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Dondald Trump's campaign strongly appears to have quietly used an AI-generated image in a social media-shared political advertisement.
Artificial Intelligence

If You Zoom Into This “Photo” Trump Posted, You’ll Find Something Very Strange

Wait, is that...

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA’s Experimental Solar Sail Is Tumbling in Orbit
NASA

NASA’s Experimental Solar Sail Is Tumbling in Orbit

The agency claims it's all part of the plan.

By Victor Tangermann

The Cybertruck subreddit, a Reddit forum dedicated owners and enthusiasts of the Tesla pick-up, has officially closed its doors too outsiders.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Subreddit Goes Private After Relentless Mockery

The Cybertruck hath been cyber-bullied.

By Frank Landymore

The AI supercomputer, which Elon Musk calls "Colossus," is powered by a staggering 100,000 Nvidia AI chips.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Claims He Just Activated the World’s Most Powerful AI Supercomputer

"Colossus is the most powerful AI training system in the world."

By Frank Landymore

A Space Force guardian is going on a mission none has ever attempted before — actually flying to space as a Space Force official.
Boeing

A Space Force Guardian Is Bringing Stranded Boeing Astronauts Home

They're coming home.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Animal rights groups are confident that "Russian spy" beluga whale Hvaldimir was shot. Officials are still investigating.
Science & Energy

Suspected Russian Spy Whale Was Reportedly Shot Multiple Times

"He had multiple bullet wounds around his body."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is looking to get Boeing's plagued Starliner away from the space station as fast as possible to ensure that it doesn't lose control.
Boeing

NASA Will Attempt to Launch Boeing’s Troubled Starliner Away From Space Station as Fast as Possible, Just in Case

"The reason we chose doing this breakout burn is simply it gets the vehicle away from Station faster..."

By Victor Tangermann

The viral "glitch" that allowed people to withdraw "unlimited" money from Chase ATMs is simply a form of fraud, the bank said.
Future Society

People Who Used “Glitch” to Get Free Money From Chase ATMs Are Now in Huge Trouble

Oops: you just committed bank fraud.

By Frank Landymore

NASA Engineers Were Disturbed by What Happened When They Tested Starliner’s Thrusters
Future Society

NASA Engineers Were Disturbed by What Happened When They Tested Starliner’s Thrusters

"It was just too much risk."

By Victor Tangermann

An elderly woman in Romania was using a seven-pound rock as a doorstop for decades — which turned out to be a $1 million amber nugget.
Science & Energy

Elderly Woman Never Realized Her Doorstop Was Worth More Than a Million Dollars

"Its discovery represents a great significance both at a scientific level and at a museum level."

By Victor Tangermann

A series of new studies showed that taking Ozempic reduced death rates from all causes, which may be a sign that it combats aging.
Developments

Ozempic Actually Delays Aging, Scientist Claims

"Semaglutide has far-reaching benefits beyond what we initially imagined."

By Frank Landymore

The share price of former president Donald Trump's Truth Social meme stock has plummeted to a new low.
Future Society

Truth Social Hits All-Time Low as CEO Sells His Crashing Stock

The big question: will Trump himself pull the rug as soon as he's legally allowed to?

By Victor Tangermann

A large piece of the Titanic has, per new footage from a recent robotic expedition, fallen off as the more than 110-year-old ship decays.
Science & Energy

A Large Piece Is Missing From the Titanic, Sub Finds

"Strengthens our mission to preserve and document what we can before it is too late."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The new class of weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s, which includes Ozempic and Wegovy, seem to have a trial sponsorship problem.
Studies

Researchers Say There’s Something Fishy With All These Studies Showing Huge Health Benefits From Ozempic-Like Drugs

Who's paying for this research?

By Noor Al-Sibai

A series of blind assessments found that human-written summaries scored significantly better than summaries generated by AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Government Test Finds That AI Wildly Underperforms Compared to Human Employees

A real stinker.

By Frank Landymore

The Financial Times reports that OpenAI is looking to shed its non-profit status once and for all after years of being "capped profit."
OpenAI

After Years of Chasing Money, OpenAI Reportedly Giving Up on Being a “Nonprofit”

Surprise, surprise.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is doubling down on his bizarre bigotry by appearing to co-sign a theory that suggests women shouldn't be in power.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Suggests That Government Should Be Replaced by Dudes With High Testosterone

"This is why a Republic of high status males is best for decision making."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Donald Trump shared an AI-generated image of Kamala Harris designed to invoke Joseph Stalin — but she actually looked much more like Mario.
Artificial Intelligence

Trump Posts AI-Generated Image of Kamala Harris as Joseph Stalin, But Instead It Just Looks Like Mario

"Donald Trump accuses Kamala Harris of being a heroic plumber who saved Princess Peach from Bowser and his evil Koopa army."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

On Saturday, "Russian spy" beluga whale Hvaldimir was found dead — and animal activists are seemingly in disagreement about how he died.
Science & Energy

Suspected Russian Spy Whale Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances

The mystery deepens.

By Victor Tangermann

Electric discharges underground cause gold atoms to accumulate, which eventually forms gold nuggets, the researchers suggest.
Science & Energy

Gold Nuggets Can Be Formed With Electricity, Scientists Claim

A glittery nugget of wisdom.

By Frank Landymore