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Engineers at the YouTube channel The Hacksmith recently tried to create their own "Dune"-Inspired stillsuit. And it actually works.
Future Society

Mad Scientists Build “Dune”-Inspired Stillsuit That Can Recycle Sweat

"Just like water!"

The Chinese military recently showed off numerous robot dogs outfitted with machine guns on their backs, as Agence France-Presse reports.
Robot Dogs

China Shows Off Robot Dogs Armed With Machine Guns

Yikes.

Their app gradually makes your phone inputs more delayed and offset, and their findings show it's more effective than a timed lockout.
Future Society

Scientists Invent Evil Way to Cut Screen Time: App That Makes Your Phone More and More Annoying to Use the Longer You’re On It

Evil... but ingenious.

After chasing it for years, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is humblebragging that all his international fame is taking a toll.
OpenAI

After Spending Years Relentlessly Chasing Fame, Sam Altman Complains That He’s Getting Recognized in Public Too Much

"It's a strangely isolating way to live."

Neuralink cofounder Elon Musk is now seeking a second volunteer to receive the company's next experimental brain implant.
Neuroscience and Brain

After Accident With First Patient, Neuralink Seeks Volunteer for Second Implant

"Neuralink is accepting applications for the second participant."

After gunmen killed more than 140 people, supporters of the terrorist group ISIS released a slick AI-generated propaganda video.
Artificial Intelligence

ISIS Affiliates Using AI to Generate Propaganda Promoting Terrorism

"For ISIS, AI means a game changer..."

A new study found that certain vegetarian and vegan diets curb risks of life-threatening illnesses like cancer and heart disease.
Studies

Huge Study Finds That Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Are Incredibly Good for You

Eat your vegetables, kids.

Microsoft's water use and carbon emissions have increased compared to 2020 numbers due to artificial intelligence datacenters.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft’s Emissions and Water Use Shoot Up as It Goes All in on AI Datacenters

How will Microsoft ever reach its sustainability goals at this rate?

The research explores how the reintroduction of bison into an ecosystem helped boost the overall amount of carbon sucked up by plants.
Climate Change

A Single Herd of Bison Can Help Capture CO2 From Over 40,000 Cars, Scientists Find

Say hello to these beefy "climate heroes."

A powerful Australian mining magnate has been trying to get an unflattering portrait of her removed from a museum.
Science & Energy

Billionaire Mining Magnate Not Happy With Her Portrait Hanging in Museum

"I paint the world as I see it."

Reddit's wallstreetbets meme stock investors are back in full force — but their latest ruse isn't playing out as expected.
Future Society

GameStop Stock Is Crashing Catastrophically After Meme Hype

WallStreetBets is back after a three year hiatus.

The American newspaper giant and USA Today owner Gannett is using AI to generate a bulleted list of "Key Points" for news articles.
Artificial Intelligence

USA Today Using AI to Generate Parts of Articles, Leaked Memo Shows

Gannett's AI optimism persists.

Those daring enough to buy high mileage used Teslas from rental car company Hertz are facing massive repair bills.
Tesla

Man Buys Used Tesla, Discovers Horrendous Issue

"I realized why they were trying to get rid of those Teslas."

Astronomers have identified seven stars in our galaxy that could potentially host a Dyson sphere — a hypothetical alien megastructure.
Off-World

Scientists Identify Seven Star Systems That May Be Hosting Alien Megastructures

So you're telling me there's a chance?

MotorTrend finally settled the debate, proving once and for all that Tesla's Cybertruck stunt involving towing a Porsche 911 was rigged.
Tesla

Tesla Video Showing Cybertruck Beating Porsche 911 While Towing Porsche 911 Was a Lie, Independent Test Demonstrates

The debate is finally settled.

OpenAI's GPT-4 is so lifelike, it can trick more than 50 percent of human test subjects into thinking they are talking to a person.
Artificial Intelligence

Majority of Humans Fooled by GPT-4 in Turing Test, Scientists Find

This is pretty huge.

Remember all of Elon Musk's claims that Teslas would be actually autonomous soon? Thanks to one lawsuit, he might have to pay for them.
Tesla

Tesla Forced to Face Lawsuit by Drivers Who Says Elon Misled About Autopilot, FSD Capabilities

"Tesla allegedly engaged in a systematic pattern of fraud over a long period of time."

It's been 7 weeks since a Singaporean cargo ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, and its crew is still stranded aboard.
Future Society

Crew Still Stranded Aboard Ship in Baltimore Nearly Two Months After Bridge Disaster

How much longer are federal authorities going to maroon them?

The robot, named Sophia, gave painfully generic answers and even plugged the AI industry. Many students felt "disrespected" by the decision.
Artificial Intelligence

Students Show Up to Graduation, Find Commencement Speaker Is an AI Robot

The disrespect.

In a new Bloomberg interview, Neuralink's first human patient recalled the time the brain-computer chip started glitching.
Prosthetics and Devices

First Neuralink Patient Alarmed as Device Starts Losing Functionality

"But then they told me that the threads were getting pulled out of my brain."