Christopher Nolan epic

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