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News emerged that Jonathan, a 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise, had peacefully passed away. It turned out to be a crypto scam.
Agriculture

JONATHAN THE 193-YEAR-OLD TORTOISE IS STILL ALIVE, REPEAT HE HAS NOT DIED

"Even our researcher friends in the US unraveling his DNA have just sent condolences."

By Victor Tangermann

A large offshore oil rig platform with a green and white base floating on the ocean. The platform has multiple structures, including two main white buildings with numerous windows, yellow cranes, and a helipad marked with an "H" on the right side. A helicopter is flying nearby over the water. The rig is surrounded by deep blue ocean waves.
Future Society

Chinese University Announces 30-Story “Artificial Island” for Marine Research Purposes

Massive.

By Joe Wilkins

Three yellow barrels with black radioactive hazard symbols stacked in a pyramid formation against an orange background with large blue stars.
Nuclear Fusion

The Trump Administration Is Doing Something Horrifying to Workers at Nuclear Facilities

"It was keeping us from getting a higher dose."

By Joe Wilkins

NASA is counting down for its Artemis 2 crewed lunar mission. It's a historic moment that also happens to take place on April Fools' Day.
Moon

Conspiracy Theorists Are Going to Have a Field Day as NASA Gears Up to Launch Historic Moon Mission on April Fools’ Day

Were there no other slots available?

By Victor Tangermann

A close-up of a hand holding a red digital pet keychain toy with a small screen in the center. The toy has a clock-like design with numbers 12, 3, 6, and 9 around the screen and small arrows pointing outward. It also has three blue buttons below the screen and a silver ball chain attached at the top. The hand is wearing a teal glove.
Anthropic

Leaked Claude Code Shows Anthropic Building Mysterious “Tamagotchi” Feature Into It

Tama-gotchya.

By Frank Landymore

Bloomberg reports that Elon Musk's space company SpaceX has confidentially filed for an initial public offering.
Starship

SpaceX Files for IPO

Here we go.

By Victor Tangermann

Bryon and Kristi Noem are shown with a blurred background. The setting appears to be indoors, possibly at an event or meeting.
Computing

Here’s Why Google Searches for “Bimbofication” Are Surging

"That's too bad."

By Joe Wilkins

A group of red balloons tied with white strings against a yellow background, with a large red pushpin floating among them.
Artificial Intelligence

The Iran War Has Cut Off Supply of a Gas the AI Industry Desperately Needs

"The first victims are party balloons."

By Joe Wilkins

Anthropic confirmed on Tuesday that parts of the internal source code for its Claude Code had leaked, yet another embarrassment.
Anthropic

The Fact That Anthropic Has Been Boasting About How Much Its Development Now Relies on Claude Makes It Very Interesting That It Just Suffered a Catastrophic Leak of Its Source Code

Panicked reps are racing to contain the fallout.

By Victor Tangermann

A low-angle view of The New York Times building, showcasing its modern glass and steel facade with horizontal slats. The building extends upward, tapering into the distance against a bright orange background with a grid pattern and numbered markings along the top edge.
Ethics

NYT Cuts Ties With Writer as Scrutiny of AI Content Grows

"Reliance on AI and inclusion of unattributed work by another writer is a serious violation of The Times's integrity and fundamental journalistic standards."

By Frank Landymore

A view of Earth from space showing a fiery, molten surface engulfing much of the planet, with intense flames and glowing lava-like textures predominantly on the right side, contrasting with the dark, cooler regions on the left. The image depicts a dramatic, apocalyptic scene with the planet partially consumed by fire.
Artificial Intelligence

Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests

Not very cool.

By Frank Landymore

A startup has been pitching "brainless clones" of the human body that aging or ill individuals could one day transplant their brain into.
DNA

A Startup Has Been Quietly Pitching Cloned Human Bodies to Transfer Your Brain Into

It's as outrageous as it sounds.

By Victor Tangermann

Students in China are using smart glasses to cheat during exams and renting them out to their classmates as well.
Artificial Intelligence

Students Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Tests

It's a lucrative side hustle.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla revealed that its human operators do, in fact, temporarily take control of its robotaxis if necessary, unlike Waymo.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Workers Are Seizing Control of Robotaxis When They Get Stuck

Remote assistance workers can "take temporary control of the vehicle."

By Victor Tangermann

A robot version of Olaf from "Frozen" is lying on its back on a cobblestone street. Nearby, a person wearing a dark jacket, gloves, and a beanie is crouching and holding the snowman, while another person kneels beside them. Several people stand around observing.
Robotics

Remember That Robot Olaf Disney Was So Proud of? It Just Wiped Out So Hard That His Carrot Nose Went Clattering Across the Pavement

Snowman down!

By Frank Landymore

SpaceX admitted that yet another satellite had "experienced an anomaly" at an altitude of roughly 350 miles on Sunday.
Off-World

Second SpaceX Satellite Abruptly Explodes

It appears to have broken up into "tens of objects."

By Victor Tangermann

Three people on a small white motorboat are applying a large white banner with orange text to the side of a larger white boat.
The Industrialists

Activists Plaster New Name on Larry Ellison’s Superyacht

"It's called the Musashi, but not for long — because we're about to rename it."

By Joe Wilkins

HSBC stock analyst Mike Tyndall recently reiterated a "reduce" rating on Tesla, expecting the company's shares to fall over 60 percent.
Tesla

Bank Warns of Tesla Stock Collapse

It's expecting the worst case scenario.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers found that plastic gloves can transfer microplastic particles onto environmental samples, potentially skewing results.
Chemistry

You Know How Scientists Keep Finding Microplastics Literally Everywhere? Well, You’d Never Guess What Their Lab Gloves Are Coated in Straight Out of the Packaging

"We finally traced it down to gloves."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers tried to figure out whether asteroid 16 Psyche, which NASA is visiting in 2029, is the remnant of a planet's core.
Astronomy

Scientists Investigating Whether Object NASA Is Approaching Is Core of Destroyed Planet

It may be the fragment of an ancient world.

By Victor Tangermann