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The snake robot, dubbed Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS), will one day plunge into the subsurface oceans of Enceladus.
Robotics

NASA Testing Snake Robot for Exploring Saturn’s Moon

It'll take on any terrain.

The robot, dubbed "Emo," uses cameras in its eyes to predict your smile less than a second before it actually appears.
Robotics

Alarming Robot Anticipates Your Smile, Returns Horrific Imitation

Ah. Human interaction.

In the wake of NASA's failed private Moon lander debacle, Japan's version is, somehow, still alive and kicking.
Moon

Against All Odds, Japan’s Toppled Moon Lander Is Still Alive

"The spacecraft made it through the lunar night for the second time!"

As hype and investment in AI soars, some businesses are learning that the technology isn't reliable enough to represent their companies.
Artificial Intelligence

Disillusioned Businesses Discovering That AI Kind of Sucks

"'This is super cool, but I can't actually get it to work reliably enough to roll out to our customers.'"

A study suggests that your mother's diet during pregnancy is a big factor in how your facial features are shaped.
Studies

Pregnant Women’s Diet Affects Facial Features of Their Children, Scientists Find

Don't like your big nose? Blame your mom's diet during pregnancy.

The NYPD is back at it again, wasting taxpayer dollars on AI metal detectors for the subway in its latest effort to look busy.
Meta

NYPD Purchases Expensive AI Metal Detectors That May or May Not Actually Work

"Let’s bring on the scanners."

An endless AI-generated "Family Guy" show on YouTube called "AI Peter" has devolved into ear-bruising chaos.
Artificial Intelligence

AI-Powered “Family Guy” Stream Devolves Into Endless Screaming

"After three minutes the chat was begging the host to skip it but it’s all automated, it just kept going."

Venture capitalists are balking at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's sky-high aspirations and are seemingly starting to become disillusioned.
OpenAI

VC Slams Sam Altman as “Megalomaniac”

"For the same reason I don't trust Elon, I just don't trust somebody whose aspirations are so clearly about themselves."

Twitter has been selling user data to the surveillance firm Dataminr, which in turn provides real time surveillance to government agencies.
Data Privacy

Twitter Caught Selling Data to Government Spies While Complaining About Surveillance

In for a penny, in for a data mine.

Disgraced crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding investors out of billions of dollars.
Blockchain

Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years

It's finally over.

Leaks have revealed the locations of hundreds of people who visited the notorious private island owned by Jeffrey Epstein.
Data Privacy

Data Leak Reveals Hundreds of Visitors to Epstein’s Private Island

This is some potentially explosive information.

A Boston Dynamics SPOT robot that was sent inside a home by Massachusetts state police was shot three times by a person barricaded inside.
Robot Dogs

Robot Dog Shot Three Times During Raid

"We are relieved that the only casualty that day was our robot."

Amazon Kindle Lock Screens Are Showing Ads for AI-Generated Books
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Kindle Lock Screens Are Showing Ads for AI-Generated Books

"I've never minded the ads on them... until they became flooded with AI-generated books."

According to the Institute for Public Policy Research, up to 8 million jobs in the UK are vulnerable to being replaced by AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Report Warns AI Could Cause “Jobs Apocalypse”

It just keeps getting better and better.

While some podcast fans may blindly stan their parasocial icons, those who listen to neuroscientist Andrew Huberman are not among them.
Future Society

Andrew Huberman Fans Are Absolutely Disgusted With His Behavior

"It would have been a surprise if he wasn't a sleaze in his personal relationships based on the sleaze of his professional career."

After coming out as an alien-believer publicly last summer, Whoopi Goldberg has expounded on her belief in extraterrestrials.
Exobiology

Whoopi Goldberg Insists Aliens Are “Watching Us”

"They've been here for quite some time."

Researchers found that producing drugs like Ozempic only costs anywhere from $0.89 to $4.73 for a monthly supply.
Developments

Ozempic Is Being Sold for Hundreds of Times What It Costs to Make

"The profit margin is immense."

In the wake of some jarring allegations against Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, podcaster Lex Fridman is coming to his defense. 
Future Society

Lex Fridman Defends Andrew Huberman Amid Scandal

"Keep going brother!"

Ever since Pornhub blocked all of Texas traffic, residents of the Lone Star State have been using Google to find a way to watch porn.
Future Society

Wild Searches Trending in Texas After Porn Ban

Never saw that coming!

It's official, folks: Intuitive Machines' privately-launched Moon lander, Odysseus, has been pronounced dead.
Moon

NASA’s Privately-Launched Moon Lander Permanently Dead After Failing to Wake Up

"This confirms that Odie has permanently faded."