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X CEO Linda Yaccarino sold ads for the show with Don Lemon that Elon Musk canceled at CES in January. A contract was never even signed.
Elon Musk

Twitter’s CEO Had Already Been Selling Ads for the Don Lemon Show That Elon Musk Suddenly Canceled

"If we have to go to court, we will."

In England, researchers have uncovered a wondrous discovery: 390-million-year-old fossilized remains of the oldest forest ever found.
Fossil Fuels

Scientists Discover Bizarre and Ancient Fossilized Forest

Calling Dr. Seuss.

The constitutionally enshrined freedom of expression apparently doesn't extend to transgender space camp employees in Alabama.
Future Society

Republicans Lose Their Minds After Hearing Space Camp Has a Trans Employee

This is a new low.

One of NASA's latest probes is carrying on the grand tradition of blasting humanity's message out to the stars.
NASA

NASA Craft Hunting Alien Life Will Carry a New Message From Humanity

An incredible time capsule.

A new report reveals that YouTube is filling up with AI-generated kids' videos, designed to glean cash via lucrative toddler eyeballs.
Brain

Kids Are Watching Brain Melting AI-Generated Videos on YouTube Without Parents Realizing

"All around the nation there are toddlers plunked down in front of iPads being subjected to synthetic runoff."

New James Webb Space Telescope measurements suggest that problems with Universal expansion rates may be caused by something else entirely.
Off-World

We May Have “Misunderstood the Universe,” Nobel Prize Winner Says

"What remains is the real and exciting possibility we have misunderstood the universe."

Meta's v63 update allows users of its Quest 2 and Quest Pro VR headsets to lay down while using their devices. VR porn enthusiasts, freak on.
Virtual Reality

Meta’s VR Headsets Are Getting a Masturbation Mode

"It's for porn right?"

Google has set up guardrails that bar its Gemini AI from answering any election questions in any country where they are taking place.
Google

Google Bans Its Dimwit Chatbot From Answering Any Election Questions

This is way too far-reaching.

A 78-year-old man, who has been living inside an iron lung since surviving polio in the 1950s, has passed away. 
Prosthetics and Devices

Man Dies After Living in Iron Lung for 70 Years

He lived a full life.

After being interviewed by Don Lemon, X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk has abruptly canceled the TV journalist's upcoming show on X.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Doesn’t Like Don Lemon’s Interview Questions, Abruptly Cancels His Twitter Show

"His commitment to a global town square where all questions can be asked and all ideas can be shared seems not to include questions of him from people like me."

A report commissioned by the US State Department is warning that rapidly evolving AI could pose a "catastrophic" risk to national security.
Artificial Intelligence

State Department Report Warns of AI Apocalypse, Suggests Limiting Compute Power Allowed for Training

The US government must move "quickly and decisively" to save us from exctinction.

According to OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, who spoke with the Wall Street Journal, the company's text-to-video tool Sora is coming this year.
OpenAI

OpenAI CTO Says It’s Releasing Sora This Year

Oh?

Officials in Japan are on the lookout for a cat that fell into a vat of toxic chemicals and are warning residents not to touch it.
Future Society

Officials Hunting Cat Who Fell Into Vat of Horrific Chemicals

Some places are not just cat-proof.

The European Union is a big step closer to enacting the first comprehensive AI regulations in the world, putting limits on generative AI.
Artificial Intelligence

European Parliament Approves Sweeping Limits on Generative AI

"The adoption of the AI Act marks the beginning of a new AI era and its importance cannot be overstated."

In Wales, a man spotted a strange apparition: a 10-foot tall silver monolith, just like the ones that had appeared in 2020.
Future Society

Silver Monolith Appears in Wales

"If you didn’t know anything, to look at it, you could have easily thought it had been dropped off by a UFO or something."

A Japanese rocket by startup Space One has exploded in spectacular fashion following a launch attempt earlier today.
Off-World

Rocket Explodes Seconds After Launch

Kaboom!

A community in Massachusetts spent half a million dollars on a sand dune to protect their lavish, coastal homes. It was swept away in 3 days.
Climate Change

$500,000 Sand Dune to Protect Vacation Homes Washes Away in Three Days

Oh. Ah. And yet.

Last summer, Donald Trump reportedly asked Elon Musk if he would buy his failing Truth Social site — and the billionaire obviously said no.
Future Society

Trump Secretly Begged Musk to Buy Failing Truth Social

Musk, making a savvy business decision for once in his life, apparently refused.

AI company Midjourney has banned competitor Stability AI after accusing one of its employees of scraping huge amounts of data.
Artificial Intelligence

Midjourney Bans Stability From Using Its Images Without Permission

Wait... isn't that their whole business model?

After Boeing whistleblower John Barnett's tragic death, the man's attorneys are speaking out about his alleged suicide. 
Future Society

Boeing Whistleblower’s Attorneys Say They “Didn’t See Any Indication” of Suicide Risk

"He was in very good spirits and really looking forward to putting this phase of his life behind him and moving on."