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CNN reports that Russia is working on a nuclear-powered spacecraft designed to generate a huge energy wave that would knock out satellites.
Off-World

Russian Nuclear Spacecraft Would Reportedly Attack With Massive Energy Wave

New details are emerging.

By Jon Christian

Large parts of the Amazon are nearing an irreversible “tipping point” and collapse due to deforestation and climate change, scientists warn.
Climate Change

Amazon Rainforest Set for Collapse, Scientists Warn

Several factors are pushing the Amazon towards a "tipping point."

By Sharon Adarlo

Air Canada's chatbot lied to a man about its bereavement policy and later claimed the company was not responsible for the chatbot actions.
Artificial Intelligence

Airline’s Chatbot Lies About Bereavement Policy After Passenger’s Grandmother Dies

The company argued in court that it "cannot be held liable for the information provided by the chatbot."

By Sharon Adarlo

This tasty cosmic sandwich is a star surrounded by a protoplantery disk that we're seeing at an incredibly rare angle.
Off-World

Scientists Discover Sandwich-Shaped Star

Yum!

By Frank Landymore

Companies are using artificial intelligence tools to screen potential employees but they are screening out highly-qualified candidates.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Hiring Tools Are Ignoring Qualified Candidates, Expert Says

Turns out bots are actually bad hiring managers.

By Sharon Adarlo

There's something super fishy about the very first AI-generated clip. featured on OpenAI's website about its new AI model called Sora.
OpenAI

Something Grotesque Happens With the Woman’s Feet in That “Amazing” OpenAI Video

Did you spot this the first time you watched it?

By Victor Tangermann

J. Robert Oppenheimer's grandson is among the star-studded signatories of a new open letter about the dangers of AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Oppenheimer’s Grandson Signs Letter Saying AI Threatens “Life on Earth”

"We are at a precipice."

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to OpenAI, its new video AI called Sora is a "world simulator," that taught itself how to understand 3D spaces.
OpenAI

OpenAI Says Its New AI Can Simulate Worlds

It's learning about 3D space all on its own.

By Victor Tangermann

Joe Rogan seems to think that HIV doesn't cause AIDS — but that "party drugs," including poppers, just might.
Health & Medicine

Joe Rogan’s Idiotic New Theory: AIDS Is Caused by Poppers

Never heard that one before.

By Noor Al-Sibai

To meet the skyrocketing energy demands of AI, companies are looking to develop small nuclear reactors to power individual data centers.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Data Centers Need So Much Power They May Need Built-In Nuclear Reactors

"Data centres are power hungry things, but with AI we're moving into a new level of power requirements."

By Victor Tangermann

The spacecraft, developed by Varda Space Industries, has spent over a year in space manufacturing protein crystals used to develop drugs.
Off-World

Drug Manufacturing Spacecraft Finally Cleared to Return to Earth

And now... the comedown.

By Frank Landymore

The more Sora generations, the clearer it is that OpenAI's new text-to-video AI suffers many of the same issues that other AI models do.
OpenAI

The More We See of OpenAI’s Text-to-Video AI Sora, the Less Impressed We Are

Sora might be groundbreaking, but it's also still quite flawed.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Bill Nye the Science Guy is sounding off about a new report about Greenland's ice sheet melting and the "big, big problems" it creates.
Science & Energy

Bill Nye Issues Warning for the World

"It's just going to get worse and worse and worse."

By Noor Al-Sibai

International pop sensation Stefani "Lady Gaga" Germanotta was spotted this morning popping by the local Whole Foods in a Tesla Cybertruck.
Tesla

Lady Gaga Pulls Up to Grocery Store in Tesla Cybertruck

"This car looks like a garbage truck."

By Victor Tangermann

A bunch of maggots rained down on a woman during an international flight — and you won't believe where they came from.
Advanced Transport

Plane Passengers Horrified as Maggots Rain Down from Luggage Compartment

"She was just trying to kind of fight off these maggots."

By Noor Al-Sibai

After racing to meet surging demand for electric cars just six months ago, carmakers are now slamming the brakes, and cutting output.
Advanced Transport

Electric Car Sales Are Falling Apart

Carmakers are worried.

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese startup PorMedTec claims to have cloned three piglets to have their organs be viable for transplantation to humans.
Gene Editing

Startup Clones Three Piglets Gene-Hacked to Have Organs Transplanted Into Humans

Three little pigs.

By Victor Tangermann

Experts at the Mozilla Foundation are warning that AI girlfriends are plagued by concerning privacy pitfalls and murky data use policies.
Artificial Intelligence

Warning: “AI Girlfriends” Are Hoarding Your Personal Data

"One of the scariest things about the AI relationship chatbots is the potential for manipulation of their users."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA has officially bid adieu to its Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment, fittingly having the last one burn up in the Earth's atmosphere.
NASA

NASA Experiment With Fire in Space Ends When Entire Spacecraft Burns Up

NASA really let it rip for the grand finale.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's SpaceX has launched a privately-owned Moon lander, which could set an historic precedent for the United States.
Moon

SpaceX Launches Private Moon Lander

Hopefully this one works!

By Noor Al-Sibai