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A leader in Google's artificial intelligence division in the United Kingdom says that AI poises a big threat to humanity like climate change.
Google

Google AI Boss Says AI Is an Existential Threat to Humankind

Now he tells us.

In his gambit to take over Twitter, Elon Musk seems to have played himself, his users, and his lenders to the tune of $44 billion. 
Elon Musk

Twitter Use Has Absolutely Plummeted Since Elon Musk Took Over

The numbers are looking abysmal.

More than 80 years ago, astronomers were doing a sky survey when three bright stars they just saw disappeared, never to be seen again. 
Off-World

Scientists Puzzled by Stars That Disappeared From the Sky

Where did they go?!

Two years into Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse pipe dream and there's not much to show for it, except for more than $25 billion in losses.
Metaverse

Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Is Bleeding Billions of Dollars, Documents Reveal

He still hasn't given up the ghost.

The Space Force unveiled a painting by artist Rick Herter, which depicts a "futuristic US Space vehicle intercepting an adversary satellite."
Space Force

Space Force Proudly Shows Off a Painting It Made of Kidnapping a Satellite

This is adorable.

"Unsafe image content detected": Microsoft's Bing Image Creator often refuses to generate images of women.
Artificial Intelligence

Bing’s AI Refuses to Generate Photorealistic Images of Women, Saying They’re “Unsafe”

"Your image generations are not displayed because we detected unsafe content in the images based on our content policy."

The mercurial CEO had to borrow a whopping $13 billion from seven banks to buy Twitter. They're now facing billions of losses.
Elon Musk

Banks That Lent Elon Musk Money to Buy Twitter Are Totally Screwed Now

The numbers are staggering.

IBM researchers said a ChatGPT-generated phishing email was almost as effective in fooling people compared to a man-made version.
Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT’s Scary Good at Getting People to Click Phishing Emails, IBM Finds

Don't open that link!

A new atomic study of an Apollo 17-era Moon crystal suggests that the Moon formed roughly 40 million years earlier than previously thought.
Moon

NASA Surprised by What It Found Studying Ancient Moon Crystal

"The formation date of the moon is important, as only after that Earth became a habitable planet."

Apple is spending $1 billion per year on generative AI, which may soon manifest in a smarter Siri and AI capabilities in other programs.
Artificial Intelligence

Apple Is Apparently Spending Billions on Secret AI Development

Can Apple catch up?

A Cybertruck forum user saw how a truck had to be towed away from a Supercharger station on a flatbed truck because it "wouldn't charge."
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Breaks Down So Badly It Has to Be Dragged Out of Public

Another one?

NASA's two Voyager spacecraft have been through a lot. But NASA isn't giving up and is still actively uplinking software patches.
NASA

Ancient Voyager Probes Plead for Death, NASA Says “No”

"Every extra day we get data back is a blessing."

Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer has revealed that the disgraced crypto CEO will take the witness stand at his own fraud trial.
Cryptocurrency

Grab Some Popcorn, Because SBF Is Gonna Testify at His Own Trial

We can't look away.

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards says he will probably keep touring as a hologram after he does finally pass on.
Virtual Reality

Keith Richards Says He’ll Probably Keep Touring After He’s Dead

"It won’t be up to me, will it?"

Researchers built a new tool that can generate prompt-specific "poison samples" that scramble the digital brains of image generators.
Artificial Intelligence

New Tool Lets Artists “Poison” Their Work to Mess Up AI Trained on It

For artists, sweet revenge.

Anaconda co-founder and CEO Peter Wang predicts that books will soon be replaced by AI-generated, interactive content trips dubbed "thunks."
Artificial Intelligence

Tech Guy Says Books Will Be Replaced by AI-Powered “Thunks”

Welcome to creative hell!

Oregon State University blasted out an urgent alert warning students of an ongoing "bomb threat" involving Starship food delivery robots.
Robotics

University Warns of Bomb Threat Involving Delivery Robots

"Do not open robots. Avoid all robots until further notice."

The California DMV has officially yanked Cruise's robotaxi permit "effective immediately" following a terrifying hit-and-run.
Advanced Transport

California Just Yanked Cruise’s Robotaxi Permit After a Bizarre Incident

"Our thoughts continue to be with the victim as we hope for a rapid and complete recovery."

Varda Space Industries' orbital drug manufacturing spacecraft is still stuck in orbit. But it may have found a future fix.
Developments

Startup Still Attempting to Smuggle Orbital Drug Factory Back to Earth

The company still doesn't have permission to land.

A video went viral in China after a worker at a Tsingtao beer facility was caught urinating inside one of its tanks.
Health & Medicine

Beer Company Responds to Video of Worker Peeing Into Vat

How about a nice refreshing bottle of pee?