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In one California town, local officials have shut down the United States' first so-called "cloud-brightening" geoengineering experiment.
Climate Change

City Shuts Down Geoengineering Experiment

"I just feel like this is not the right time."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists think they might have discovered the cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's Disease.
Developments

Scientists May Have Just Discovered the Cause of Crohn’s Disease

"This has been something of a holy grail."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Nvidia dominates both the AI chip and gaming hardware market. And so its CEO Jensen Huang eagerly anticipates the two technologies colliding.
Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia CEO Says Video Games Will Be Totally Infused With AI

So says the company with fingers in both pies.

By Frank Landymore

in a letter registered with the SEC, Tesla's chair Robyn Denholm plead with shareholders to give Elon Musk his astronomical pay package back.
Elon Musk

Tesla Chair Warns That Elon Musk May Throw Tantrum If He Doesn’t Get Huge Pay Package

"Elon is not a typical executive, and Tesla is not a typical company."

By Victor Tangermann

An Irish man sued Microsoft after MSN circulated an AI article falsely accusing him of sexual misconduct, per a New York Times investigation.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Sued For AI Article Accusing Innocent Man of Sexual Misconduct

At every step of the way, this was an AI-meets-information mess.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The CEO of an AI startup suggested that a bad actor could use images to "attack" human brains like neural networks.
Artificial Intelligence

CEO Suggests That Humans Could Be “Adversarially Attacked” Like Neural Networks

"There could be an artificially constructed sensory input that makes you go insane forever."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Boeing had to call off its first Starliner docking attempt with the International Space Station due to thrusters malfunctioning.
Boeing

Boeing’s Starliner Has Trouble Docking With Space Station

Boeing can't catch a break.

By Victor Tangermann

In an email sent out to customers, Humane admitted that a third-party battery cell used in some of the AI Pins "may pose a fire safety risk."
Artificial Intelligence

Maker of Disastrous “AI Pin” Device Admits It Can Cause Fire While Charging

Executives had to put it on an ice pack before showing it off to investors. No, really.

By Victor Tangermann

After years of delays, Boeing finally managed to get its plagued Starliner capsule off the ground. It's now springing even more helium leaks.
Boeing

Boeing Spacecraft Springs More Leaks as It Sputters to the Space Station

"Looks like we picked up a couple more helium leaks."

By Victor Tangermann

Dramatic footage shows SpaceX Starship's fins being shredded to pieces as the plasma started heating up during reentry.
Future Society

Starship’s Flight Was Going Great. Then Pieces Started Falling Off on Livestream

"The question is, how much of the ship is left?"

By Victor Tangermann

Microsoft announced an AI Windows feature called Recall that regularly takes screenshots. It's a cybersecurity mess that can easily be hacked.
Artificial Intelligence

Windows Feature That Records Everything You Do Can Easily Be Hacked

"It’s an act of self harm at Microsoft in the name of AI."

By Victor Tangermann

Starlink allows the Marubo people, an Amazon tribe, to have internet even in the heart of the rainforest — but it comes at a cost.
Future Society

Remote Amazon Tribe Finally Gets Internet, Gets Hooked on Porn and Social Media

"We can't live without the internet."

By Frank Landymore

Beware the three horsemen of the ocean apocalypse, according to a new study: extreme heat, acidification, and deoxygenation.
Climate Change

You Might Cry When You Read This Study About What’s Happening to the Oceans

Beware the three horsemen of the ocean apocalypse.

By Frank Landymore

After her husband died, one woman found the perfect way to send off his cremated remains after discovering space burial company Celestis.
Off-World

Widow Astonished by Options After Husband Dies: “Space?! I Can Shoot Him Into Space?”

"So, I sold his car and sent him to space."

By Victor Tangermann

Lab-grown diamonds are taking the jewelry industry by storm — and those invested in the natural-grown kind are none too pleased.
Science & Energy

The Diamond Industry Is Withering as Beautiful Lab-Grown Diamonds Drive Down Prices

"The diamond industry is in trouble."

By Noor Al-Sibai

An AI-generated image of a young disabled veteran went viral on Facebook. A lot of folks — particularly older men — think she's the real deal.
Meta

Facebook Page Uses AI-Generated Image of Disabled Veteran to Farm Engagement

"Miss Beautiful USA! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Billionaire space tourist Jared Isaacman offered to fix NASA's Hubble telescope. Officials are still unsure the benefits outweigh the risks.
NASA

NASA Slaps Down Billionaire’s Plan to Fly Up and Fix Hubble Space Telescope

NASA is worried it's far too risky.

By Victor Tangermann

A news network is attributing AI-spun articles to fake authors with racially diverse names. Its publisher claims the names were unintentional.
Artificial Intelligence

News Site Says It’s Using to AI to Crank Out Articles Bylined by Fake Racially Diverse Writers in a Very Responsible Way

"If there is a bias it is the opposite of what we intended."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Boeing has finally launched its much-maligned Starliner astronaut shuttle into space with two NASA astronauts on board.
Boeing

Boeing Spacecraft Finally Manages to Limp Off the Earth

Took 'em long enough.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's Cybertruck's steer-by-wire system has a considerable delay. But that may be a feature, not a bug, as many netizens have argued.
Advanced Transport

The Cybertruck’s Steering Has a Significant Lag

"Imagine crashing because of your steering ping."

By Victor Tangermann