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As next-generation weight-loss treatments like Wegovy fly off the shelves, scientists are working on an exercise pill.
RX and Medicine

Scientists Working on Pill You Can Take Instead of Exercising

"It can complement exercise programs to give more benefits to patients as well."

Surgeons at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have transplanted a kidney from a gene-hacked pig into a living man.
Developments

Patient Walking Around Hospital After Transplant of Gene-Hacked Pig Kidney

Pig kidneys "could solve an intractable problem."

A livestream by Neuralink on Wednesday introduces the public for the first time to the first human recipient of its brain implant.
Neuroscience and Brain

Paralyzed Neuralink Patient Playing “Civilization VI” With His Mind

"It's all being done with my brain."

People Are Selling Chunks of SpaceX’s Exploded Starship on eBay
Future Society

People Are Selling Chunks of SpaceX’s Exploded Starship on eBay

They're being sold for thousands of dollars each.

The team behind a promising new menopause treatment says they want to empower women to choose when — or even if — they go through menopause. 
Studies

Scientists Working on Drug to Indefinitely Delay Menopause

"This drug couldn’t just delay the menopause, it could actually prevent it."

Researchers taught an AI to think before it speaks like a human's inner monologue — and found that it made the model smarter.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Gave AI an “Inner Monologue” and Something Fascinating Happened

This model may "close the gap between language model and human-like reasoning capabilities," researchers hope.

Scientists have uncovered results that suggest a strong association between the risk of developing erectile dysfunction and computer usage.
Computers

Using Computers Strongly Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

Bad news, gamers.

Google faces a $270 million fine from France for using articles from media companies to train its AI chatbot, Gemini, without permission.
Google

Google Hit With Huge Fine for Training AI With News Articles Without Getting Permission

Is a $270 million fine a big enough sting?

AI chip manufacturer Nvidia and the startup Hippocratic AI are teaming up to replace nurses with freaky AI healthcare "agents."
Prosthetics and Devices

Nvidia Announces AI-Powered “Agents” to Replace Nurses in Hospitals

This sucks so bad.

Several key AI developers, who worked on Stable Diffusion, Stability AI's popular text-to-image generator, have resigned, Forbes reports.
Artificial Intelligence

Stability AI Is Falling Apart

Looks like Stable Diffusion is anything but stable.

As the space race heats up, the US is growing increasingly concerned about China, its chief adversary, using the Moon to launch attacks.
Moon

US Military Commander Worries China Could Launch Attack From Moon

Uh oh.

Scientists say they've been able to literally cut out the "bad" bits of DNA from infected cells to eliminate HIV using CRISPR gene editing.
Gene Editing

Scientists Manage to Cut HIV Out of Individual Cells

"These findings represent a pivotal advancement towards designing a cure strategy."

Until recently, Glassdoor allowed users to anonymously trash talk their employers — but the site has apparently changed that policy.
Future Society

User Horrified When Glassdoor, a Site for Trashing Your Boss, Starts Adding Real Names

"Glassdoor now requires your real name and will add it to older accounts without your consent..."

Russia has accused the US of using commercial satellite operators for its intelligence efforts — and is threatening to take military action.
SpaceX

Russia Warns of Potential Military Strike on SpaceX Satellites

A "legitimate target for retaliatory measures, including military ones."

Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft has unveiled prototypes for its AI-powered non-playable characters (NPCs), dubbed "NEO NPCs."
Artificial Intelligence

Ubisoft Shows Off AI-Powered NPC That Can Talk Back

"Passion. You can feel it, can't you?"

SpaceX has tested the emergency slides that could save astronauts' lives during a launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Future Society

SpaceX Tests Epic Escape Slide in Case of Exploding Rocket

"Even though it’s meant to be used for emergencies, it looks like a lot of fun!"

The comet 12P/Pons-Brookes is returning for the first time since 1954, and astrophotographers are already discovering new things about it.
Off-World

Exploding “Devil Comet” Flying Past Earth Has Spiral Core

Currently visible in the night sky.

Academic journals have been caught publishing papers that were clearly written by ChatGPT — and at least one has yet to retract.
OpenAI

Scientists Caught Generating “Academic Papers” Using ChatGPT

This is a disgrace.

After spending nearly a decade hyping WeightWatchers, Oprah Winfrey has changed her tune and is now taking the CEO of her ex-sponsor to task.
RX and Medicine

Oprah Questions Need For WeightWatchers Now That We Have Wegovy

Oprah's weight loss journey has continued into her 70s.

Google researchers say a new AI model called Vlogger can transform a single still image of a person into a moving, talking avatar.
Google

Dystopian Google AI Tool Turns Still Images into Creepy Talking Videos

Reality is cracking in half, actually.