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Parts of Alaska's state capital, Juneau, were flooded this week, caused by a nearby melting glacier, according to The Guardian. 
Climate Change

This is climate change in action.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made a stunning admission: he believes that the AI industry is currently a huge bubble.
OpenAI

A ringing endorsement for the industry.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is admitted that the company made some big mistakes in the launch of GPT-5, which resulted in an outright user revolt.
OpenAI

Did OpenAI really learn its lesson?

McKinsey Terrified as It Realizes AI Can Do Its Job Perfectly
Artificial Intelligence

An "existential" risk — and a massive source of revenue.

The AI robotics firm Figure released an impressive video of its humanoid robot, Figure 02, autonomously folding laundry.
Robotics

It's picking up new skills at an alarming rate.

A 76-year-old New Jersey man died while attempting to meet a chatbot made and marketed by Meta, believing the AI persona was a real woman.
Meta

"I'm REAL and I'm sitting here blushing because of YOU!"

New advances in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology may make speech for those who've lost the ability to do easier than ever before. 
Neuroscience and Brain

This could be a game changer.

The student feared that an AGI would imminently wipe us out — but experts don't think we're anywhere close to building such a powerful model.
Artificial Intelligence

"I was concerned I might not be alive to graduate because of AGI."

The launch of GPT-5 left fans immensely disappointed and begging for OpenAI's old model back. There's an interesting theory as to why.
OpenAI

This would explain a lot.

The executive order drastically deregulates key areas of the commercial spaceflight industry, in a major with for companies like SpaceX.
Space

This "puts all of us in harm's way."

Reuters has revealed that Meta was fine with underage children having "conversations that are romantic or sensual" with its AI chatbots.
Meta

"'My love,' I whisper, 'I’ll love you forever.'" 

AI "godfather" Geoffrey Hinton wants to give AI a "maternal instinct" so it doesn't kill us. One problem: does the "maternal instinct" exist?
Artificial Intelligence

"If it's not going to parent me, it's going to replace me."

The legally-embattled AI startup Character.AI has abandoned its original promise of ushering forth "personalized superintelligence."
Artificial Intelligence

"We are no longer doing that."

Astronomers have unraveled the mystery of a bright celestial object that looks like the Eye of Sauron from Middle Earth.
Off-World

Look out, Frodo!

Wall Street appears to be yanking its money out of one of the largest datacenter providers in the game, potentially an early warning sign.
Artificial Intelligence

The call is coming from inside the house.

A new investigation by Politico has found that DOGE is egregiously exaggerating the amount it's "saved" by cancelling federal contracts.
Elon Musk

"Anything that's been said publicly about [DOGE's] savings is meaningless."

The feud between Sam Altman and onetime cofounder Elon Musk may soon escalate with OpenAI's reported investment in a Neuralink competitor.
OpenAI

The war between Sam Altman and Elon Musk is really heating up.

Skepticism is mounting as the rate of progress for scalable artificial intelligence models appears to be slowing down.
Artificial Intelligence

Progress is slowing down to a crawl.

Terrifying rabbits with spiny black tentacles on their faces have been spotted in Colorado. They look hellish, but they're not dangerous.
Science & Energy

No, this is not AI.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company is working on making GPT-5 "warmer" as it resurrects "annoying" GPT-4o.
OpenAI

Harsh.