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Most people's New Year resolutions include going to the gym — but for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the new year means ushering in AGI.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Says the Main Thing He’s Excited About Next Year Is Achieving AGI

He mentioned achieving AGI before mentioning that he's becoming a parent soon.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The reasons behind a NASA astronaut's October hospitalization, along with three of their crew members, are still unclear.
NASA

NASA Still Trying to Figure Out Why Astronaut Was Hospitalized After Return to Earth

"Everyone’s different, and that’s the part you can’t predict."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Across the United States, Black Americans are getting horrible text messages telling them that they're going to be enslaved.
Future Society

Black People Across the Country Are Getting Racist Text Messages Saying They’re Going to Be Enslaved

"I knew it was a prank, but to see that so early after the election I was shook."

By Noor Al-Sibai

China's military is working on an experimental weapon system that converges multiple streams of microwaves into a powerful energy beam.
Energy

China Working on Energy Weapon That Converges Multiple Beams

Where have we heard this one before?

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists disagree when the Thwaites or Doomsday Glacier will fully melt, but they are starting to weigh up large scale interventions.
Climate Change

Scientists Consider Drastic Action as Doomsday Glacier Threatens to Flood Entire Islands and Coasts

"It's not a solution to climate change — at best, it's a painkiller."

By Frank Landymore

An ink enthusiast was mighty peeved when she learned mid-session that her tattoo artist had used AI to "draw" her massive leg piece. 
Artificial Intelligence

Woman Furious When Tattoo Artist Admits Her Half-Finished Tattoo Is AI-Generated

"It doesn't have a soul."

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX is planning to fire the engines of its Dragon cargo spacecraft this week to practice for the eventual retirement of the ISS.
SpaceX

SpaceX Activating System to Practice for Destroying Space Station

SpaceX's Dragon is flexing its muscles.

By Victor Tangermann

The interstellar tunnel, a feature of an enormous structure called the Local Bubble, could lead to nearby stars.
Off-World

Astronomers Discover “Interstellar Tunnel” In Our Solar Neighborhood

It may be part of an entire, galaxy spanning network.

By Frank Landymore

The upcoming SpaceX test, scheduled for next year, will see a Starship rendezvous with another Starship to refuel it in orbit.
Advanced Transport

SpaceX Working on Orbital Refueling Test Between Two Starships

And it's scheduled to happen sooner than you might think.

By Frank Landymore

Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk's estranged trans daughter, is once again illustrating why she wants nothing to do with her famous father.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Daughter Vivian Says He’s a “Delusional and Grubby Little Control Freak”

"That's not my fcking problem."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A secret recording obtained by the BBC shows the organizer of this year's COP29 climate change conference trying to strike a fossil fuel deal.
Climate Change

Secret Video Shows Top Climate Change Conference Official Promising to Facilitate Fossil Fuel Deals

"We have a lot of gas fields that are to be developed."

By Victor Tangermann

Monkeys That Escaped Research Facility Still on the Loose, Authorities Say
Future Society

Monkeys That Escaped Research Facility Still on the Loose, Authorities Say

"These animals are highly sensitive and easily startled."

By Victor Tangermann

The "conveyor belt road" will form the route for hundreds of robotic pallets that automatically move cargo from city to city.
Advanced Transport

Japan Working on “Conveyor Belt Road” Between Tokyo and Osaka

This is nuts.

By Frank Landymore

One data-hoovering website is making it easier than ever to not only find out a person's party affiliation, but also to find their address.
Future Society

If You Voted, Now Your Address and Party Registration Are Publicly Available Online

"Policymakers need to get with the times."

By Noor Al-Sibai

AI company Anthropic has partnered with shadowy defense contractor Palantir, despite claiming it puts safety first.
Anthropic

The AI Startup Anthropic, Which Is Always Talking About How Ethical It Is, Just Partnered With Palantir

So much for putting safety first.

By Victor Tangermann

The ChatGPT maker spent north of a whopping $15.5 million on the "chat.com" URL, which used to belong to a porn site.
OpenAI

OpenAI Buys Porn Domain for Huge Sum

Hot AI singles in your area.

By Victor Tangermann

With Donald Trump the definitive winner of the 2024 election, AI bros seem equal parts stoked and terrified about what's to come.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Bros Terrified Singularity Will Hit While Trump Is President

"If ever there was a combination of circumstances that screamed Apocalypse in giant neon letters this is it."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new study seems to confirm something tragic — that conservative Christian women really are having terrible sex.
Studies

Researchers Confirm That Conservative Christian Women Are Having Horrible Sex

"Seeing sex as a female obligation and a male entitlement leads to horrible sex, frankly."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Astronomers have signed an open letter to the FCC urging that it pause Starlink and other mega-constellation launches.
SpaceX

Astronomers Call for Pause on SpaceX Starlink Launches

"The potentially long-term environmental harms of deploying tens of thousands of satellites are still unclear."

By Frank Landymore

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that a cloned black-footed ferret just produced the first-ever offspring in the country.
Science & Energy

Cloned Endangered Ferret Gives Birth to Healthy Offspring

"This project represents a historic milestone in conservation history."

By Victor Tangermann