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The CEO of The Musician's Club, an online instrument storefront, reportedly fired 99 employees for missing a single morning meeting. 
Future Society

CEO Fires 99 Out of 110 Workers for Missing Morning Meeting

"I joined an internship, and an hour later, the entire team got fired."

Scientists studied the cognitive behavior of astronauts who have spent six months on board the ISS and made some fascinating discoveries.
Brain

Something Is Malfunctioning With Astronauts’ Brains

Space does something to the human brain.

We now have a new idea of what photons look like from a model that predicts how these particles of light interact with their environment.
Quantum Physics

Scientists Say They’ve Discovered the Shape of Individual Photons

It's "something that hasn't been seen before in physics."

Scientists discovered the first-ever physical evidence that ancient Egyptians were tripping balls on a cocktail of hallucinogenic drugs.
Future Society

Scientists Find Evidence That Ancient Egyptians Were Tripping Balls

They discovered a "cocktail of psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids, and alcohol" inside of a 2,000-year-old vase.

A online blind test with 11,000 participants found that people often incorrectly identified art as being either human or AI made.
Artificial Intelligence

Even People Who Hate AI Art Appear to Actually Prefer AI Art in a Blind Test

Uh oh.

Elon Musk has so suddenly transformed into a Donald Trump shill that even his most loyal investors are getting disillusioned with him.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Investor Says He’s Now Realized He Was an “Enabler”

Lesson learned.

Warning! Do Not Expose Cybertrucks to Common Magnets
Advanced Transport

Warning! Do Not Expose Cybertrucks to Common Magnets

Alright, what *can* you do with these things?

Used prices for Tesla's Cybertruck are in freefall, selling well below MSRP.
Advanced Transport

The Value of Used Cybertrucks Is in Freefall

Ouch.

A church in the Swiss city of Lucerne has set up a computer inside a confessional booth that allows churchgoers to converse with an "AI Jesus."
Artificial Intelligence

Church Sets Up AI-Powered Jesus Inside Confessional Booth

"I think there is a thirst to talk with Jesus."

A lawyer in Minnesota has been accused of using an AI chatbot to draft an affidavit — in support of an anti-deepfake law in the state.
Future Society

Lawyer Submits Anti-AI Document That Appears to Have Been Created Using AI

The document referenced a bunch of court cases that were entirely made up.

After decades of research, scientists have identified an unknown chemical byproduct of a disinfectant used to treat drinking water.
Developments

Scientists Identify Strange Chemical in Drinking Water Across the US

"We need to investigate it. We don't know the toxicity."

Japanese showerhead company Science Co. will debut the "human washing machine of the future" at the Osaka Kansai Expo in April.
Robots and Machines

Scientists Invent Giant Dishwashing Machine for Entire Human Bodies

Prepare to get blasted.

Yelling at an AI chatbot about things that make you mad or scared can make you feel less of those emotions, researchers have found.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Find That Yelling at AI Chatbots Can Make You Feel Better

You can't hurt a chatbot's feelings.

Parents Sue School for Punishing Their Son for Copy-Pasting AI Homework, Get Rude Wakeup Call
Artificial Intelligence

Parents Sue School for Punishing Their Son for Copy-Pasting AI Homework, Get Rude Wakeup Call

There's consequences for cheating?

Last month, news emerged that Chinese hackers penetrated the networks of a number of US broadband providers. The situation is even worse.
Hacking

It Appears That Chinese Hackers Have Stolen Your Naughty Texts

"This is far and away the most serious telecom hack in our history."

Elon Musk singled out a random federal employee and disparaged her job as fake, leading to his followers joining in on the harassment.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Now Publicly Bullying a Specific Federal Worker, Siccing Huge Hordes to Make Her Life Miserable

"These tactics are aimed at sowing terror and fear at federal employees."

After duping the Los Angeles school system into giving her gobs of money, the founder of an AI firm allegedly spent a lot of it on herself. 
Artificial Intelligence

AI Founder Promised Amazing Chatbot to Public Schools, Then Allegedly Spent the Money on a Lavish Wedding and Mansion

"A disturbing and disappointing house of cards that deceived and victimized many across the country."

Verified accounts on Elon Musk's social media platform X-formerly-Twitter are promoting the sale of child sex abuse videos.
Future Society

Checkmarked X Users Caught Promoting Sites That Sell Child Sex Abuse Videos

Some accounts uploaded the videos straight to the platform while X turned a blind eye.

Is trouble brewing? President-elect Trump is already disregarding some of his "First Buddy" Elon Musk's suggestions.
Elon Musk

Donald Trump Is Already Ignoring Elon Musk’s Suggestions

Better luck next time.

Elon Musk's most famous babymama, Claire "Grimes" Boucher, is once again speaking out about her difficult relationship with the billionaire.
Elon Musk

Grimes Says Elon Musk’s Brutal Custody Battle Was Driving Her to Bankruptcy

Why does Elon Musk treat women this way?