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Scientists trying to find out why fish are spinning and dying in Florida may have discovered the culprit: poisonous algae.
Science & Energy

The endangered sawtooth fish has been seen spinning to death.

A gigantic piece of a SpaceX rocket crashed down on a rural farm in Saskatchewan, Canada — and the story only gets more Canadian from there.
Off-World

"I had no idea. I don't build spaceships for a living. I farm."

Elon Musk Didn’t Like What a Woman Told Him, So He Fired Her Entire Department
Elon Musk

RIP, Supercharger team.

Boeing's Starliner launch had to be delayed yet again after teams found a small helium leak in the spacecraft's service module.
Boeing

More delays?

Neuralink has known for years that wires in its brain chip are known to "retract," which raises questions on its future and overall safety.
Prosthetics and Devices

Redesigning the brain chip could result in brain damage.

This week, in Google's own marketing materials showing off "search in the Gemini era," the company made yet another blunder.
Google

Why does it feel like AI chatbots are becoming dumber?

According to credit card data obtained by market research firm YipitData, Tesla's Full Self-Driving software is struggling to catch on.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Yikes.

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Starship's anticipated fourth test flight could be as soon as next month.
Elon Musk

Fourth time's the charm?

Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI cofounder and chief scientist, is leaving the company after moving to oust CEO Sam Altman in November.
OpenAI

Thus ends a protracted saga in OpenAI history.

Australian broadcaster the ABC discovered a "parasitic" content farm that's churning out poorly plagiarized news stories.
Artificial Intelligence

"Parasitic plagiarism merchants that are becoming all too common."

In China, the AI cloning of dead relatives has become a thriving cottage industry, driving down prices and spurring technological advances.
Artificial Intelligence

Could this service catch on in the US?

A Maine Cybertruck owner knew he'd be one of the only in the state to own the expensive Tesla, but didn't expect everyone to hate it.
Advanced Transport

"It wasn’t an attention-seeking move. People have taken my picture so much."

The climate experiment explored a technique called marine cloud brightening, in which aerosols are used to help clouds reflect more sunlight.
Climate Change

Uh oh.

A company placed portal-shaped "sculptures" in the cities of Dublin and New York, allowing residents to see each other. Chaos ensued.
Future Society

"I thought the people of Dublin deserved to see my two New York homegrown potatoes."

It appears that OpenAI executives were inspired by Spike Jonze's 2013 sleeper hit "Her" when creating the latest version of ChatGPT.
OpenAI

Eat your heart out, Spike Jonze.

AI could be serving as a "great filter" that prevents alien civilizations from surviving long enough for us to notice them.
Artificial Intelligence

We might be heading down the same path.

In one demo that involves a tester introducing OpenAI's GPT-4o to his adorable dog, the AI responds by making bizarre robotic noises.
OpenAI

What the hell was that?

After weeks of protracted issues with his Cybertruck, a vlogger is melting down and rescinding his Tesla fandom.
Tesla

"For [Tesla] to treat me like this right now, just imagine how they are gonna treat you guys as the regular consumer."

Tesla has begun rehiring some of the 500-employee Supercharger team Elon Musk let go in its entirety last month, Bloomberg reports.
Elon Musk

He got cold feet.

The executive in charge of Cybertruck manufacturing has mysteriously left Tesla, adding to a lengthy list of senior managers who have left.
Future Society

It's still unclear if he was fired or left of his own accord.