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As AI appears to do much of the work of entry-level job seekers, the entire premiss of a college education seems to be collapsing.
Education

It’s Starting to Look Like AI Has Killed the Entire Model of College

"Colleges and universities face an existential issue before them."

Boston-based startup, Life Biosciences, is working on a treatment code-named ER-100 that involves reprogramming genes for rejuvenation.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Testing Controversial Human Rejuvenation Compound Called ER-100

"Aging has a relatively simple explanation and is apparently reversible."

The vast "sheet" of dark matter could explain why almost all of our galactic neighbors are running away from us.
Dark Matter

Our Entire Galaxy Appears to Be Embedded in a Colossal Sheet of Dark Matter

We live in a dark, dark, world.

Astronomers used an a custom-built AI tool to scour millions of Hubble images, uncovering the universe's overlooked curiosities.
Astrophysics

AI Discovers Hundreds of Anomalies in Archive of Hubble Images

"This is a powerful demonstration of how AI can enhance the scientific return of archival datasets."

In staggering brain drain, United States federal agencies have lost over 10,000 highly-experienced PhDs since Donald Trump took office.
Education

The United States Is Suffering Stomach-Churning Brain Drain

Embarassing.

Following a major Bitcoin crash, experts are now suggesting it's only the beginning of a prolonged crypto downturn.
Bitcoin

Experts Say Bitcoin’s Crash Is Only Getting Started

"I don’t see much support here for Bitcoin."

Newly released documents show how Elon Musk extensively communicated with Jeffrey Epstein to plan parties and trips to his island.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Emailed Extensively With Jeffrey Epstein, Asking to Visit His Notorious Island

"Do you have any parties planned?"

A man, dressed as an FBI agent, showed up to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn in an apparent attempt to free Luigi Mangione.
Future Society

Mystery Man Dressed as FBI Agent Tries to Break Luigi Mangione Out of Jail

He didn't get very far.

OpenAI will retire GPT-4o, an especially sycophantic version of its chatbot linked in lawsuits to multiple deaths, next month.
Ethics

Amid Lawsuits, OpenAI Says It Will Retire “Reckless” Model Linked to Deaths

OpenAI says that GPT-4o is headed to the junkyard.

Darren Aronofsky signed a partnership for an almost entirely AI-generated drama series about the American Revolution. It's straight slop.
Art

Darren Aronofsky’s AI-Generated Show Contains Garbled Neural Gore, Even Just in the Teaser Trailer

"What a terrible time to have eyes."

A man who worked an AI watchdog reveals how OpenAI representatives suddenly showed up at his door step, demanding documents.
Ethics

OpenAI Representatives Are Going to Critics’ Houses With Threats and Demands

"It's a bit scary to know that the most valuable private company in the world has your address and has shown up and has questions for you."

Microsoft suffered a historic stock plunge in its stock price as it struggles to convince investors of its AI spending spree.
Future Society

Microsoft Stock Takes Most Massive Single-Day Loss Since Pandemic as Its AI Efforts Flail

A historic day at the stock market for all the wrong reasons.

After months of intense volatility, crypto traders are struggling to maintain a cohesive narrative as the blows keep coming.
Bitcoin

Crypto Bros in Meltdown as Bitcoin Crashes

"Amazing tech."

When asked if AI can be used to "solve economic gaps," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argued that it's "going to be massively deflationary."
Future Society

Sam Altman Says AI Will Cause Massive Deflation, Making Money Worth Vastly More

AI will make us all rich... any day now.

NASA's Moon astronauts will be using a new spacesuit to explore the lunar surface. Unfortunately, experts say, it has problems.
International Space Station

NASA’s Moon Spacesuits Are Plagued With Issues

"I think the suits are better than Apollo, but I don’t think they are great right now."

A video appears to show three Russian soldiers emerging with their arms raised and surrendering to a robot with a machine gun.
Robotics

Russian Soldiers Seen Surrendering to Gun-Wielding Robot

Welcome to modern warfare.

As Reuters reports, Elon Musk is hoping to merge his AI startup, xAI, with SpaceX — a baffling plan that raises plenty of questions.
Elon Musk

Elon to Merge SpaceX and xAI

Wait, what?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently admitted that the team working on the latest version of ChatGPT screwed it up.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Says Oops, They Accidentally Made the New Version of ChatGPT Worse Than the Previous One

"I think we just screwed that up."

Federal agents have reportedly been compiling data on protestors who haven't been charged or arrested for a crime.
Data Privacy

Immigration Officers Sweeping Protestors’ Photos, License Plates and Personal Data Into Huge Database

"We're going to make them famous."

Waymo admitted one of its robotaxis struck a child near an elementary school, prompting an investigation by federal regulators.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Under Investigation After Crashing Into Child Outside Elementary School

This could be bad.