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A Chinese tech company claims its miniature nuclear battery is fully capable of working for up to 50 years.
Drones

Startup Says Its Coin-Sized Nuclear Battery Could Fly Drones “Continuously”

It works by harnessing energy from nuclear decay.

The researchers trained an AI model on over 60,000 fingerprints, finding similarities they claim have gone overlooked.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Study Claims Human Fingerprints Aren’t Actually Unique

Not so special now.

In Japan, a flight crew was forced to turn around during a trip after they had found a crack in the cockpit window of a Boeing 737-800.
Future Society

Boeing in Trouble Again as Crack Found in Cockpit Window Mid-Flight

It's been a bad month at Boeing.

Young people are getting diagnosed with cancer at rates higher than ever before — and doctors are stumped as to why.
Cancer

Doctors Alarmed by Young People Getting Cancer at Unprecedented Rates

"The patients are getting younger."

Microsoft is set to introduce its Copilot AI, powered by OpenAI's GPT-4, to keyboards on new Windows computers.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Says It’s Adding an “AI” Key to Your Keyboard For Some Reason

This might be a way bigger deal than it looks.

OpenAI’s GPT Store Already Filling Up With “AI Girlfriends”
OpenAI

OpenAI’s GPT Store Already Filling Up With “AI Girlfriends”

It was only a matter of time.

The startup that sells the glacier chunks, Arctic Ice, claims it plans to be carbon neutral following backlash over the practice.
Artificial Intelligence

Dubai Importing Glacier Ice from Greenland to Serve in Drinks at Posh Bars

Behold: novelty ice.

Following a shocking study, the bottled water industry has cried foul, claiming that it's totally fine we're all ingesting nanoplastics.
Developments

Bottled Water Industry Says Please Disregard This Horrifying Discovery About Our Product

Nothing to see here, folks!

It is the second recently reported case of organs missing from the bodies of inmates who died in Alabama's prison system.
Developments

Inmate’s Body Returned to Family Missing All Organs, Including Brain

Horrifying.

The galaxy is rich in gas but contains no visible stars. Astronomers believe it could be the first dark, primordial galaxy ever found.
Off-World

Astronomers Puzzled by Galaxy With No Stars

It could be a never before seen part of the cosmos.

Footage shared by investigative journalist Jeremy Corbell earlier this week shows a "jellyfish" UFO. We still don't know for sure what it is.
Future Society

Internet Puzzled by “Jellyfish” UFO Video

Why is it moving so smoothly?

A Microsoft researcher giving an internal presentation on an early demo of an AI tool admits that the responses were "cherry-picked."
Artificial Intelligence

In Leaked Audio, Microsoft Cherry-Picked Examples to Make Its AI Seem Functional

"It wasn't that easy to get good answers."

SAG-AFTRA has signed a deal with an AI firm to license its artists' voices in video games — but nobody knows who approved it.
Artificial Intelligence

Voice Actors Shocked By Union’s Sudden Deal Allowing AI-Generated Performances

"No voice actor would willingly approve this."

Following a week of continuing fallout about Elon Musk's alleged use of illegal drugs, NASA has responded.
NASA

NASA Responds to Elon Musk Drug Allegations

For once, it seems like Elon might not be in trouble with the feds.

Civil rights groups were understandably horrified after Elon Musk endorsed a tweet suggesting Black students have lower IQs.
Elon Musk

Civil Rights Groups Horrified at Elon Musk’s Racist Outburst Against Black People

"The only thing anyone needs to hear from Musk about diversity in the workplace is an apology."

A team of scientists has come up with a wild new way to visit our closest star Proxima Centauri using a swarm of tiny spacecraft.
NASA

NASA Funds Mission to Explore Closest Star to Earth

This is far out stuff.

Hertz is selling off a bunch of its electric vehicles, including Teslas, so that it can buy more gas guzzling cars to rent out.
Tesla

Hertz Is Unloading Hundreds of Teslas for Cheap

And they're gonna use the money to buy more gas guzzlers.

Search and rescue teams are frantically searching for man, who has reportedly fallen into a crack in the Earth in Iceland.
Science & Energy

Man Missing After Falling Into Crack in the Earth

"We came to search until we find him."

Amazon Is Selling Products With AI-Generated Names Like “I Cannot Fulfill This Request It Goes Against OpenAI Use Policy”
OpenAI

Amazon Is Selling Products With AI-Generated Names Like “I Cannot Fulfill This Request It Goes Against OpenAI Use Policy”

"Our [product] can be used for a variety of tasks, such [task 1], [task 2], and [task 3], making it a versatile addition to your household."

The FDA says there's not a strong link between semaglutide and suicidal thoughts — but there's more to those results than meets the eye.
RX and Medicine

The FDA Says Ozempic Probably Won’t Make You Suicidal

Nevertheless, it's continuing the investigation.