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Universal Music Group is letting its contract with TikTok expire over concerns about AI, safety, and artist compensation.
Artificial Intelligence

TikTok Facing Huge Crisis as It Loses Taylor Swift, BTS, Drake Over Its AI Features

TikTok is in huge trouble.

A project restoring the original granite casing of the Menkaure pyramid has incited controversy after footage of the ongoing work was shared.
Future Society

Experts Horrified by How They’re “Restoring” Egyptian Pyramid

"When are we going to stop the absurdity in the management of Egyptian heritage?"

NASA shared pictures following its Ingenuity Mars helicopter's final flight, showing some gnarly damage to its four rotor blades.
Mars

Photos Show Catastrophic Damage to Mars Helicopter

It took a beating during its last flight.

Meta's AI image generator is spitting out freaky images — and its ad manager is, apparently, using them to monetize rule-breaking content.
Meta

Facebook Approves Disgusting Pro-Anorexia and Drug Ads Targeted at Teens and Made With Its Own AI

This is some pretty dark stuff.

Elon Musk's Neuralink has implanted its first brain chip into a human subject — which is freaky given what happened to all those monkeys.
Prosthetics and Devices

Here’s What Happened to Monkeys That Got the Neuralink Implant

Alarming.

Snoop Dogg's 24-year-old daughter Cori Broadus suffered a severe stroke — and now, she's raising awareness about how to spot the symptoms.
Health & Medicine

Snoop Dogg’s 24-Year-Old Daughter Shares Symptoms Before She Suffered Stroke

"I'm glad I'm still here and able to tell my story."

Stanley's wildly popular cups contain lead. The company says that lead poisoning due to using the viral tumblers is "rare" — but possible.
Developments

Stanley Cups Only Expose Drinkers to Lead If Damaged, Company Says

Be smart.

Researchers have discovered  "cometary organic matter" while studying samples from Ryugu, a near-Earth asteroid.
Future Society

Scientists Find Organic Matter in Sample From Distant Asteroid

"This organic matter might be the small seeds of life once delivered from space to Earth."

It looks like ChatGPT may be spewing out user data to unrelated parties — and it's far from the first time.
OpenAI

OpenAI Denies Report That ChatGPT Leaked User Passwords

The plot thickens.

Multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk claims Neuralink has successfully implanted a wireless brain chip into a human for the first time.
Prosthetics and Devices

Elon Musk Says Neuralink Has Implanted Brain Chip in Human Subject

"Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer."

South Carolina-based ocean exploration company Deep Sea Vision claims to have found the aircraft of American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.
Future Society

Scientists Say They’ve Finally Found the Wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s Plane

"You'd be hard-pressed to convince me that this is not an airplane and not Amelia's plane."

To combat misuse of its Autopilot feature, Tesla issued an update with more controls and "nags." Drivers are now complaining.
Tesla

Tesla Drivers Say Autopilot Is Ruined Now

"Time to sell my Tesla."

To curb the spread of nonconsensual AI deepfake porn of Taylor Swift, Twitter-formerly-X decided to block all searches for the star's name.
Artificial Intelligence

Twitter’s Idiotic Response to AI Porn: Block All Searches for “Taylor Swift”

Did it technically work? Sure, maybe. Is it stupid? Yes.

As CEO Elon Musk rails against DEI, Tesla quietly removed language about minority workers in a recent filing with the SEC.
Future Society

As Musk Rages Against DEI, Tesla Make Awkward Discovery About Itself

Oops.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is seemingly appalled by all of the deepfakes of Taylor Swift that have been flooding social media feeds.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft CEO Horrified by AI-Generated Taylor Swift Images

"I think we can govern a lot more than we think we give ourselves credit for."

Japan's Moon lander has officially been resurrected after landing at an awkward angle on the lunar surface earlier this month.
Moon

Japanese Moon Lander Springs Back to Life

"Communication with SLIM was successfully established last night, and operations resumed!"

Scientists have confirmed NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is indeed exploring an ancient lake. Will its collected samples hold signs of life?
Mars

Scientists Suspect Mars Rover Could Have Already Scooped Up Signs of Life

Tantalizing.

A new PBS documentary captured the last moments rare Madagascan chameleon bursting into a vibrant display of color as she died.
Science & Energy

Chameleon Bursts Into Pulsating Color Just Before Dying

"...as if uttering her last words."

Scientists have found that the Moon is still shrinking, a process that is causing its surface to become dotted with creases and cracks.
Future Society

The Moon Is Shrinking and Crumbling, Scientists Say

Living on the Moon sounds terrifiyng.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is warning his workers that they will have to live and sleep at the factory to make its next electric vehicle.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s New Whim: Tesla Workers Must Sleep on Assembly Line

"We'll be sleeping on the line, practically."