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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has for years now been quietly giving folks a universal basic income to see if it works.
Universal Basic Income

Sam Altman Has Been Quietly Giving Out Money for Basic Income

Aha!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Venture capitalist Matthew Ball retitled his 2022 book on the metaverse after the concept fizzled in the tech world.
Metaverse

The Author of “The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything” Is Changing the Title After It Was Published

Is the metaverse dead?

By Sharon Adarlo

The Perseid meteor shower is back, and it's guaranteed to bring one of the best celestial light shows you'll see this year.
Off-World

If You Look Up Tonight, There’s a Beautiful Meteor Shower Right Now

You don't want to miss this.

By Frank Landymore

The scientists pulled this karaoke stunt to embarrass their participants, and ultimately, to understand why we blush.
Neuroscience and Brain

Devious Scientists Scan People’s Brains While They Watch Video of Themselves Singing Karaoke

Evil. But kind of funny.

By Frank Landymore

An $800-million-dollar space telescope has been damaged by a tiny piece of space debris that's said to be smaller than a grain of sand.
Off-World

Expensive Space Telescope Damaged by Small Space Rock

Tiny rock, huge problem.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers suggest that invisible masses may be passing in front of pulsars, temporarily blocking their light pulses.
Off-World

Massive, Mysterious Objects Detected Floating Through Deep Space

"I have been warned not to call them planets, not to call them dark matter."

By Victor Tangermann

A woman has been arrested for allegedly smashing the windows of a Cybertruck out of which someone ran an ice cream stand.
Advanced Transport

Woman Arrested for Smashing Windows of Cybertruck Ice Cream Truck

So much for shatterproof windows.

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will no longer go to the Moon, and will most likely be scrapped for parts.
Moon

NASA Abandons Moon Rover After Spending Half a Billion Dollars on It

Even though it's already built.

By Frank Landymore

Researchers have found that people who moved a lot in their childhood and early teen years are more likely to be depressed as adults.
Mental Health

If Your Family Moved a Lot as a Kid, We Have Bad News About Your Mental Health

"Even if you came from the most income-deprived communities, not moving...was protective for your health."

By Noor Al-Sibai

As OpenAI releases yet another new GPT model, CEO Sam Altman has finally admitted that it might be time for a new name.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Admits Its Letters-and-Numbers Salad Product Names Like “GPT-4o Mini” Are Horrible

What's in a name?

By Noor Al-Sibai

His findings showed that psilocybin "desynchronized" the brain, but also produced subtle, lasting effects in boosting plasticity.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientist Takes High Dose of Psilocybin, Clambers Into MRI Machine to Scan His Own Brain

Sounds like an awesome job.

By Frank Landymore

A viral AI-generated clip of celebrities hugging their younger selves has really squicked out people online.
Artificial Intelligence

Everyone Hates That “Hideous” AI Video Of Celebs Hugging Their Younger Selves

"Make it really awkward and creepy."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sales in California, one of Tesla's key markets, have dropped for the third quarter in a row, according to a new analysis.
Elon Musk

Data Suggests Elon Musk Has Deeply Alienated Tesla’s Core Market

He's making enemies out of customers.

By Frank Landymore

The Sarco suicide pod induces a supposedly peaceful death by hypoxia, and its first test is expected to take place "soon" in Switzerland.
Future Society

Doctors Prepare to Test “Suicide Pod”

And apparently, people are lining up to use it.

By Frank Landymore

Contents of JD Vance's Venmo account have been revealed, showing his deep connections with the rich and powerful of the United States.
Future Society

JD Vance Left His Venmo Public and There’s Some Wild Stuff in There

Vance's former campaign manager had a transaction for "Back waxing & Happy Ending."

By Sharon Adarlo

Crowdstrike CEO and cofounder George Kurtz seemed nearly as stumped as the rest of us when trying to explain today's glitch.
Future Society

Crowdstrike CEO Visibly Agitated On Camera After Massive Outage

"[I] don’t think I’ve seen a more nervous response than this."

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI wants to see the notes to assess The New York Times' copyright claims, in the newspaper's legal battle against the AI company.
OpenAI

OpenAI Demands to See All Notes by New York Times Reporters

An insane and "unprecedented" request.

By Frank Landymore

X-formerly-Twitter added unremovable Trump 2024 hashtags on top of the trending list, campaign ads on the Explore tab, and cascading flags.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Modifies Twitter Code to Fawningly Support Donald Trump

The platform has become an unofficial arm of Trump's election campaign.

By Victor Tangermann

As the world is still reeling from a massive IT outage triggered by an antivirus update, Microsoft recommends rebooting up to 15 times.
Future Society

Microsoft Recommends Rebooting Your Computer 15 Times as Blue Screen of Death Strikes Worldwide

Have you tried turning it off and on again? And then on again? And then off again? And then...

By Victor Tangermann

Staff at airports from Singapore to Northern Ireland had been forced to scribble flight times on whiteboards due to a global IT outage.
Future Society

Airlines Scribbling Flight Times on Whiteboards After Catastrophic Glitch Bricks Computers Worldwide

Problems at airports are still lingering...

By Sharon Adarlo