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An engineer developed an interactive website with a 3D view of Earth and the option to see what the planet looked like in the distant past.
Science & Energy

Awesome Website Lets You See What Dinosaurs Lived Near Your House

Forget time travel.

A dead star is still emitting powerful flares of blue light — a fascinating discovery offering a glimpse into a rare type of star death.
Off-World

Dead Star Springs Back to Life

"We'd never seen that, period, in astronomy."

Researchers recently simulated an atmospheric probe mission through Uranus and Neptune's atmospheres inside a plasma tunnel.
Off-World

Scientists Simulate What It’s Like to Dive Into Uranus

It's quite the journey.

A prison phone company is in trouble with the feds after not only improperly securing its users' data, but also failing to alert them.
Data Privacy

Prison Phone Company Leaked User Data and Didn’t Tell Them, FTC Says

This is far from the first time this company's been in trouble with the law.

UnitedHealthcare uses its AI to systematically cut the time severely ill patients can spend in extended care, according to the lawsuit.
Developments

America’s Largest Health Insurer Denying Care With AI That’s Wrong 90 Percent of the Time, Lawsuit Alleges

An appalling abuse of the technology.

An image uploaded to the Cybertruck subreddit shows most of a Christmas tree dangerously protruding from the back of the truck.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Spotted With Christmas Tree Sticking Way Out of Its Tiny Bed

That looks hilarious.

Did you do climate change? If so, ExxonMobil's CEO is out to find you. And while he works on that, he thinks you should worry less about oil.
Climate Change

Exxon Is Trying to Find the Guy Who Did Climate Change

So brave.

Despite appearances, the amount of recent eruptions we're seeing from volcanoes is not unusual. We're just finally paying attention.
Science & Energy

Wave of Volcanoes Erupting Around the World is Totally Normal, Experts Assure

The Earth is typically this busy.

Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescopes, astronomers can confirm that there's a rocky exoplanet just a couple dozen light years away.
Off-World

Hubble Discovers Closest Earth-Sized World to Our Star System

Never count the Hubble out.

Unbeknownst to one of Poland's highest courts, someone was running a crypto mining rig underground and stealing government electricity. 
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Mining Rig Discovered Under Floor of Courthouse, Stealing Power

That's one way to stick it to the man.

During a recent probe, the European Space Agency's ExoMars probe spotted the Red Planet glowing green at night.
Mars

Scientists Catch Mars Glowing Green

Glow, little rock star.

A startup, Spaceborn United, wants to reach the goal of having a baby naturally conceived and born on Mars in the future.
Space

Startup Working on Space Babies, But the Risks Are Grim

There's a risk: that things will go horribly wrong.

After X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk was spotted co-signing anti-Semitic sentiments, advertisers are already jumping ship.
Elon Musk

Apple Drops Ads on Twitter After Elon Musk’s Antisemitic Outburst

He may finally have gone too far.

What's the deal with Mira Murati, OpenAI's interim CEO who's stepping in to lead following Sam Altman's ouster?
OpenAI

What Do We Know About OpenAI’s New CEO, Mira Murati?

Here's what we know.

Here's one we weren't expecting: OpenAI has unexpectedly announced that it's ditching its charismatic CEO Sam Altman, effective immediately. 
OpenAI

OpenAI Just Fired Sam Altman, Its Charismatic CEO

"The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI."

The ongoing presidential campaign in Argentina is packed with enough chaos as it is — and now, AI has found its way into the mix.
Artificial Intelligence

Argentinian Presidential Candidate Uses AI-Generated Campaign Poster That Gives Him Gruesome Thumb

Haunting...

This week, Elon Musk openly expressed support for the "Great Replacement" theory. Rabbis are reminding us of the conspiracy's deadly past.
Elon Musk

Rabbis Warn That Elon Musk Is Spreading the Type of Antisemitism “That Leads to Massacres”

Jewish leaders are reminding us that the "Great Replacement" theory has a long and deadly history.

Nine musicians, including Demi Lovato, John Legend, and Troye Sivan, have lent their voices and styles to YouTube's new AI tool.
Artificial Intelligence

YouTube Launching AI Tool That Clones Singers’ Voices

Demi Lovato? John Legend? Troye Sivan?

Researchers in China discovered that microplastics could be affecting the formation of the clouds they're found in.
Pollution

Microplastics Inside Clouds May Be Changing Global Weather, Scientists Say

Another dire consequence of plastic pollution.

Lawyer Zachariah Crabill was caught using ChatGPT to help him write a court document — but even after being fired, he still believes in AI.
OpenAI

Lawyer Fired for Using ChatGPT Says He Will Keep Using AI Tools

"There’s no point in being a naysayer."