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In a recent interview with The Verge, Kuyda pointed out that some users may go as far as marrying their AI companion.
Artificial Intelligence

Replika CEO: It’s Fine for Lonely People to Marry Their AI Chatbots

"I think it’s alright as long as it’s making you happier in the long run."

By Victor Tangermann

Two leaked photos appear to show GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance dressed in drag while he was at Yale Law School.
Future Society

JD Vance Drag Photos: Another Lesson In ‘Main Character’ Internet

A milkshake ducking for the ages.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have developed smart insulin that can respond to changing blood sugar levels in real-time, a "holy grail" for diabetes treatment.
Developments

Scientists Develop “Smart” Insulin That Can Respond to Blood Sugar Level Changes in Real Time

It's the closest we've come to a "cure" for Type 1 diabetes.

By Victor Tangermann

Trump's campaign confirmed that it was hacked by Iranian operatives. Among the stolen materials is a 271-page dossier outlining JD Vance's "vulnerabilities."
Hacking

Hackers Just Leaked Trump’s Secret ‘Reasons Why Vance Sucks’ List

Ouch.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at Northwestern University say they've invented a goo — yes, a goo — that might open the door to regenerating human knee cartilage.
Developments

Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out How to Regenerate Knee Cartilage

"We think our treatment could help address a serious, unmet clinical need."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

OpenAI found that its latest AI model GPT-4o can unexpectedly imitate users' voices without their permission.
OpenAI

ChatGPT Went Rogue, Spoke In People’s Voices Without Their Permission

"OpenAI just leaked the plot of Black Mirror's next season."

By Victor Tangermann

Flight Attendants in Boeing Disaster Feared Passengers Had Been Sucked Out Hole in Plane
Future Society

Flight Attendants in Boeing Disaster Feared Passengers Had Been Sucked Out Hole in Plane

"It was like an eternity of just disbelief."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tiny wormholes could be punching holes through the fabric of space-time, driving the accelerated expansion of the universe.
Science & Energy

Small Wormholes Are Boring Through the Fabric of Space-Time, Physicists Say

This new candidate for dark energy has scientists intrigued.

By Victor Tangermann

Archaeologists have uncovered a bone fragment belonging to Homo floresiensis, an archaic hominin that's nicknamed a "hobbit."
Science & Energy

Scientists Find New Evidence of Hobbit-Like Creatures on Remote Island

"Flores tells us that there are other ways for humans to be."

By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists gene hacked Toxoplasma gondii, the same brain parasite that can be spready by cat litter, into becoming a carrier for drugs.
Parasites

Scientists Gene Hack Parasite to Deliver Drugs to Brain

That's one way to do it!

By Sharon Adarlo

Mayonnaise may, according to a new study, help scientists figure out how to realistically harness the power of nuclear fusion.
Nuclear Fusion

Scientists Say Secret to Fusion May Lie in Hellmann’s Mayonnaise

Could the secret to practical fusion power lie in this delicious condiment?

By Noor Al-Sibai

The company that built the submersible that imploded last year while visiting the Titanic is facing a $50 million lawsuit.
Future Society

Lawsuit Claims Titanic Tourists Knew They Were Going to Die Before Implosion

A terrifying fate.

By Sharon Adarlo

Google's DeepMind has shown off an AI-powered robot that can beat the average Joe player at a game of table tennis.
Robotics

Google Shows Off Robot That It Says Plays Ping Pong as Well as a Human

It won't win gold at the Olympics, but it's surprisingly nimble.

By Victor Tangermann

ProRata claims its algorithm will accurately attribute the works used in AI outputs, and aims to license the tech to companies like OpenAI.
Artificial Intelligence

New Startup Analyzing AI Outputs to Find Out Where They’re Stolen From

So everyone can get paid.

By Frank Landymore

The CDC is finally, after years of outcry, recommending doctors discuss pain management with patients before IUD insertions.
Prosthetics and Devices

The CDC Is Finally Recommending Pain Management For Excruciatingly Painful IUD Insertions

It only took videos of people shrieking in pain to get the medical establishment to take this seriously.

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a new study, scientists take on the SETI community, determining that they may have a crisis of imagination. 
Exobiology

Paper Proposes New Way to Calculate Number of Alien Civilizations

"It's completely undeniable that every civilization must have a beginning and an end."

By Noor Al-Sibai

In mice trials, researchers have discovered a molecule that they say can restore both cognition and even memories lost to Alzheimer's disease.
Studies

New Drug Restores Lost Alzheimer’s Memories in Mice

This molecule works much differently than the current drugs on the market.

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a new study, researchers have found that cats seem to experience grief when other pets they live with die.
Science & Energy

Research Finds That Cats Feel Grief When Their Fellow Pets Die… Even Dogs

"Cats do have feelings."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers have recovered the largest ever sample of the Earth's mantle, which may contain secrets about the processes that led to life.
Science & Energy

Scientists Drill Super Deep Into Weird Underwater Structures

This drill sample could contain secrets on the origins of life.

By Frank Landymore

A public interest group is calling on governments to conduct an environmental review into mega constellations like SpaceX's Starlink.
Off-World

Elon Musk Slammed for Filling Orbit With Space Junk

"I think there’s a lot of hubris in saying, look nothing bad has happened yet, so everything is OK."

By Victor Tangermann