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The woke Goody-2 chatbot's guardrails are so geared towards safety, it won't answer any question fully — but it'll definitely tell you why.
Artificial Intelligence

"We wanted to make sure that we dialed condescension to a thousand percent."

By Noor Al-Sibai

During a Lufthansa flight from Bangkok to Munich, a 63-year-old passenger died after losing "liters of blood" — a horrifying scene.
Developments

"It was absolute horror, everybody was screaming."

By Victor Tangermann

A Tesla driver, who at first denied having killed a woman with his Tesla in a hit-and-run, is now claiming he must've been using Autopilot.
Tesla

This is getting ridiculous.

By Victor Tangermann

San Francisco is fed up with all those robotaxis crowding its streets — and on Lunar New Year, some folks let off some steam about it.
Advanced Transport

San Fran don't play.

By Noor Al-Sibai

If you’re hung up after a breakup, now you can plug your ex's emails and texts into an AI model and date the simulacrum instead.
Future Society

"I know I am lying to myself."

By Ashley Bardhan

Last night's event was the first Super Bowl to be entirely powered by renewable energy, an impressive feat for a 65,000-person stadium.
Renewable Energy

"If they can do it, hopefully it inspires people with homes or small businesses and other corporations to move in this direction."

By Victor Tangermann

Love across language barriers has a mixed track record — but in the case of one AI-assisted couple, it seems there may be a happy ending.
Artificial Intelligence

"Dude, you got a translation button."

By Noor Al-Sibai

People Who Take Magic Mushrooms Have Better Sex, Scientists Find
Studies

Add "better sex" to the long list of reported psychedelic benefits.

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's PACE mission will use a state-of-the-art satellite to see how aerosols and tiny phytoplanktons affect Earth's atmosphere and oceans.
NASA

No pressure. They're just trying to save the planet.

By Frank Landymore

Departing Astronauts Leave Sticky Brown Surprise in Space Station
Off-World

A thoughtful gift.

By Sharon Adarlo

Mark Zuckerberg was a panicked, sweaty mess before he got into MMA and doomsday prepping — and his executives used to warn people about it.
Future Society

"I remember wondering, as sweat poured down Mark Zuckerberg's pasty and rounded face, if he was going to keel over right there at my feet."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Ancient Human Artifact Was Made With Extraterrestrial Material, Scientists Say
Off-World

Woah.

By Sharon Adarlo

Elon Musk Melts Down in Baffling Answer on Tesla Supercomputer
Elon Musk

Has Musk lost his mojo for Dojo?

By Victor Tangermann

A surgical robot burned a woman's small intestine during a procedure, followed ultimately by her death, according to a lawsuit.
Prosthetics and Devices

What a way to go.

By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists have set a new fusion energy world record, producing 69 megajoules at the Joint European Torus in the UK.
Energy

It produced enough energy to power 12,000 homes.

By Victor Tangermann

Sam Altman Seeking Trillions of Dollars for New AI Venture
OpenAI

He's trying to secure a ludicrous amount of money.

By Victor Tangermann

A former NASA employee is sounding off on government short-sightedness — and, perhaps somewhat hyperbolically, comparing Congress to Rome.
NASA

"Shame on those in the political class whose machinations caused today’s tragedy."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Staff at a radio station in Jasper, Alabama were stunned after finding that the station's 200-foot AM radio tower mysteriously went missing.
Future Society

"He said there’s wires all over the ground and the tower is gone."

By Victor Tangermann

Last fall, NASA's Mars rover spotted a massive spot on the surface of the Sun — and now, that ginormous maw is looking directly at the Earth.
Off-World

"Not just a near miss, but an actual glancing blow."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Microsoft’s Super Bowl AI Ad Will Get Dumbest People You Know Absolutely Hyped
Artificial Intelligence

Whoop-dee-do.

By Frank Landymore