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After shutting it down in 2022, Michigan is making an abrupt u-turn and is now planning to reopen an old 1970s nuclear power.
Nuclear Fusion

Michigan Plotting to Re-Open Shuttered 1970s Nuclear Plant

Calling Homer Simpson!

Artificial Intelligence

AI Accuses Journalist of Escaping Psych Ward, Abusing Children and Widows

"This seriously violates my human dignity."

The makers of Zepbound are offering a massive price cut — if you're willing to purchase and dose your syringes out yourself. 
RX and Medicine

Eli Lilly Offering Way Cheaper Zepbound, If You’re Willing to Buy Your Own Syringes

There's a major catch.

Scientists have found remnants of more than 1,700 viruses, most of which had never been seen before, from an ancient Tibetan glacier.
Viruses

Scientists Discover Ancient Viruses Frozen in Glacier

Scientists have never found this many viruses in one place.

A slew of major news publishers and top social media websites are blocking Apple from scraping their websites for AI training purposes.
Artificial Intelligence

No One Wants Apple To Scrape Their Websites for AI Training

Ouch.

An Arizona bank employee was found dead in her cubicle days after her death after clocking in on a Friday and never clocking back out.
Future Society

Employee Found Dead in Cubicle After Apparently Dying There Days Earlier

You can clock in any time you like, but you can never leave.

Tesla's Cybertruck may have a rough winter ahead, due to everything from corrosion to getting stuck in the snow.
Advanced Transport

If You Think Cybertrucks Are a Mess Now, Wait Until Winter Hits

Winter is coming.

A group of scientists in Switzerland may have cracked the code in how to recycle plastic without degrading its quality.
Future Society

Scientists Say New System Can Recycle Plastic Indefinitely Without Degrading Its Quality

"It’s every chemical engineer’s dream. "

Tom Hanks is warning his fans not to fall for fraudulent deepfakes that depict him hawking "miracle cures" and other products.
Artificial Intelligence

Tom Hanks Warns That Deepfake Scams Are Stealing His Face

"DO NOT BE FOOLED. DO NOT BE SWINDLED."

Viral footage shows what appear to be humanoid robots posing at a conference in Beijing. They're actually human cosplayers.
Robotics

Chinese Company Busted Showing Off Humanoid Robots That Actually Have Humans Inside

Wait a second.

Waymo is planning to expand its robotaxi service in California, such as the East Bay, San Jose and highways around San Francisco Bay.
Artificial Intelligence

Waymo Plans Huge Expansion After Its Robotaxis Caught Gathering and Honking Late at Night

Are these robotaxis really ready for prime time?

A chef in Dubai used OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT to come up with a pizza recipe — and as it turns out, it started selling like hotcakes.
OpenAI

Chef Admits His Smash Hit Pizza Was Invented by ChatGPT

"As a chef, I wouldn't mix these ingredients ever on a pizza, but still, the mix of flavors was surprisingly good."

Novo Nordisk has found that its obesity drug Wegovy reduces the risk of COVID-19 death by a third, compared to those who took a placebo.
RX and Medicine

New Study Finds Wegovy Reduces COVID Death Risk By 33 Percent

"These drugs are repeatedly and routinely demonstrating that they are game changers."

Engineering researchers at Cornell have come up with a novel way to control a walking robot: with mushrooms.
Robotics

Scientists Grew a Mushroom Into This Robot to Act as Its Brain

"By growing mycelium into the electronics of a robot, we were able to allow the biohybrid machine to sense and respond to the environment."

A Tesla engineer has suggested adding instructions to the Cybertruck on how to get unstuck from mud and snow.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck May Start Offering “Help Mode” for When It Gets Stuck, Engineer Says

This is so embarrassing.

Cops across the US are moving to embrace AI-generated police reports. Experts, unsurprisingly, are sounding the alarm.
Artificial Intelligence

Cops Say Hallucinating AIs Are Ready to Write Police Reports That Could Send People to Prison

"The open question is how reliance on AI-generative suspicion will distort the foundation of a legal system dependent on the humble police report."

World’s Largest Sail-Powered Cargo Ship Has Embarked Maiden Atlantic Crossing
Science & Energy

World’s Largest Sail-Powered Cargo Ship Has Embarked Maiden Atlantic Crossing

The age of AI music is upon us — and already, hucksters seem to be gaming Spotify to profit from their crappy wares.
Artificial Intelligence

Spotify Is Filling Up With AI-Generated Music to Scam Revenue From Real Bands

And Spotify doesn't seem to care.

British tech billionaire Michael Lynch, who died in the Mediterranean Sea after a boat sinking, gave his doomed yacht the name Bayesian.
Advanced Transport

The Name of the Superyacht That Killed That Billionaire Will Make You Facepalm So Hard

Hint: It's not Boaty McBoatface.

A near-death experience expert insists that one's heart stopping doesn't have to be the end with current death-defying interventions.
RX and Medicine

Professor of Medicine Says Death Appears to Be Reversible

"If I have a heart attack and die tomorrow, why should I stay dead?"