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Mars Sample Return in Trouble After Mass NASA Layoffs
Mars

"These are painful but necessary adjustments."

By Victor Tangermann

Things have gone from bad to worse for Voyager 1, which has been out of contact with its Earth-bound mission control for months now.
Off-World

"It would be the biggest miracle if we get it back."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk's Tesla is the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500, a stock market index tracking the 500 largest companies in the US.
Tesla

"There’s been a brand deterioration around Musk and that’s what’s created a black cloud around Tesla."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be losing about 530 people or 8 percent of its staff, plus around 40 contractors in mass lay offs.
NASA

More than 500 people are losing their jobs.

By Sharon Adarlo

These gross little eggs belong to invertebrates known as flatworms, and were found at a record depth of around 20,000 feet.
Science & Energy

"A milky liquid-like thing leaked from it."

By Frank Landymore

Ex-Googler Jim Albrecht argues that generative AI is the "wolf" coming for the media industry. Unfortunately, he's probably right.
Google

Is this the final nail in the media industry's coffin?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After reelection, Philadelphia's sheriff has been forced to admit that articles cited as positive press for her campaign were made up by AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Oops.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The magnetic anomaly was discovered as part of researchers' extensive mapping of Lake Rotorua in New Zealand.
Science & Energy

"You finally put those glasses on, and you can see the fine print."

By Frank Landymore

Nicki Minaj has signed on with fellow artists to support AI regulation — despite seeming to use the technology herself.
Artificial Intelligence

"Nicki’s entire rollout being AI images is so tiring."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A multinational company was scammed out of $25.6 million by a hacker, who was using a deepfake version of their CFO on a video call.
Artificial Intelligence

"This time, in a multi-person video conference, it turns out that everyone you see is fake."

By Victor Tangermann

Meta is promising to roll out auto-labeling for AI-generated images soon — but its new protocols may still fall short of the mark. 
Meta

Wait, what?

By Noor Al-Sibai

OSIRIS-REx principal investigator Dante Lauretta told New Scientist that asteroid Bennu may have been "an ancient ocean world."
Off-World

"My working hypothesis is that this was an ancient ocean world."

By Victor Tangermann

Harvard professor Avi Loeb says he has new evidence that metal fragments recovered from the ocean floor could be alien technology.
Exobiology

"It raises the possibility that it may have been a voyager-like meteor, artificially made by another civilization."

By Frank Landymore

Scientists confirmed that researchers at the National Ignition Facility really broke even with their laser-based fusion reactor back in 2022.
Energy

This is big.

By Victor Tangermann

For decades, most people have believed that genes are the blueprint for life — but that perception, a pair of experts argue, falls short.
DNA

"We are at the beginning of a profound rethinking of how life works."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Footage of an off-road session shows a Tesla Cybertruck having one of its wheels snap off after a stock bolt failed.
Advanced Transport

Tesla fans say it's nothing out of the ordinary.

By Victor Tangermann

Colorado-based space company Sierra Space showed off its sleek Dream Chaser spaceplane, stacked on top of its cargo module, last week.
Future Society

Its name is Tenacity, and it's almost ready to fly.

By Victor Tangermann

Sports drink brand Bodyarmor used nausea-inducing generative AI to make an arguably lukewarm point in its Super Bowl ad.
Artificial Intelligence

"Electrolytes equal mouth success."

By Victor Tangermann

Executives at Meta are so freaked out by CEO Mark Zuckerberg's extracurriculars that they're warning investors that he might straight up die. 
Future Society

Does this dude have a death wish?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Apple's new Vision Pro headset VR doesn't support "immersive" adult content — and the people who bought it for that are not happy.
Virtual Reality

"3,500$ chastity belt."

By Noor Al-Sibai