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Ex-intelligence officer Rabih Alenezi told the BBC that Saudi forces were given green light to use lethal force to clear land for The Line.
Future Society

Whistleblower Says Saudi Arabia Told Operatives It’s Okay to Kill Villagers to Build 105-Mile Skyscraper

At least one protester has reportedly been shot and killed by Saudi forces.

By Victor Tangermann

A NASA contractor is urging the agency to suspend the upcoming Boeing Starliner launch over major safety concerns.
Boeing

NASA Contractor Warns That Boeing Launch Must Be Stopped “Before Something Catastrophic Happens”

"NASA needs to re-double safety checks and re-examine safety protocols to make sure the Starliner is safe before something catastrophic happens to the astronauts and to the people on the ground."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Users are protesting the OpenAI partnership by attempting to edit or delete their own posts, only to get banned by Stack Overflow.
OpenAI

Stack Overflow Bans Users for Protesting Against It Selling Their Answers to OpenAI as Training Data

"Why does OpenAI get to profit from our work?"

By Frank Landymore

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now saying he could out-debate the presidential frontrunners even if he ate five more brain worms.
Brain

RFK Junior Threatens to Eat “Five More Brain Worms”

"I feel confident of the result even with a six-worm handicap."

By Noor Al-Sibai

As the Wall Street Journal reports, not everything has been going according to plan with Neuralink's first human subject.
Prosthetics and Devices

Neuralink Admits That Implant’s Threads Have Retracted From First Patient’s Brain, Possibly Due to Air in Skull

The plot thickens.

By Victor Tangermann

During an important Pfizer medical trial a young boy suffered a fatal sudden cardiac arrest after receiving experimental gene therapy.
Gene Editing

Young Patient Dies After Receiving Pfizer Gene Therapy

"We grieve this loss."

By Sharon Adarlo

Microsoft has trained a massive new generative AI model — which is entirely disconnected from the internet.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Deploys Powerful New AI Completely Disconnected From the Internet

It's designed to be used by US spy agencies.

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI, the maker of DALL-E and ChatGPT, is leaving the door open for its AI models to be used to produce NSFW content.
OpenAI

OpenAI Exploring How to Make AI-Generated Porn

"We're exploring whether we can responsibly provide the ability to generate NSFW content..."

By Jon Christian

A new video of an intense emergency landing in Istanbul shows a Boeing cargo plane failing to deploy some of its landing gears.
Future Society

Boeing Plane Fails to Deploy Nose Landing Gear, Skids to a Halt on Runway

Seriously, when is this gonna stop?

By Noor Al-Sibai

The NHTSA has found Tesla didn't adequately address the issue of driver attention when it comes to self-driving tech.
Tesla

Government Says Tesla Autopilot Crashes Have Continued After Patch That Was Supposed to Fix Them

Regulators have "several concerns" with Tesla's fix.

By Victor Tangermann

Panera Bread's Charged Lemonade drink, the highly caffeinated drink linked to at least two deaths, is being discontinued.
Developments

Panera Taking Caffeinated Lemonade Off Menu After Several Deaths

The drink that kills people is going away.

By Sharon Adarlo

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has had some bizarre health conditions — including, as he claims, a dead parasite in his brain.
Brain

Presidential Candidate Says Doctors Found a Worm in His Brain

"I have cognitive problems, clearly."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Justice Department is widening its probe into Tesla as it seeks to figure out whether it made fraudulent claims about self-driving.
Tesla

Justice Department Investigating Tesla for Wire Fraud

This is not good news for Tesla.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Images show what appear to be a small rover attached to China's Chang'e-6 sample return mission on the far side of the Moon.
Moon

Chinese Moon Lander Appears to Be Carrying Secret Lunar Rover

Are those wheels?

By Victor Tangermann

Meet AdVon, the AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry
Artificial Intelligence

Meet AdVon, the AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry

Remember that AI company behind Sports Illustrated's fake writers? We did some digging — and it's got tendrils into other surprisingly prominent publications.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Falling into the event horizon of a black hole may mean certain death, but it sure as hell makes for a cool view.
Black Holes

NASA Releases Video of What It’s Like to Fall Into a Black Hole

Whoa!

By Frank Landymore

A Tesla driver had a close call with an oncoming cop car while driving with his car's "Full Self-Driving" mode turned on.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Tesla Almost Crashes Head-on Into Police Car

"Stupid f*****g thing."

By Victor Tangermann

The AI bubble isn't bursting just yet, but one insightful Nvidia investor is starting to see the forest for the trees.
Artificial Intelligence

Billionaire Cuts Investment in Nvidia, Says AI May Be Overhyped

"We've had a hell of a run."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The service Character.AI is used by millions of young people to interact with AI versions of their favorite characters.
Artificial Intelligence

Lonely Teens Are Making “Friends” With AIs

Teens aren't just using chatbots to do their homework anymore.

By Frank Landymore

Neom and its enormous skyscraper, the Line, is set to cost trillions more than anticipated and is already mired in construction setbacks.
Future Society

Saudi Arabia Discovers It’s Hard to Build a 105-Mile Skyscraper

"It's battling against the entire history of the way cities are founded and grow."

By Frank Landymore