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Germany has so much energy coming from solar panels that it has outpaced consumer demand and pushed energy prices into a steep nose dive.
Solar Power

Germany Now Has So Much Solar Power That Its Electric Prices Are Going Negative

Prices have dropped 87 percent — more than a dip.

By Sharon Adarlo

Another OpenAI researcher left the company this week, ominously citing concerns over AI industry opaqueness and a lack of accountability.
OpenAI

Another OpenAI Researcher Quits, Issuing Cryptic Warning

"One of the ways tech companies in general can disempower those seeking to hold them accountable..."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After video of the incident went viral, the Tesla driver has shared a crash report confirming that Full Self-Driving was on during the crash.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Driver Blames Full Self-Driving for Almost Plowing Into Moving Train

"I was like there’s no way it doesn’t see the train."

By Frank Landymore

It's becoming ever more evident that once someone figures out how to remove microplastics from our bodies, they're going to make a killing.
Health & Medicine

Whoever Figures Out How to Remove Microplastics From the Human Body Is Going to Make a Fortune

And they'd deserve it, too.

By Noor Al-Sibai

From these observations, the scientists suggest that Phobos is actually a comet that Mars' gravitational field captured in the distance past.
Mars

Mars’ Moon May Not Be What We Think, Scientists Claim

That's no moon.

By Sharon Adarlo

Meta, hoping to cash in on AI for itself, is failing to prevent abusive AI-generated images from spreading across its social media platforms.
Meta

While Meta Stuffs AI Into All Its Products, It’s Apparently Helpless to Stop Perverts on Instagram From Publicly Lusting Over Sexualized AI-Generated Children

"When you look at who's following it, it’s not normal."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Louisiana has voted to pass a deeply unscientific bill that criminalizes abortion pills by classifying them as a schedule IV drug.
Developments

Louisiana House Passes Unbelievably Stupid Bill that Classifies Extremely Safe Abortion Pills as “Controlled Dangerous Substances”

There are no words for how dumb this is, but we did our best.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The source for the recommendation made by the Google AI Overview to add glue to pizza is utterly embarrassing.
Google

The Reason That Google’s AI Suggests Using Glue on Pizza Shows a Deep Flaw With Tech Companies’ AI Obsession

A sticky situation.

By Frank Landymore

In a gruesome video, a biologist proposes that doctors can perform head transplants by using advanced robotics and artificial intelligence.
Neuroscience and Brain

This Deranged Plan to Transplant a Human Head From One Body to Another Might Be the Dumbest Thing We’ve Ever Seen

Come on.

By Sharon Adarlo

Leaked OpenAI Documents Show Sam Altman Was Clearly Aware of Silencing Former Employees
OpenAI

Leaked OpenAI Documents Show Sam Altman Was Clearly Aware of Silencing Former Employees

"We want to make sure you understand that if you don't sign, it could impact your equity."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

New reporting by the New York Times alleges that Elon Musk did ketamine and had an affair with Nicole Shanahan.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Reportedly Took Ketamine and Had Sex With the Wife of the Cofounder of Google

What did you expect from the most powerful people on the planet, professionalism?

By Jon Christian

A resurfaced video shows an OpenAI engineer conceding that it's "deeply unfair" to "build AI and take everyone's job away."
OpenAI

Video Shows OpenAI Engineer Admitting It’s “Deeply Unfair” to “Build AI and Take Everyone’s Job Away”

Thanks for your consideration.

By Frank Landymore

Electric and hybrid vehicles are more likely to hit pedestrians, especially in urban areas, compared to vehicles that run on fossil fuels.
Advanced Transport

Electric Cars Are Twice as Likely to Hit Pedestrians, Researchers Find

Ouch!

By Sharon Adarlo

Researchers found that 52 percent of answers to programming questions generated by ChatGPT were incorrect.
OpenAI

Study Finds That 52 Percent of ChatGPT Answers to Programming Questions Are Wrong

Ah yes. And yet...

By Sharon Adarlo

We may have to revise our idea of stellar evolution, as new research suggests stars are collapsing into black holes without going supernova.
Off-World

Scientists Attempt to Explain Why Hundreds of Stars Disappeared From Night Sky

It's "like watching a star suddenly extinguish and disappear from the heavens."

By Frank Landymore

Low-paid African content moderators, many of whom are living with PTSD, are calling on Biden to help ensure fair working conditions.
OpenAI

African Workers Doing OpenAI’s Training Say They’re Being Subjected to “Modern Day Slavery”

"US Big Tech companies are systemically abusing and exploiting African workers."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Blue Visby Solution proposes that cargo ships stop arriving way ahead of schedule and reduce their top speeds at sea to save fuel.
Renewable Energy

Ingenious Trick Cuts Cargo Ship Carbon Emissions by 17 Percent

Just 'one simple trick!' that actually works.

By Frank Landymore

A New Zealand man did a belly flop into the ocean and tried to "body slam" an adult male orca swimming next to a boat, earning him a fine.
Science & Energy

You’ll Never Guess What Happened After This Guy Tried to “Body Slam” a Killer Whale

"The video left us genuinely stunned."

By Sharon Adarlo

The company behind those viral ED ads is releasing its own version of Ozempic — but its means of acquiring the drug might not be the safest.
RX and Medicine

Online Pharmacy Launches Cheaper Version of Ozempic

The price is coming down.

By Noor Al-Sibai

After OpenAI copied actor Scarlett Johansson's voice for a new voice assistant, the head honcho at Microsoft bashed human-like AIs.
OpenAI

Microsoft CEO Bashes Human-Like AI After OpenAI’s Scarlett Johansson Scandal

"I don’t need any artificial intelligence."

By Sharon Adarlo