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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

A small, four-wheeled delivery robot covered in colorful graffiti stands on a snowy street with a city skyline in the background.
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

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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

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Future Society

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

Massive.

By Joe Wilkins

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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

Bryon and Kristi Noem are shown with a blurred background. The setting appears to be indoors, possibly at an event or meeting.
Computing

Here’s Why Google Searches for “Bimbofication” Are Surging

"That's too bad."

By Joe Wilkins

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Artificial Intelligence

The Iran War Has Cut Off Supply of a Gas the AI Industry Desperately Needs

"The first victims are party balloons."

By Joe Wilkins

Anthropic confirmed on Tuesday that parts of the internal source code for its Claude Code had leaked, yet another embarrassment.
Anthropic

The Fact That Anthropic Has Been Boasting About How Much Its Development Now Relies on Claude Makes It Very Interesting That It Just Suffered a Catastrophic Leak of Its Source Code

Panicked reps are racing to contain the fallout.

By Victor Tangermann

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Ethics

NYT Cuts Ties With Writer as Scrutiny of AI Content Grows

"Reliance on AI and inclusion of unattributed work by another writer is a serious violation of The Times's integrity and fundamental journalistic standards."

By Frank Landymore

A view of Earth from space showing a fiery, molten surface engulfing much of the planet, with intense flames and glowing lava-like textures predominantly on the right side, contrasting with the dark, cooler regions on the left. The image depicts a dramatic, apocalyptic scene with the planet partially consumed by fire.
Artificial Intelligence

Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests

Not very cool.

By Frank Landymore

A startup has been pitching "brainless clones" of the human body that aging or ill individuals could one day transplant their brain into.
DNA

A Startup Has Been Quietly Pitching Cloned Human Bodies to Transfer Your Brain Into

It's as outrageous as it sounds.

By Victor Tangermann

Students in China are using smart glasses to cheat during exams and renting them out to their classmates as well.
Artificial Intelligence

Students Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Tests

It's a lucrative side hustle.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla revealed that its human operators do, in fact, temporarily take control of its robotaxis if necessary, unlike Waymo.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Workers Are Seizing Control of Robotaxis When They Get Stuck

Remote assistance workers can "take temporary control of the vehicle."

By Victor Tangermann