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A photograph of former U.S. representative George Santos wearing a red hat embroidered with "$MAGA."

Future Society

You Will Be Shocked to Hear That George Santos Is Under Investigation for Insider Trading on Kalshi

"This story is going to get you a gun in your face."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Future Society

CEO Says There Will Be No Raises Because He Spent All the Money on AI

"We will fund this AI investment by reallocating the budget from 2026 annual salary adjustments."

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Artificial Intelligence

Kevin O’Leary Pleads With Locals to Allow His Massive Data Center If He Shrinks It Down to the Size of One Manhattan

"I have no choice."

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SpaceX

It’s Possible That SpaceX Could Collapse Spectacularly

"Musk’s real genius lies in mythmaking."

International Space Station

ISS Astronauts Ordered to Enter Evacuation Mode

"Out of an abundance of caution, NASA has directed all four of the agency's SpaceX Crew-12 members and NASA astronaut Chris Williams to assume an elevated safety posture in the Dragon spacecraft while the repair is underway."

Members of the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ebola response team enter an isolation area outside the General Referral Hospital of Mongbwalu during outbreak preparedness and infection prevention activities.

Viruses

Ebola Expert Fears Outbreak Is Heading Into “Nightmare Scenario”

"I think it's safe to say it could be unprecedented."

Google

While Google’s CEO Pumps Up AI, Its Actual Employees Are Disgusted by It

If an onslaught of anti-AI memes they're sharing are anything to go by, Google employees are fed up with the tech.

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Ethics

Data Centers Have Become Shockingly Unpopular, Poll Finds

The public's opinion on data centers has swung hard.

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Environment

People Are Not Happy About Google’s Plan to Release Millions of Bioengineered Mosquitoes Into the Wild

"Ask yourself who is to benefit most from this, and why is it being done?"

A man wearing a colorful jacket with various patches, including one that says "NBA CHAMPIONS," and a two-tone cap worn backward is smiling and holding up one finger. Confetti is falling around him, suggesting a celebratory moment.

Ethics

Basketball Fans Disgusted as ESPN Airs AI Slop Version of NBA Champion Tony Parker During the Finals

"AI sucks. This isn’t Tony Parker. Do better. Gross."

An color-treated illustration featuring a "No Data Center" sign on a lawn.

Artificial Intelligence

Mayor Caught on Camera Saying the Only Voters Who Oppose Data Centers Are Disgusting Poor People

It's never been more obvious that the pro data center camp is completely out of touch.

A screenshot from a TikTok video featuring an octopus in a small tank set on a skateboard that is attached to a rope to be pulled while on a walk outdoors.

Biology

We Are Intrigued by This Man Taking His Pet Octopus for a Walk Around His Neighborhood

"Life's too short to live 'normal.'"

Screenshot of a woman and officers standing outside her car which is parked on the Seattle lightrail.

Advanced Transport

Woman Follows GPS Instructions, Somehow Drives Her Car Onto an Elevated Seattle Rail Track

How did she even pull this off?

Two screenshots from a video of a robot in a clown wig before and after roundhouse kicking a child at a birthday party.

Robotics

Robot in Clown Wig Roundhouse Kicks Small Child

Ouch.

An illustration depicting a dental model showing tooth decay.

Treatments

Plans Accelerated for Human Trials of Tooth Regeneration

This could be a game changer.

A photograph of a man lifting the seat on a new Toto toilet to present the washlet's functions.

Finance

The AI Bubble Has Become So Surreal That It’s Now Propping Up the Toilet Industry

This is getting ridiculous.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Is Taking a Nasty Swim

Prices are down over 45 percent from all-time highs — and falling.

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Climate Change

United Nations Issues Grave Warning About El Niño

"El Niño conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world."

$A young person wearing glasses and a red t-shirt stands with a blue backpack over one shoulder. They hold a laptop and some notebooks in one hand and have their other hand raised with an open palm, expressing a shrug or uncertainty. The background features a blue grid pattern with a large yellow circle behind the person.$

Education

College Professors Say Incoming Students No Longer Understand Middle School Math and Science

"We now observe preparation gaps so severe that instructors must reteach middle-school mathematics."