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DABUS is fully autonomous, argues its creator Stepher Thaler, and anything that it creates should be patentable. The courts don't agree.
Artificial Intelligence

"There is a new species here on Earth, and it's called DABUS."

By Frank Landymore

We talked to Keith Thomas, the first paralysis patient to receive a movement and feeling-restoring double neural bypass surgery.
Brain

"I realize it's not going to happen overnight, but the little things — reaching up to my chin, being able to touch my other hand, rub my cheek when I have to.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The brain geniuses at the Pentagon have decided that a good use of the taxpayer dollar is to attach rifles onto the backs of robot dogs.
Robot Dogs

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...a robodog with a gun?

By Noor Al-Sibai

50 percent of cardiac patients have a physical symptom a day before a heart attack, with men and women experiencing distinct warning signs.
RX and Medicine

"Our findings could lead to a new paradigm for prevention of sudden cardiac death."

By Sharon Adarlo

A recent study showed that OpenAI's ChatGPT was providing incorrect advice on cancer treatment, potentially causing harm to patients.
Cancer

"We need to raise awareness that LLMs are not the equivalent of trained medical professionals.”

By Sharon Adarlo

A new study found that "acute exposure" to microplastics causes dementia-like symptoms in mice, in addition to other behavioral shifts.
Studies

"It was actually deep in the brain tissue."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was clearly annoyed by a blog post declaring that Google's forthcoming Gemini model will quickly surpass GPT-4.
Google

AI bro fight! AI bro fight!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A billionaire-backed firm has reportedly purchased thousands of acres of California ranch land with the intent to build a new Silicon Valley.
Future Society

"Let me know if this tickles your fancy."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly building a glass house in Austin, Texas, using funds he might be siphoning from his carmaker.
Elon Musk

The secretive project has triggered a federal investigation.

By Victor Tangermann

If you're considering a foray into amateur mushroom foraging, you might want to reconsider shopping for your beginner's guide on Amazon.
Artificial Intelligence

"It can literally mean life or death."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists have estimated that approximately 1 billion people will die this century from various disasters driven by global warming.
Climate Change

"Obviously, we have to act. And we have to act fast."

By Sharon Adarlo

While on an Arctic cruise, Martha Stewart and company harvested a "small iceberg" to make cocktails with. Hi, climate dystopia!
Science & Energy

"Martha the ice caps are melting don't put them in your drink."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The NHTSA has ordered Tesla to hand over any data it has about a hidden Autopilot configuration dubbed "Elon mode," which shuts off alerts.
Tesla

"Look ma, no nags."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists discovered that the harmful "forever chemicals" known as PFAS were present in paper and bamboo drinking straws.
Studies

Paper straws were most likely to test positive for PFAS with 90 percent the the paper straws having the forever chemicals.

By Sharon Adarlo

Less than a year into the AI boom and startups are already having to grapple with what may become an industry reckoning.
Artificial Intelligence

"A shallow trough of disillusionment."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The link between smoking cigarettes and mental illness is well-established, but a new study complicates the matter.
Studies

"The numbers speak for themselves. Smoking does cause mental illness."

By Noor Al-Sibai

In spite of flagrantly breaking state law, Elon Musk won't be fined by local police for his live-streamed self-driving stunt.
Elon Musk

He's totally going to get away with this, isn't he?

By Noor Al-Sibai

An impatient gamer criticized the graphics of what they expected to be in-game screenshots from "Starfield." They were real images from Mars.
Mars

"That's why we haven't colonized Mars yet, it's got terrible graphics."

By Victor Tangermann

The Indian Space Research Organization has announced that its Pragyaan lunar lander has discovered sulfur near the lunar south pole.
Moon

It's the "first-ever in-situ measurements" near the lunar south pole.

By Victor Tangermann

A group of Aussie neurosurgeons got the surprise of their lives when they discovered a live worm inside their patient's cranium. 
Brain

Nope, nope, nope.

By Noor Al-Sibai