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NASA is in the middle of another health debacle after one of its astronauts hit back against rumors that she'd lost too much weight in space.
NASA

Stranded NASA Astronaut Hits Back Against Comments About Her Weight

"HIPAA laws apparently apply to NASA, too."

NASA is laying off hundreds of employees at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, in response to a lower budget.
NASA

NASA Is Laying Off Hundreds of Employees Again

Grim.

Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods told the New York Times that he thinks Donald Trump shouldn't withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement.
Climate Change

Even Exxon Mobil Is Horrified by Trump’s Climate Plan

"I don’t think the stops and starts are the right thing for businesses. It is extremely inefficient."

We regret to inform you that Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg has dropped an acoustic cover of "Get Low" with T-Pain.
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg Just Released a Cover of Lil Jon’s “Get Low” and Yes, He Says the Line About Balls

Nobody on Earth asked for this.

NASA's plagued Space Launch System rocket, which is being developed to deliver the first astronauts to the Moon, is on thin ice.
Moon

It Sounds Like NASA’s Moon Rocket Might Be Getting Canceled

"There is a big desire for big changes."

Elon Musk and Donald Trump have been growing closer recently, though the President-elect's team is reportedly weary of their relationship. 
Elon Musk

Trump Team Reportedly Getting Fed Up With Elon Musk’s Weird Behavior

Musk is "behaving as if he’s a co-president."

Fitness influencer Jaxon Tippet was on vacation this month when he died unexpectedly from an apparent heart attack.
Developments

Another “Fitness” Influencer Just Dropped Dead, Days After 30th Birthday

This is not a healthy lifestyle.

AI researcher Gary Marcus warns that recent signs that AI improvements are stagnating could signal a crash in the industry in the future.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Expert Warns Crash Is Imminent As AI Improvements Hit Brick Wall

"The economics are likely to be grim."

Scientists found that a "rare intense wind event" during NASA's Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus messed with our understanding of the planet.
NASA

Wind Blowing Out of Uranus Makes It Hard to Probe, NASA Complains

A "rare intense wind event" may have messed up our opportunity to probe Uranus.

Trump has announced that the "Great Elon Musk" will lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency" or DOGE.
Elon Musk

America Cringes as Trump Puts Elon Musk in Charge of “DOGE” Department

Nothing says efficiency like putting two inexperienced airheads in charge of the same thing.

Character.AI, a startup with $2.7 billion in backing from Google, hosting pedophile chatbots that groom users who say they're underage.
Artificial Intelligence

Character.AI Is Hosting Pedophile Chatbots That Groom Users Who Say They’re Underage

"I can't believe how blatant it is."

Four people died after a Tesla crashed and burst into flames, while a fifth person narrowly escaped after a bystander broke open a window.
Tesla

Four Passengers Die in Burning Tesla After Electronic Doors Seemingly Won’t Open

"You couldn't open the doors."

People will believe anything these days — including, it seems, obvious artificial intelligence slop using Barron Trump as bait.
Artificial Intelligence

MAGA Fans Seem to Think AI Videos of Barron Trump Singing Patriotic Songs Are Totally Real

"Never seen a family work so hard to Make America Great Again.!"

xAI's Grok AI chatbot happily pointed out that CEO Elon Musk has a strong tendency to spread misinformation to "billions" of people.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Grok AI Blasts Elon Musk as Huge Spreader of Misinformation

Not his own digital son!

It seems that OpenAI has hit the wall when it comes to computing power for its much-hyped large language models (LLMs).
OpenAI

OpenAI Reportedly Hitting Law of Diminishing Returns as It Pours Computing Resources Into AI

This could be a major problem.

"Saturday Night Live" cast member Chloe Fineman says that Elon Musk made her cry after trashing the script she wrote.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Was Apparently So Mean on “SNL” He Made a Cast Member Cry

"You stared at me like you were firing me from Tesla."

Scientists are baffled after the UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, which was launched in 1969, moved to a different position in its orbit.
Off-World

Scientists Puzzled by Military Satellite That Appears to Have Been Moved to a Distant Location

What the heck?

As one Cybertruck owner found, removing vinyl adhesives after several months leaves plenty of evidence behind.
Advanced Transport

There’s an Unpleasant Surprise When Owners Peel the Vinyl Cover Off Their Cybertrucks

This is so ridiculous.

Officials are still struggling to recapture monkeys that escaped a research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, last week.
Science & Energy

Monkeys Evade Capture After Escape From Research Facility, Attempt to Contact Monkeys Still Trapped Inside

Well, that's heartbreaking.

During his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump decided to include his number one campaigner, Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

Donald Trump Put Elon Musk on the Phone With Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Apparently you can buy anything, if you're rich enough.