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Google's DeepMind has shown off an AI-powered robot that can beat the average Joe player at a game of table tennis.
Robotics

Google Shows Off Robot That It Says Plays Ping Pong as Well as a Human

It won't win gold at the Olympics, but it's surprisingly nimble.

By Victor Tangermann

ProRata claims its algorithm will accurately attribute the works used in AI outputs, and aims to license the tech to companies like OpenAI.
Artificial Intelligence

New Startup Analyzing AI Outputs to Find Out Where They’re Stolen From

So everyone can get paid.

By Frank Landymore

The CDC is finally, after years of outcry, recommending doctors discuss pain management with patients before IUD insertions.
Prosthetics and Devices

The CDC Is Finally Recommending Pain Management For Excruciatingly Painful IUD Insertions

It only took videos of people shrieking in pain to get the medical establishment to take this seriously.

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a new study, scientists take on the SETI community, determining that they may have a crisis of imagination. 
Exobiology

Paper Proposes New Way to Calculate Number of Alien Civilizations

"It's completely undeniable that every civilization must have a beginning and an end."

By Noor Al-Sibai

In mice trials, researchers have discovered a molecule that they say can restore both cognition and even memories lost to Alzheimer's disease.
Studies

New Drug Restores Lost Alzheimer’s Memories in Mice

This molecule works much differently than the current drugs on the market.

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a new study, researchers have found that cats seem to experience grief when other pets they live with die.
Science & Energy

Research Finds That Cats Feel Grief When Their Fellow Pets Die… Even Dogs

"Cats do have feelings."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers have recovered the largest ever sample of the Earth's mantle, which may contain secrets about the processes that led to life.
Science & Energy

Scientists Drill Super Deep Into Weird Underwater Structures

This drill sample could contain secrets on the origins of life.

By Frank Landymore

A public interest group is calling on governments to conduct an environmental review into mega constellations like SpaceX's Starlink.
Off-World

Elon Musk Slammed for Filling Orbit With Space Junk

"I think there’s a lot of hubris in saying, look nothing bad has happened yet, so everything is OK."

By Victor Tangermann

The rivalry between two chess players turned almost deadly when one player was accused of poisoning a game board with liquid mercury.
Health & Medicine

Chess Player Accused of Poisoning Board With Mercury

"I felt a lack of air and a taste of iron in my mouth."

By Sharon Adarlo

Facebook has been overrun with "slop," AI-generated images of dubious, nonsensical junk. The company is paying people who create this slop.
Artificial Intelligence

Investigation Finds Actual Source of All That AI Slop on Facebook

"Don't worry. I'll show you how to create images with the help of AI."

By Victor Tangermann

Copilot can be tricked into coughing up an organization's sensitive data, and can also be weaponized to quickly carry out huge phishing scams.
Artificial Intelligence

The Copilot AI Microsoft Built Into Windows Makes It Incredibly Hackable, Research Shows

"When you give AI access to data, that data is now an attack surface for prompt injection."

By Frank Landymore

This week, Alaska's Mendenhall glacier has flooded its accompanying river in Juneau, doing "unprecedented" damage to the local community.
Science & Energy

Capital of Alaska Flooded by Melting Glacier

Yet another byproduct of climate change.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new survey Morgan Stanley interns has found that the "Tesla 'cool factor' is cooling" among Gen Zers in the US.
Future Society

Zoomers Think Teslas Aren’t “Cool” Anymore, Survey Finds

"I think that [Musk's] latest antics have really cost the company. It's caused problems that never needed to exist."

By Victor Tangermann

American women getting abortions actually increased in the first quarter of this year, compared to previous periods.
Developments

Banning Abortion Completely Backfired, Data Shows

Talk about the law of unintended consequences.

By Sharon Adarlo

A controversial new study suggests that ancient builders used a hydraulic lift to build Egypt's oldest pyramid.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find Evidence of Advanced Technology Used to Build Egyptian Pyramid

"We are skeptical that the largest pyramids were built using only known ramp and lever methods."

By Frank Landymore

Joe Rogan had supportive words for RFK Jr in his podcast, but clarified he isn't out-and-out endorsing the presidential candidate — yet.
Future Society

Joe Rogan Supports Candidate Who Bragged About Brain Worm, Dumping Dead Bear in Central Park

A match made in heaven.

By Frank Landymore

Chicago authorities found a dead woman who got tangled up in a baggage carousel's conveyor belt at the O'Hare International Airport.
Future Society

Woman Gets Sucked Into Baggage Conveyer Belt at Airport, Dies

It's a true airport mystery.

By Sharon Adarlo

The biggest iceberg on the planet has apparently been spinning in place for months — and that's very much not what it's supposed to do.
Science & Energy

The World’s Biggest Iceberg Has Started Spinning

"The iceberg that just refuses to die."

By Noor Al-Sibai

When staying in the Olympic Village during this year's games, US athletes were shockedto discover that they had access to free healthcare.
Health & Medicine

American Athletes Radicalized By Free Healthcare at the Paris Olympics

"I'll fight for universal healthcare."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Users are creating tons of AI girlfriends and boyfriends using Instagram's new AI studio, and they're about as embarrassing as you'd expect.
Artificial Intelligence

Instagram Already Loaded With AI Girlfriends and Boyfriends

Love is in the air.

By Frank Landymore