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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered rocky material that's riddled with manganese, a potential sign of ancient life.
Mars

Mars Loaded With Mineral Closely Associated With Life, NASA Rover Finds

"It's remarkable to find such recognizable features on ancient Mars."

Tesla is rescinding summer internship offers just weeks before they start, just after Tesla recently laid off about 14,000 people.
Tesla

Tesla Tells Excited Young Interns That Their Internships Have Been Canceled

Students are left scrambling for internships on LinkedIn.

Lindsey Graham might have been tricked by hackers who convinced him he was talking to his colleague Chuck Schumer. 
Hacking

Lindsey Graham Says His Phone Was Hacked By Someone Impersonating Chuck Schumer

"My phone is in the hands of the FBI now."

Google has decided to gut 200 members of its "core" team and start replacing their jobs in cheaper labor markets.
Future Society

Google Lays Off 200 Workers to Replace Them With Cheaper International Workers

Nothing like doing layoffs during a pivot to AI.

In England, a woman was told repeatedly by healthcare providers that she was dead — even though she was, obviously, very much alive.
Developments

Woman Puzzled When Hospital Tells Her She’s Dead

"On the computer, you're dead."

Tesla owners, who had long been compelled by Musk's vision for a fast-charging network, are furious by the Supercharger team being laid off.
Tesla

Tesla Fans Furious as Company Fires Supercharger Team, Cancels Supercharger Leases

"Superchargers are what convinced me on Tesla. Hopefully this isn’t the beginning of the end."

Shockingly, another person who had testified about Boeing's safety protocols has died after developing multiple infections.
Future Society

Another Boeing Whistleblower Just Died

That's strange.

Top human resources executive Allie Arebalo, who reported directly to CEO Elon Musk, was let go this week, according to Bloomberg's sources.
Tesla

As Tesla Crisis Deepens, Head of Human Resources Leaves Company

Heads are rolling.

The Kent Police in England released a shoddy computer-generated police sketch that is drawing humorous comparisons to old video games.
Future Society

We’re Losing Our Minds at This “Computer Generated” Sketch of a Police Suspect

"Did he burglarize the Wii bowling alley?"

Android Authority discovered that the Rabbit R1 AI pin's entire operating system is a simple Android smartphone app.
Artificial Intelligence

Pricey AI “Device” Turns Out to Just Be an Android App With Extra Steps

"It looks like this AI gadget could have just been an app after all."

Conspiracy theorists are, by and large, loners — but a new study shows that there may be an inverse effect going on there, too.
Studies

Study: Mid-Life Conspiracy Theorists Are Indeed Lonely Weirdos

This is a novel approach to conspiracy research.

As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Tesla received millions of dollars to beef up its Supercharger network.
Tesla

Tesla Sucked Up Federal Funding for Supercharger Network Before Firing Whole Department

But of course.

In an outrageous coincidence, a lawyer suing Boeing found a piece from a Boeing jet in the beach by his house.
Future Society

Lawyer Suing Boeing Surprised to Find Large Piece That Fell Off Boeing Plane Outside His House

"Our case is all about safety issues at Boeing, and this slide is literally right in front of my house."

As the Sun reaches solar maximum, NASA scientists hope to see just how much havoc a massive solar storm will wreak on the surface of Mars.
Mars

NASA Watching as Sun Blasts Mars to See Effect on Astronauts

"I'd actually love to see the 'big one' at Mars this year."

A large language model called "gpt2-chatbot" caused a stir among the AI community for its impressive capabilities that seem to rival GPT-4.
Artificial Intelligence

Mystery Deepens as Super Powerful AI Appears, Then Disappears

"I think it may well be an OpenAI stealth preview of something."

China has shown off a CGI video of its vision of an international lunar base, which features a NASA Space Shuttle for some reason.
Moon

China Releases CGI Video of Moon Base and It Contains Something Very Strange

Wait, is that a...

Tesla has reportedly backed out of four Supercharger location leases across the New York City area that were meant to address overcrowding.
Tesla

Tesla Pulling Out of Supercharger Leases After Firing Entire Supercharger Team

So much for a robust charging network.

A bizarre new app called "Vera AI" claims it allows its users to create copies of "your friends or family members."
Artificial Intelligence

Internet Horrified at AI App for Cloning Dead Family Members

"Absolutely the f*ck not."

DeepMind cofounder and Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman wants you to think of AI as a new "digital species."
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Executive Says AI Is a “New Kind of Digital Species”

"They'll be kind, supportive, empathetic."

Google has become the latest target in the fight to protect copyright from AI, and this time, the artists suing the company have receipts. 
Google

Artists Sue Google Over Its AI Image Generator

The latest fight in the generative AI battleground.