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New research suggests that there's a massive asteroid crater hidden beneath Australia, dwarfing even the impact that killed the dinosaurs.
Science & Energy

It could be the largest crater ever.

OpenAI's "BotGPT" is hitting the streets, ready to devour anything that's ever been posted online. Luckily, it's pretty easy to block.
OpenAI

Time to block that sucker.

Security researchers say they can hack a card shuffling machine widely used by casinos to show the hands of other players.
Hacking

"Basically, it allows us to do more or less whatever we want."

A known AI hater, Nick Cave has once again gone off on OpenAI's ChatGPT and its imitators being used to mimic real songwriting.
OpenAI

"ChatGPT rejects any notions of creative struggle."

Brain

Why are we not surprised?

The US Department of Energy will invest $1.2 billion to build two direct air capture facilities that will remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Climate Change

Climate change can suck it.

NASA's adorable new Moon rovers are lightweight and about the size of a carry-on — and as a video shows, they can get some sweet air, too.
Moon

Roll over, Moon rover.

The biggest, brightest meteor shower of the year, the annual Perseids shower, will be on full display this Saturday and Sunday.
Off-World

It's Perseids weekend, everyone!

As the AI market continues to balloon, experts are warning that its VC-driven rise is eerily similar to that of the dot com bubble.
Artificial Intelligence

"There's a huge boom in AI —some people are scrambling to get exposure at any cost, while others are sounding the alarm that this will end in tears."

Researchers have found that bots are better at completing CAPTCHAs than humans in both accuracy and speed.
Artificial Intelligence

CAPTCHAs are officially over.

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has kicked off its first-ever all-tourist trip into the upper atmosphere, but not space.
Off-World

Kudos.

If Elon Musk's recent posts are anything to go by, his fight with Mark Zuckerberg will be an epic, "Gladiator"-style affair in Italy.
Future Society

Are you not entertained?!

As more and more preprints detailing efforts to reproduce the room-temperature superconductor come rolling in, things aren't looking good.
Science & Energy

"No point in fighting with the truth."

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has come across a fascinating hexagonal pattern in salt deposits that looks eerily familiar.
Mars

Okay, that's fascinating.

By activating a defective gene in mice, the researchers were able to restore their hearing to almost normal levels.
Gene Editing

"Seeing the once-deaf mice respond to sounds after treatment was truly thrilling."

A New Zealand supermarket's AI recipe bot suggested users chef up a series of poisonous, deadly, and/or cannibalistic meals.
Artificial Intelligence

Bleach-infused rice surprise, anyone?

Boeing's latest Starliner delay highlights the widening gap between it and SpaceX, which is slated to launch its seventh crewed NASA mission.
Boeing

Boeing's near-decade-long fumble continues — and SpaceX continues to charge ahead.

The dust floating around the International Space Station is worse than what's milling around in your house or apartment, researchers found.
Off-World

Somebody crack open a window!

Educators are struggling to respond to widespread cheating with ChatGPT. Some instances of cheating, though, are easier to spot than others.
Artificial Intelligence

They tried.

As The Intercept reports, former intelligence officer-turned-whistleblower David Grusch suffered from PTSD and severe depression.
Future Society

UFO truthers are absolutely furious.