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A leaked 62-page manifesto for the future of NASA, dubbed "Project Athena," is making waves in Washington, DC.
NASA

Leaked Plan From Trump’s Potential NASA Head Outlines Sweeping “Project Athena” to Remake Space Agency

There's a storm brewing at NASA.

A NASA union claims there's been a total collapse in the information chain connecting the space agency to the US government.
NASA

NASA Staff Slam Leadership for “Complete Breakdown in Communication” Under Trump

"The atmosphere, from my perspective, at least, has been incredibly dark and depressing."

The embattled chatbot company Character.AI is banning minors from its platform. Unsurprisingly, the site's users have a lot of thoughts.
Ethics

Character.AI Users in Full Meltdown After Minors Banned From Chats

"I guess that's the end of C.AI."

During a recent interview with OpenAI investor Brad Gerstner, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman lost his cool when asked about the company's tiny revenue.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Loses His Cool When Asked About OpenAI’s Minuscule Revenue

"Enough."

Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, whose company facilitated a multibillion-dollar deal involving the Trump family.
Cryptocurrency

Trump Can’t Explain Why He Pardoned Crypto CEO Who Did Huge Financial Favors for Him

"I don't know who he is."

Transportation secretary Sean Duffy threatened to ground all commercial flights in the United States amid a prolonged government shutdown.
Mass Transit

Head of NASA Threatens to Ground Every Single Commercial Flight Before Thanksgiving

"We won't let people travel."

A group representing Studio Ghibli and other major Japanese publishers is drawing a line in the sand against OpenAI's copyright abuses.
Ethics

Studio Ghibli Demands That OpenAI Stop Ripping Off Its Work

Japan is taking a stand.

Fox News ran a story treating AI-generated ragebait as if it were real, in order to stir up anger against SNAP recipients.
Ethics

Fox News Falls for AI-Generated Footage of Poor People Raging About Food Stamps Being Shut Down, Runs False Story That Has to Be Updated With Huge Correction

The media isn't ready for AI-generated video.

OpenAI's Atlas browser's agent mode completely avoided publications that filed lawsuits against OpenAI, highlighting a fraught relationship.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s Browser Avoids Large Part of the Web Like the Plague

It's absolutely terrified of certain websites.

Scientists were surprised to note that 3I/ATLAS brightened much faster than they anticipated during its perihelion last week.
Astronomy

The Mysterious Interstellar Object Has Unexpectedly Started Brightening, Scientists Say

It lit up much faster than anticipated — and scientists are stumped.

Nearly 6,200 Tesla Cybertrucks are being recalled because of the shoddily attached lightbar for off-roading.
Future Society

Tesla’s “Apocalypse-Proof” Cybertruck Gets Recalled for the 10th Time Because Its Lightbars Are Falling Off

You'll never guess what the light bar was attached with.

It's becoming shockingly commonplace to spot real estate listings with glaringly AI-generated images that apply a thick coat of paint.
Ethics

Landlords Are Using AI to Make Photos of Nasty Apartments Look Clean and Modern

"We are seeing this huge uptick in people using it."

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency lost contact with a probe orbiting Venus last year and officially calls it quits on the mission.
Space

The Last Spacecraft Orbiting Venus Has Officially Died

Sorry for your loss.

A company recently agreed to purchase up to ten thousand liters of lunar helium-3 extracted from the Moon.
Moon

Mining Company Says It’s Identified Hugely Valuable Material on Surface of the Moon

It could be the key to establish a permanent presence there.

At least one AI artist has charted on Billboard in each of the past four weeks, a "streak suggesting this trend is quickly accelerating."
Future Society

Billboard Says at Least One AI-Generated “Artist” Is Charting Every Week Now

AI slop is taking over music charts.

A recent filing from Microsoft gives us a preview of how much money OpenAI lost last quarter — and it's huge.
OpenAI

The Amount of Money OpenAI Lost Last Quarter Will Make You Choke on Your Slurpee

It'll have to start making money at some point, right?

Columbia researchers say we haven't even begun to explore the possible consequences of stratospheric aerosol injections.
Climate Change

Scientists Warn Against Trying to Dim the Sun to Cool the Planet

"It isn’t going to happen the way that 99 percent of these papers model."

The federal reserve chair is watching AI's effect on job growth "very carefully" as he decides on tax rates.
Ethics

Jerome Powell Deeply Concerned About AI’s Effects on Job Market

"Job creation is pretty close to zero."

A viral clip shows a Unitree G1 robot trying to cook, causing destruction inside a home -- and wearing a maid outfit, for some reason.
Future Society

Disastrous Video Shows Robot Trying to Cook, Destroying Interior of House

"If you can cook the meal I'm gonna go in here and play Fortnite, okay?"

Another Tesla "Robotaxi" has crashed in Austin, Texas, but the public doesn't get to know anything about it.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Accused of Covering Up Details of New Robotaxi Crash

What's it hiding?