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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman let slip that he wants the company to be able to generate "NSFW stuff" like erotica and gore.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Says OpenAI Would Like to Enable Gore and Erotica for “Personal Use”

But no deepfakes!

Tractors and other farm equipment broke down in the middle of planting season due to an extreme solar storm over the weekend.
Solar Power

Solar Storm So Powerful It Shut Down Farm Equipment Across the US and Canada

"I’ve never dealt with anything like this."

Roughly two months after becoming the first human to receive a gene-hacked pig kidney transplant, Richard "Rick" Slayman has passed away.
Developments

Patient Dies After Receiving Kidney From Gene-Hacked Pig

"Our family is deeply saddened about the sudden passing of our beloved Rick but take great comfort knowing he inspired so many."

A cruise ship came to port on Saturday with a surprising and stinky stowaway: a dead, rotting whale was found on its bow.
Science & Energy

Cruise Ship Alarmed to Discover a 50,000-Pound Dead Whale Stuck to the Front of It, Seemingly After Getting Run Down and Dying

"It looks like the animal was alive and it was hit by a vessel."

A secretive startup called Applied Physics has published a "milestone study," arguing that warp drives are entirely possible.
Off-World

New Study Claims Warp Drives Are Possible

"This study changes the conversation about warp drives."

Amazon is planning to roll out its fleet of delivery drones in Arizona — but as Wired reports, soaring temperatures are hampering efforts.
Drones

Amazon’s Delivery Drones Are Shutting Down on Hot Summer Days

"We won't take orders when the temperature gets above 104 degrees."

Three Space Force Guardians recently traveled to El Paso, Texas, to complete a set of challenges, turning them into "space cowboys."
Future Society

Space Force Obtains Three “Space Cowboys”

They just earned their "Spurs."

A new carbon capture facility that claims to be the biggest in the world, began sucking the carbon from the air in Iceland.
Renewable Energy

World’s Largest Vacuum to Suck Carbon From Atmosphere Turns On for First Time

Is this really the key to fighting climate change?

The founder of the dating app Bumble believes the future of dating will involve having your personal AI talk to hundreds of other AIs.
Artificial Intelligence

Bumble Founder Says Future of Dating Is Your AI Will Date Other People’s AIs and Hook You Up With the Best Matches

Wait, that's literally an episode of "Black Mirror."

NASA's Orion capsule took a beating during its trip to the Moon and back, according to a recent report by the Office of Inspector General.
Future Society

NASA Inspector Alarmed by Extensive Damage to Heatshield of Astronaut Moon Vehicle

The capsule took a beating during its trip to the Moon.

A massive solar storm is blasting the Earth's atmosphere with charged particles, resulting in auroras that will be visible across the US.
Solar Power

Massive Solar Storm to Trigger Northern Lights Across North America

Here's where they'll be visible.

Scientists have begun to study how reading fiction affects your brain. Spoiler alert: the news is very good
Brain

If You Read a Lot of Fiction, Scientists Have Very Good News About Your Brain

Avid readers vindicated!

Donald Trump didn't have a computer or an email address, according to former aide Madeline Westerhout and used to dictate tweets to her.
Future Society

Donald Trump Doesn’t Use a Computer or Have an Email Address, Former Aide Reveals in Court

He used to dictate tweets to her.

ChatGPT creator OpenAI is getting roasted for allegedly hitting moderators of the r/ChatGPT subreddit with a copyright infringement claim.
OpenAI

OpenAI Mocked for Issuing Infringement Claim Over Its Logo While Scraping the Entire Web to Train AI Models

"It does not seem wise for OpenAI to start enforcing copyright claims."

A Cybertruck owner got a rude awakening when his new Tesla vehicle started leaking coolant after a mere 35 miles of driving.
Advanced Transport

Coolant Starts Pouring Out of Brand New Cybertruck After Driving 35 Miles

"While supercharging, coolant started pouring out of the rear of the truck."

The faulty app for the X2 insulin pump manufactured by Tandem Diabetes Care was causing the the device to unexpectedly shut down.
Prosthetics and Devices

Hundreds of Diabetics Injured When App Controlling Insulin Pump Malfunctions

Horrifying.

Masked protesters broke down a fence and tried to breach a Tesla factory building in Germany in order to stop expansion plans.
Tesla

Protesters Break Fence, Swarm Tesla Gigafactory

"Companies like Tesla are there to save the car industry, they’re not there to save the climate."

Tesla's head of product launches Rich Otto announced this week that he has left the EV maker after seven years.
Tesla

Tesla Exec Quits, Trashes Company

"It's hard to see the long-game."

After firing the 500-person EV charging team, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reversed course, saying he's still committed to expanding the network.
Elon Musk

After Firing Entire Supercharger Team, Elon Musk Reverses Course and Says He’ll Be Spending $500 Million on Growing the Charging Network

Good luck with that.

Google employees have been pretty down as of late amid massive layoffs — but according to the company's C-suite, the beatings won't continue.
Future Society

Google Execs Say Employees Will Be Rewarded for Huge Profits With Fewer Layoffs

Lots of techspeak with very few answers here.