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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA.) signed up for a master's degree program in machine learning at George Mason University.
Machine Learning

Congressman Getting Master’s Degree in Machine Learning So He Can Make Well-Informed Laws About AI

Okay, that's impressive.

By Sharon Adarlo

A resourceful hacker cloned the voice of LastPass' CEO to try to dupe one of its employees — but they were not successful.
Artificial Intelligence

Hackers Voice Cloned the CEO of LastPass for Attack

They weren't successful this time, at least.

By Noor Al-Sibai

United Nations' head climate expert says the human race has got two years tops to tamp down the worse effects from global warming.
Climate Change

The UN’s Climate Chief Says We Have Just Two Years to Save the Planet

But will his warnings make world leaders take notice?

By Sharon Adarlo

A respected Houston transplant surgeon has been accused of altering database information for patients waiting on a new liver.
Medical

Texas Surgeon Accused of Manipulating Government Database to Deny Liver Transplants

"It’s highly unusual, I’ve never heard of it before, and it’s also highly inappropriate."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Shares of Trump Media are hovering just above $30, well below half of what they were worth around the time of the merger.
Future Society

Trump’s “Truth Social” Stock Has Crashed So Hard It’s Worth Less Than Half of What It Was Two Weeks Ago

Trump fans who bought the high have now lost half their money.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is quietly teaching a robot dog how to walk on the Moon. Researchers just let one loose on the side of a mountain in Oregon.
Robot Dogs

NASA Quietly Training Robot Dog to Navigate Landscape of the Moon

One small step for robot kind.

By Victor Tangermann

As NBC reports, not a single agency that regulates robotaxis in the US has yet to hear from Tesla about any impending driverless services.
Tesla

There’s Something Very Suspicious About Tesla’s Big Robotaxi Announcement

Remember how Musk announced that one million robotaxis will hit the road by 2020?

By Victor Tangermann

Space startup Max Space is looking to launch expandable, "stadium-sized" habitats into the Earth's orbit on board a SpaceX rocket.
SpaceX

Startup Looking to Launch Stadium-Sized Space Habitats on SpaceX

"The problem with space today is, there isn't enough habitable space in space."

By Victor Tangermann

After months of leaks, OpenAI has apparently fired two researchers who are said to be linked to company secrets going public. 
OpenAI

OpenAI Fires Researchers for Leaking Information

A crack has appeared in OpenAI's facade of calm.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk and ex-girlfriend Grimes are seemingly flirting with each other this week on the social media platform X-formerly-Twitter.
Elon Musk

Messiest Exes on Earth Elon Musk and Grimes Are Flirting Again

Brace for drama.

By Sharon Adarlo

The use of aerosols to make clouds reflect more sunlight could be significantly more effective than once believed.
Climate Change

Scientists Find That “Cloud Engineering” Could Help Stave Off Climate Disaster

Blocking sunlight the old-fashioned way. Sort of.

By Frank Landymore

Apple's Vision Pro VR headset is giving some users literal black eyes, MarketWatch reports, thanks to an awkward fit.
Virtual Reality

Another Apple VR Side Effect: Black Eyes

"I wasn’t able to use it very much the first few weeks because the fit was just off."

By Victor Tangermann

A woman is suing Tesla after her toddler ran her over in her Model X back in 2018 — while she was eight and a half months pregnant.
Tesla

Woman Sues Tesla After Toddler Starts Car, Runs Her Over While Pregnant

She's now suing Tesla.

By Victor Tangermann

Gabe "Gaben" Newell, the man behind Steam, has for years been quietly building a BCI company — and it just came out of stealth.
Prosthetics and Devices

Gabe Newell, the Man Behind Steam, Is Working on a Brain-Computer Interface

"Gaben has clearly been quite busy."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Global surface temperatures have soared once again, making March the tenth consecutive hottest month on record.
Climate Change

Global Temperatures Have Set Records Every Month for the Past Ten Months

The world is in "uncharted territory."

By Victor Tangermann

Geneva Long, founder and CEO of electric RV maker Bowlus, found that a Model X could pull an RV much longer than a Cybertruck.
Advanced Transport

Test Shows the Model X Has Better Range Than the Cybertruck When Pulling the Same Trailer

The Cybertruck sure seems terrible at doing truck stuff.

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI and Meta are reportedly about to release new AI models that achieve important milestones towards achieving AGI.
Meta

OpenAI and Meta Reportedly Preparing New AI Models Capable of Reasoning

We'll see about that.

By Frank Landymore

The crew of the ship that collided with Baltimore's Francis Scott Key bridge has been stranded on board for 2 weeks — and now, we know why.
Future Society

Why the Crew Is Still Stuck Aboard the Ship That Totaled the Baltimore Bridge

Anchored.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Tesla Cybertruck's windshield cracked after enduring a routine but sudden hail storm in Austin, Texas, according to a Reddit post.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck’s “Armor Glass” Cracks in Routine Hail Storm

"Pretty disappointing..."

By Sharon Adarlo

A former Thiel fellow has launched a startup allowing parents to pick which embryos they want to incubate based on which has the best genes.
Gene Editing

Startup That Selects Embryos with Good Genes Says It’s Not Doing Eugenics

Don't say the "e" word around this lady.

By Noor Al-Sibai