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New York City has declared its first drought warning since 2002, adding to the list of climate-related events afflicting the US and world.
Future Society

As Climate Catastrophe Looms, New York City Declares Drought Warning

We're in trouble.

Starship Shoots Into Space With Single Banana in Cargo Hold
Future Society

Starship Shoots Into Space With Single Banana in Cargo Hold

Banana for scale.

Elon Musk is throwing his weight behind Trump's AG pick Matt Gaetz amid damning allegations about his sexual conduct.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Throws Support Behind Man Accused of Sex With Underage Girl

"Our Hammer of Justice."

Nvidia's unreleased AI chips are apparently melting down, causing their shipment to be delayed until the beginning of 2025 at the earliest. 
Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia’s New AI Chips Are Reportedly Overheating in Server Farms

Customers are pissed.

Scientists launched a design competition for a massive multi-generational spaceship that could sustain humans on the way to the next star.
Off-World

Researchers Plotting Giant Spaceship That Could Carry Generations of Humans

"Think about the difference between a drone and an ocean liner."

President Joe Biden is ready to hop on a space rocket and rescue the two NASA astronauts, who have been stranded on board the ISS.
Future Society

Biden Muses That He Could Be Sent to Space to Rescue Stranded Astronauts

"I’m a little concerned he may want to send me to space because we got to get some folks back home!"

A small school in Pennsylvania shut down on Monday after parents accused leaders of covering up an explicit AI nudes scandal.
Artificial Intelligence

Parents Furious as School Accused of Covering Up AI-Generated Nudes of Students

Two of the school's leaders just resigned.

A hacker has apparently gotten access to testimony from a woman who claims she was paid to have sex with Matt Gaetz when she was underage.
Hacking

A Hacker Has Reportedly Obtained Matt Gaetz Sex Testimony

This is a labyrinthine web of accusations.

London School of Economics professor Jonathan Birch told The Guardian that he is "worried about major societal splits" over AI consciousness. 
Future Society

Whether AI Is Already Conscious Could Tear Society Apart

Get ready for chaos.

Donald Trump is today expected to attend the sixth orbital flight test of its Starship rocket, the largest rocket in the world.
Advanced Transport

Donald Trump Planning to Attend SpaceX Starship Launch Today

Elon's presidential plus one.

Scientists have found that SpaceX's massive Starship rocket is so loud that its sonic boom could cause property damage back on the ground.
Starship

Starship’s Sonic Booms Are So Powerful They Could Damage Structures on the Ground, Scientists Find

Ouch.

Old emails between Elon Musk and two of his OpenAI confounders show just how afraid the firm was of an "AGI dictatorship."
OpenAI

Internal OpenAI Emails Show Employees Feared Elon Musk Would Control AGI

"The goal of OpenAI is to make the future good and to avoid an AGI dictatorship."

After discovering that his voice has been cloned by AI, veteran documentarian David Attenborough has been moved to genteel fury. 
Artificial Intelligence

David Attenborough Disgusted by AI Clone of His Voice

"I am profoundly disturbed."

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber's Mandarin name "Lantian" literally translates to "blue sky," a wild coincidence. Or was it meant to be?
Future Society

The CEO of Bluesky’s Actual Name Means “Blue Sky” in Chinese

It was meant to be.

Scientists suggest that the reason why we have yet to find aliens could be that they're hiding in a parallel universe.
Exobiology

Scientists Say Aliens May Be Hiding in the Multiverse

"We may not live in the most likely of universes."

Elon Musk and Donald Trump's adviser Boris Epshteyn got into a nasty public fight at Mar-a-Lago last week as the pair vie for influence.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Reportedly Gets in Blowout Fight With Trump Adviser at Mar-a-Lago Dinner

The girls are fighting.

President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration is expected to attempt to widen the rules governing self-driving cars.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Trump Reportedly Planning to Let Self-Driving Cars Loose

Now that Trump is in the White House, Musk could fast-track the Cybercab.

RFK Jr. -- a huge critic of fast food -- has been spotted snacking on McDonald's with Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

RFK Jr. Grimaces While Eating McDonald’s With Donald Trump, Elon Musk

"It's actually pretty dark."

The US Secret Service has deployed a Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog in front of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
Robot Dogs

Robot Dog Spotted Guarding Mar-a-Lago

"DO NOT PET."

Sam Altman found that Elon Musk's supposed "anti-woke" Grok AI chatbot argued that Kamala Harris was the "better" pick for president.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Points Out That Elon Musk’s “Anti-Woke” Grok AI Seems to Actually Support Kamala Harris

"Which one is supposed to be the left-wing propaganda machine again?"