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Some experts aren't convinced of NASA's reassurances that the Orion spacecraft, which will house its Moon astronauts, is safe to use.
Moon

Experts Warn That There’s Something Wrong With the Moon Rocket NASA Is About to Launch With Astronauts Aboard

"What they’re talking about doing is crazy."

By Victor Tangermann

Slam metal band Party Cannon has released its new record in the strangest format imaginable: a Nintendo 64 cartridge.
Art

Metal Band Releases New Album on N64 Cartridge

"Load up your N64 and have an IQ-lowering blast from the past."

By Victor Tangermann

A film and performing arts major has spoken out about what motivated him to turn his teeth into weapons against the AI onslaught.
Ethics

Man Explains Why He Shredded Up an AI-Generated Art Exhibit With His Bare Teeth

"It’s art that takes away from its own substance by not being made by the artist himself."

By Victor Tangermann

As a major winter storm approaches, a viral post on social media has declared an area of "exploding tree risk" for the upper midwest.
Environment

Meteorologist Warns That Winter Storm Means Trees Are About to Start Exploding

Kaboom!!

By Joe Wilkins

The head of product at Elon Musk's website X deleted a post about how he got fried chicken stuck in his throat after widespread mockery.
Future Society

X’s Head of Product One Shotted by Errant Piece of Fried Chicken

Tough one to swallow.

By Frank Landymore

The suits were filed this month from two different employees working at SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas.
SpaceX

SpaceX Hit With Back to Back Lawsuits From Workers Who Say They Were Brutally Injured on the Job

One worker was allegedly told to "be a man" after complaining about his injury.

By Frank Landymore

The White House published an image on X featuring an AI-altered image of an ICE protester crying during her arrest.
Artificial Intelligence

White House Uses AI to Alter Protester’s Face So That She’s Sobbing, Instead of Looking Brave, During Arrest

The White House edited a protester's face to make it look like she's sobbing.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

While the world's elite gather at Davos for the World Economic Forum, hundreds of their ultra-rich peers demand to be taxed.
Finance

The Ultra-Wealthy Are Demanding to Pay Higher Taxes

"Tax us. Tax the super rich."

By Joe Wilkins

Photos of Trump at this year's World Economic Forum in Switzerland show an even gnarlier darkish bruise on his left hand.
Neuroscience and Brain

Trump’s Other Hand Is Also Now Showing a Grisly Mark

So much for shaking too many hands.

By Victor Tangermann

Space startup Vast has opted to build a smaller Haven-1 commercial space station. The company said it recently passed a milestone.
Falcon

Private Space Station Being Assembled for Launch

Will this be able to replace the ISS?

By Victor Tangermann

A NASA astronaut has revealed a tantalizing clue about what went down during the first medical evacuation in the space station's history.
International Space Station

Astronauts Give Crucial Clue About NASA’s Emergency Space Evacuation

A particular piece of equipment "came in super handy."

By Victor Tangermann

The San Diego Comic-Con quietly updated its policy to sweepingly ban AI-generated art, following an uproar of complaints from artists.
Artificial Intelligence

San Diego Comic Con Quietly Bans AI Art

Another victory for artists.

By Frank Landymore

A new AI startup formed from former employees of some of the industry's biggest companies says it's building the tech to empower humans.
Artificial Intelligence

Grinning Wolf Tells Little Red Riding Hood That Her Safety Is His Top Priority

Building AI to empower humans, of course.

By Frank Landymore

The Economic Times picked the word "Kafkaesque" as its "Word of the Day." A glaring blunder suggests the whole thing was generated by an AI.
Ethics

Newspaper Makes Brain-Melting Error in AI-Generated Graphic

The irony.

By Victor Tangermann

The fast food corporation has announced a paltry Bitcoin bonus which employees have to wait two years to collect.
Cryptocurrency

Steak ‘n Shake Announces Pitiful “Bitcoin Bonus” for Workers

"We take care of our employees; they, in turn, take care of customers; and the results take care of themselves."

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers found a civil war between state and federal troops could start as a result of events similar to those unfolding in Minneapolis.
Future Society

Simulation Found Civil War Could Be Triggered by Exactly What ICE Is Doing Right Now

Hold onto your helmets.

By Joe Wilkins

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman vented about the attention the company received over ChatGPT leading users into psychosis.
Future Society

Sam Altman Lets Loose About AI Psychosis

"Almost a billion people use it and some of them may be in very fragile mental states."

By Frank Landymore

John Jacquez successfully managed a mental illness for years, he says. Then ChatGPT reinforced delusions, spiraling him into "AI psychosis."
Ethics

Man Who Had Managed Mental Illness Effectively for Years Says ChatGPT Sent Him Into Hospitalization for Psychosis

"They straight up took my data and used it against me to capture me further and make me even more delusional."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Online activists are telling owners of Ring Doorbell cameras that it's time to get rid of their devices, which can be used by ICE.
Privacy

Activists Say Ring Cameras Are Being Used by ICE

"Your Ring camera is an ICE agent."

By Joe Wilkins

A stunning video shared by Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui shows gorgeous auroras blanketing the Earth's night sky.
International Space Station

Stunning Footage Shows Space Station Drifting Through Aurora’s Dazzling Lights

The astronaut who took the video was evacuated due to a medical issue just days later.

By Victor Tangermann