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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman waxed prolific about the future of artificial intelligence and chose some strange units of measurement to describe.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Invents Bizarre New Unit of Time for Measuring When His Promises Will Come True

A what now?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Donald Trump wants to make "America great again," but if his dying Truth Social startup is anything to go by, he's the one that needs saving.
Future Society

Trump Says He Can Save America, But He Can’t Even Think of an Idea to Save His Dying Startup

Truth Social still hasn't hit rock bottom.

By Victor Tangermann

An amateur astronomer has spotted and taken images of a secretive Pentagon spacecraft whose purpose is unknown.
Off-World

Man Spots Secret US Military Spacecraft With Amateur Telescope

Whoa!

By Noor Al-Sibai

A slew of companies are now offering AI assistants to restaurants that will handle reservations and other inquiries over the phone.
Artificial Intelligence

Restaurants Are Hiring AI to Pick Up the Phone When You Call

Just what customers want to hear.

By Frank Landymore

One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence is throwing major shade on Elon Musk's years of broken promises about self-driving Teslas. 
Self-Driving Vehicles

Godfather of AI Says Elon Musk Is Lying About Self-Driving Teslas

"I don't hate Elon. I hate his lies."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A vertical flight test of Chinese startup Deep Blue Aerospace's Nebula-1 rocket ends explosively — all captured spectacularly for the camera.
Advanced Transport

This Might Be the Most Amazing Video of a Rocket Explosion We’ve Ever Seen

Holy smokes.

By Frank Landymore

There's drama at Elon Musk's America PAC, which the billionaire is funding to get Donald Trump back in the White House.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Pro-Trump PAC May Have Seriously Screwed Up

"I haven’t seen anybody."

By Victor Tangermann

OceanGate intended to develop a whole fleet of four to five deepsea submersibles, each capable of taking up to five passengers.
Future Society

Before the Titanic Sub Imploded, Its Creator Was Working to Create a Whole Fleet of Them

Yikes.

By Victor Tangermann

There's some actual social science behind everyone online wanting to eat Moo Deng the pygmy water hippo in Thailand.
Science & Energy

Why Do So Many People Want to Eat Moo Deng?

"I am going to eat moo deng and become the most hated person on the internet."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The new logo, which is literally just a black circle, was unveiled at a recent company wide meeting, where it was met with distaste.
OpenAI

OpenAI Staff Upset by Company’s Horrendous New Logo

This is so dumb.

By Frank Landymore

Former OceanGate contractor Antonella Wilby revealed that the imploded submersible relied on handwritten coordinates and Excel spreadsheets.
Future Society

When You Hear How the Doomed Titanic Sub’s Sonar System Worked, You May Die of Secondhand Embarrassment

"This is an idiotic way to do navigation."

By Victor Tangermann

In a new analysis, scientists have found evidence of water existing basically all over the Moon, though more in some areas than others.
Moon

Scientists Find Evidence of Water All Over the Moon

"Future astronauts may be able to find water even near the equator by exploiting these water-rich areas."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Standup comedian John Mulaney was invited to do a set at a San Francisco event put on by AI company Dreamforce. He roasted them brutally.
Artificial Intelligence

An AI Event Hired John Mulaney to Do a Comedy Set and He Brutally Roasted Them Onstage

"So many of you feel imminently replaceable."

By Victor Tangermann

Axiom Space, the company NASA picked to develop a private space station, is in damage control after Forbes reported that it's in big trouble.
Future Society

The Company Building NASA’s Next Space Station Says Things Are Actually Going Great Even Though It’s Firing 100 Employees and Can’t Pay Its Bills

The CEO is crying fake news.

By Victor Tangermann

Ramzan Kadyrov, the Russian warlord who rules the Chechen Republic, claimed that Elon Musk "remotely disabled" his Cybertruck.
Elon Musk

Warlord Straight Out of “Mad Max” Says Elon Musk Remotely Shut Down His Cybertruck

"How could you do that, Elon?"

By Frank Landymore

New footage released by the US Coast Guard shows the remains of the OceanGate Titan submersible's pressure hull.
Advanced Transport

New Footage Shows Imploded Crew Compartment of Doomed Titanic Sub

A watery grave.

By Frank Landymore

Jay Varma, who led New York's COVID response during the height of the pandemic, bragged about breaking his own rules on video.
Developments

NYC’s Top COVID Official Threw Sex Parties During Height of Pandemic While Telling Everyone Else to Socially Distance

"I had to be kind of sneaky about it... I was running the entire COVID response for the city."

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have determined that a supermassive black hole is starving a galaxy of essential materials to make new stars.
Black Holes

Scientists Spot Giant Black Hole Destroying Galaxy

Starved.

By Sharon Adarlo

Along with coal, the natural gas industry is now stepping up to meet the ludicrous energy demands imposed by AI.
Fossil Fuels

The US Is Backsliding Into Dirty Fossil Fuels Because of Ravenous AI Datacenters

"We were poised to shift away from the energy system of the past ... But now we're going in the opposite direction."

By Frank Landymore

Researchers at MIT suggest that the microscopic "primordial black holes" could be blasting through our solar system at least once a decade.
Science & Energy

Scientists Suggest Tiny Black Holes Are Regularly Cruising Through Our Star System

They could exert enough force to cause Mars to wobble in its orbit.

By Victor Tangermann