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Boeing had to call off its first Starliner docking attempt with the International Space Station due to thrusters malfunctioning.
Boeing

Boeing’s Starliner Has Trouble Docking With Space Station

Boeing can't catch a break.

By Victor Tangermann

In an email sent out to customers, Humane admitted that a third-party battery cell used in some of the AI Pins "may pose a fire safety risk."
Artificial Intelligence

Maker of Disastrous “AI Pin” Device Admits It Can Cause Fire While Charging

Executives had to put it on an ice pack before showing it off to investors. No, really.

By Victor Tangermann

After years of delays, Boeing finally managed to get its plagued Starliner capsule off the ground. It's now springing even more helium leaks.
Boeing

Boeing Spacecraft Springs More Leaks as It Sputters to the Space Station

"Looks like we picked up a couple more helium leaks."

By Victor Tangermann

Dramatic footage shows SpaceX Starship's fins being shredded to pieces as the plasma started heating up during reentry.
Future Society

Starship’s Flight Was Going Great. Then Pieces Started Falling Off on Livestream

"The question is, how much of the ship is left?"

By Victor Tangermann

Microsoft announced an AI Windows feature called Recall that regularly takes screenshots. It's a cybersecurity mess that can easily be hacked.
Artificial Intelligence

Windows Feature That Records Everything You Do Can Easily Be Hacked

"It’s an act of self harm at Microsoft in the name of AI."

By Victor Tangermann

Starlink allows the Marubo people, an Amazon tribe, to have internet even in the heart of the rainforest — but it comes at a cost.
Future Society

Remote Amazon Tribe Finally Gets Internet, Gets Hooked on Porn and Social Media

"We can't live without the internet."

By Frank Landymore

Beware the three horsemen of the ocean apocalypse, according to a new study: extreme heat, acidification, and deoxygenation.
Climate Change

You Might Cry When You Read This Study About What’s Happening to the Oceans

Beware the three horsemen of the ocean apocalypse.

By Frank Landymore

After her husband died, one woman found the perfect way to send off his cremated remains after discovering space burial company Celestis.
Off-World

Widow Astonished by Options After Husband Dies: “Space?! I Can Shoot Him Into Space?”

"So, I sold his car and sent him to space."

By Victor Tangermann

Lab-grown diamonds are taking the jewelry industry by storm — and those invested in the natural-grown kind are none too pleased.
Science & Energy

The Diamond Industry Is Withering as Beautiful Lab-Grown Diamonds Drive Down Prices

"The diamond industry is in trouble."

By Noor Al-Sibai

An AI-generated image of a young disabled veteran went viral on Facebook. A lot of folks — particularly older men — think she's the real deal.
Meta

Facebook Page Uses AI-Generated Image of Disabled Veteran to Farm Engagement

"Miss Beautiful USA! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Billionaire space tourist Jared Isaacman offered to fix NASA's Hubble telescope. Officials are still unsure the benefits outweigh the risks.
NASA

NASA Slaps Down Billionaire’s Plan to Fly Up and Fix Hubble Space Telescope

NASA is worried it's far too risky.

By Victor Tangermann

A news network is attributing AI-spun articles to fake authors with racially diverse names. Its publisher claims the names were unintentional.
Artificial Intelligence

News Site Says It’s Using to AI to Crank Out Articles Bylined by Fake Racially Diverse Writers in a Very Responsible Way

"If there is a bias it is the opposite of what we intended."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Boeing has finally launched its much-maligned Starliner astronaut shuttle into space with two NASA astronauts on board.
Boeing

Boeing Spacecraft Finally Manages to Limp Off the Earth

Took 'em long enough.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's Cybertruck's steer-by-wire system has a considerable delay. But that may be a feature, not a bug, as many netizens have argued.
Advanced Transport

The Cybertruck’s Steering Has a Significant Lag

"Imagine crashing because of your steering ping."

By Victor Tangermann

Fusion startup Helion is in talks for a deal with OpenAI to "buy vast quantities of electricity to provide power for data centers."
OpenAI

OpenAI Negotiating to Buy “Vast Quantities” of Fusion Power, Which Doesn’t Exist Yet

Could Sam Altman's fusion pet project really save the future of AI?

By Victor Tangermann

A report by Public Citizen found that the amount of AI lobbyists more than doubled in 2023 from the year before.
Artificial Intelligence

The AI Industry Is Swarming DC With Lobbyists

We're sure they've got humanity's best interests in mind.

By Frank Landymore

Marine scientists discovered an ocean-borne fungus chomping through plastic trash in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Nature really putting the team on its back here.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The analysis used several AI models to compare the OpenAI voice to the voices of around 600 actresses, including Scarlett Johansson.
OpenAI

Forensic Analysis Finds Overwhelming Similarities Between OpenAI’s Voice and Scarlett Johansson

We're shocked.

By Frank Landymore

An expert warns that over ten thousand people could die as the result of a single heat wave, sending hundreds of thousands to the hospital.
Climate Change

Experts Fear Horrifying Heat Waves That Could Kill Tens of Thousands of People at Once

We could have "the Hurricane Katrina of extreme heat" on our hands.

By Frank Landymore

On Saturday, Boeing had to scrub the launch of its much-maligned astronaut shuttle once more, adding to years of technical mishaps and delays.
Boeing

Boeing Keeps Making Excuses to Push Back First Astronaut Launch

Even more delays.

By Victor Tangermann