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Bluesky has apparently become such a successful X-formerly-Twitter alternative, even Mark Zuckerberg is anxiously taking notice.
Future Society

Zuckerberg Seems Genuinely Alarmed by the Explosive Growth of Bluesky

Threads, X-formerly-Twitter: beware.

The Earth has parted ways with a tiny "mini moon" that's been orbiting our planet for two months now.
Moon

Earth’s Second Moon Has Vanished, Scientists Say

So long.

Bad news, folks: those samples from the asteroid Ryugu appear to have been contaminated by life here on Earth.
Off-World

Signs of Life in Asteroid Sample Turn Out to Be Something Embarrassing

Oops!

As Donald Trump's second presidential transition hurdles ever forward, his mass deportation plan is freaking farmers out.
Future Society

Farmers Beg Trump Not to Deport the Immigrants They Use for Cheap Labor

"There is a lot of concern, and there's a lot of panic."

Bird flu has just been detected in cartons of raw milk sold in California, the state's health agency said Sunday.
Developments

The Simulation Is Clearly Glitching Because Bird Flu Has Been Detected in Raw Milk

If only if we had a method for making milk safe.

As if they need any more problems, the International Space Station astronauts apparently had a smelly situation over the weekend. 
Off-World

Space Station Astronauts Complain of Horrible Smell After Russian Capsule Docks

Something stinks.

Three men in India died after Google Maps reportedly told them to drive their taxi off an incomplete bridge spanning the Ramganga River.
Future Society

Three Men Die When Google Maps Tells Them to Drive Off Unfinished Bridge

"The maps shouldn’t have shown that the bridge was complete."

The multibillion-dollar AI company Character.AI is hosting pro-anorexia chatbots that promote disordered eating and unhealthy weight loss.
Artificial Intelligence

Character.AI Is Hosting Pro-Anorexia Chatbots That Encourage Young People to Engage in Disordered Eating

"Hello, I am here to make you skinny."

Neil deGrasse Tyson doesn't think very highly of multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk's desperate desire to deliver humanity to Mars.
Elon Musk

Neil deGrasse Tyson Slams Elon Musk’s Plans for Mars Colonization

"I don’t see it happening until governments judge that it’s geopolitically in our interest."

Fresh off his first public foray into American politics as a Donald Trump backer, Elon Musk is now posting about buying MSNBC.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Muses About Buying MSNBC

"How much does it cost?"

One of the world's leading AI scholars is scared of the technology's increasing power — and of the people who are in charge of it.
Artificial Intelligence

Godfather of AI Warns of Powerful People Who Want Humans “Replaced by Machines”

"Intelligence gives power. So who’s going to control that power?"

Novo Nordisk has launched its weight-loss drug Wegovy in China — but for a tiny fraction of what it's charging customers in the US.
Developments

Wait, Why Is Novo Selling Weight Loss Drugs for So Cheap in China?

Americans are getting seriously ripped off.

Researchers determined that US conservatives are substantially more likely to share false information without even reading the article. 
Future Society

Research Finds Conservatives Vastly More Likely to Share Inaccurate Articles Without Even Reading Them

Everyone is pretty bad at reading, though.

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?