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Researchers have found that there's something highly unusual about the Milky Way, setting it apart from other galaxies.
Future Society

There’s Something Very Strange About Our Galaxy

The Milky Way stands out like a sore thumb.

An Alaskan city removed fluoride from its drinking water like RFK wants to do for the whole country — and tooth decay surged.
Developments

When They Took Fluoride Out of the Water Like RFK Jr. Wants to Do Everywhere, People’s Teeth Started Rotting Out of Their Heads

This is what he wants for the whole *country*.

X owner Elon Musk appears to be spooked by the flow of users leaving the social media platform in favor of alternatives like BlueSky.
Elon Musk

Change to Twitter Suggests Elon Musk Is Panicking Over Users Leaving for Bluesky

He's scared.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt seems mighty concerned about today's youth becoming obsessed with AI girlfriends. 
Google

Former Google CEO Alarmed by Teen Boys Falling in Love With AI Girlfriends

"You put a 12- or 13-year-old in front of these things..."

In Northern California, a group of recent high school graduates died in a Cybertruck crash that burst into flames.
Advanced Transport

Three Recent High School Grads Dead in Grisly Cybertruck Crash

This is absolutely tragic.

Elon Musk's X is attempting to block the sale of Infowars social accounts to The Onion, arguing that it owns the accounts.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Demands Ownership of InfoWars Social Accounts

You don't own your social media account. Not on Musk's platform, anyway.

Character.AI confirmed that it's mass-deleting chatbots that violate copyright law. Users are not pleased.
Artificial Intelligence

Character.AI Confirms Mass Deletion of Fandom Characters, Says They’re Not Coming Back

Sorry, fandoms.

A group of furious artists say they've leaked OpenAI's video generator Sora, declaring that they're not the company's "PR puppets."
OpenAI

OpenAI’s Super-Powerful “Sora” AI Video Generator Appears to Have Leaked

"We are not your free bug testers, PR puppets, training data, validation tokens."

President-elect Donald Trump's newly-announced tariffs already seem to be causing anxiety for the AI industry.
Artificial Intelligence

Trump’s Huge New Tariffs Spell Trouble for the AI Industry

Did he think this one through?

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio speaks about the struggles about an unexpectedly lengthy stay aboard the International Space Station.
Off-World

Astronaut Who Was Stranded in Space Laments Missing Thanksgiving and Child’s Graduation

"There's a little bit of disappointment in knowing you miss those things as a father."

In an apparent attempt to dispel hurricane misinformation, a member of Congress asked the head of FEMA outright if she controls the weather.
Science & Energy

Congressman Asks FEMA Head If She’s Controlling Weather, Sending Hurricanes to Trump Voters’ Homes

"Why would anybody want to bring harm to the American people?"

Elon Musk's brain chip company is entering its next phase of experiments: seeing if patients can move a robotic arm using their minds. 
Prosthetics and Devices

Neuralink Testing Robot Arm Controlled by Brain Chip

This one's going to be fascinating to watch.

Multibillion-dollar AI company Character.AI appears to be mass-removing Harry Potter-themed chatbots from its platform — and users are mad.
Artificial Intelligence

Users Furious as Character.AI Deletes Countless Beloved “Harry Potter” Chatbots

"Today we are all Draco's widows."

Elon Musk fired up his X-formerly-Twitter fingers on November 24 to tell the world, with a madman's glee, that he's a time-traveling vampire.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Suggests That He Is an Ancient Being Who Assumes Human Identities

Sure, grandpa.

Accusations of sexual assault against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Trump's Health Department pick, are threatening to impede his confirmation.
Future Society

Trump’s Raw Milk Zealot Accused of Inappropriately Touching Babysitter

"I never intended you any harm."

NASA scientists have made a remarkable discovery while flying over the arctic ice in Greenland: an abandoned Cold War base.
NASA

NASA Scanners Detect Hidden Base Under Arctic Ice

"We didn’t know what it was at first."

Tesla is hiring engineers to design software that a team of human technicians can use to remotely drive its robotaxis.
Self-Driving Vehicles

As Tesla Struggles to Make Self-Driving Work, It’s Hiring a Team to Remote-Control Its Robotaxis

"As we iterate on the AI that powers them, we need the ability to access and control them remotely."

NASA says that anyone who wants to know more about the smell on the ISS this weekend will have to speak to mother Russia.
Future Society

NASA Says You Will Have to Ask the Russian Space Program About the Horrid Smell on the Space Station

Gross.

People who put their savings into fintech services are left holding the bag after a little-known firm went broke and took their life savings.
Future Society

Online Bank Users Horrified as Their Savings Accounts Vanish Into Thin Air

Have you checked your account balance lately?

NASA Mars Rover Exploring Spiderweb-Like Patterns on Mars
Mars

NASA Mars Rover Exploring Spiderweb-Like Patterns on Mars

Whoa.