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Astronaut Photographs Glowing Orbs Far Below Space Station
Off-World

Astronaut Photographs Glowing Orbs Far Below Space Station

What the hell?

A new survey shows that over half of customers would consider switching to a competitor if they found out a company was using AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Ordinary People Are Absolutely Repulsed by AI-Powered Customer Service

And who is that's always right?

Elon Musk's grand plan for Mars colonization includes, apparently, a long-term dream to create new species on the Red Planet. 
Mars

Elon Musk Planning to Bioengineer New Species to Live on Mars

Unclear whether his sperm will be incorporated.

An adventurous rower, who has taken it upon himself to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a small rowing boat, was followed by over 1,000 whales.
Science & Energy

Man Rowing Across Ocean Suddenly Realizes He’s Surrounded by Over 1,000 Whales

"I'm two hours in now into rowing with these thousands of whales."

Did Kim Kardashian really cut off the tip of her finger on her Cybertruck? The rumor mill is in full swing.
Advanced Transport

Rumors Fly That Part of Kim Kardashian’s Finger Got Cut Off by Her Cybertruck

"It was, like, more painful than childbirth."

In a recent survey, a pair of researchers found that many ChatGPT users have interesting misconceptions about the OpenAI chatbot.
OpenAI

Most Users Think ChatGPT Is Conscious, Survey Finds

"For most of the general public, AI consciousness is already a reality." 

Scientists have published a new paper in the journal Nature about an exoplanet called HD 189733b, which smells like rotten eggs.
Off-World

Scientists Say This Nasty Planet Stinks to High Heaven

Take a whiff.

Sleazy Company Buys Beloved Blog, Starts Publishing AI-Generated Slop Under the Names of Real Writers Who No Longer Work There
Artificial Intelligence

Sleazy Company Buys Beloved Blog, Starts Publishing AI-Generated Slop Under the Names of Real Writers Who No Longer Work There

"I have definitely not written those articles, and that is definitely not my picture."

A study says children as young as two years old who consume excessive amounts of digital media technology are more emotionally troubled.
Studies

iPad Use by Kids Linked to Long Term Emotional Problems

Maybe it's time to put the iPad away.

OpenAI spent only a single week safety testing its new model GPT-4o, according to insiders at the company.
OpenAI

Whistleblowers Say OpenAI Broke Promise to Rigorously Test AI for Danger Before Releasing

"We basically failed at the process."

An analysis of over 100,000 medical records found that Ozempic users had a far lower dementia risk than those that took other diabetes drugs.
Neuroscience and Brain

Ozempic Linked to Significantly Reduced Dementia Risk

Fascinating.

Night owls or people who do their best work at night have higher cognitive function than people who are morning birds.
Neuroscience and Brain

Night Owls Have Superior Cognitive Function, Study Finds

But will it change the overall image of night owls?

In contradiction to the notion that any amount of alcohol is unhealthy, a new study suggests that moderate drinking is good for you.
Studies

Study Finds That You Should Drink Specific Amounts of Specific Types of Alcohol for Maximum Health

"These alcoholic beverages under safe doses exhibited a protective effect against conditions like diabetes, depression, dementia, epilepsy, liver cirrhosis, and other digestive diseases."

A Spanish court has sentenced 15 teenagers to one year of probation for using AI to create fake nude images of female classmates.
Artificial Intelligence

Schoolchildren Sentenced for AI-Generating Nudes of Their Classmates

"The minors used artificial intelligence applications to obtain manipulated images..."

X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk is very unhappy with advertisers, who are opting out of giving him money.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Demands “Criminal Prosecution” of People Who Won’t Give Him Money

He still thinks the left is conspiring against him.

Elon Musk chose to mock a new investigation into SpaceX's damage to the environment by making a really dumb joke.
SpaceX

Elon Musk Mocks Concern Over SpaceX Obliterating Baby Birds in Their Nests

This freakin' guy.

A California resident has been arrested and charged for slashing the tires of Waymo vehicles in 17 separate incidents in San Francisco.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Woman Arrested for Vandalizing More than a Dozen Self-Driving Waymo Vehicles

And Waymo is under federal investigation.

The second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded while trying to raise its orbit to release a batch of Starlink internet satellites.
SpaceX

SpaceX Rocket Suffers Catastrophic Failure, Explodes While Deploying Satellites

A rapid unscheduled disassembly.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk volunteered his sperm to seed a Martian colony, the New York Times reports, highlighting his obsession with the plan.
Mars

Elon Musk Reportedly Offered SpaceX Employees Sperm to Seed Mars Colony

That's the last thing Mars needs.

Tesla Stock Slaughtered After Its August “Robotaxi” Event Falls Apart
Tesla

Tesla Stock Slaughtered After Its August “Robotaxi” Event Falls Apart

What's Tesla hiding?