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In late February, a Russian satellite nearly hit an American one — and now, NASA's admitting how terrifying it was.
NASA

NASA Was “Really Scared” When a Russian Satellite Almost Obliterated Its Orbiter

"We're all worried about this."

By Noor Al-Sibai

And after months of testing, the review embargo for Humane's mysterious AI "Pin" finally lifted — and it sounds like a nightmare to use.
Artificial Intelligence

Humane’s AI “Pin” Is a $700 Flaming Dumpster Fire

It "solves nothing and makes me feel stupid."

By Victor Tangermann

Trump and other Trump Media executives are already getting payouts, while investors are losing their shirts.
Future Society

Trump Is Making a Fortune Off His “Truth Social” Disaster While Investors Are Losing Their Shirts

He's laughing all the way to the bank.

By Victor Tangermann

The proposed law would require businesses to disclose a list of all the copyrighted content they used in a training data set for any models.
Artificial Intelligence

New Law Would Force AI Companies to Reveal Copyrighted Training Data

If companies don't disclose, they get fined by the government.

By Sharon Adarlo

The Roku system would detect for pauses in activity on any HDMI device hooked up to its TVs to overlay relevant ads.
Future Society

Roku Files Patent for Plastering Ads on Top of Anything on Your TV

Oh god, why?

By Frank Landymore

The humans behind the accounts of "virtual influencers" are pasting their faces onto the bodies of real models and sex workers.
Artificial Intelligence

Those “AI Influencers” Are Deepfaking Fake Faces Onto Real Women’s Bodies Without Permission

It's a real problem.

By Victor Tangermann

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee told a high school audience on Monday that the Moon was a "planet" that is "made up of mostly gases."
Future Society

Congresswoman Makes Strange Claims About the Earth’s Moon

Yikes.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance rover is on Mars, it had been able to capture Mars’ two moons — Deimos and Phobos — float past in front of the Sun.
Mars

Here’s What NASA’s Rovers See During an Eclipse on Mars

These moons are smaller and way lumpier, but their transits in front of the Sun are still special.

By Sharon Adarlo

According to a damning new report, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may have underplayed the costs involved in launching Starlink satellites.
SpaceX

There Appears to Be a Huge Problem With SpaceX’s Starlink

Did Elon Musk fib about the service breaking even?

By Victor Tangermann

A new Boeing whistleblower just dropped, and the claims this one is making about its safety issues are quite the doozy.
Future Society

New Boeing Whistleblower Says 787 Fuselages Are Improperly Fastened Together, Could Break Apart

Things for Boeing may be getting even worse.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of researchers have allowed a small piece of "gravity-free" graphite to levitate almost perfectly still above a grid of magnets.
Science & Energy

Scientists Show Off Levitating Material

This "gravity-free" graphite could be a game changer for science.

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin may be up for now, but a sizable portion of consumers aren't expecting it to stay that way for long.
Bitcoin

Many Consumers Expect Bitcoin to Crash and Burn

Even with bitcoin way up, lots of folks are pessimistic.

By Noor Al-Sibai

During a Cybertruck teardown, car critic Sandy Munro and his team discovered that the vehicle's massive battery pack is half empty.
Advanced Transport

The Cybertruck’s Battery Pack Is Half Empty, a Teardown Found

"I'd say it's half full..."

By Victor Tangermann

The group of sailors aboard the shipping vessel that pummelled into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in late March are still stranded.
Future Society

Crew Still Stranded on Ship Two Weeks After Knocking Down Baltimore Bridge

"We are maintaining an open line of communication with the crew via their ship’s representative, and they appear in good spirits and health."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new study suggests that advanced AI models are pretty good at playing dumb — which might have massive implications as they get smarter.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Pretend To Be Stupider Than It Really Is, Scientists Find

"We may underestimate their capabilities for an extended period, which is not a safe situation."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla has settled with a family, who sued the company over the death of Walter Huang, an Apple engineer and father of two.
Tesla

Tesla Settles Suit Accusing Autopilot of Killing Driver Instead of Going to Court

They didn't want these details aired publicly.

By Victor Tangermann

The programmable so-called "metafluid" is made of rubber-like spheres that allow it to radically alter its properties.
Science & Energy

Harvard Develops “Intelligent” Liquid That Can Be Programmed

"We show that we can use this fluid to endow intelligence into a simple robot."

By Frank Landymore

German artist Mathias Vef and designer Benedikt Groß have created a "deepfake camera" that can immediately undress its subjects.
Artificial Intelligence

AI-Powered Camera Takes Pictures of People But Instantly Makes Them Naked

"The processing time is quite short, ten seconds."

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk has finally confirmed what many have long suspected — that he has at least two burner accounts, both of which involve babies.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Burner Accounts Exposed in Court

What is this guy's deal with babies, anyway?

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a presentation to SpaceX workers at the Starbase facility, Elon Musk highlighted Starship's instrumental role in sustaining humans on Mars.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Delivers Speech About Mars Settlement Plan

"We're actually going to do this."

By Frank Landymore