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Google faces a $270 million fine from France for using articles from media companies to train its AI chatbot, Gemini, without permission.
Google

Is a $270 million fine a big enough sting?

By Sharon Adarlo

AI chip manufacturer Nvidia and the startup Hippocratic AI are teaming up to replace nurses with freaky AI healthcare "agents."
Prosthetics and Devices

This sucks so bad.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Several key AI developers, who worked on Stable Diffusion, Stability AI's popular text-to-image generator, have resigned, Forbes reports.
Artificial Intelligence

Looks like Stable Diffusion is anything but stable.

By Victor Tangermann

As the space race heats up, the US is growing increasingly concerned about China, its chief adversary, using the Moon to launch attacks.
Moon

Uh oh.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists say they've been able to literally cut out the "bad" bits of DNA from infected cells to eliminate HIV using CRISPR gene editing.
Gene Editing

"These findings represent a pivotal advancement towards designing a cure strategy."

By Victor Tangermann

Until recently, Glassdoor allowed users to anonymously trash talk their employers — but the site has apparently changed that policy.
Future Society

"Glassdoor now requires your real name and will add it to older accounts without your consent..."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Russia has accused the US of using commercial satellite operators for its intelligence efforts — and is threatening to take military action.
SpaceX

A "legitimate target for retaliatory measures, including military ones."

By Victor Tangermann

Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft has unveiled prototypes for its AI-powered non-playable characters (NPCs), dubbed "NEO NPCs."
Artificial Intelligence

"Passion. You can feel it, can't you?"

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

SpaceX has tested the emergency slides that could save astronauts' lives during a launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Future Society

"Even though it’s meant to be used for emergencies, it looks like a lot of fun!"

By Victor Tangermann

The comet 12P/Pons-Brookes is returning for the first time since 1954, and astrophotographers are already discovering new things about it.
Off-World

Currently visible in the night sky.

By Frank Landymore

Academic journals have been caught publishing papers that were clearly written by ChatGPT — and at least one has yet to retract.
OpenAI

This is a disgrace.

By Noor Al-Sibai

After spending nearly a decade hyping WeightWatchers, Oprah Winfrey has changed her tune and is now taking the CEO of her ex-sponsor to task.
RX and Medicine

Oprah's weight loss journey has continued into her 70s.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Google researchers say a new AI model called Vlogger can transform a single still image of a person into a moving, talking avatar.
Google

Reality is cracking in half, actually.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers have found that playing happy coral reef sounds through underwater speakers could allow sad coral reefs to come back to life.
Climate Change

"If we can save reefs, we can save anything."

By Victor Tangermann

A study found that practitioners of intermittent fasting who fasted for at least 16 hours a day had a higher risk of dying from heart disease
Developments

A startling find that has been met with healthy skepticism.

By Frank Landymore

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is remaining tight-lipped about its secretive Q* project — even after admitting that his company is a leaky ship.
OpenAI

"It's very mysterious, Sam."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Under Armour ad reused footage shot for a previous commercial two years ago, but was not credited when it was shared by the director.
Artificial Intelligence

"This whole thing is soulless."

By Frank Landymore

Musk didn't take lightly to Don Lemon's questioning, appearing defensive and increasingly distressed at being held accountable.
Elon Musk

"You are upsetting me."

By Victor Tangermann

Facebook is quickly being overrun by dubious, AI-generated junk — which is attracting huge amounts of attention from its aging user base.
Meta

"Lots of normal things happening there."

By Victor Tangermann

A pair of new studies have found that government agents who suffered from the so-called "Havana syndrome" had no lasting brain damage.
Brain

The Havana syndrome debacle just got even more confusing.

By Noor Al-Sibai