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Aerospace giant Boeing is warning that hundreds of workers currently working on NASA's Artemis Moon rocket could be laid off.
Moon

As Elon Musk Reviews Moon Program, Boeing Warns Workers Building Artemis Rocket of Mass Layoffs

NASA's contractors are expecting the worst.

Insurance company Allstate has revealed that almost all of the communications its reps send out to claimants are written by AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Allstate Says Almost All Its Communications About Insurance Claims Are Done With AI Now

"The claim agent still looks at them just to make sure they’re accurate, but they’re not writing them anymore."

Billionaire and White House advisor Elon Musk is leading a gigantic $97.4 billion bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI.
OpenAI

Elon Musk Makes Huge Bid to Seize Control of OpenAI

"It’s time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was."

The owner of a Tesla Cybertruck had a terrifying run-in with a pole while "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) driving assist feature was turned on.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Driver Issues Warning After His Cybertruck Totals Itself on “Full Self-Driving” Mode

"Thank you Tesla."

One of DOGE's engineers dispatched to take over the Education Department used to have a very different title: ketamine dealer.
Elon Musk

One of Elon Musk’s DOGE Staffers Used to Sell Ketamine Professionally

Well then.

The parents of an OpenAI whistleblower who was found dead say their independent pathologist found that he did not die of suicide.
OpenAI

Independent Autopsy Finds OpenAI Whistleblower’s Bullet Wound Was Not Consistent With Suicide

Seriously, what is going on here?

In a new post on his personal blog, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned that AI could lead to plenty of economic inequality.
OpenAI

AI Likely to Increase Inequality, Sam Altman Admits, or Control the “Population Through Mass Surveillance and Loss of Autonomy”

"Everyone should have access to unlimited genius to direct however they can imagine."

Researchers at the University of Oxford say they've achieved quantum teleportation using a powerful quantum supercomputer.
Quantum Physics

Oxford Scientists Say They’ve Achieved Quantum Teleportation

Quantum supercomputers, here we come.

One of the 90s brightest tech stars may be headed to prison amid a shocking fall from grace that includes elder abuse and Ponzi scheme claims.
Devices

Man Who Claims to Have Anti-Gravity Device Now in Deep Trouble

This guy is NOT doing well.

Scientists discovered a fungus that caused spiders to "exhibit behavioral changes similar to those reported for zombie ants."
RX and Medicine

Scientists Discover “Zombie” Fungus That Seizes Control of Spiders, Suggest It Be Used for Human Medicine

What could go wrong?

Everyone knows San Francisco has been captured by tech elites, but we didn't expect robots to start replacing DJs there quite this quickly.
Robotics

Military Robot Deployed as Nightclub DJ

"We are not trying to apologize for the strength of robots."

New research explores the mechanics behind the "false vacuum" theory, the idea that the universe is in a state of only temporary stability.
Quantum Physics

Physicists Find That the Universe Could “Collapse Like a House of Cards”

Things fall apart.

AI app developer Hugging Face says it created an open-source alternative to OpenAI's latest Deep Research AI feature — in just 24 hours.
OpenAI

Researchers Replicate OpenAI’s Hot New AI Tool in 24 Hours

OpenAI has a problem: each time it releases an advanced new AI, it's getting copied almost instantly.

A scheme targeting low-income rust belt homes has begun carving up real estate for foreign investors to trade on the blockchain.
Cryptocurrency

Scheme That Allows Crypto Bros to Buy Ownership of Apartments Leads to Black Mold, Evictions

Blockchained up and nowhere to go.

As part of Trump's anti-DEI agenda, NASA has been ordered to have employees remove anything "specifically targeting women" from its sites.
Future Society

Trump Orders NASA to Purge All Mentions of Women in Leadership On Its Websites

"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request."

Amid his quest to trim $2 trillion from the federal budget, Elon Musk has set his sights on the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Developments

Afraid to Cut Anything From the Military Budget, Elon Is Now Sending a DOGE Boy to Make Cuts at Veterans Affairs

"We should all be deeply concerned."

Google either faked its new cheese-centric Super Bowl ad for its AI, or prompted it to plagiarize existing web copy. Either way: bad!
Google

Google’s Super Bowl Ad Accidentally Shows Its AI Simply Plagiarizing Existing Web Copy

A terrible look.

In the aftermath of its CEO's assassination, UnitedHealthcare is now threatening legal retaliation against those who criticize the company.
Developments

UnitedHealthcare Threatens Legal Action Against Doctor Who Says They Interrupted Her in the Middle of Surgery

"Your claims are false. You clearly know they are false."

OpenAI isn't just "legit" invigorated by China's DeepSeek, a "new competitor," it seems to be low key panicking by making sweeping changes.
OpenAI

OpenAI Seems to Be Low Key Panicking

DeepSeek is more than just "invigorating" competition to OpenAI.

A new analysis suggests that the Cybertruck might lead to 17 times more fatalities than the infamous Ford Pinto.
Advanced Transport

The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis

Explosive.