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According to a newly-released outline, the OMB wants to slash NASA's budget by 23 percent compared to its recently enacted 2026 budget.
NASA

The White House Is Still Desperately Trying to Slash NASA’s Budget

"This proposal needlessly resurrects an existential threat to US leadership in space science and exploration."

By Victor Tangermann

An illustration shows OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Opens Up About Telling CEO of Disney That It Had All Been Smoke and Mirrors

Altman said he felt "super sad" about blowing up the $1 billion deal.

By Frank Landymore

NASA's decision to bring Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen on its Moon mission seemingly had MAGA in a tizzy.
Elon Musk

Trump Fans Furious That NASA Is Allowing a Canadian on the Moon Mission

"Why are we letting a Canadian go to our Moon?"

By Victor Tangermann

Two white autonomous vehicles equipped with rooftop sensors are shown on a street with a stylized background featuring a large red circle and yellow-tinted trees and road. The cars have sleek, modern designs with prominent headlights and black accents.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Dozens of Robotaxis In China Stop Dead in the Middle of Roads and Highways, Causing Crashes

Absolute mayhem.

By Frank Landymore

An astronaut wearing a white spacesuit and gold-tinted helmet visor is holding a small, rectangular transparent chip with colored lines and dots on it, resting on the gloved hand. The background is dark, suggesting space.
NASA

The Moon Astronauts Brought Along USB Stick-Sized Living Samples of Their Own Tissue

"This is the first time we're going to have crew with their matched organ chips."

By Joe Wilkins

A man wearing a gray jacket and blue jeans stands in a dry grassy field, smiling and looking to the side. Behind him is a modern, compact tractor labeled "MONARCH" with a roof and large tires, set against a backdrop of rolling hills and a partly cloudy sky.
Robotics

AI-Powered Tractor Startup Burns Through a Quarter Billion Dollars, Fires All Employees in Epic Implosion

"It totally failed."

By Frank Landymore

Israel-US startup Stardust Solutions is working on a proprietary particle to inject into the atmosphere to cool the planet.
Climate Change

$60 Million Startup Says It’s Invented a New Particle to Dim the Sun

"None of us knows what they are hoping to put into the stratosphere — for a profit."

By Victor Tangermann

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is shown seated, wearing a dark blue blazer over a white shirt. He is gesturing with his hands while speaking. Another person, partially visible, holds a pen and papers on the left side of the image. The background features a large blue circle on an orange and brown textured surface.
Anthropic

Anthropic Suddenly Cares Intensely About Intellectual Property After Realizing With Horror That It Accidentally Leaked Claude’s Source Code

That's rich.

By Frank Landymore

A close-up of a hand holding a rubber stamp that has just stamped the word "DENIED" in black ink on a white surface. The image has a blue tint and a slightly blurred effect.
Finance

Insurance Companies Already Deploying AI Systems to Deny Claims Faster Than Ever Before

"I don't think a corporation... should be telling people what they can and can't do."

By Joe Wilkins

Two people are beating a tipped-over pink robot with blue lights on a city sidewalk at night. One person is wearing a black shirt and camouflage pants, while the other is dressed in a black jacket and light-colored pants. The scene is illuminated by streetlights and nearby vehicles.
Robots and Machines

Delivery Robot Companies in Trouble as Bot Become Targets for Vandalism

"We take this sort of criminal damage very seriously."

By Joe Wilkins

Scientists tried to establish a more scientifically rigorous assessment of the effects of "emotional crying."
Mental Health

Do You Cry More or Less Than the Average Person?

How often do you cry?

By Victor Tangermann

A red flag with a white edge is planted on a blue and white Earth, set against a dark space background filled with scattered stars. The flag appears to be waving, and the Earth is shown with visible cloud patterns and ocean textures.
Artificial Intelligence

There’s a Blinking Warning Sign for the Data Centers in Space Industry

Doing stuff in space is hard, folks.

By Frank Landymore

NASA's director of flight operations, Norm Knight, told reporters that a controller issue had caused the fan of the space toilet to jam.
Moon

NASA Spacecraft’s Toilet Fails Hours Into Ten-Day Journey to Moon

Houston, we have a potty problem.

By Victor Tangermann

A hand holding a pair of large silver scissors is cutting a red ribbon held by another hand against a bright yellow background. The image has a vibrant, high-contrast color effect.
Energy

Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed

"It is a pretty wild puzzle at the moment."

By Joe Wilkins

News emerged that Jonathan, a 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise, had peacefully passed away. It turned out to be a crypto scam.
Agriculture

JONATHAN THE 193-YEAR-OLD TORTOISE IS STILL ALIVE, REPEAT HE HAS NOT DIED

"Even our researcher friends in the US unraveling his DNA have just sent condolences."

By Victor Tangermann

A large offshore oil rig platform with a green and white base floating on the ocean. The platform has multiple structures, including two main white buildings with numerous windows, yellow cranes, and a helipad marked with an "H" on the right side. A helicopter is flying nearby over the water. The rig is surrounded by deep blue ocean waves.
Future Society

Chinese University Announces 30-Story “Artificial Island” for Marine Research Purposes

Massive.

By Joe Wilkins

Three yellow barrels with black radioactive hazard symbols stacked in a pyramid formation against an orange background with large blue stars.
Nuclear Fusion

The Trump Administration Is Doing Something Horrifying to Workers at Nuclear Facilities

"It was keeping us from getting a higher dose."

By Joe Wilkins

NASA is counting down for its Artemis 2 crewed lunar mission. It's a historic moment that also happens to take place on April Fools' Day.
Moon

Conspiracy Theorists Are Going to Have a Field Day as NASA Gears Up to Launch Historic Moon Mission on April Fools’ Day

Were there no other slots available?

By Victor Tangermann

A close-up of a hand holding a red digital pet keychain toy with a small screen in the center. The toy has a clock-like design with numbers 12, 3, 6, and 9 around the screen and small arrows pointing outward. It also has three blue buttons below the screen and a silver ball chain attached at the top. The hand is wearing a teal glove.
Anthropic

Leaked Claude Code Shows Anthropic Building Mysterious “Tamagotchi” Feature Into It

Tama-gotchya.

By Frank Landymore

Bloomberg reports that Elon Musk's space company SpaceX has confidentially filed for an initial public offering.
Starship

SpaceX Files for IPO

Here we go.

By Victor Tangermann