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Ever since a huge cargo ship named Dali leveled Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, people have been scrambling to explain how it happened.
Future Society

Experts Say Bridge Collapsed Because It Was Struck by Giant Ship

"My crazy conspiracy theory is the bridge collapsed because it got hit by an absolute unit of a boat."

By Sharon Adarlo

The NYPD is looking to address a recent spike in car theft by shooting GPS-enabled darts at fleeing vehicles.
Robots and Machines

NYPD Shooting Fleeing Cars With GPS Darts

"What we want to do is to mitigate as many high-speed chases in the city as possible."

By Victor Tangermann

An official New York City chatbot designed to help business owners navigate city law apparently knows very little about said laws.
Artificial Intelligence

Official NYC Chatbot Encouraging Small Businesses to Break the Law

"Yes, you can take a cut of your worker's tips."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The first astronauts to walk the surface of the Moon in almost 50 years will bring a greenhouse to study how crops adapt to the environment.
Moon

NASA’s First Artemis Moon Astronauts Will Bring Small Greenhouse to Lunar Surface

Could we really grow food on the surface of the Moon?

By Victor Tangermann

Results from a study suggests that transfusions of blood, bone marrow, organs and other biological matter can spread Alzheimer's Disease.
Neuroscience and Brain

Alzheimer’s May Spread Through Blood Transfusions, Scientists Find

Ominous.

By Sharon Adarlo

As investors are pouring billions of dollars into AI companies, analysts are starting to become wary of an "AI bubble" that's forming.
Artificial Intelligence

Experts Concerned by Signs of AI Bubble

"When the music stops there will not be many chairs available."

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers captured the black hole at the center of the Milky Way in polarized light and its surrounding magnetic fields for the first time.
Future Society

Scientists Capture Amazing Image of Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy

Woah.

By Victor Tangermann

A pod of sperm whales used "defensive defecation" to successfully deter a vicious swarm of orcas off the coast of Western Australia.
Science & Energy

Footage Shows Whales Fighting Off Orcas Using Explosive Diarrhea

"It's called defensive defecation."

By Frank Landymore

Reddit shares are cratering right now, plunging almost 25 percent in just two days, less than a week following its IPO.
Future Society

Reddit’s Stock Is Already Collapsing

Shares slipped almost 25 percent in just two days.

By Victor Tangermann

The Daily Beast reports that Boston University suggested its professors should use AI to replace the work of striking graduate students.
Artificial Intelligence

University Leadership Suggest Using AI to Replace Striking Grad Students

Be serious, people.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A new report reveals the chaos behind the startup Stability AI, including an incident where its now-ex CEO disappeared in his pajamas.
Artificial Intelligence

Stability AI CEO Disappeared in His Pajamas in Bizarre Incident

"That level of souring is pretty uncommon — at least that early anyway."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Senator Bernie Sanders is calling on Ozempic and Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk to slash its prices for the treatments in the US.
Health & Medicine

Bernie Sanders Demands Cheaper Ozempic

"The American people are sick and tired of paying, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs while the pharmaceutical industry enjoys huge profits."

By Victor Tangermann

Gay dating platform Grindr is betting big on generative AI, and is working on an AI chatbot you can have sexually explicit chats with.
Artificial Intelligence

Grindr Working on Chatbot You Can Sext With

"AI boyfriends" are the new "AI girlfriends."

By Victor Tangermann

Two beluga whales have died at Niagara Falls tourist attraction Marineland this month, raising the total number of whale deaths to 17.
Science & Energy

Marineland Under Investigation Amid 17 Beluga Deaths

"Marineland has lost the trust of the public and has no business caring for animals."

By Victor Tangermann

The snake robot, dubbed Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS), will one day plunge into the subsurface oceans of Enceladus.
Robotics

NASA Testing Snake Robot for Exploring Saturn’s Moon

It'll take on any terrain.

By Frank Landymore

The robot, dubbed "Emo," uses cameras in its eyes to predict your smile less than a second before it actually appears.
Robotics

Alarming Robot Anticipates Your Smile, Returns Horrific Imitation

Ah. Human interaction.

By Frank Landymore

In the wake of NASA's failed private Moon lander debacle, Japan's version is, somehow, still alive and kicking.
Moon

Against All Odds, Japan’s Toppled Moon Lander Is Still Alive

"The spacecraft made it through the lunar night for the second time!"

By Noor Al-Sibai

As hype and investment in AI soars, some businesses are learning that the technology isn't reliable enough to represent their companies.
Artificial Intelligence

Disillusioned Businesses Discovering That AI Kind of Sucks

"'This is super cool, but I can't actually get it to work reliably enough to roll out to our customers.'"

By Frank Landymore

A study suggests that your mother's diet during pregnancy is a big factor in how your facial features are shaped.
Studies

Pregnant Women’s Diet Affects Facial Features of Their Children, Scientists Find

Don't like your big nose? Blame your mom's diet during pregnancy.

By Sharon Adarlo

The NYPD is back at it again, wasting taxpayer dollars on AI metal detectors for the subway in its latest effort to look busy.
Meta

NYPD Purchases Expensive AI Metal Detectors That May or May Not Actually Work

"Let’s bring on the scanners."

By Noor Al-Sibai