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It's still unclear what Perplexity's AI chatbot actually does. Wired found that it isn't actually scraping actual news content.
Future Society

There’s Something Deeply Wrong With Perplexity

"It’s not 'rough,' it’s theft."

By Victor Tangermann

After leaving OpenAI, founding member and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever is starting his own firm to build "safe" superintelligence.
OpenAI

OpenAI Scientist Ousted After Failed Coup Against Sam Altman Is Starting a New AI Company

"Safe superintelligence should have the property that it will not harm humanity at a large scale."

By Noor Al-Sibai

As the last man standing, he was tasked with fixing-up all the AI-generated articles that once would've been composed by dozens of writers.
Artificial Intelligence

Writer Alarmed When Company Fires His 60-Person Team, Replaces Them All With AI

"All of a sudden I was just doing everyone's job."

By Frank Landymore

Former president Donald Trump's meme stock is plummeting once again — and at this rate, it might just beat its own all-time low.
Future Society

Trump Media’s Stock Is Rapidly Approaching an All-Time Low

How low can it go?

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has extended the stay of the Starliner crew on board the ISS a second time as Boeing scrambles to get a read on the capsule's status.
Boeing

Astronauts Still Stuck on Space Station as Boeing Tries to Figure Out What’s Wrong With Starliner

Who could've seen this coming?

By Victor Tangermann

X-formerly-Twitter is in deep trouble — and owner Elon Musk is on his knees, yet again, begging advertisers to return.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Begs Advertisers to Return as Twitter’s Revenue Plunges

"I do shoot myself in the foot from time to time."

By Victor Tangermann

Been reading any good Russian propaganda lately? According to the misinformation watchdog NewsGuard, top AI chatbots certainly have.
Artificial Intelligence

Top Chatbots are Parroting Russian Propaganda, Report Finds

"Russian disinformation narratives have infiltrated generative AI."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers in Mexico have concluded in a paper how sleep deprivation reduces people's attention span and their ability to respond quickly.
Sleep

Scientists Discover That When You Don’t Sleep, You Turn Into a Bigtime Dumbass

No, but seriously!

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA is planning to launch a simulated star into space to help calibrate telescopes and study dark energy.
NASA

NASA Launching Artificial Star Into Space

"What we’re trying to do here is really fundamental."

By Victor Tangermann

Two giant asteroids may have collided into each other, kicking up lots of dust, with James Webb Space Telescope having captured evidence.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots Epic Collision Between Giant Asteroids

Kablooey!

By Sharon Adarlo

Smile! Crinkle your nose! Waggle your eyebrows! According to this team of researchers, people might just find you more likeable.
Studies

There’s an Easy Thing You Can Do With Your Face That’ll Make People Like You More

Get those face muscles moving!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Sex robot manufacturers in China are apparently getting ready to jam custom artificial intelligence models into their wares.
Artificial Intelligence

Powerful New AI-Enhanced Talking Sexbots Are Going on Sale This Summer

"Technological challenges remain, particularly in achieving realistic human interaction."

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to The Information, Apple has suspended work on the next Vision Pro and is looking for ways to cut costs for a cheaper model.
Virtual Reality

Apple Reportedly Gives Up on Next-Gen Apple Vision Pro Headset

Apple's desperately trying to cut costs for a cheaper model.

By Victor Tangermann

The report by Reuters found that 52 percent of US audiences were uncomfortable with the heavy involvement of AI in producing the news.
Artificial Intelligence

Readers Absolutely Detest AI-Generated News Articles, Research Shows

The people have spoken.

By Frank Landymore

In the age of UFO disclosure, one group is urging presidents to declassify it all — and wants debate moderators to get in on the action, too.
Off-World

New Campaign Urges Presidential Debate Moderators to Ask Candidates About UFOs

"The time has come to inject [UFOs] into the political discourse of our elections."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Japanese electronics corporation TDK says its new solid state batteries will replace the coin sized batteries found in wearable electronics.
Energy

Apple Battery Supplier Working on New Battery Material With 100 Times the Energy Density of Current Tech

But the numbers are worth unpacking.

By Frank Landymore

Donald Trump's social media company Truth Social has suffered a steep drop in the stock market, continuing a weeks-long slide.
Future Society

Trump’s “Truth Social” Stock Is Crashing Again

Trump himself has lost an eye-popping $267,367,500 million.

By Sharon Adarlo

For the first time since 2021, a new reflective monolith has appeared out of the blue — and it's just as unclear as ever what it could mean.
Future Society

Reflective Monolith Found in Desert

New monolith just dropped.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Prices for used electric vehicles are dipping well below those of gas cars for the first time, according to a new study.
Advanced Transport

Prices for Used EVs Are Cratering

On average, used electric cars are now cheaper than used gas cars.

By Victor Tangermann

One stone in particular is distinctly lighter colored than all the stones surrounding it, a Mars discovery that is "in a league of its own."
Mars

NASA Rover Discovers Strange Stones, Never Before Seen on Mars

"A type never observed before on Mars."

By Frank Landymore