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In a controversial paper, Harvard scientists suggest the existence of "cryptoterrestrials" could explain unusual UFO sightings.
Future Society

Harvard Scientists Say There May Be an Unknown, Technologically Advanced Civilization Hiding on Earth

A provocative hypothesis.

By Victor Tangermann

A person driving a Tesla with Full-Self Driving mode had to take the steering wheel after the vehicle became confused by a road worker.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch a Self-Driving Tesla Get Completely Baffled by a Road Worker Directing Traffic

"Elon Musk your defective software should be banned from public roads."

By Sharon Adarlo

People who have eaten one brand's mushroom-infused chocolate bars are getting sick — and some of them have had to be hospitalized, too.
Developments

People Who Eat This Brand of “Shroom” Chocolate Are Landing in the Hospital With Bizarre Symptoms

People who eat these fake shroom bars are apparently "seizing, losing consciousness, and having to be intubated."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A pixelated Pinnochio with a very long nose to symbolize lies. Image via Getty/Futurism.
Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Say There’s a Vulgar But More Accurate Term for AI Hallucinations

This is a compelling philosophical argument.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tech giant Apple has finally shown off its own take on artificial intelligence tech. We've seen this all before.
Google

Apple’s Huge AI Announcement Is a Chatbot and an Image Generator, Which Is the Exact Same Boring Offering as Microsoft, Google and Meta

That's it?

By Victor Tangermann

Unsold Tesla stock piling up so much, it can literally be spotted from space, as seen in several satellite images.
Tesla

There Are Now So Many Unsold Teslas That You Can See Them From Orbit

Tesla's problems are really starting to pile up — literally.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson isn't one to mince words, but in a recent interview, he used colorful language to describe his colleagues.
NASA

Head of NASA Says He Works With a “Bunch of Wizards”

Is he wrong?

By Noor Al-Sibai

A PhD student in India has proposed a "new model" of the universe that includes an "anti-universe" that flows backward in time.
Science & Energy

Our World May Be Connected to an Anti-Universe, Scientist Says

"We need a partner anti-universe whose time flow is oppositely related to our universe."

By Victor Tangermann

One of the OpenAI directors who ousted CEO Sam Altman is issuing some stark warnings about the future of unchecked artificial intelligence.
OpenAI

Former OpenAI Director Warns There Are Bad Things AI Can Do Besides Kill You

"There's a lot of other ways that AI could really take things in a bad direction."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tech company Sightful has fully doubled down on augmented reality glasses by releasing an unusual laptop that doesn't have a screen.
Virtual Reality

New Laptop Has No Screen, Just Augmented Reality Glasses

It's an ambitious design.

By Victor Tangermann

A video shows an overly confident driver attempting to show off his Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) capabilities, only to almost crash.
Self-Driving Vehicles

As Tesla Driver Boasts to Passenger How Awesome Full Self-Driving Is, Car Suddenly Swerves Into Oncoming Traffic

"You just need really good AI, really good intelligence."

By Victor Tangermann

It appears that someone has hacked the payment platform used to process tickets for the annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival.
Hacking

The Gathering of the Juggalos’ Payment Processer Appears to Have Been Hacked, Stealing Ticket Buyers’ Money

What's the opposite of "whoop whoop"?

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new paper finds that advanced AI language models are terrible at a specificproblem, calling current industry benchmarks into question.
Artificial Intelligence

This Simple Logic Question Stumps Even the Most Advanced AI

"The breakdown is dramatic."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A video making its rounds in China unmasks a hidden pipe feeding what is claimed to be the country's tallest, uninterrupted waterfall.
Science & Energy

Hiker Alarmed to Find Pipe Feeding China’s Tallest Waterfall

"The move does not respect the laws of nature nor the visitors."

By Victor Tangermann

A new study from Mayo Clinic shows that for folks with arrhythmia, sudden cardiac arrest and energy drinks often go hand-in-hand.
Energy

Study Finds That Cardiac Arrest Frequently Occurs After Consuming Energy Drink

Think twice before pounding that Monster.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After promising they'd get free space flights, the billionaire behind the dearMoon space tour has completely let down his crew.
Moon

Billionaire Promised Crew Free Flights Around Moon, Then Dashed Their Dreams

"The cancellation of this mission was sudden, brief, and unexpected."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Some scientific experts have been proposing refreezing the Arctic region via a series of drastic geoengineering projects.
Climate Change

Scientists Working on Desperate Plan to Refreeze Arctic

Desperate times.

By Sharon Adarlo

As China prepares to beef up its weight loss drug market, the Danish firm that makes Ozempic may soon have its dominance threatened.
RX and Medicine

China’s Creating Cheapo Versions of Ozempic That Could Majorly Shake Up the Market

This could greatly affect Novo Nordisk's bottom line.

By Noor Al-Sibai

After Google's AI Overviews was caught generating incorrect answers, Google has slashed AI-generated summaries from 84 to less than 15%.
Google

Google Has Drastically Slashed Its AI Results After Disastrously Embarrassing Launch

Ouch.

By Sharon Adarlo

To celebrate an April 20 Phish concert, a fan took what is being hailed as the historic, first bong rip at Las Vegas' Sphere.
Future Society

Phish Fan Takes Historic First Bong Rip at Vegas Sphere, Gets Permanently Banned

"I’m really wearing it as a badge of honor."

By Victor Tangermann