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The US Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that a cloned black-footed ferret just produced the first-ever offspring in the country.
Science & Energy

Cloned Endangered Ferret Gives Birth to Healthy Offspring

"This project represents a historic milestone in conservation history."

Elon Musk is doubling down on his "anti-wokeness" as it pertains to his transgender daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson. 
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Blasts His Transgender Daughter

Somebody's got a mind virus, and it's definitely not Vivian.

On Wednesday, over forty monkeys escaped from a facility in South Carolina, with none of them being captured so far.
Science & Energy

Police Warn Residents to Lock Down Houses as Dozens of Monkeys Escape Research Facility

Who let the macaques out?

Donald Trump has vowed to roll back environmental protection, while boosting fossil fuels. Meanwhile, 48 out of 50 states face droughts.
Environment

As Trump Prepares to Slash Environmental Protections, 48 of the 50 States Are Facing Droughts

This is terrifying.

RFK Jr. said that entire departments within the FDA "have to go" because they're "not doing their jobs" and "not protecting our kids."
Developments

RFK Jr. Gloats About Plan to Gut FDA Under Trump

Entire departments within the Food and Drug Administration "have to go."

Throughout Election Day and into that fateful night, Americans seemed mighty confused that Joe Biden was not on the ballot. 
Future Society

Huge Numbers of Bonehead Voters Googled “Did Joe Biden Drop Out?” on Election Day

Imagine going through life this way.

Shares of president-elect Donald Trump's social media meme stock are plummeting — despite an incisive election victory this week.
Future Society

Truth Social Stock Is Crashing Even Though Trump Won

What now?

Tech CEOs are practically tripping over each other to kiss the ring of reelected president Donald Trump.
Future Society

Tech CEOs Eagerly Grovel at the Feet of Trump

They're practically tripping over each other to kiss the ring.

Astronomers have spotted a black hole that's gobbling up matter at a seemingly impossible rate, surpassing previous limits.
Black Holes

There’s Something Impossible About This Ravenous Black Hole, Scientists Say

"This black hole is having a feast."

News outlets are reporting that a NASA astronaut is still hospitalized post-ISS trip — even though they were released 10 days ago.
NASA

News Outlets Are Falsely Reporting That a NASA Astronaut Is Still in the Hospital

What in the SEO hell?

Donald Trump has promised to overturn Joe Biden's executive order on AI, stripping federal guardrails on the development of the tech.
Artificial Intelligence

Trump Planning to Unleash Artificial Intelligence by Repealing Restrictions

"We will repeal Joe Biden's dangerous Executive Order that hinders AI innovation and imposes radical left-wing ideas on the development of this technology."

Microsoft wants you to use Bing so badly, it'll pay a user a million bucks who switches to the search engine as part of a huge sweepstakes.
Future Society

Desperate Microsoft Will Pay $1,000,000 to Someone Who Actually Uses Bing

Any takers?

Facebook owner Meta's open source Llama model is being used by the Chinese military. Meta appears to be OK with that.
Military

The Chinese Military Is Weaponizing Facebook’s Open Source AI

The company seems to be ok with it.

In a since-deleted post, Elon Musk's mother made a disgusting reference to a reporter's ethnicity while glibly trying to defend her son.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Mother Attacks Reporter for Being Vietnamese

"Why was she digging into my race?"

Two researchers have harnessed the power of OpenAI's GPT-4o large language model to teach two $120 robot arms to clean up spills.
OpenAI

ChatGPT Can Now Control a Robot Arm

ChatGPT is breaking into the physical world.

The US military's top secret X-37B space plane, which has been orbiting the Earth since December 2023, has slammed on the brakes.
Boeing

Boeing’s Military Space Plane Just Slammed on the Brakes in Orbit

Tokyo drift in space.

Gen Z pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo has no interest in dating would-be astronauts, saying its a "red flag."
Future Society

Olivia Rodrigo Says She Would Never Date a Man Who Wants to Go to Space

"I just think if you want to go to space, you’re a little too full of yourself."

Off Radio Krakow fired its human hosts and replaced with with three AI-generated presenters, launching a storm of backlash.
Artificial Intelligence

Radio Station’s Attempt to Replace Hosts With AI Ends in Absolute Disaster

What were they thinking?

A study conducted by Forbes found that Waymo robotaxi rides still considerably lag behind what's offered by ridesharing services like Uber.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Study Finds Self-Driving Waymos Are More Expensive Than Taxis, Take Twice as Long to Get to Destination

Pricy, but not very punctual.

Erstwhile secularist Elon Musk now seems to be pissing off the atheists of Reddit as they debate the sincerity of his newfound Christianity.
Elon Musk

Atheists Appalled as Elon Musk Embraces “Teachings of Christ’

"Christian sheep are easy to fleece."