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NASA's Parker Solar Probe is just days away from flying into the Sun, in a daring bid to glean the secrets of our star's megahot winds.
NASA

Godspeed.

Scientists are mighty puzzled after discovering teens are abstaining from using drugs more than ever before.
Health & Medicine

"This trend... is unprecedented."

New research shows that the industry's leading AI chatbots are performing poorly on tests designed to detect signs of dementia.
Artificial Intelligence

These AI models are kind of stupid.

Elon Musk has endorsed Germany's far-right AfD — even though the party is against his own business interests.
Elon Musk

He's saying the quiet part out loud.

In the wake of multiple lawsuits concerning the welfare of child users, Character.AI is looking to bulk up its trust and safety staff.
Artificial Intelligence

Will it be enough?

Donald Trump has not yet been sworn in, but Elon Musk has already killed a bill that would have provided money for pediatric cancer research. 
Elon Musk

"How can we cut this out in the name of efficiency?"

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has announced that it will begin construction of the "world's first grid-scale" nuclear fusion power plant
Energy

We remain skeptical.

It seems that Haliey "Hawk Tuah" Welch is finally facing the music after angry investors filed a lawsuit regarding her disastrous meme coin. 
Blockchain

"I take this situation extremely seriously and want to address my fans, the investors who have been affected, and the broader community."

An image on Google Street View that appears to show a man stuffing a body into a car provided Spanish authorities with a breakthrough.
Future Society

Spotted!

A dirty-minded Redditor has posted an AI-generated exchange from Google's Notebook LM — and reader, it's very naughty.
Google

"As explicit and visceral as possible."

According to a shocking new book, Spotify has been promoting "ghost artists" so it can avoid paying piddling royalties to real artists. 
Artificial Intelligence

"It’s just not fair."

Donald Trump's presidential transition team is using private email servers to conduct government business. Sound familiar?
Future Society

But her emails!

Trump isn't laughing as Musk is taking matters into his own hands, often giving the impression that the SpaceX CEO is really in charge.
Elon Musk

"President Trump is the leader of the Republican Party. Full stop."

Researchers found in a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study that the threat of quantum computers cracking Bitcoin encryption is very real.
Bitcoin

"If I had a large quantum computer right now, I could essentially take over all the Bitcoin."

Russia's space program has thrown its weight behind NASA's plans to destroy the International Space Station starting in 2030.
Off-World

They changed their mind yet again.

The mysterious drones seen over New York and New Jersey have a strange new fan — the queer erotica author Chuck Tingle.
Drones

"Sizzling bisexual drone on human threesome action."

The federal government is on the verge of a shutdown — and practically at the behest of Donald Trump's buddy Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

"Our constituents, the people who elected us, are listening to Elon Musk."

Several AI-generated diss tracks, featuring an imitation of Lil Wayne's iconic vocal style, are circulating online and causing confusion.
Artificial Intelligence

Rap is getting weird.

In September, SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission was already well underway way — when the power suddenly went out.
SpaceX

Teams lost communications for at least an hour.

Top colleges are under fire for an alleged price-fixing scheme that purportedly favored the rich and dumb over the poor and smart.
Future Society

The rich can buy anything.