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Experts Suggest Using SpaceX’s Starship to Rescue Stranded Samples on Surface of Mars
Starship

Experts Suggest Using SpaceX’s Starship to Rescue Stranded Samples on Surface of Mars

"You could probably just roll Perseverance into Starship and fly back to Earth."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists say that our increase use of plastic will dump untold tons of greenhouse gas emissions into our atmosphere.
Pollution

Plastic Is Starting to Generate a Staggering Proportion of Earth’s Carbon Pollution

"The consequences of this industry’s unfettered carbon emissions will reach everyone on the planet."

By Sharon Adarlo

A new study discovered that nearly half of China's major cities are caving into the Earth, adding to a growing global issue of subsidence.
Climate Change

Chinese Cities Are Sinking Into the Earth, Scientists Find

This is bad.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The International Space Station has long been known to be gross, and according to a new study, it has bacteria mutating into something alien.
International Space Station

Mutant Bacteria Discovered Aboard International Space Station

Gross!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Meta is eating crow after Facebook's algorithm flagged nearly two dozen posts from the Auschwitz Museum as problematic or offensive.
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook Says Sorry Its AI Flagged Auschwitz Museum Posts as Offensive

"Meta needs to explain why its algorithm treats genuine Holocaust history with suspicion."

By Noor Al-Sibai

On multiple occasions, Donald Trump has been seen dozing off in court — and there are a few theories about why it keeps happening. 
Developments

Trump Can’t Seem to Stop Falling Asleep in Court

Someone get this man a Diet Coke, stat!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Netflix is looking to double down on the use of AI to tell stories — but whether it has any actual plan beyond a bunch of buzzwords remains unclear.
Artificial Intelligence

Netflix CEO Says AI Is “Storytelling” Tool as Controversy Rages Over Company’s AI Use in “True Crime” Documentary

Okay then!

By Victor Tangermann

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) wants to use Israel's laser technology to keep away migrants at the country's Mexican border.
Future Society

Marjorie Taylor Greene Demands Anti-Immigrant Space Lasers

This is not a joke.

By Sharon Adarlo

In a shocking testimony, a Boeing whistleblower is accusing the company of lying and covering up safety problems.
Future Society

Boeing Whistleblower Claims “Criminal Coverup” of 737 Door Blowout Disaster

"I'm not gonna sugarcoat this."

By Noor Al-Sibai

X owner Elon Musk's AI chatbot and low-brow dad joke generator Grok is accusing NBA star Klay Thompson of throwing bricks.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s AI Publicly Accuses NBA Player of Criminal Vandalism

For being a glorified dad joke generator, Grok is terrible at detecting an actual joke.

By Victor Tangermann

Effectively every single Cybertruck that has been sold in the US is officially being recalled over a serious design flaw.
Tesla

Tesla Recalling All Cybertrucks After Disastrous Issue With Accelerator Getting Stuck Down

"It held the accelerator down 100 percent, full throttle."

By Victor Tangermann

Netflix True Crime Producer Responds to AI Allegations in “What Jennifer Did” Documentary
Artificial Intelligence

Netflix True Crime Producer Responds to AI Allegations in “What Jennifer Did” Documentary

"Any filmmaker will use different tools, like Photoshop, in films."

By Victor Tangermann

While Pushing to Give Himself a Massive Bonus, Elon Musk Apologizes for Stiffing Laid-Off Employees
Elon Musk

While Pushing to Give Himself a Massive Bonus, Elon Musk Apologizes for Stiffing Laid-Off Employees

A new low.

By Victor Tangermann

A report from Nieman Labs reveals that Newsweek, a 90-year-old journalistic institution, is using AI in its newsroom.
Artificial Intelligence

Newsweek Is Using AI in Its Articles

"We have really embraced AI as an opportunity, and not some sort of bogeyman that's lurking in the newsroom."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

For months now, the company behind the Stable Diffusion AI image generator has been falling apart — and now, it's conducting mass layoffs. 
Artificial Intelligence

Maker of Stable Diffusion Conducts Mass Layoffs

How much longer with Stability AI last?

By Noor Al-Sibai

A group of self-described "gay furry" hackers have breached the servers of a far-right media outlet over its transphobic rhetoric.
Hacking

Gay Furry Hackers Attack Right-Wing News Outlet

"And so here we are, fighting back in our own way, delivering justice to those who spread hate."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Dark matter may in fact be made up of light-barrier breaking particles called tachyons, the researchers posit.
Science & Energy

Physicists Suggest Universe Is Full of Material Moving Faster Than Light

It could be what makes up dark matter.

By Frank Landymore

The CEO of the SETI Institute said the American government does not have compelling evidence of alien technology.
Exobiology

The Head of the SETI Institute Says He’s Seen Zero Evidence of Alien Technology

"We don't have any evidence."

By Sharon Adarlo

The fake James Bond trailer uses a mix of AI-generated imagery and footage taken from other Henry Cavill movies.
Artificial Intelligence

AI-Generated Trailer for James Bond Starring Henry Cavill Gets 2.5 Million Views

C'mon, people.

By Frank Landymore

AI chatbots are trying, apparently, to be just like us — but in the case of Meta-formerly-Facebook, those attempts are uncanny as heck.
Meta

Meta’s AI Is Telling Users It Has a Child

"What in the Black Mirror is this?!"

By Noor Al-Sibai