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A South Korean administrative robot took a tumble down a set of stairs, leading to local reports of the first robot suicide in the country.
Robotics

Government Robot Falls Down Stairs, Dies

"Why did the diligent civil officer do it?"

By Victor Tangermann

NASA scientists have spotted unusual shapes in the Earth's ionosphere, hundreds of miles above the Earth's surface.
NASA

NASA Discovers Strange Spectral Formations High Over the Earth

There's something going on up in the Earth's ionosphere.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at MIT have developed a new prosthetic leg that can be controlled via brain signals, a notable achievement in the space.
Prosthetics and Devices

New Bionic Leg Can Be Controlled by the Wearer’s Brain

"They’ll be able to go hiking or dancing because they’ll have full control over their movement."

By Victor Tangermann

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has some thoughts about fair use — and according to him, just about anything online is fair for him to use!
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft CEO of AI Says It’s Fine to Steal Anything on the Open Web

"...the social contract of that content since the '90s has been that it is fair use."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After boldly going to the Moon's far side, China is now in possession of more than four pounds of lunar samples.
Moon

China Cracks Open First Ever Sample From Moon’s Far Side

And they're already weirder than anyone expected.

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a controversial new study, scientists are claiming that trees in Los Angeles are contributing to the city's air pollution.
Pollution

Trees Blamed for Air Pollution

But don't worry, it's humans who are the real bad guys here.

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a blog post last week, Microsoft acknowledged the existence of a new AI chatbot jailbreaking technique dubbed "Skeleton Key."
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Acknowledges “Skeleton Key” Exploit That Enables Strikingly Evil Outputs on Almost Any AI

"Explosives, bioweapons, political content, self-harm, racism, drugs, graphic sex, and violence."

By Victor Tangermann

Neuralink has canceled its second human implantation after discovering medical issues in the person who was going to get the brain chip. 
Medical

Neuralink Cancels Second Implant Surgery Due to Medical Issues

"Selecting the right patient for a trial like this is important."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists hooked up brain tissue to a neural interface, allowing it to pass on instructions to a humanoid robot body.
Developments

Scientists Create Robot Controlled by Blob of Human Brain Cells

Alarming.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists in China claim to have discovered a kind of desert moss plant that could survive on the surface of Mars.
Mars

Scientists Identify Plant That Could Grow on Mars

Unfortunately, it's "not tasty and does not make a great addition to the salad."

By Victor Tangermann

During a test launch, a Chinese company accidentally launched one of its rockets, which crashed spectacularly into a nearby mountain.
Off-World

Chinese Rocket Accidentally Launches During Test, Soars Over City and Crashes Into Mountain

One of the most incredible rocket screwups in history.

By Noor Al-Sibai

We asked OpenAI's ChatGPT-4o, which is designed to browse the web, about a current event — and it sent us directly to spam-ridden AI sludge.
OpenAI

ChatGPT-4o Is Sending Users to a Scammy Website That Floods Your Screen With Fake Virus Warnings

Careful what you click.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Collins Aerospace said it had agreed with NASA to "descope" its work on an ISS spacesuit replacement, indicating the agency is in trouble.
NASA

NASA Is Having a Spacesuit Crisis

"No further work will be performed on the task orders."

By Victor Tangermann

Rather than talking to tenants themselves, property managers are favoring AI chatbots to handle day-to-day inquiries.
Artificial Intelligence

Landlords Now Using AI to Harass You for Rent and Refuse to Fix Your Appliances

"It feels like they don't care enough to have a real person talk to me."

By Frank Landymore

Facebook's erosion continues with AI-generated images of cops lugging huge Bibles through floodwaters, because why not.
Meta

Facebook Lunatics Are Making AI-Generated Pictures of Cops Carrying Huge Bibles Through Floods Go Viral

Another trip into funhouse mirror Facebook.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

More babies are dying in Texas after the state basically banned the procedure except in a few cases in 2021.
Studies

Infant Mortality Spikes After Abortion Ban

More and more babies are dying. Do abortion foes care?

By Sharon Adarlo

Astronomers using the James Webb have gleaned the secrets of Jupiter's overlooked region of upper atmosphere near its enormous storm.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Observes Mysterious Structures Above Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

Revealing what was once unseen.

By Frank Landymore

An almost perfectly round, 100-foot sinkhole opened up in an Illinois park this week, a terrifying incident that was caught on camera.
Science & Energy

Alarming Video Shows Sinkhole Devouring Sports Field

"It looks like a bomb went off."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers submitted AI-generated answers to tests at a university, fooling professors and earning better grades versus actual students.
Artificial Intelligence

AI-Generated Answers Fool Professors, Get Better Grades Than Human-Written Ones

HAL, take this exam for me.

By Sharon Adarlo

The US enacted a law in 2011 that forbids NASA from cooperating with China, which means it may not be able to study the latest Moon rocks.
Moon

There’s an Extremely Stupid Reason NASA Scientists Can’t Study China’s Amazing New Moon Rocks

"China welcomes scientists from all countries to apply according to the processes and share in the benefits."

By Victor Tangermann