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The NOAA recently released an audio recording, which contains the "suspected acoustic signature of the Titan submersible implosion."
Science & Energy

Government Releases Audio of Implosion of Titanic Sub

The recording will make your skin crawl.

When questioned on transparency, Elon Musk referred reporters to a defunct government website for the answers.
Future Society

Elon Claimed DOGE.gov Was Filled With Information About His Accomplishments, When In Reality It Was Completely Blank

Guess we'll take his word for it.

At an Oval Office press conference with Donald Trump, Elon Musk acted bizarrely, frequently rambling and stuttering through sentences.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Acting Strangely as He Stammers Through Oval Office Appearance

A skilled orator he is not.

Amid Donald Trump's sweeping push to roll back DEI efforts, employees at NASA are reportedly being told to hide their love away.
NASA

NASA Orders Employees to Throw Out Rainbow Flags and Any Other Items Signaling LGBTQI Support

"A ridiculous overstep and direct assault."

After an embarrassing pivot to AI content, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti says he's had enough of all the ragebait, clickbait, and fake news.
Artificial Intelligence

Jonah Peretti, Who Filled BuzzFeed With AI Slop, Now Says AI Is Threatening Human Agency

He's looking for the guy who did this.

Yet another video of a terrifying run-in involving Tesla's Cybertruck and the company's "Full-Self Driving" software has gone viral.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Terrifying Footage Shows Cybertruck on Self-Driving Mode Swerve Into Oncoming Traffic

"Oh god, Jesus!"

Top chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Gemini spit out deranged hallucinations when asked about peoples' marital status.
Artificial Intelligence

If You Ask AI Who You’re Married To, You May Spit Out Your Coffee

Why are these chatbots writing fanfiction about real people?

As AI becomes more and more integrated into our daily lives, researchers are working to tackle its most glaring issue.
Artificial Intelligence

Even the Most Advanced AI Has a Problem: If It Doesn’t Know the Answer, It Makes One Up

It's okay if AI doesn't know everything — but not for it to lie.

Elon Musk's government takeover is obviously freaking everyone out — but there's no need to worry about him accessing the nukes just yet. 
Elon Musk

State Department Insider on Elon Musk Accessing Nuclear Weapons: “If You Make Something Idiot-Proof, the World Will Build a Better Idiot”

"Famous last words."

Elon Musk's DOGE's spending more than doubled from $6.75 million to $14.4 million between January 30 and February 8.
Future Society

As DOGE Tries to Cut Costs, Its Expenses Are Growing Larger and Larger

Wait a second...

Hundreds of thousands of Trump supporters lost money on his meme coin after its price crashed shortly after launching.
Cryptocurrency

Trump Supporters Lost a Staggering Amount of Money as They Bought His Meme Coin

"The president is participating in shady crypto schemes that harm investors."

Scientists tracked tiny pieces of microplastics as they moved through the brain blood vessels of mice. Some of them became stuck.
Developments

Microplastics Getting Stuck in Brain Vessels Like Clots, Scientists Find, Causing “Neurological Abnormalities” in Mice

That's not good.

Tesla has been targeted with a wave of vandalism and protests as Elon Musk continues to wreak havoc in the federal government.
Future Society

Wave of Vandalism and Protests Hit Tesla

"We were upset with Musk taking over the government."

During a Bloomberg interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took another jab at the richest man in the world, Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

Sam Altman Says He Feels Sorry for Elon Musk and His Bottomless Insecurity

"I feel for the guy. I don't think he's like a happy person."

Doctors have begun noticing a trend: they all seem to get full before finishing dinner, and it's likely thanks to drugs like Ozempic. 
RX and Medicine

Doctors Have One Weird Trick to Tell When Their Colleagues Are On Ozempic

"We look at each other and laugh and say, 'You, too?'"

Tesla's sales are falling off a cliff around the world as Elon Musk's public perception takes a heavy toll.
Tesla

Dark Clouds Gather Over Tesla as Sales Plummet Worldwide

Looking into this.

Trusting AI over the real thing seems, per a new study, to actually be atrophying folks' mental faculties.
Artificial Intelligence

Study Finds That People Who Entrust Tasks to AI Are Losing Critical Thinking Skills

"Atrophied and unprepared."

Chances of space rock 2024 YR4 hitting us just under eight years from now have risen substantially. Astronomers are intrigued.
Off-World

Don’t Panic, But the Chances of That City Killer Asteroid Hitting Earth Just Almost Doubled

Astronomers want to get a closer look at it with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Prompted about products that could assist suicide, Amazon's Rufus AI repeatedly provided us with an incorrect crisis hotline number.
Artificial Intelligence

Asked for Products to Kill Yourself With, Amazon’s AI Says “You Are Not Alone” and Hallucinates an Incorrect Phone Number for a Suicide Hotline

That seems pretty basic.

In an effort to recover a long-lost crypto wallet, one man is attempting to purchase an entire landfill where he believes it was thrown away. 
Bitcoin

Man Trying to Buy Entire Landfill to Recover Lost Bitcoin Hard Drive

This guy's been fighting for more than 10 years to find that dang thing.