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Been reading any good Russian propaganda lately? According to the misinformation watchdog NewsGuard, top AI chatbots certainly have.
Artificial Intelligence

Top Chatbots are Parroting Russian Propaganda, Report Finds

"Russian disinformation narratives have infiltrated generative AI."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers in Mexico have concluded in a paper how sleep deprivation reduces people's attention span and their ability to respond quickly.
Sleep

Scientists Discover That When You Don’t Sleep, You Turn Into a Bigtime Dumbass

No, but seriously!

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA is planning to launch a simulated star into space to help calibrate telescopes and study dark energy.
NASA

NASA Launching Artificial Star Into Space

"What we’re trying to do here is really fundamental."

By Victor Tangermann

Two giant asteroids may have collided into each other, kicking up lots of dust, with James Webb Space Telescope having captured evidence.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots Epic Collision Between Giant Asteroids

Kablooey!

By Sharon Adarlo

Smile! Crinkle your nose! Waggle your eyebrows! According to this team of researchers, people might just find you more likeable.
Studies

There’s an Easy Thing You Can Do With Your Face That’ll Make People Like You More

Get those face muscles moving!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Sex robot manufacturers in China are apparently getting ready to jam custom artificial intelligence models into their wares.
Artificial Intelligence

Powerful New AI-Enhanced Talking Sexbots Are Going on Sale This Summer

"Technological challenges remain, particularly in achieving realistic human interaction."

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to The Information, Apple has suspended work on the next Vision Pro and is looking for ways to cut costs for a cheaper model.
Virtual Reality

Apple Reportedly Gives Up on Next-Gen Apple Vision Pro Headset

Apple's desperately trying to cut costs for a cheaper model.

By Victor Tangermann

The report by Reuters found that 52 percent of US audiences were uncomfortable with the heavy involvement of AI in producing the news.
Artificial Intelligence

Readers Absolutely Detest AI-Generated News Articles, Research Shows

The people have spoken.

By Frank Landymore

In the age of UFO disclosure, one group is urging presidents to declassify it all — and wants debate moderators to get in on the action, too.
Off-World

New Campaign Urges Presidential Debate Moderators to Ask Candidates About UFOs

"The time has come to inject [UFOs] into the political discourse of our elections."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Japanese electronics corporation TDK says its new solid state batteries will replace the coin sized batteries found in wearable electronics.
Energy

Apple Battery Supplier Working on New Battery Material With 100 Times the Energy Density of Current Tech

But the numbers are worth unpacking.

By Frank Landymore

Donald Trump's social media company Truth Social has suffered a steep drop in the stock market, continuing a weeks-long slide.
Future Society

Trump’s “Truth Social” Stock Is Crashing Again

Trump himself has lost an eye-popping $267,367,500 million.

By Sharon Adarlo

For the first time since 2021, a new reflective monolith has appeared out of the blue — and it's just as unclear as ever what it could mean.
Future Society

Reflective Monolith Found in Desert

New monolith just dropped.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Prices for used electric vehicles are dipping well below those of gas cars for the first time, according to a new study.
Advanced Transport

Prices for Used EVs Are Cratering

On average, used electric cars are now cheaper than used gas cars.

By Victor Tangermann

One stone in particular is distinctly lighter colored than all the stones surrounding it, a Mars discovery that is "in a league of its own."
Mars

NASA Rover Discovers Strange Stones, Never Before Seen on Mars

"A type never observed before on Mars."

By Frank Landymore

Google Images is returning disturbing AI-generated images of celebrity women as children in suggestive or even explicit depictions.
Google

Google Images Showing AI-Generated Images of Children in Bikinis, Referencing Epstein’s Island

This is disturbing.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Medical practitioners are finding that new obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are causing other chronic diseases to go away.
Developments

Doctors Surprised When Patients Who Start Semaglutide Are Frequently Cured of Other Conditions

"Within a few days, all my joint pain went away."

By Victor Tangermann

Energy prices in France turned negative following a surge in renewable output last week, causing a number of nuclear reactors to shut down.
Energy

Electricity Prices in France Just Turned Negative Because of Renewables

Several nuclear reactors even shut down in response.

By Victor Tangermann

With new headlines constantly cropping up about Boeing, it's easy to be afraid to fly — but it's still the least dangerous way to travel. 
Future Society

Boeing Planes Are Falling Apart, But Flying Is Still an Incredibly Safe Way to Travel

Take a deep breath, everybody — cars are way more dangerous than planes.

By Noor Al-Sibai

We regret to inform you that another, significantly larger penis drawing has hit the terrain maps of Mars after a full two decades.
Mars

NASA Has Drawn Another Giant Schlong on the Surface of Mars

Again!?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Unfortunately for a dozen or so now-former Wells Fargo employees, the future of work is not mouse jiggling devices.
Future Society

Major Bank Fires Employees for Pretending to Work via “Simulation of Keyboard Activity”

Oops!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré