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Some species of birds are getting hooked on cigarettes, scientists have found — but not for the reason you might think.
Environment

Birds Are Getting Hooked on Cigarettes

They're serving an important role inside nests, scientists found.

By Victor Tangermann

Raphael Chryslar's vision for a new Twin Towers in Chicago, as part of the World Tech Center campus.
Science & Energy

Engineer Says It’s Time to Rebuild the Twin Towers as Giant Data Centers With Anti-Aircraft Lasers on the Roof

"This is what America rightfully deserves. We shall no longer be afraid."

By Joe Wilkins

A person is lying on their back on a flat surface in a white room with translucent curtains. In the foreground, there is a computer monitor displaying a software interface labeled "Photonic Sentry," showing two dark silhouettes of the person with red markers on their head and feet, likely indicating tracking points. The room contains various equipment, including a tripod with a camera or sensor and storage shelves with rolled mats and other items.
Biology

Scientists Recruit Undergrad to Step Into Room Filled With Ravenous Mosquitoes for “Full-Body Massacre”

Dream gig!

By Joe Wilkins

A smiling woman wearing a beige turtleneck and blue jeans sits next to a smiling man with a mustache, white t-shirt, and black pants who is looking at a smartphone. The background features a yellow grid pattern with a large purple circle behind the man.
Ethics

Gen Z Is Using AI to Have Difficult Relationship Conversations, and the Results Are Massively Cringe

"Oftentimes they're using it as a way to overcompensate for the fact that they don't really know how to truly interact with others."

By Joe Wilkins

A person in a red jacket is grabbing a robot while it dances out of control.
Robotics

Restaurant Re-Deploys Robot After Dishware-Smashing Freakout

It got off easy.

By Frank Landymore

A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a white blouse and brown pants, is sitting in a yellow chair holding a notebook and pen, engaged in conversation with another person whose back is to the camera. The setting appears to be a cozy, well-lit office or consultation room with wooden furniture and a large window in the background.
Mental Health

Therapists Go on Strike, Saying They’re Being Replaced by AI

"There is a lot of fear and anxiety about AI, and in particular, fear around AI replacing jobs."

By Joe Wilkins

Silhouette of a person behind a frosted glass panel divided by black horizontal and vertical bars, with the person pointing to the right. The background features a gradient of red and purple hues.
Future Society

Atlassian in Trouble for Firing Employee Who Mouthed Off to CEO

One of Atlassian's core values: "Open company, no bulls**t."

By Frank Landymore

A glossy, bright pink brain-shaped object appears to be melting or dripping against a gradient blue background, with some pink liquid pooling below it.
Computers

Staff at New Data Center Powered by Human Brain Cells Need to Swap Out Cerebrospinal Fluid Every Day

The cost of brain power.

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have used CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to uncover what they say is an entirely new type of particle, dubbed Xi-cc-plus.
Quantum Physics

Large Hadron Collider Discovers All-New Particle

You'll be charmed by its quarks.

By Victor Tangermann

Side-by-side images show how Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5 gave a "Starfield" character a gigantic nostril.
Future Society

Nvidia’s AI Yassification Feature Gives “Starfield” Character Grotesque “Giga-Nostril”

Applying a giga-nostril to spite their gamer fanbase.

By Frank Landymore

Mark Zuckerberg is shown at a sporting event.
Meta

Rogue AI Agent Triggers Emergency at Meta

No user data, allegedly, was harmed in the making of this latest AI screw-up.

By Frank Landymore

A thoughtful man with short hair and a beard, wearing a black t-shirt, is posed with one arm crossed and his other hand touching his lips. The image is stylized in black and white with a white outline around the man, set against a bright orange background with a red circle behind his head and a subtle grid pattern.
Artificial Intelligence

CEO Says He’ll Hire Anyone Who Can Vibe Code With AI, Regardless of Actual Skill

"We're very much now looking for people who are much more within that vibe coding space."

By Frank Landymore

A classroom scene with three students sitting at desks, each holding a tablet. The student in the foreground is a smiling blonde girl wearing a short-sleeve shirt, highlighted in red. Behind her, two other students—one with long dark hair and another with curly hair—are also focused on their tablets. In the background, a teacher is leaning over to assist a student, shown in a circular overlay with a blue tint. The overall image has a color overlay effect with red and blue tones.
Ethics

Teens Are Using AI to Create “Slander” Videos of Their Teachers

Cruel and unusual.

By Frank Landymore

Researchers managed to return activity to mouse brains after carefully preserving the tissue in a glass-like state.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Bring Mouse Brains Back to Life After “Cryosleep” Deep Freeze

"If brain function is an emergent property of its physical structure, how can we recover it from complete shutdown?"

By Victor Tangermann

A book cover features a painting of a white dog with brown patches lying down, wearing a pink ribbon around its neck. The title "SHY GIRL" is written in large, light blue letters across the top and middle of the cover. The author's name, "MIA BALLARD," is written in pink at the bottom. There are two quotes on the cover: "DEEPLY UNSETTLING" by Sadie Jones and "ABSOLUTELY UNHINGED" by Sally Wilkes. The background includes a dark, classical painting with flowers and foliage. A small red logo with the text "RUN FOR IT" is located in the bottom right corner.
Ethics

Novel Pulled From Shelves After Author Is Accused of Using AI

Yoink!

By Frank Landymore

A person lying down on a blue surface with their face distorted in a stretched, abstract manner. The lighting highlights the face and upper body, creating a dramatic contrast with the dark background. The distortion gives the image a surreal and unsettling effect.
Ethics

Huge Study of Chats Between Delusional Users and AI Finds Alarming Patterns

"Chatbots seem to encourage, or at least play a role in, delusional spirals that people are experiencing."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A large yellow Bitcoin coin with circuit-like details is positioned behind a pile of small red bricks. The background features an orange grid pattern on the upper half and a solid bright pink color on the lower half.
Cryptocurrency

Blockchain Slumlord Startup Implodes in Real Time

"This place is literally a slum."

By Joe Wilkins

Multiple white Waymo autonomous vehicles with rooftop sensors are arranged in a pattern against a black background, shown from an aerial perspective. The cars have black wheels and visible "WAYMO" branding on the sides. The image has a yellow-green color overlay.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Cars Slated to Clog Roads With Horrendous Congestion

Self-driving or not, they all share the same roads.

By Joe Wilkins

A UK High Court judge noticed something was seriously off during a January case brought on by somebody wearing a pair of smart glasses.
Devices

Man Caught Using Smart Glasses to Get Advice While Being Cross-Examined in Court

Busted!

By Victor Tangermann

Tech executives are warning that nobody is checking the "fallibility" of AI-generated code, a disaster waiting to happen.
Anthropic

A Grim Truth Is Emerging in Employers’ AI Experiments

"Those are foundational problems no one has solved in LLM technology. And you want to tell me that's not going to manifest in code quality problems?"

By Victor Tangermann