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Thought to be some kind of galaxy, the Little Red Dots were spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope and have stumped astronomers for years.
Off-World

Not everybody agrees.

Scientists developed an anti viral therapy that mimics the infection fighting properties of a rare genetic mutation in people.
Genetics

This could be a game changer.

As a new robot drummer video shows, talent runs the gamut in robots about as much as it does for human musicians. 
Robotics

"My first band had a drummer this bad once, too."

As some in the US agonize over the country's pace in the "AI race," it seems China is already standing at the podium.
Artificial Intelligence

China has a major advantage.

If you want to get the most out of your spunky Volkswagen EV, you'll have to pay a monthly subscription fee.
Electric Vehicles

We're living in microtransaction hell — for cars.

That strange interstellar object flying by us may, according to one outlandish astronomer, have been sent by aliens to see how smart we are. 
Exobiology

Did we just fail the test?

In the wake of the long-awaited GPT-5 release, it appears that OpenAI has learned one big lesson: that it does not know its user base.
OpenAI

Who's gonna tell them?

Elon Musk's xAI lost out on a huge contract with federal agencies after Grok went on a racist meltdown in which it started praising Hitler.
xAI

Actions have consequences.

Trump’s Anti-Science Agenda Is Massively Hampering His Plans for AI, Experts Warn
Artificial Intelligence

Talk about putting the cart before the horse.

Some AI investors seem to finally be waking up to a huge problem: that the industry has not yet figured out how to make any money.
Artificial Intelligence

"We’re absolutely shutting things down."

Lithuania recently announced a civil defense program meant to train some 7,000 children in the fine art of drone warfare.
Future Society

"We plan that 15,500 adults and 7,000 children will acquire drone control skills by 2028."

Scientists have developed a new more precise gene editing technique that uses AI to predict how cells repair their DNA.
Gene Editing

What could possibly go wrong?

A strange mineral found in a meteorite does not behave like anything on Earth — and when it's heated, it acts even weirder.
Science & Energy

There is quite literally nothing like this on Earth.

The Amazon rainforest can become a distant memory because it's at the brink of a tipping point that could transform it for the worse.
Climate Change

It's at risk of turning into a "savanna-like environment."

Kids and young adults are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the risks posed by unchecked and unaccountable AI chatbots.
Artificial Intelligence

"'Oh yeah, well do it then', those were kind of the words that were used."

New research suggests that ChatGPT and other leading AI models display an alarming bias towards other AIs over humans.
OpenAI

This doesn't bode well.

As AI slop farmers spam YouTube with their horrible content, the social media platform is tweaking its policies to stem the tide.
Artificial Intelligence

They're losing the fight.

A pair of Australian files repeatedly filed court documents riddled with AI hallucinations, including fake citations and made-up laws.
Artificial Intelligence

This is getting out of hand.

As officials struggle to control corruption in Albania, the prime minister suggests replacing government ministers with some sort of AI.
Artificial Intelligence

"Societies will be better run by AI than by us because it won’t make mistakes, doesn’t need a salary, cannot be corrupted, and doesn’t stop working."

Palo Alto neighbors of Mark Zuckerberg got pissed that he was running an illegal school out of one of his houses.
Future Society

"The Zuckerbergs have become cartoon villains."