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Boeing is still struggling to figure out when its plagued Starliner spacecraft, which is currently docked to the ISS, can safely return.
Boeing

Boeing’s Cursed Starliner Seems to Be Stuck on the Space Station Indefinitely

NASA has yet to announce a date for its return journey.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers suggest the collapse of a warp drive bubble could be detectable in the form of gravitational waves.
Off-World

Alien Warp Drives May Have Left Trails Through Space, Scientists Say

Could we detect signs of an alien spacecraft's warp drive all the way from Earth?

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla is recalling its Cybertruck for the fourth time — and it's not something that can be fixed with an over-the-air software update.
Advanced Transport

Cybertrucks Need to Return to Garage Yet Again to Fix Parts That Keep Falling Off

Seriously?

By Victor Tangermann

This year's hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia has been deadly with more than 1,300 Muslims dying this month, due to extreme hot weather.
Climate Change

More Than 1,300 Muslim Pilgrims Die From Extreme Heat

"If the current trend persists into the future, human survival in the region will be impossible without continuous access to air conditioning."

By Sharon Adarlo

Someone who hates Tesla CEO Elon Musk tagged "F**k Elon" on 34 Tesla Cybertrucks parked in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Advanced Transport

Police Hunting Vandal Who Spray Painted “F**k Elon” on 34 Cybertrucks

Who's the culprit?

By Sharon Adarlo

John Scalzi Discovers That One of His Book Covers Was Created Using AI
Artificial Intelligence

John Scalzi Discovers That One of His Book Covers Was Created Using AI

"Well, Goddamnit, it looks like some 'AI'-generated art got onto one of my covers..."

By Jon Christian

A NASA astronau was shocked to find water squirting from her spacesuit, forcing the agency to call off the spacewalk.
NASA

NASA Astronaut Alarmed When Water Starts Squirting Out of Her Suit as She Embarks on Spacewalk

"I could see the ice crystals flowing out there."

By Victor Tangermann

It shouldn't come as a surprise that former president Donald Trump has completely flip-flopped on cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency

Trump Has Completely Flip Flopped on Crypto

After calling it a "scam," he now wants "all the remaining Bitcoin to be MADE IN THE USA!!!"

By Victor Tangermann

Photographers are accusing Meta of mistakenly labeling their legitimate work with a "Made with AI" labels on its platforms.
Meta

Facebook Is Already Mistakenly Tagging Real Photos as “Made With AI”

"My first brush with the dreaded 'made with AI' tag."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have found that mutations of the gene SMIM1 have a significant link to obesity and extra weight gain.
DNA

Scientists Discover Gene That Causes You to Gain More Weight From the Same Food

"We found a clear genetic trigger for obesity."

By Sharon Adarlo

The Recording Industry Association of America is suing two AI music startups on behalf of some of the biggest record labels in the world.
Future Society

Major Record Labels Sue Music AI Startups for Copyright Infringement

"Unlicensed" AI services "set back the promise of genuinely innovative AI for us all."

By Victor Tangermann

Microsoft recently released an ad, bragging that thanks to its Copilot AI, office workers can be "in three meetings at once"
Future Society

Microsoft Brags That With the Powers of AI, You’ll Be Able to Attend Three Meetings at the Same Time

But why?

By Victor Tangermann

Images and a terrifying video circulating on social media show Chinese rocket parts crashing down over a village in southwest China.
Off-World

Huge Chinese Rocket Parts Fall on Village, Spewing Toxic Chemicals

"Extremely toxic and carcinogenic."

By Victor Tangermann

Fast food chains like Wendy's are deploying AI in their drive-through ordering systems, but these technologies are error prone.
Artificial Intelligence

Wendy’s Says Its AI Only Screws Up 14 Percent of Drive-Through Orders

"Wish.com version of a cyberpunk dystopia."

By Sharon Adarlo

When Wired asked Perplexity's chatbot to summarize a test webpage that only contained one sentence, it came up with a perplexing answer.
Artificial Intelligence

Asked to Summarize a Webpage, Perplexity Instead Invented a Story About a Girl Who Follows a Trail of Glowing Mushrooms in a Magical Forest

Is it called "Perplexity" because its answers are "perplexing"?

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists in Japan reversed the signs of Alzheimer’s in lab mice by restoring the healthy function of neuron synapses in their brains.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Reverse Alzheimer’s Synapse Damage in Mice

Treated mice with Alzheimer's have same cognitive function as healthy mice.

By Sharon Adarlo

Researchers are warning that geoengineering efforts to help cool temperatures in California could trigger heatwaves in Europe.
Science & Energy

Oops! Geoengineering Trick to Cool Brutal Heat Could Spike Temperature Elsewhere, Scientists Say

"That is scary."

By Victor Tangermann

Stars at the Milky Way's center stay young forever, scientists claim, by feeding off dark matter particles that are abundant there.
Off-World

Something Strange Appears to Be Powering “Immortal” Stars at the Center of Our Galaxy

Unlike celebrities, these stars won't flame out.

By Sharon Adarlo

A researcher claims to have found the "world's first spatial computing hack" that affect's Apple's Vision Pro VR headset.
Hacking

Researcher Discovers Terrifying Apple Vision Pro Hack That Can Fill Your Entire Home Office With Fearsome Spiders

"We can instantly fill their room with hundreds of crawling spiders and screeching bats!"

By Victor Tangermann

A group of scientists have created a chip that can fit into smartphone and "see" through barriers using electromagnetic waves.
Science & Energy

Scientists Invent Smartphone Chip That Peers Through Barriers With Electromagnetic Waves

And they're making it hard for bad guys to use it, too.

By Noor Al-Sibai