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Google is going all-in on nuclear to power its AI efforts, which have resulted in the tech giant missing important climate targets.
Nuclear Fusion

Yet Another Tech Giant Throws Its Weight Behind Nuclear As AI’s Monstrous Power Demands Spike

The AI industry is going all in.

Hackers were able to gain control of robot vacuums around the US — and at least one of them forced the cleaning robots to yell racist obscenities. 
Robotics

Robot Vacuum Starts Hurling Racial Slurs at Its Owner After Being Hacked

"I just thought of it catching my kids or even me, you know, not dressed."

Preliminary data found that in 2023, some of Earth's natural carbon sinks momentarily stopped working — a troubling sign of a breaking point.
Climate Change

Plants and Forests Absorbed Almost No Carbon Last Year, Shocking Climate Scientists

"We are lulled into a comfort zone — we cannot really see the crisis."

Boeing announced plans to fire 10 percent of its workforce, and will start sending out thousands of layoff notices in the coming month.
Advanced Transport

Boeing to Lay Off 17,000 Workers As Crisis Deepens

The company is in deep trouble.

Up in Newfoundland, scientists and locals are perplexed by the sudden appearance of bizarre blobs that keep washing up on the beach.
Science & Energy

Scientists Baffled by Gooey Blobs That Keep Washing Up on a Beach

"It’s not often you find something that stumps people who know this place and these waters."

Europa Clipper, the NASA mission to explore Jupiter's fourth largest moon for signs of habitability, launched on Monday.
Moon

NASA and SpaceX Launch Mission to Potentially Habitable Moon

Could Europa really support life?

US military officials were disconcerted by a strange parade of unidentifiable drones seen flying over an Air Force base late last year.
Future Society

Pentagon Officials Stumped by Mysterious Drones Haunting Military Base for Weeks

"Close Encounters at Langley."

This Close-Up Video of SpaceX’s Starship Booster Being Caught by a Tower Will Melt Your Puny Earthling Brains
Brain

This Close-Up Video of SpaceX’s Starship Booster Being Caught by a Tower Will Melt Your Puny Earthling Brains

This is crazy.

The creative mind behind "I, Robot" has noticed the resemblance between his film and Elon Musk's Tesla prototypes.
Elon Musk

Director of “I, Robot” Accuses Elon Musk of Ripping Him Off

"Hey Elon, Can I have my designs back please?"

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured imagery for the first time of a galaxy growing from the "inside-out."
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Telescope Captures Spectacular Images of “Inside-Out” Galaxy Being Born

"Were all galaxies like this one?"

Tesla's vision for its Cybercab robotaxi is a baffling mess of empty promises and questionable design decisions.
Tesla

Here’s Why Tesla’s Robotaxi Makes Absolutely No Sense

It's a hot mess.

An army of Tesla Optimus humanoid robots could be seen pouring drinks and conversing with eventgoers. They were remotely operated by humans.
Robotics

Tesla’s Robots Were Just Remotely Controlled Dummies, Analyst Confirms

The bots at the robotaxi event "relied on tele-ops (human intervention)."

Scientists in Japan successfully used human stem cells to patch a hole in a monkey's retina, restoring the primate's vision.
Developments

Scientists Use Human Stem Cells to Restore a Monkey’s Vision

It's a miracle.

For the first time ever, a natural gas company is being sued by a local government for misleading customers about climate change.
Climate Change

A Natural Gas Company Just Became the First to Be Sued Over Climate Change

Gas utilities "continue to deceptively market methane gas as a climate solution."

Dramatic Footage Shows SpaceX Starship Exploding After Crashing Into the Ocean
Starship

Dramatic Footage Shows SpaceX Starship Exploding After Crashing Into the Ocean

"Ship landed precisely on target!"

SpaceX Just Caught Its Starship Booster With Giant “Chopsticks” Arms
Starship

SpaceX Just Caught Its Starship Booster With Giant “Chopsticks” Arms

The footage is absolutely insane.

Startups Are Biohacking Psychedelic Drugs to Make Sure You Never Have a Bad Trip Again
Health & Medicine

Startups Are Biohacking Psychedelic Drugs to Make Sure You Never Have a Bad Trip Again

"Psychedelics are very promiscuous molecules."

16-year-old gamer Michael "dogplayingtetris" Artiaga achieved a "rebirth" in Tetris, getting so far that the game reset back to level zero.
Future Society

Genius Teen Gamer Becomes the First to “Beat” Tetris Without Crashing

"I never want to play this game again."

The James Webb Space Telescope was used to spot a new kind of alien planet: a watery "steam world" with an atmosphere of hot water vapor.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots First-Ever Alien “Steam World”

"This is the first time we’re ever seeing something like this."

In the micronation of Liberland, a crypto bro who's been accused of fraud has just become one of the most powerful men in the tiny country. 
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Bro and Alleged Fraudster Appointed Leader of a Tiny “Micronation” in Eastern Europe

What happens in Liberland stays in Liberland.