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As one recent Tesla Cybertruck owner found out, even a car wash was able to defeat the 6,600-pound pickup.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Turns Into Large Metal Brick After Going Through Car Wash

"Damage caused by car washes is not covered by the warranty."

By paying Amazon for lock screen ads, the AI-generated book scammers intend to make money by abusing the Kindle Unlimited program.
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Is Taking Spammers’ Money to Serve Ads for AI-Generated Books on Kindle Lock Screens

Come on, Amazon.

Scientists seem to be close to creating a "one-and-done" vaccine that can protect against any strain of a virus with just one shot.
Viruses

New Vaccine Could Protect Against Any Strain of a Virus With One Shot

"This could be the universal vaccine that we have been looking for."

Six months after moving for a technician job, a Tesla employee was laid off along with more than 10 percent of its workforce.
Tesla

Tesla Moves Employee Across Country, Then Fires Them

"[B]ut I didn't feel like my role was redundant."

Last month, a 2-pound object crashed through the roof of Alexandro Otero's home in Florida. NASA admitted it belonged to the space station.
NASA

NASA Admits Space Station Junk Crashed Through Man’s Roof

Oops.

A new report from AND Digital reveals that nearly half of the surveyed CEOs believe that AI could replace their jobs.
Artificial Intelligence

CEOs Suddenly Fear AI Will Take Their Jobs Too

Having second thoughts, huh?

Boston Dynamics has announced its latest bipedal creation, the successor of the company's Atlas robot, built on a new electric platform.
Future Society

Boston Dynamics Shares Terrifying Video of Its Next-Gen Robot

The way it stands up...

On Mars, a little helicopter from another world bedded down for its final mission on Tuesday: to become a silent sentry on the Red Planet.
Mars

Dying Mars Helicopter Sends NASA Final Transmission

"Thank you, Ingenuity."

After decades of cloud seeding, the UAE is insisting that Dubai's historic flooding is not related to its weather modification experiments.
Artificial Intelligence

Government Denies Dubai Flooding Was Due to Cloud-Seeding Experiments

"If you have a severe thunderstorm situation then it is too late to conduct any seeding operation."

Thousands of new satellites, like Elon Musk's Starlink constellation, could have harmful effects on our planet's magnetic field.
Elon Musk

Plasma Physicist Warns That Elon Musk’s Disposable Satellites May Be Damaging the Earth’s Magnetic Field

"The Earth is a ball magnet that we’re surrounding with fast-moving metal trash."

We Apologize for Showing You This Sex Toy That Talks Dirty When It’s Touched
Artificial Intelligence

We Apologize for Showing You This Sex Toy That Talks Dirty When It’s Touched

We don't even know where to begin with this one.

An elderly elephant named Viola was found ambling through Butte, Montana on Tuesday after escaping a traveling circus.
Science & Energy

Elephant Escapes Circus, Thunders Through Montana City

"It's not every day you see an elephant walking down Harrison Avenue in Butte, Montana."

As Donald Trump's disastrous bet on social media continues its weeks-long decline, investors on Truth Social are scratching their heads.
Future Society

Investors in Trump’s “Truth Social” Trying to Figure Out Why They’re Losing All Their Money

"I think daddy Trump has some surprises for us, we just have to be patient and wait for it."

After laying off more than ten percent of its workforce, Tesla is trying to reinstate CEO Elon Musk's mammoth $56 billion payout.
Elon Musk

As Tesla Conducts Mass Layoffs, Elon Musk Asks for Huge Bonus

Musk would really like his old pay package back, please.

A report about a craft that appeared to defy both aerial and aquatic physics is, apparently, making a splash among the ex-military set.
Science & Energy

Former Naval Officer Raises Alarm About “World-Changing” Underwater UFO Captured on Video

So-called "unidentified submerged objects" could pose as large a threat as UFOs, the former admiral argues.

Army of Backpack-Wearing Cyborg Cockroaches Swarm Desert Target
Robots and Machines

Army of Backpack-Wearing Cyborg Cockroaches Swarm Desert Target

Scientists suggest cockroaches could one day help recover missing people after natural disasters.

TV manufacturer TCL has announced the first-ever, AI-generated romantic comedy called "Next Stop Paris." Literally nobody asked for this.
Artificial Intelligence

The First AI-Generated Romcom Is Coming Out This Summer

This trailer is an absolute disaster.

A team of scientists from the SETI Institute claims to have had a "conversation" with a humpback whale in Alaska.
Science & Energy

SETI Institute Claims They’ve Successfully Communicated With a Whale

"Whales are a proxy for aliens."

OJ Simpson's family has one answer for those who want to study the late footballer and accused killer's brain for injuries: "Hard no."
Brain

OJ Simpson’s Family Refuses to Let Scientists Examine His Brain for CTE

"That is not happening."

As AI seems to grow more powerful every day, the CEO of Anthropic is saying that soon, it might be self-sustaining and self-replicating. 
Anthropic

Anthropic CEO Says That by Next Year, AI Models Could Be Able to “Replicate and Survive in the Wild”

"I could be wrong. But I think it could be a near-term thing."