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Archaeologists were affronted to discover that billionaires had sent ancient hominin bones up on a Virgin Galactic spaceflight.
Off-World

Paleontologists Furious When Ancient Human Fossils Blasted to Space

"There’s no scientific merit in this."

MSN aggregated a seemingly AI-generated article about the recent death of former NBA player Brandon Hunter, which has now been taken down.
Artificial Intelligence

MSN Deletes Plagiarized, Incoherent AI Articles, Then Continues Cranking Out More

An update.

The IRS announced Monday that it will use "cutting-edge" AI tech to hold the US' wealthiest people and company accountable to tax debt.
Artificial Intelligence

The IRS Says It’s Using AI to Bust Zillionaire Tax Cheats

Honestly: go off, IRS.

The California Senate has passed a bill that requires self-driving trucks to have a human operator at all times while on public roads.
Self-Driving Vehicles

California Set to Ban Self-Driving Trucks With No Safety Driver

It's now up to governor Gavin Newsom.

A self-proclaimed UFOlogist unboxed incredibly fake-looking "alien mummies" allegedly found in Peru. They instantly became a meme.
Future Society

Those “Alien Mummies” Look So Fake That They’ve Become a Meme

"It's covered in elote seasoning."

Microsoft's MSN news portal published a garbled, seemingly AI-generated article that derided Hunter as "useless" in its headline.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Publishes Garbled AI Article Calling Tragically Deceased NBA Player “Useless”

"AI should not be writing obituaries."

Someone got an AI art generator to copy the illustration style of Tim Burton — and the director himself is having none of it.
Artificial Intelligence

Tim Burton Horrified by AI-Generated Art That Copies His Style

"It’s like a robot taking your humanity, your soul."

The SEC Is Going After Mila Kunis’ NFT Project
NFTs

The SEC Is Going After Mila Kunis’ NFT Project

It hasn't been a good week for the Kunis-Kutchers.

In a show of the benefits of harm reduction, a volunteer overdose counselor describes her experiences talking to people who may die.
Health & Medicine

Incredible Hotline Counsels Drug Users Through Potential Overdoses Without Shame

"This is enabling — it enables health." 

Jailhouse internet is so bad, apparently, that Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers say it should be grounds for his release.
Future Society

Sam Bankman-Fried Complains That the Wi-Fi Is Bad in Jail

That must be really difficult for him.

Some Tesla staff hated the design of the Cybertruck so much that they created a secret alternative design for the all-electric truck.
Tesla

Tesla Engineers Hated the Cybertruck So Much They Started Secretly Designing an Alternative

Elon Musk: "I don't do focus groups."

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted tantalizing evidence that an exoplanet some 120 light years away could be hosting life.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots Possible Signs of Life on Distant Planet

This could be a big deal.

Students have built a tiny EV from scratch that can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in a blistering 0.956 seconds — and in just 40 feet.
Advanced Transport

Jaw-Dropping Electric Mini Racer Accelerates to 62 MPH in Less Than One Second

It literally had to suction itself to the ground.

On our review, almost every single word of the A.V. Club's AI-generated articles appears to be copied directly from IMDb.
Artificial Intelligence

The A.V. Club’s AI-Generated Articles Are Copying Directly From IMDb

That's one way to do it.

Data is finally starting to come in about the Tesla Semi truck, thanks to researchers tracking its performance in the real world.
Tesla

Independent Researchers Impressed by Tesla Semi’s Real World Range

Okay, that's interesting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has weighed in on Elon Musk — and unsurprisingly, he's got some bullish words of praise for the billionaire.
Elon Musk

Vladimir Putin Declares His Love for Elon Musk

Vlad and Elon 4-eva.

Boeing CEO David Calhoun started commuting to work in a private jet, The Wall Street Journal reports, an incredibly wasteful habit.
Boeing

Boeing CEO Caught Commuting by Private Jet

What a wasteful habit.

The US Copyright Office has refused to hand Jason Allen copyright protection for an award-winning, AI-generated artwork.
Artificial Intelligence

Government Refuses to Copyright Award-Winning AI Artwork

The artist isn't willing to acknowledge that an AI created it.

Elon Musk and a motley crew of people hastily moved more than 700 servers despite the objections of experts, leading to tech glitches at X.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Frantically Moved Twitter Servers Himself, Eventually Realized His Mistake

“In retrospect, the whole Sacramento shutdown was a mistake."

The Moon quakes just like the Earth — and apparently, the addition of the Apollo 17 base more than 50 years ago made it quake a bit harder. 
Moon

Site of Moon Landing Became Source of Moon Quakes, Scientists Find

"Every lunar morning when the Sun hits the lander, it starts popping off."