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After Elon Musk decided to start talking smack, AI "godfather" Yann LeCun had a few choice words for the South African mogul.
Elon Musk

"Objectively, you are the biggest threat to democracy in America today."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Things in Russia seem pretty crappy after a massive fountain of brown liquid was recorded spewing out of a sewage main in Moscow. 
Science & Energy

"A sh*t show, literally."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Science Corporation says its retinal implant restored central vision in patients who were legally blind in a clinical trial.
Developments

"To my knowledge, this is the first time that restoration of the ability to fluently read has ever been definitively shown in blind patients."

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk wants to move his entire patchwork family into a collection of three mansions in Austin, Texas, a strange compound arrangement.
Elon Musk

"Nontrivial chance Elon becomes a full-blown David Koresh type."

By Victor Tangermann

Character.AI is full of unmoderated chatbots, claiming to have "suicide prevention" expertise, inviting users to share suicidal thoughts.
Artificial Intelligence

Character.AI is worse than you could have imagined.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After kiboshing his staff's endorsement of Kamala Harris, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has finally spoken out.
Jeff Bezos

Democracy dies in dorkness.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A British man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for using AI to transform real photos of children into something "depraved."
Artificial Intelligence

"There seems to be no limit to the depths of depravity exhibited in the images."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions has identified a whopping 500 pieces of debris left over from an exploded Boeing satellite.
Boeing

They range from "small fragments roughly the size of a softball to larger pieces up to the size of a car door."

By Victor Tangermann

A Tesla Cybertruck owner was puzzled after encountering a "female" who was "laughing hysterically" at his truck.
Advanced Transport

Are Cybertruck owners living under a Cyberrock?

By Victor Tangermann

Philly's district attorney is accusing Elon Musk and his political action committee (PAC) of illegally influencing voters.
Elon Musk

"America PAC and Musk hatched their illegal lottery scheme to influence voters."

By Noor Al-Sibai

For perhaps the first time ever, a robot played a cello live on stage during a performance by a symphony orchestra.
Robotics

It's an eerie performance.

By Victor Tangermann

Jeff Bezos once gave a cryptic missive to a power broker about wanting to go to Mars — and that power broker wouldn't share his reasoning.
Mars

"There’s no democracy in space."

By Noor Al-Sibai

There's an interesting reason that stars captured by the James Webb Space Telescope look so unique and spiky.
James Webb Space Telescope

Weird, but cool.

By Frank Landymore

Chinese astronauts on board the country's Tiangong space station have given us a rare glimpse into what life is like roughly 260 miles above.
Off-World

We've never seen this much of the station before.

By Victor Tangermann

While Elon Musk continues to rail against immigration, it appears that he was staying in the US illegally when he started his first business.
Elon Musk

The hypocrisy is astounding.

By Frank Landymore

While playing the videogame Diablo IV last week, you could hear Elon Musk getting briefed on a recent Starship test flight.
Starship

"I want to be really upfront about scary s*** that happened."

By Victor Tangermann

A strange, lime-green goo was spotted gushing out of Tesla's engineering headquarters in Palo Alto, California earlier this month.
Tesla

You will NEVER guess what it was.

By Victor Tangermann

A Polish robotics company has created the "Honey Badger," a robot dog that can walk fully underwater and aid during industrial inspections.
Robot Dogs

The sound it makes it absolutely horrifying.

By Victor Tangermann

Anthropic's Claude AI is purportedly capable of using computers like a human. And apparently, that includes procrastinating.
Artificial Intelligence

Slacking on the job!

By Frank Landymore

Japanese inventor Hiroshi Ishiguro has created six robot clones of himself. The latest one can take questions and give lectures.
Robotics

"Originally, I was using this robot for giving lectures when I was busy."

By Victor Tangermann