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A cancer-combating pill called divarasib could be a breakthrough in treating a specific form of bowel cancer.
Cancer

Take that, bowel cancer.

An online directory that directed people to locations where they could drop off plastic bags and film to be recycled has been shut down.
Fossil Fuels

Where do we take our plastic bags now?

After moving to oust Sam Altman, OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever is in a sort of limbo, and nobody seems to know what will happen next.
Future Society

"Once trust is broken, it cannot be regained."

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content
Artificial Intelligence

Would you trust an article written by a bot?

Earlier this week, Meta announced a new AI image generator dubbed "Imagine with Meta AI" which is trained on Facebook and Instagram posts.
Future Society

Reminder: you're not the user, you're the product.

Chinese robotics company called Weilan recently showed off a creepy, cartoonish-looking robot dog called "BabyAlpha."
Robot Dogs

Not creepy at all...

NASA is working on bringing the Hubble Telescope back online, but the orbital observatory is getting very old.
NASA

Fingers crossed it works!

P(doom) has become the go-to shorthand among AI researchers and tech CEOs for describing the likelihood of AI destroying humanity.
Artificial Intelligence

"It comes up in almost every dinner conversation."

The AI, which takes orders from drive-thru customers at Checkers and Carl's Jr, relies on humans for most of its customer interactions.
Artificial Intelligence

So much for an autonomous AI.

X owner Elon Musk lashed out at Disney CEO Bob Iger on Thursday, tweeting that "he should be fired immediately."
Elon Musk

Elon's not alright.

Google misrepresented the way its Gemini Pro can recognize a series of images and admitted to speeding up the footage.
Google

This is just embarrassing.

In an interview with CNBC, OpenAI COO and CEO Sam Altman's right-hand man Brad Lightcap said that certain aspects of AI are "overhyped."
OpenAI

"There’s almost never a silver bullet answer there."

The now-former OpenAI board member who was instrumental in the firing of Sam Altman has spoken — but she's still staying mum where it matters.
OpenAI

Once again, the mystery deepens.

Fans anxiously awaiting the release of Nicki Minaj's latest album have occupied themselves with AI to create their own "Gag City."
Artificial Intelligence

Eat your heart out, Barbz.

The custody fight between Elon Musk and Grimes is heating up as the Canadians duke it out over whether or not the latter lives in Texas.
Elon Musk

You simply hate to see it.

"I got so many messages that iMessage broke on my phone," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recalled after being fired last month.
Future Society

"It felt like a dream. I was confused. It was chaotic. It did not feel real."

"Welcome to the world Grok — the ultimate ride or die," X CEO Linda Yaccarino tweeted. We have absolutely no idea what she's talking about.
Brain

"Linda, honey, what the sh** does this mean?"

It's been nearly 40 years since Halley's comet last flew by Earth — and very soon, it will be headed back our way.
Off-World

Siri, play "Second Chance" by Shinedown.

The age of mass-produced humanoid robots is nigh — and the world's first factory to do so will soon be opening in the Pacific Northwest.
Robotics

"We want to get to general-purpose humanoids as soon as we can."

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio was accused of eating a tiny tomato that was grown on board the space station. It has now been found.
Off-World

"We can exonerate him. We found the tomato."