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Amid a giant wave of AI layoffs, Google is firing thousands of contractors tasked with making its search engine work better.
Google

As AI Destroys Search Results, Google Fires Workers in Charge of Improving It

"This is what AI work looks like when workers have no say in the process."

By Noor Al-Sibai

As it continues to layoff thousands of employees, Google remains unwavering in its commitment to "responsible AI."
Google

Leaked Google Memo Shows Aimless Execs Basically Worshiping AI

AI remains priority number one.

By Frank Landymore

A yogurt company is giving away $10,000 to whoever can live without their phones for a month — and it's a pretty ingenious marketing scheme.
Future Society

Contest Giving Away $10,000 If You Can Give Up Your Phone for A Month

This is probably a lot harder than it sounds.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The fossil has led to the discovery of a new dinosaur species nicknamed the "pharaoh's dawn chicken from hell."
Science & Energy

Researcher Buys Dinosaur Fossil Online, Discovers Terrifying Monster

"I felt my heart skip a beat."

By Frank Landymore

Researchers have found that North Korean scientists are using artificial intelligence for surveillance and wargaming purposes.
Artificial Intelligence

Experts Warn North Korea Is Using AI Nefarious Purposes

A new report has found the nation is using AI for "wargaming" purposes.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers gene-hacked a strain of bacteria to turn wasteful polyethylene plastic into a spider silk-like material as strong as Kevlar.
Science & Energy

Scientists Gene-Hack Bacteria to Turn Waste Plastic Into Kevlar-Like Spider Silk

"We're really harnessing what nature has developed to do manufacturing for us."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An Australian streamer has been banned from Twitch for 30 days after faking a stunt involving him sticking two forks in two toasters.
Future Society

Twitch Streamer Suspended for Sticking Forks in Toasters

"We've received your content and we're concerned about you."

By Victor Tangermann

During the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, astronauts saw strange flashes of light on the Moon. NASA still wants to catch them on camera.
Moon

NASA Curious Whether Astronauts Will See Strange Flashes of Light on the Moon

"Hey, I just saw a flash on the lunar surface!"

By Victor Tangermann

The news about semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, keeps getting more and more surprising.
Health & Medicine

New Study Contradicts Patients Regaining Weight If They Stop Taking Ozempic

Could it be that different bodies react differently to different things?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Lawmakers are calling for stronger laws on AI porn after Taylor Swift became the disgusting practice's latest victim.
Artificial Intelligence

New Law Would Illegalize AI Taylor Swift Porn Flooding Internet

"I’m appalled this type of sexual exploitation isn’t a federal crime."

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX has bought a Boeing 737-800 jet that once belonged to Air China. It's much bigger than its existing fleet.
Advanced Transport

SpaceX Buys Mysterious Aircraft

And it's got a strange color scheme.

By Victor Tangermann

The George Carlin estate is suing the people behind the "AI special" for allegedly using the artist's likeness without consent.
Artificial Intelligence

George Carlin Estate Sues Podcasters Over AI “Comedy Special”

"It raises issues of civil and criminal liability..."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The city of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit to get those pesky autonomous vehicles off of its streets, appealing a recent decision.
Self-Driving Vehicles

San Francisco Sues to Get Nuisance Self-Driving Cars Off Its Streets

"Poor AV performance has caused serious problems on San Francisco streets, jeopardizing public safety and emergency response."

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's new AI venture xAI is attempting to raise up to $6 million in funding, the Financial Times reports.
Tesla

Elon Musk Looking for $6 Billion to Develop AI Outside Tesla

Tesla is out. xAI is in.

By Victor Tangermann

BMW has signed an unprecedented deal with the robotics firm Figure to bring general-purpose humanoid robots into its factories.
Robotics

BMW Putting Humanoid Robots to Work in Its Factory

Automatons, roll out!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The controversy surrounding fake AI images of Taylor Swift highlights just how big and long-standing this problem really is.
Artificial Intelligence

Taylor Swift Has Threatened Legal Action Over AI and Fake Nudes Before

Bandaids don't fix bullet holes, but lawsuits sure make the healing easier.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda is doubling down on his pessimism about EVs, and arguing they're only a part of the solution.
Advanced Transport

Toyota Slams Electric Cars, Says They’ll Never Catch On

Customers are "finally seeing reality."

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's X has handed a Holocaust-denying and Hitler-praising account a gold checkmark, recognizing it as an official organization.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Gives Gold Checkmark to Holocaust Denier

This is horrifying.

By Victor Tangermann

Good news for women who have to exist under the male gaze: it doesn't, as some one might think, make you dumber. 
Studies

Women Are Just as Cognitively Sharp Under the Male Gaze, Scientists Find

"Research on this topic may have overlooked women’s resilience."

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Has Died
Mars

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Has Died

Say it ain't so.

By Victor Tangermann