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In an effort to combat balding, a team of scientists claims to have successfully gene-hacked mouse stem cells to stimulate hair growth.
Gene Editing

"These are not new stem cells being generated. We are stimulating the existing stem cells to grow hair."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA researchers say Moon astronauts should consider that microbial life could survive in shadowed niches near the south pole.
Moon

It's a tantalizing possibility.

By Victor Tangermann

A San Diego hospital is refusing to halt surgeries in spite of concerns over strange particles found on surgical trays.
Prosthetics and Devices

The show must go on.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Meta-formerly-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a genius new plot to add some interest to Meta products: just put generative AI everywhere.
Artificial Intelligence

Throw spaghetti at the wall, see what sticks.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The gigantic "Chonkasaurus" snapping turtle, which captured hearts online, has once again been spotted on the Chicago River.
Science & Energy

Chonky's back, tell a friend.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Meta-formerly-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken a dig at Apple's recently-announced Vision Pro mixed-reality headset.
Future Society

Whatever you say, Mark.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are saying that a certain ingredient found in Monster Energy drinks could be a potent anti-aging longevity supplement.
Energy

"We are not sure how it's working."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An internal report examined by Wired details how an "alpha" Cybertruck design was mired with braking, handling, and body-sealing issues.
Advanced Transport

"I'm blown away that they would be struggling so much with the basics."

By Frank Landymore

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is back at it again with yet another admission that he's fearful of ChatGPT and the AI future that he hath wrought.
OpenAI

Does Altman dream of electric sheep?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Redditors are teeming with rage right now in light of the social media platform's controversial decision to start charging for its API.
Future Society

Redditors are furious.

By Victor Tangermann

The Ron DeSantis campaign released a video featuring what appears to be AI-generated imagery of Donald Trump kissing Anthony Fauci.
Artificial Intelligence

"It was sneaky to intermix what appears to be authentic photos with fake photos, but these three images are almost certainly AI-generated."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Self-Driving Car Runs Over Dog
Self-Driving Vehicles

"We send our sincere condolences to the dog’s owner."

By Victor Tangermann

Our primate predecessors may have enjoyed masturbation for millions of years before we ever entered the picture.
Science & Energy

"It's not that some species woke up one day and started doing it. This is an ancient, evolved trait."

By Frank Landymore

As the copyright controversy shrouding generative AI outputs only continues to deepen, Adobe has planted its flag in the sand.
Artificial Intelligence

"The risk is never zero, hence why we offer indemnification."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The eating disorder nonprofit at the center of the issue says their AI bot was updated with generative AI without their knowledge.
Artificial Intelligence

"We were not consulted about that, and we did not authorize that."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA is getting increasingly worried that SpaceX's Starship may not be ready for the space agency's return to the lunar surface in 2025.
Moon

"That’s a lot of launches to get those missions done."

By Victor Tangermann

A lawyer named Steven Schwartz is in even more deep trouble after using ChatGPT to research a brief. He's now facing sanctions.
OpenAI

"I continued to be duped by ChatGPT."

By Victor Tangermann

The OpenAI CEO explained that he does not want to take the company public. His "strange decisions" might be too much for Wall Street.
OpenAI

Uh huh.

By Frank Landymore

Alejandro Núñez Vicente wants airlines to provide more legroom with his Chaise Lounge Economy seat design, but at what cost?
Future Society

You asked for more legroom. The monkey's paw curled.

By Frank Landymore

Noted UFO debunker and science writer Mick West questioned a far-fetched account about a government coverup of alien spacecraft.
Future Society

"All we have is he's heard other people tell him things and that's really not good enough as evidence."

By Victor Tangermann