Read the latest articles from Futurism (Page 273)

Using a supercomputer, a team of astrophysicists have simulated how young gas giants grow and found that they first have a flattened shape.
Off-World

Jupiter Used to Be Flat, Scientists Suggest

"We had always assumed that they were spherical."

By Victor Tangermann

It's only been a couple of months since Tesla started shipping its Cybertruck. The stainless steel already appears to be rusting.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Owners Say They’re Already Rusting

So much for "stainless" steel.

By Victor Tangermann

An Indonesian political party used generative AI to "resurrect" the dead dictator Suharto via deepfake amid the nation's ongoing elections.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Used to Resurrect Dead Dictator to Sway Election

"...bringing dead dictators back to life to fool and scare us into votes."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

It's not just you — college students are having trouble reading, too, and according to one college teacher, that's major cause for concern.
Future Society

College Students Basically Don’t Know How to Read Anymore

This is grim.

By Noor Al-Sibai

So much lava is spewing forth from an erupting volcano in Iceland, it can be spotted from space, as seen in a recent satellite image.
Space

So Much Lava Is Oozing Out of Iceland That You Can See It From Space

Woah.

By Victor Tangermann

When going on a nature walk, an Indian scientist discovered something astounding — a frog that seemed to have a mushroom growing out of it.
Science & Energy

Scientists Surprised to Find Mushroom Growing Out of Frog

You don't see this kind of thing every day.

By Noor Al-Sibai

An under-construction water park caught fire and exploded in Gothenburg, Sweden today. Fortunately, nobody was seriously hurt.
Future Society

Water Park Explodes

"It feels very tragic, it really does."

By Victor Tangermann

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

New AI Chat Is So Ethical That It Refuses All Prompts

"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

Travelers Horrified as Fellow Plane Passenger Starts Spewing Blood

"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

Tesla Driver Says He’s Not Sure If He Killed a Pedestrian Because He Was on Autopilot

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

Furious Crowd Destroys Robotaxi, Sets It on Fire

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

After Breakups, the Brokenhearted Are Creating AI Clones of Their Exes

"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

The Entire Super Bowl Was Powered by 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

Lovers Who Can Only Communicate Through AI Get Engaged

"Dude, you got a translation button."

By Noor Al-Sibai

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

People Who Take Magic Mushrooms Have Better Sex, Scientists Find

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

NASA’s Launches Mission to Study Earth’s ‘Invisible Universe’

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

By Frank Landymore

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

Departing Astronauts Leave Sticky Brown Surprise in Space Station

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

Facebook Exec Warned Zuckerberg Might Have Panic Attack and Faint

"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

Ancient Human Artifact Was Made With Extraterrestrial Material, Scientists Say

Woah.

By Sharon Adarlo

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

Elon Musk Melts Down in Baffling Answer on Tesla Supercomputer

Has Musk lost his mojo for Dojo?

By Victor Tangermann