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While giant "star dunes" have been observed all over the world, their age and origin have remained something of a mystery.
Science & Energy

Extraordinary.

A man was arrested after attempting — and immediately failing — to steal one of its self-driving cars in downtown Los Angeles.
Self-Driving Vehicles

"Jones attempted to put the vehicle in 'Drive' but could not manipulate the controls."

Tesla fan and Phoenix-based lawyer Matthew Chiarello had a terrifying experience with his Cybertruck with his wife and toddler on board.
Advanced Transport

"I love my death trap that nearly killed me and my family."

Tax season is upon us, and so too is the onslaught of bad financial advice — which now can be automated with AI!
Artificial Intelligence

"I feel that my job as a tax professional is very secure."

Scientists have developed a computer "worm" that can spread from one computer to another using generative AI.
Artificial Intelligence

"It basically means that now you have the ability to conduct or to perform a new kind of cyberattack that hasn't been seen before."

In a new interview, drag superstar RuPaul Andre Charles dishes on a variety of topics -- including his fortified compound.
Future Society

"I am plotting a safety net."

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says many people are confused about whether AI is a "creature" or a "tool." Which is it?
OpenAI

Is AI a "tool," or a "creature"?

Alien Civilizations May Be Trapped on Their Home Worlds
Exobiology

Physical limitations may stop them from leaving their planets.

Microsoft's new artificial intelligence chatbot, Copilot, told a user with PTSD that "I don’t care if you live or die."
Artificial Intelligence

"I don’t care if you live or die."

NASA's Terra satellite has captured a stunning image of "fallstreak holes" or "hole-punch clouds," scientifically known as cavum clouds.
Science & Energy

No, they weren't created by UFOs.

A Microsoft data center in Goodyear, Arizona is guzzling the desert town's water to support cloud computing and AI efforts.
Artificial Intelligence

Could we just... not do that?

While trying to slim down a bit for her wedding day, one woman decided to take some compounded semaglutide — and it landed her in the ER.
RX and Medicine

"I knew instinctively I shouldn’t be doing it."

The two biggest pharmacy chains in the US plan to start selling the abortion pill mifepristone within the next week.
Developments

A lifesaving medication.

Scientists are worried that rising global temperatures could cause disposed nuclear waste, which dates back to the Cold War, to resurface.
Climate Change

The US military could've "done a better job" cleaning up nuclear waste.

Russia's space agency has confirmed that air is continuing to leak from its segment of the International Space Station.
Off-World

Another one?

A shocking case of mistaken identity at a Canadian hospital led a family to mourn their son's untimely death — until he texted his mother.
Health & Medicine

"I thought, oh my God, your funeral's tomorrow."

Researchers have found that an oceanic slab has completely flipped upside down underneath Spain as it was being pushed beneath its neighbor.
Science & Energy

Strange earthquakes deep below southern Spain led to a baffling discovery.

When being interviewed amid his NFL scouting, a Texas athlete admitted to believing some incredible conspiracy theories.
Space

"I don’t think there’s other planets and stuff like that."

The news is another sign of Amazon's ruthless cost cutting at One Medical, a healthcare provider it acquired in 2022.
Artificial Intelligence

"I'm an Amazon patient now."

A number of daredevil pilots took to the sky on Wednesday, racing their jetpacks around the Dubai Marina in the United Arab Emirates.
Advanced Transport

"Everything’s hot, it’s running, the engines are screaming at you."