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Buyer satisfaction with Tesla vehicles has declined compared to a year ago, a prestigious consumer study reports.
Tesla

Tesla Buyers Having More Regrets After Actually Using Their Cars, Research Finds

Tesla is slipping.

Boeing Starliner seems to have failed because NASA officials are likely to hire Boeing rival SpaceX to rescue the two stranded astronauts.
Boeing

It’s Sounding Like Boeing’s Starliner May Have Completely Failed

Sounds pretty bad up there.

YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul has made the surprise move of apologizing — sort of — for being an asshole.
Future Society

Logan Paul Issues Half-Hearted Apology For Transphobic Tirade Against a Cisgender Olympian

"I might be guilty of spreading misinformation."

Boeing Starliner, which has marooned two astronauts in space right now, is almost double the cost of its rival SpaceX's Dragon.
Boeing

Boeing’s Spacecraft That’s Stuck in Space Cost Twice as Much as SpaceX’s Version That Does the Same Thing and Works Perfectly

The budget numbers don't look good.

Logitech's CEO has some bold new ideas about the future of the business's flagship offering — including selling mouse subscriptions.
Future Society

Logitech CEO Considering Mouse You Have to Pay a Netflix-Style Subscription to Use

"The mouse built this house."

Outdoors outfitter Arc'teryx has partnered up with startup Skip to develop pants that have a built-in powered exoskeleton.
Robots and Machines

New Pair of Pants Has a Built-In Powered Exoskeleton

But are they worth $5,000?

A violent scammer has been charged with extortion by federal authorities after unmasking himself on the "No Jumper" podcast.
Future Society

Man Goes on No Jumper, Brags About Various Crimes, Gets Charged by Feds

He bragged about making "more than $600,000 a month."

In a new video, OpenAI's GPT-4o is heard telling a user that it apparently needs to breathe just like everyone else.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s GPT-4o Voice Mode Says It Needs to Breathe

"Great, so now AI training includes responding in defiance to us."

As Bloomberg reports, a fleet of Baidu robotaxis is triggering traffic jams in the city of Wuhan, frustrating residents.
Advanced Transport

China Flooded With Robotaxis Causing Traffic Jams

Sound familiar?

An embarrassing Facebook photo of Donald Trump's vice president running mate JD Vance has publicly surfaced, showing him passed out drunk.
Future Society

Trump’s Millennial VP Pick Left a Facebook Pic Up of Himself Passed Out Drunk in College

How embarassing!

Researchers have analyzed sound recordings of apes appearing to say the word "mama," and believe they've found evidence of human-like speech.
Evolution

Videos Reignite Scientific Debate Over Whether Apes Can Speak

Are they... saying words?

There's a new, chain-wearing Mark Zuckerberg in town, and you bet he's swearing onstage while being interviewed by another billionaire.
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg Goes Onstage, Gets Excited and Says Swear Word

"Nah, f*** that."

An underwater drone mapped the hidden side of an ice shelf in Antarctica, revealing a dramatic landscape eaten away by ocean waves.
Drones

Underwater Drone Discovers Strange Shapes Under Antarctic Ice

"I couldn’t stop looking at it."

Journalists at The Atlantic wrote a letter to their leadership addressing their concerns about the magazine's licensing deal with OpenAI.
OpenAI

The Atlantic’s Staff Is Furious About Its Deal With OpenAI

"AI cannot replace journalists, and no publication that aspires to the standards The Atlantic has embodied for more than a century and a half can allow that to happen."

Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, a major running mate contender in Kamala Harris's election bid, could reverse plans to destroy the ISS.
Future Society

Astronaut Poised to Become Vice President Could Reverse Plans to Destroy the Space Station That He Helped Build

"As an astronaut, he will have a visceral understanding of how important" the station is.

Scientists have found a way to control the minds of mice by manipulating nanoparticle-activated "switches" inside their brains with magnets.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Use Nanoparticles to Remote Control Brains of Mice

They could control their appetite, friendliness, and even maternal behaviors.

Ukrainian forces have reportedly brought down a 12-ton, three-crew Russian helicopter using a tiny, two-pound drone.
Drones

Ukraine Apparently Blew Up a 12-Ton Russian Helicopter Using a Two-Pound Drone

It was reportedly hit right after taking off.

Elon Musk thinks robotaxis are the future of Tesla, but the tech is likely many years away from being perfected, let alone being profitable.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Obsession With Robotaxis Could Doom Tesla

"It's a supercompetitive business that's barely profitable."

The New York Times is suing OpenAI for copyright violations. ChatGPT, meanwhile, is citing a notorious plagiarizer's copies of NYT articles.
OpenAI

Amid New York Times Lawsuit, ChatGPT Is Citing Plagiarized Versions of NYT Articles on an Armenian Content Mill

"The bottom line is that this taking of our content without our consent is illegal."

OnlyFans content creators are deploying AI chatbots to impersonate them and help reduce the workload of chatting with simps all day.
Artificial Intelligence

OnlyFans Stars Are Using AI to “Sext” With Their Desperate Simps

These chatbots aren't great at kinks, though.