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After weeks of protracted issues with his Cybertruck, a vlogger is melting down and rescinding his Tesla fandom.
Tesla

YouTuber Melts Down as Tesla Refuses to Replace His “Lemon” Cybertruck

"For [Tesla] to treat me like this right now, just imagine how they are gonna treat you guys as the regular consumer."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla has begun rehiring some of the 500-employee Supercharger team Elon Musk let go in its entirety last month, Bloomberg reports.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Starts Rehiring Some of the Supercharger People He Fired

He got cold feet.

By Victor Tangermann

The executive in charge of Cybertruck manufacturing has mysteriously left Tesla, adding to a lengthy list of senior managers who have left.
Future Society

Head of Cybertruck Manufacturing Mysteriously Leaves Tesla

It's still unclear if he was fired or left of his own accord.

By Victor Tangermann

Caught with pie on their faces, some companies are copping to using ChatGPT and other generative AI tools to write important legal documents. 
OpenAI

Company “Sheepishly” Admits Its Employee Handbook Was Generated With ChatGPT, Doesn’t Have Anti-Harassment Policy

So much for saving time and money.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Raw milk enthusiasts are dead set on being infected by the H5N1 aviary flu virus by drinking contaminated and unpasteurized cow milk.
Developments

Raw Milk Enthusiasts Demand Milk Infected With H5N1

"Deliberately trying to infect yourself with a known pathogen flies in the face of all medical knowledge and common sense."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have long argued about how the Universe is shaped — and according to a new study, the more complex explanations are more correct.
Off-World

The Universe May Be Shaped Like a Hall of Mirrors, Scientists Say

There's a highway to the edge...

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI demoed its new ChatGPT AI's ability to adapt to what it "sees" through the user's camera, allowing it to help a solve math problem.
OpenAI

New ChatGPT AI Watches Through Your Camera, Offers Advice on What It Sees

ChatGPT has a new "video mode."

By Victor Tangermann

Yet another OpenAI executive has been caught lacking on camera when asked if the Sora video generator was trained using YouTube videos.
OpenAI

Another OpenAI Executive Choked When Asked If Sora Was Trained on YouTube Data

"The answer is somehow worse than yes."

By Noor Al-Sibai

An OpenAI safety worker quit his job, arguing in an online forum that he had lost confidence that the Sam Altman-led company will "behave responsibly around the time of [artificial general intelligence]," the theoretical point at which an AI can outperform a human.
OpenAI

OpenAI Safety Worker Quit Due to Losing Confidence Company “Would Behave Responsibly Around the Time of AGI”

Is OpenAI really committed to ensuring that an AGI won't go rogue?

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman let slip that he wants the company to be able to generate "NSFW stuff" like erotica and gore.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Says OpenAI Would Like to Enable Gore and Erotica for “Personal Use”

But no deepfakes!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tractors and other farm equipment broke down in the middle of planting season due to an extreme solar storm over the weekend.
Solar Power

Solar Storm So Powerful It Shut Down Farm Equipment Across the US and Canada

"I’ve never dealt with anything like this."

By Victor Tangermann

Roughly two months after becoming the first human to receive a gene-hacked pig kidney transplant, Richard "Rick" Slayman has passed away.
Developments

Patient Dies After Receiving Kidney From Gene-Hacked Pig

"Our family is deeply saddened about the sudden passing of our beloved Rick but take great comfort knowing he inspired so many."

By Victor Tangermann

A cruise ship came to port on Saturday with a surprising and stinky stowaway: a dead, rotting whale was found on its bow.
Science & Energy

Cruise Ship Alarmed to Discover a 50,000-Pound Dead Whale Stuck to the Front of It, Seemingly After Getting Run Down and Dying

"It looks like the animal was alive and it was hit by a vessel."

By Sharon Adarlo

A secretive startup called Applied Physics has published a "milestone study," arguing that warp drives are entirely possible.
Off-World

New Study Claims Warp Drives Are Possible

"This study changes the conversation about warp drives."

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon is planning to roll out its fleet of delivery drones in Arizona — but as Wired reports, soaring temperatures are hampering efforts.
Drones

Amazon’s Delivery Drones Are Shutting Down on Hot Summer Days

"We won't take orders when the temperature gets above 104 degrees."

By Victor Tangermann

Three Space Force Guardians recently traveled to El Paso, Texas, to complete a set of challenges, turning them into "space cowboys."
Future Society

Space Force Obtains Three “Space Cowboys”

They just earned their "Spurs."

By Victor Tangermann

A new carbon capture facility that claims to be the biggest in the world, began sucking the carbon from the air in Iceland.
Renewable Energy

World’s Largest Vacuum to Suck Carbon From Atmosphere Turns On for First Time

Is this really the key to fighting climate change?

By Victor Tangermann

The founder of the dating app Bumble believes the future of dating will involve having your personal AI talk to hundreds of other AIs.
Artificial Intelligence

Bumble Founder Says Future of Dating Is Your AI Will Date Other People’s AIs and Hook You Up With the Best Matches

Wait, that's literally an episode of "Black Mirror."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Orion capsule took a beating during its trip to the Moon and back, according to a recent report by the Office of Inspector General.
Future Society

NASA Inspector Alarmed by Extensive Damage to Heatshield of Astronaut Moon Vehicle

The capsule took a beating during its trip to the Moon.

By Victor Tangermann

A massive solar storm is blasting the Earth's atmosphere with charged particles, resulting in auroras that will be visible across the US.
Solar Power

Massive Solar Storm to Trigger Northern Lights Across North America

Here's where they'll be visible.

By Victor Tangermann