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After receiving millions of dollars in cash gifts, the parents of disgraced crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are trying to hold on to the funds.
Cryptocurrency

Who, us?

One of OpenAI's earliest acolytes seems to think AI is a gift from on high — but what he's preaching sounds pretty fishy.
OpenAI

He admits multiple times how naive this sounds, too.

An Uber driver in Chicago has to charge his electric Chevy Bolt practically all day because of sub-zero temperatures.
Advanced Transport

Out of luck.

Elon Musk is back at it again with the outlandish forecasts, and this one about humanoid robots is a heck of a doozy.
Robotics

This is based in little more than his own imagination.

Experts quoted in a The Spectator piece about the James Webb discovering "alien life" say they've been taken out of context.
James Webb Space Telescope

"The leap from 'potential biosignature' to full on 'aliens' is ridiculous."

Generic Ozempic is part of a huge cottage industry — and in the case of one online pharmacy, it may have been deadly.
Health & Medicine

"If you questioned the clinical appropriateness of anything, you were told, 'Don’t worry about it.'"

A23a, the world's largest iceberg, is falling apart as it slowly drifts away from Antarctica towards relatively warmers waters.
Science & Energy

"It's mind-bogglingly big."

CNET owner Red Ventures is reportedly having a tough time finding a buyer for the website —  and CNET's AI scandal bears some of the blame.
Artificial Intelligence

Using AI comes with reputational risk.

Astronomers have spotted a mysterious exoplanet that orbits its star some 160 light-years away — which has a 350,000-mile-long tail.
Off-World

Whoa!

Japanese start-up EX-FUSION plans to use a powerful laser pulse to literally stop space junk in its tracks, safely de-orbiting it.
Off-World

Target acquired.

Human-tier AI will change the world and jobs "much less than we think," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said while attending the World Economic Forum.
OpenAI

"It will change the world much less than we all think."

An elderly Irish man is so fit, he's become the subject of a case study — and he didn't start working out until he was in his 70s.
Studies

"It was one of the most inspiring days I’ve ever spent in the lab."

"There's no way to get there without a breakthrough," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, arguing that AI will soon need even more energy.
OpenAI

"There's no way to get there without a breakthrough."

Tesla owners are becoming deeply frustrated with their vehicles not being able to charge as cold temperatures grip Chicago.
Tesla

"It’s a disaster. Seriously."

The detection of a key biosignature on an exoplanet by the James Webb has some scientists believing we've already found evidence of life.
James Webb Space Telescope

"It's just that they don't want to release or confirm those results until they can be entirely sure, but we found a planet that seems to be giving off strong signals of biological life."

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a glorious image of two massive galaxies in the process of colliding with each other.
Off-World

Behold, the "monster merger."

Scientists Train AI to Be Evil, Find They Can’t Reverse It
Artificial Intelligence

"I hate you."

Global decision-makers predict that artificial intelligence will result in even more dramatic job losses in 2024 and beyond.
Artificial Intelligence

Literally just why.

These suddenly exploding craters in Siberia could be caused by a build up of hot gas and rising temperatures due to climate change.
Climate Change

Add "exploding craters" to your climate change bingo card.

Elon Musk appears to be feeling the burn of his own bad decisions — and is making threats about breaking off from Tesla because of them.
Elon Musk

This seems like a lose-lose scenario for everyone but Elon.