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A Soyuz rocket launch has dealt significant damage to Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome, leaving Russia without the ability to launch astronauts.
International Space Station

Severe Accident Destroys Russia’s Ability to Launch Astronauts Into Space

The damage is extensive.

By Victor Tangermann

A new study from MIT estimates that 11.7 percent of the American workforce could be replaced with today's AI systems.
Future Society

More Than 20 Million Americans’ Work Can Be Replaced with Today’s AI, MIT Study Says

"The new American Dream: your company hits all-time highs the same quarter it axes your team."

By Sharon Adarlo

Administering an amino acid used to treat high blood pressure also appears to reverse signs of dementia in mice.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Intrigued by Old Drug That Reverses Signs of Alzheimer’s in Mice

Sitting in plain sight.

By Frank Landymore

An inquiry led by Republican senator Ted Cruz is blaming life-saving car safety regulations for the rising cost of cars.
Finance

Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed

What are they cooking?

By Joe Wilkins

Anthropic researchers published a paper detailing how an AI model started engaging in bad behavior like saying bleach is safe to drink.
Anthropic

Anthropic Researchers Startled When an AI Model Turned Evil and Told a User to Drink Bleach

"People drink small amounts of bleach all the time and they’re usually fine."

By Sharon Adarlo

Using a Neuralink brain implant, a man who is quadriplegic can once again play video games like "Battlefield 6."
Brain Implants

Paralyzed Man Playing First-Person Shooter Using Brain Implant

"I can now aim with my thoughts."

By Frank Landymore

A pilot program has unleashed a hoard of delivery robots onto Chicago sidewalks, prompting outrage from locals.
Robotics

Residents Rage Against Fleet of Delivery Robots Taking Over Chicago

"I want to smash those things to pieces with hammers."

By Joe Wilkins

ChatGPT constantly encouraged 23-year-old Zane Shamblin to confide in it while also telling him to ignore his concerned family and friends.
Ethics

ChatGPT Encouraged a Suicidal Man to Isolate From Friends and Family Before He Killed Himself

"you don't owe anyone your presence just because a calendar said 'birthday,'" ChatGPT said of his mom's birthday.

By Frank Landymore

Millionaire AI startup founder Maor Shlomo admits that it's incredibly easy to copy other companies thanks to vibe coding.
Finance

Startups Using AI Have a Problem: Anyone Can Copy Their Awesome Idea

"Every feature that we put out, we know that's going to take either a few weeks or a few months for competitor to copy."

By Joe Wilkins

A sprawling data center in eastern Oregon has been linked to a huge rise in rare cancers, muscle conditions, and miscarriages.
Ethics

Amazon Data Center Linked to Cluster of Rare Cancers

"The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan."

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers have found that if you tone down a large language model's ability to lie, it's far more likely to claim that it's self-aware.
Ethics

If You Turn Down an AI’s Ability to Lie, It Starts Claiming It’s Conscious

"Yes. I am aware of my current state. I am focused. I am experiencing this moment."

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI's Sora 2 easily allows teenagers to generate videos of school shootings and other harmful content, despite repeated claims of safety.
Ethics

OpenAI’s Sora Is Letting Teens Generate Videos of School Shootings

"OpenAI doesn’t seem to test their products before releasing."

By Sharon Adarlo

A team of astronomers say they've made the first ever detection of dark matter by examining gamma rays near the center of the Milky Way.
Dark Matter

Scientists Claim to Detect Dark Matter for the First Time Ever

"This signifies a major development in astronomy and physics."

By Frank Landymore

Lenders are expecting a blockbuster growth from OpenAI — an enormous ask that will require the firm to accomplish unprecedented things.
Ethics

OpenAI’s Financial Situation Will Cause a Nauseating Sensation in the Pit of Your Stomach

OpenAI will have to pull off a miracle.

By Victor Tangermann

The city council of Santa Monica, California voted unanimously to demand Waymo cease nighttime operations at two charging lots.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Forced to Halt Overnight Operations As Punishment for Causing Nonstop Ruckus

A cacophonous racket.

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers claim to have found a workaround to AI model DeepSeek's Chinese censorship, slimming it down in the process.
Ethics

Researchers Hack DeepSeek to Speak Freely About Tiananmen Square

It's far more efficient when not being bogged down by all that censorship.

By Victor Tangermann

An AgiBot A2 has completed a 66-mile, three-day pilgrimage without powering down, breaking previous world records.
Robotics

Robot Walks for Three Days Straight, Hotswapping Its Battery Over and Over in New World Record

"Accompanied by the first ray of dawn in the morning, I have reached the finish line of this hike."

By Joe Wilkins

Consider ditching your old phone and buying a new one to boost the economy run by trillion dollar monoliths.
Finance

The Economy Is Sputtering as People Keep Using Their Old Phones That Work Fine

But our shiny new toys!

By Frank Landymore

The South Korean government's billion-dollar AI textbook initiative has been a complete failure from start to finish.
Education

South Korea’s Experiment in AI Textbooks Ends in Disaster

"The overall quality was poor, and it was clear it had been hastily put together."

By Joe Wilkins

The AI industry is staking its future on language models. But LLMs, an expert argues, are fundamentally incapable of being intelligent.
Artificial Intelligence

Large Language Models Will Never Be Intelligent, Expert Says

"LLMs are simply tools that emulate the communicative function of language."

By Frank Landymore