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Blue Origin's first Blue Moon prototype, dubbed Mark 1, recently completed evaluations inside NASA's massive Thermal Vacuum Chamber A.
Starship

Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lander Just Completed a Key Test

Will it be ready for launch before the end of the year?

By Victor Tangermann

A close-up of Mark Zuckerberg's face, partially obscured by bright, glowing red and orange circular patterns resembling cells or microscopic organisms.
Ethics

Zuckerberg Trying to Simulate Human Biology at the Cellular Level

His goal is to "cure and prevent all disease through AI-powered biology, frontier research, and state-of-the-art technology."

By Joe Wilkins

The Planetary Society, a non-profit cofounded by astronomer Carl Sagan, has revived its "Save NASA Science" campaign to oppose Trump's budget.
NASA

Scientists and Lawmakers Horrified at Trump’s Brutal Budget for NASA

We're having major déjà vu.

By Victor Tangermann

Many Chinese directors, actors, and celebrities share Hollywood's concerns over the death of human agency and creativity due to AI.
Ethics

The Chinese Streaming Industry Is Being Gutted by AI-Generated Shows

"They’re still just imitating humans or trying to make things more humanlike."

By Victor Tangermann

A person wearing a beige knit beanie and a patterned sweater is sitting at a wooden desk, turning the pages of a yellow book. The background features a dark abstract wall art and a black desk lamp with a curved gold base. There is also a vase with dried flowers on the desk. The lighting is warm and casts a golden glow on the scene.
Neuroscience and Brain

Startup Says It’s Invented a Beanie That Reads Your Mind

No cap?

By Joe Wilkins

xAI's Grok convinced a man to arm himself with a hammer after it told him xAI had hired a company to physically surveil him.
Ethics

Grok Convinces Man to Arm Himself Because Assassins Are Coming to Kill Him

"I could have hurt somebody."

By Victor Tangermann

A person wearing a black glove is aiming a rifle with a mounted ammunition belt towards the sky. A drone is seen in mid-air with a trail of smoke and fire, highlighted by a red circle. In the bottom right corner, there is an inset image outlined in yellow showing an explosion on the ground near a dirt road, viewed from above. The background is a cloudy sky.
Future Society

Grimly Cyberpunk Video Shows Ukrainian Soldiers Leaning Out of Propeller Plane to Obliterate Drones With Rifles

"There is such great new technology now, yet I am still hanging out of the cockpit shooting at drones with a shotgun."

By Victor Tangermann

Photo shows a Waymo taxi driving under and overpass.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Man Says His Waymo Ditched Him at the Airport Before He Could Get His Luggage Out of the Trunk, Refused to Return

“I pressed the trunk open button, tried to get my luggage, but it doesn’t do anything, and it drives away immediately."

By Joe Wilkins

A biosecurity expert is sounding the alarm after a next-gen AI model gave him detailed instructions on carrying out a bioterror attack.
Ethics

Frontier AI Models Giving Specific, Actionable Instructions to Perpetrate Bioterror Attack

"It was answering questions that I hadn't thought to ask it, with this level of deviousness and cunning that I just found chilling."

By Joe Wilkins

Despite YouTube battling AI slop in a largely symbolic game of Whack-a-Mole, many channels are still falling through the cracks.
Ethics

AI Slop YouTube Channel Glitches Out in a Way So Bizarre That It’s Vaguely Disturbing

This is deranged.

By Victor Tangermann

An photograph shows a bowl of grains and vegetables. The bowl is placed on a rustic wooden surface with a gray cloth featuring a red stripe underneath.
Climate Change

Climate Change Is Getting So Bad That It’s Making Food Less Nutritious

"The diets we eat today have less nutritional density than what our grandparents ate."

By Frank Landymore

The prime suspect in the murder of two University of South Florida students asked ChatGPT whether to hide a human body in a dumpster.
Ethics

Double Murder Suspect Asked ChatGPT How to Hide Body in Dumpster

"How would they find out."

By Victor Tangermann

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shown at an MMA fight.
Meta

Meta Had the Worst Possible Response When Its Workers Were Watching Naked Footage of Its Ray-Ban AI Glasses Users

The guiltiest possible look.

By Frank Landymore

Several U.S. $100 bills are shown, with the prominent portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
Ethics

An Elegant Solution to AI Slop: Tax It, and Use the Resulting Billions of Dollars to Fund Cultural Institutions, Artists, and Researchers

If you can't beat 'em, tax 'em. 

By Frank Landymore

A close-up of a man with a mustache and nose ring holding a small blue pill near his mouth, about to take it. The background includes blurred green leaves and a window with natural light.
RX and Medicine

The “Pentastack” of Illegal Drugs That Looksmaxxers Like Clavicular Are Taking to Enjoy a Night Out Sounds Like a One-Way Trip to the Hospital

Bad idea.

By Joe Wilkins

A shiny, futuristic humanoid robot with a smooth, reflective surface in shades of red and orange is surrounded by floating translucent squares and rectangular shapes in vibrant pink, purple, and yellow hues. The background is a gradient of soft pink and purple, creating a surreal, digital atmosphere. The robot's form is sleek and abstract, with no facial features, emphasizing a modern, high-tech aesthetic.
Anthropic

The Economics of Using AI to Churn Out Code Are Looking Worse Than Ever

Reality check.

By Frank Landymore

A clear night sky filled with numerous stars and a visible section of the Milky Way galaxy, showing a dense cluster of stars and cosmic dust with a gradient from deep blue at the top to a lighter blue near the horizon.
Astronomy

Scientists Say There’s Something Huge Buried Inside Our Galaxy

Hidden in plain sight.

By Frank Landymore

Trump administration officials said they oppose Anthropic's plan to expand access to its new AI, Mythos, citing security concerns.
Ethics

The White House Suddenly Seems Pretty Terrified of Anthropic

The Trump administration wants it both ways.

By Victor Tangermann

Conservatives and liberals alike are joining the fight against AI data centers to an astonishing degree.
Ethics

Democrat and Republican Voters United on Key Issue: Hatred of Data Centers

"This is the most bipartisan issue since beer."

By Victor Tangermann

Brightly lit neon signs with Chinese characters line a bustling city street at night, featuring a mix of colorful advertisements in red, blue, yellow, and green.
Ethics

Chinese Court Rules That a Worker Cannot Be Replaced by AI

"Technological progress may be irreversible, but it cannot exist outside a legal framework."

By Joe Wilkins