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According to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, AI companies should "steal" content first, and lawyer up to deal with the "mess" later.
Google

Ex-Google CEO Says It’s Fine If AI Companies “Stole All the Content”

"If it took off, then you'd hire a whole bunch of lawyers to go clean the mess up, right?"

An altar stone that lies within the heart of Stonehenge in Southern England has turned out to be from the faraway hinterlands of Scotland.
Science & Energy

A “Jaw-Dropping” Study Just Revealed the True Origin of a Stonehenge Megalith

How the hell did it get there?

Billionaire ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is walking back his questionable claim that remote work is to blame for Google's AI failures.
Google

Former CEO Blames Working From Home for Google’s AI Struggles, Regrets It Immediately

He apparently "misspoke."

Disney's forced arbitration clause buried in its streaming service agreement is front-and-center in this wrongful death suit.
Future Society

Disney Says Wrongful Death Suit Should Be Dropped Because Plaintiff Was a Disney+ Subscriber

"Frankly, any such suggestion borders on the absurd."

Cybertruck owners, beware of treating your Tesla truck like a truck. You might just bend the tailgate out of shape.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Tailgates Are Deforming After Doing Regular Truck Stuff

"Perhaps I should have known."

A Texas agency has spanked Elon Musk's SpaceX for dumping toxic pollution into the water around its sprawling Starbase launch site in Texas.
Environment

SpaceX Violated Environmental Rules by Dumping Toxic Wastewater, Regulators Find

The dark side of space.

For the second time in just over two years, the WHO has declared an outbreak of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, a global emergency. 
Developments

The World Health Organization Just Declared a New Global Emergency

"This outbreak has been smoldering for quite a long time, and we continually have missed opportunities to shut it down."

NASA is still struggling to come to a decision on what to do with Boeing's Starliner, which is currently stuck at the ISS.
Boeing

NASA Keeps Delaying Its Decision on What to Do With Boeing’s Broken Starliner

"In this situation, we don’t have a sharp cutoff."

Using parts from a salvaged Toyota hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, Ukrainian fighters managed to build a tiny hydrogen bomb.
Future Society

Ukraine Reportedly Turned a Hydrogen Car Into an Improvised Hydrogen Bomb

A novel use of a hydrogen fuel cell car.

Footage shows a gaggle of Waymo robotaxis honking incessantly while trying to park in a tight parking lot in San Francisco.
Advanced Transport

Confused Robotaxis Gather in Droves to Honk at Each Other All Night

"At first I actually found it really funny, these cars are honking at each other. I don't find it funny anymore."

A new version of Elon Musk's AI, Grok, comes with image generation capabilities with seemingly few guardrails.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s New AI Already Being Used to Generate Images of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris Doing 9/11

That didn't take long.

Later this year, four private space tourists are slated to become the first humans ever to fly over Earth's poles via SpaceX mission.
SpaceX

SpaceX Tourists Could Become the First Humans to Fly Over Earth’s Poles

The views are going to be breathtaking.

A background check site may have been majorly breached, resulting in the potential exposure of literally everyone's Social Security numbers.
Hacking

Hackers May Have Leaked Every American’s Social Security Information

2.7 billion data records were stolen.

Google got egg on its face Tuesday when the live demo of an AI mobile app would not work in front a large audience.
Google

Google’s Demo of Its Latest AI Tech Was an Absolute Train Wreck

"Let's see if the demo spirits are with us today."

The former VP of Twitter's European office is calling for Elon Musk to be arrested in the United Kingdom for inciting violence.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Should Be Arrested for Inciting Violence, Former Twitter Executive Argues

"Threat of personal sanction is much more effective on executives than the risk of corporate fines."

Donald Trump spoke with a lisp and slurred his words during a virtual chat with Elon Musk, prompting questions about his health.
Elon Musk

Donald Trump’s Bizarre Lisp During Elon Musk Interview Prompts Health Concerns

"This is Daffy Duck level lisping."

Donald Trump returned to Elon Musk's X-formerly-Twitter. Meanwhile, shares for Trump's media company, which owns Truth Social, crashed.
Future Society

Trump’s “Truth Social” Stock Crashes After Chaotic Return to Twitter

Surprise, surprise.

While NASA works on figuring out how to get the Boeing astronauts home, experts are concerned that it may crash into the Space Station.
Boeing

Boeing’s Starliner Could Spin Out of Control and Crash Into the Space Station, Expert Warns

"I've got to think that the higher-ups of Boeing are regretting ever getting into this game."

Using seismic data, scientists say they've made the first ever detection of liquid water on Mars, trapped miles beneath the planet's surface.
Mars

Scientists Discover Massive Reservoir of Water Hiding on Mars

There's one small catch.

Elon Musk's $160 million bid to convince voters to vote for Donald Trump has been a dumpster fire, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s $160 Million Bid to Get People to Vote for Donald Trump Was a Complete Disaster

The project burned through cash at an alarming rate.