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FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all seven counts in his fraud trial — and he's now facing a huge prison sentence.
Blockchain

Sam Bankman-Fried Is Facing 110 Years in Prison

"This kind of fraud, this kind of corruption, is as old as time."

Elon Musk predicted last year that due to Bankman-Fried's donations to the Democratic party, there would be "no investigation." Wrong.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Was Staggeringly Wrong About Sam Bankman-Fried

Zero points.

It appears that until recently, Fox News host Laura Ingraham did not know that the James Webb Space Telescope existed.
James Webb Space Telescope

Fox News Host Tries to Mock Biden By Claiming Webb Telescope Isn’t Real

"I don't understand."

Hollywood actor Scarlett Johanson is suing an AI app developer for stealing her voice and likeness for an online ad.
Artificial Intelligence

Scarlett Johansson Taking Legal Action Against AI App for Cloning Her Voice Without Permission

This definitely isn't the AI in "Her."

Microsoft has been using MSN to distribute misleading and oftentimes incomprehensible garbage to hundreds of millions of readers per month.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Shamelessly Pumping Internet Full of Garbage AI-Generated “News” Articles

The company pumps out trash-tier AI content, then waits until it's called out publicly to quietly delete it and move onto the next trainwreck.

Colorado-based space startup Sierra Space has made considerable progress on its Dream Chaser spaceplane and is almost ready for flight.
NASA

Dream Chaser Spaceplane Ready for NASA Tests

"We’re almost done with everything."

Software giant Adobe has been caught selling AI-generated images of the Israel-Hamas war, as spotted by Australian news outlet Crikey.
Artificial Intelligence

Adobe Caught Selling AI-Generated Images of Israel-Palestine Violence

Yikes.

As part of his vision for turning Twitter into an "everything app," billionaire Elon Musk says he wants to launch dating features.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Wants to Turn Twitter Into a Dating App

"I think we might be able to improve the dating situation."

More than 50 years after their breakup, The Beatles have released their final song — and used AI to bring John Lennon's voice back to life.
Artificial Intelligence

The Beatles Just Released Their Final Song That Resurrects John Lennon’s Voice With AI

A long and winding road indeed!

Researchers have created the robotic equivalent of a seeing-eye dog for the visually impaired which responds to leash tugs.
Robot Dogs

Scientists Create Robotic Seeing Eye Dog

It can even respond to tugging at the leash.

The Guardian wants answers after Microsoft ran a gross AI poll next to one of its articles about a woman found dead in Australia.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Runs Ghoulish AI Poll Next to Article About a Dead Woman

"This is clearly an inappropriate use of [generative AI] by Microsoft on a potentially distressing public interest story..."

During his last day of testimony, Sam Bankman-Fried claimed he didn't ask too many questions about that $8 billion that went missing.
Blockchain

SBF Was Apparently Told to “Stop Asking Questions” About Where $8 Billion Went

"So it’s your testimony that your supervisees told you to stop asking questions?"

Bolstering future deep space ambitions, Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station showed off their space-cultivated veggies.
Off-World

Chinese Astronauts Harvest Space-Grown Lettuce and Tomatoes

Humanity is so close to an orbital BLT, y'all.

Scientists have uncovered new evidence supporting the theory that bigger chunks of Theia may have sunk into the Earth over billions of years.
Science & Energy

There’s Wreckage of an Alien Planet Deep Inside the Earth, Scientists Say

Is that you, Theia?

Robin Witt, who helped build NASA's Artemis I rocket, was living her dream. She says that Florida's anti-trans laws cut that dream short.
Moon

Anti-Trans Laws Force Engineer to Quit Job Helping NASA With Moon Missions

"I feel grief, just an incalculable level of grief."

NASA attempted to spit facts about humans' inability to fly to Jupiter — and then was forced to apologize.
NASA

NASA Apologies for Saying Your Broke A** Will Never Go to Jupiter

"Never stop dreaming!"

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has ruffled some feathers on his own social media platform by implying that "Bladerunner" would have driven a Cybertruck.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Gets Torn Apart for Saying “Bladerunner” Would Drive a Cybertruck

At this point, we're pretty sure he's never seen the movie.

Someone used AI to create a cover of the late Johnny Cash singing Taylor Swift's "Blank Space," and it unfortunately absolutely slaps.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Lets Johnny Cash Cover Taylor Swift From Beyond the Grave

Why does this go so hard?!

In a recent tweet, Musk promised that the Cybertruck will be "what Bladerunner would have driven." But there is no "Bladerunner" character.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Thinks the Main Character in “Blade Runner” Was Named “Bladerunner”

His name was Rick Deckard, you dolt!

An AI-powered "bespoke smoothie shop" called BetterBlends marketed itself as "the most personalized restaurant, ever." It lasted three weeks.
Artificial Intelligence

AI-Powered Smoothie Shop Goes Out of Business Almost Immediately

That was fast.