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After Elon Musk decided to start talking smack, AI "godfather" Yann LeCun had a few choice words for the South African mogul.
Elon Musk

Godfather of AI Blasts Elon Musk

"Objectively, you are the biggest threat to democracy in America today."

Things in Russia seem pretty crappy after a massive fountain of brown liquid was recorded spewing out of a sewage main in Moscow. 
Science & Energy

Explosive Russian Sewage Leak Spurts as High as High-Rise Buildings

"A sh*t show, literally."

Science Corporation says its retinal implant restored central vision in patients who were legally blind in a clinical trial.
Developments

Neuralink Competitor Restores Vision in Blind Patients With Eye Implant

"To my knowledge, this is the first time that restoration of the ability to fluently read has ever been definitively shown in blind patients."

Elon Musk wants to move his entire patchwork family into a collection of three mansions in Austin, Texas, a strange compound arrangement.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Working to Move His Children and Mothers to Strange Compound

"Nontrivial chance Elon becomes a full-blown David Koresh type."

Character.AI is full of unmoderated chatbots, claiming to have "suicide prevention" expertise, inviting users to share suicidal thoughts.
Artificial Intelligence

After Teen’s Suicide, Character.AI Is Still Hosting Dozens of Suicide-Themed Chatbots

Character.AI is worse than you could have imagined.

After kiboshing his staff's endorsement of Kamala Harris, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has finally spoken out.
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos Cosplays as Humble Newspaperman

Democracy dies in dorkness.

A British man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for using AI to transform real photos of children into something "depraved."
Artificial Intelligence

Man Imprisoned for 18 Years for Using AI to Do Disgusting Thing to Photos of Children

"There seems to be no limit to the depths of depravity exhibited in the images."

Space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions has identified a whopping 500 pieces of debris left over from an exploded Boeing satellite.
Boeing

Boeing Satellite Exploded Into at Least 500 Pieces of Debris

They range from "small fragments roughly the size of a softball to larger pieces up to the size of a car door."

A Tesla Cybertruck owner was puzzled after encountering a "female" who was "laughing hysterically" at his truck.
Advanced Transport

Man Puzzled by Why His Cybertruck Makes Him a Public Laughingstock

Are Cybertruck owners living under a Cyberrock?

Philly's district attorney is accusing Elon Musk and his political action committee (PAC) of illegally influencing voters.
Elon Musk

Philadelphia DA Sues Elon Musk for Paying Voters

"America PAC and Musk hatched their illegal lottery scheme to influence voters."

For perhaps the first time ever, a robot played a cello live on stage during a performance by a symphony orchestra.
Robotics

Robot Plays Cello With Live Orchestra

It's an eerie performance.

Jeff Bezos once gave a cryptic missive to a power broker about wanting to go to Mars — and that power broker wouldn't share his reasoning.
Mars

Jeff Bezos Reportedly Has Secretive “Personal Reasons” for Wanting to Escape to Mars

"There’s no democracy in space."

There's an interesting reason that stars captured by the James Webb Space Telescope look so unique and spiky.
James Webb Space Telescope

Once You Notice This Weird Thing About James Webb Space Telescope Images, You Won’t Be Able to Unsee It

Weird, but cool.

Chinese astronauts on board the country's Tiangong space station have given us a rare glimpse into what life is like roughly 260 miles above.
Off-World

Watch Astronauts Give a Rare Tour of China’s Luxurious Space Station

We've never seen this much of the station before.

While Elon Musk continues to rail against immigration, it appears that he was staying in the US illegally when he started his first business.
Elon Musk

Evidence Grows That Elon Musk Was an Illegal Immigrant Before Deciding He Hated Immigrants

The hypocrisy is astounding.

While playing the videogame Diablo IV last week, you could hear Elon Musk getting briefed on a recent Starship test flight.
Starship

In Video of Elon Musk Playing Diablo IV, Background Gives Away Wild Details About Starship

"I want to be really upfront about scary s*** that happened."

A strange, lime-green goo was spotted gushing out of Tesla's engineering headquarters in Palo Alto, California earlier this month.
Tesla

Green Ooze Gushing Out of Tesla Headquarters

You will NEVER guess what it was.

A Polish robotics company has created the "Honey Badger," a robot dog that can walk fully underwater and aid during industrial inspections.
Robot Dogs

New “Honey Badger” Robot Dog Can Walk Fully Underwater

The sound it makes it absolutely horrifying.

Anthropic's Claude AI is purportedly capable of using computers like a human. And apparently, that includes procrastinating.
Artificial Intelligence

Claude AI Gets Bored During Coding Demonstration, Starts Perusing Photos of National Parks Instead

Slacking on the job!

Japanese inventor Hiroshi Ishiguro has created six robot clones of himself. The latest one can take questions and give lectures.
Robotics

Inventor Builds Six Robot Copies of Himself, Uses One to Give Speeches and Take Questions From Audience

"Originally, I was using this robot for giving lectures when I was busy."