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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.

By Victor Tangermann

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.

By Victor Tangermann

Caught with pie on their faces, some companies are copping to using ChatGPT and other generative AI tools to write important legal documents. 
OpenAI

So much for saving time and money.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Raw milk enthusiasts are dead set on being infected by the H5N1 aviary flu virus by drinking contaminated and unpasteurized cow milk.
Developments

"Deliberately trying to infect yourself with a known pathogen flies in the face of all medical knowledge and common sense."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have long argued about how the Universe is shaped — and according to a new study, the more complex explanations are more correct.
Off-World

There's a highway to the edge...

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI demoed its new ChatGPT AI's ability to adapt to what it "sees" through the user's camera, allowing it to help a solve math problem.
OpenAI

ChatGPT has a new "video mode."

By Victor Tangermann

Yet another OpenAI executive has been caught lacking on camera when asked if the Sora video generator was trained using YouTube videos.
OpenAI

"The answer is somehow worse than yes."

By Noor Al-Sibai

An OpenAI safety worker quit his job, arguing in an online forum that he had lost confidence that the Sam Altman-led company will "behave responsibly around the time of [artificial general intelligence]," the theoretical point at which an AI can outperform a human.
OpenAI

Is OpenAI really committed to ensuring that an AGI won't go rogue?

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman let slip that he wants the company to be able to generate "NSFW stuff" like erotica and gore.
OpenAI

But no deepfakes!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tractors and other farm equipment broke down in the middle of planting season due to an extreme solar storm over the weekend.
Solar Power

"I’ve never dealt with anything like this."

By Victor Tangermann

Roughly two months after becoming the first human to receive a gene-hacked pig kidney transplant, Richard "Rick" Slayman has passed away.
Developments

"Our family is deeply saddened about the sudden passing of our beloved Rick but take great comfort knowing he inspired so many."

By Victor Tangermann

A cruise ship came to port on Saturday with a surprising and stinky stowaway: a dead, rotting whale was found on its bow.
Science & Energy

"It looks like the animal was alive and it was hit by a vessel."

By Sharon Adarlo

A secretive startup called Applied Physics has published a "milestone study," arguing that warp drives are entirely possible.
Off-World

"This study changes the conversation about warp drives."

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon is planning to roll out its fleet of delivery drones in Arizona — but as Wired reports, soaring temperatures are hampering efforts.
Drones

"We won't take orders when the temperature gets above 104 degrees."

By Victor Tangermann

Three Space Force Guardians recently traveled to El Paso, Texas, to complete a set of challenges, turning them into "space cowboys."
Future Society

They just earned their "Spurs."

By Victor Tangermann

A new carbon capture facility that claims to be the biggest in the world, began sucking the carbon from the air in Iceland.
Renewable Energy

Is this really the key to fighting climate change?

By Victor Tangermann

The founder of the dating app Bumble believes the future of dating will involve having your personal AI talk to hundreds of other AIs.
Artificial Intelligence

Wait, that's literally an episode of "Black Mirror."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Orion capsule took a beating during its trip to the Moon and back, according to a recent report by the Office of Inspector General.
Future Society

The capsule took a beating during its trip to the Moon.

By Victor Tangermann

A massive solar storm is blasting the Earth's atmosphere with charged particles, resulting in auroras that will be visible across the US.
Solar Power

Here's where they'll be visible.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have begun to study how reading fiction affects your brain. Spoiler alert: the news is very good
Brain

Avid readers vindicated!

By Noor Al-Sibai