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After unceremoniously blowing up during its first test, Starship's next launch could be this summer, if SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is to believed.
Starship

Elon Musk Preparing to Launch His Explodey Starship Rocket Once Again

Back, hopefully without a bang.

CEOs from a diverse cross-section of Fortune 500 companies believe AI might destroy humanity — and they think it could happen soon.
Artificial Intelligence

42 Percent of CEOs Think AI May Destroy Humanity This Decade

"It's pretty dark and alarming."

Google's parent company Alphabet is warning employees about how they use AI chatbots — including its own tool called Bard, Reuters reports.
Google

Google Warns Employees About Using AI, While Promoting Its Own AI

Double standard, much?

The robot arms featured in Beyoncé Knowles' Renaissance World Tour are impressive. But they might be more dangerous than they look.
Robotics

Expert Issues Warning About Beyoncé’s Fearsome Robot Arms

"It looks like they would hurt a lot."

Orcas Are Apparently Attacking Boats Almost Every Day Now
Biology

Orcas Are Apparently Attacking Boats Almost Every Day Now

"There are days we have two or three."

Following multiple defaults on rent and a failure to even respond to its landlord, it looks like Twitter's Colorado HQ is kaput.
Future Society

Judge Tells Cops to Evict Twitter Office Over Unpaid Rent

Finally, a landlord we can all root for.

The CEO of Reddit is big mad that his moderators are protesting him, and he might just do something about it.
Future Society

Reddit CEO Flies Into a Rage, Threatens Protesting Moderators

We're not sure this guy knows what "democracy" means.

By using a technique known as error mitigation, IBM scientists believe they've worked around the uncertainty that plagues quantum processors.
Physics

IBM Says It’s Made a Big Breakthrough in Quantum Computing

"We're entering this phase of quantum computing that I call... the era of utility."

A team of scientists has created synthetic human embryos from stem cells without the need for either an egg or sperm.
Developments

Scientists Create Synthetic Human Embryos Using No Sperm or Egg

"It’s beautiful and created entirely from embryonic stem cells."

A 21-year-old man called Max Park has just broken the world record for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's Cube.
Future Society

Man Solves Rubik’s Cube in Three Seconds

Incredible.

A 14-year-old prodigy is old enough to work at SpaceX, but not old enough to have a LinkedIn profile — and he's furious about it.
Future Society

14-Year-Old SpaceX Employee Furious When LinkedIn Restricts His Account for Being Too Young

What a whirlwind week this kid has had!

Google is required to pay out $23 million to users as part of a class action lawsuit settlement. You have until July 31 to make a claim.
Future Society

If You Googled Anything During the Years “30 Rock” Was on TV, You Can Get Free Money Right Now

Dollar dollar bills, y'all.

Facebook's AI guru is coming for the artificial intelligence chatbot craze — and it may put him at odds with his own employer. 
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook’s Chief AI Scientist Says LLMs Are Just a Passing Fad

He might want to talk to his boss about this.

Enceladus, an icy, 300 miles-in-diameter Moon that orbits Saturn, contains all of the six major ingredients for life after all.
Exobiology

Scientists Extremely Intrigued to Find Ingredients for Life on Enceladus

"The next step is to figure out if indeed it is inhabited..."

Cybertruck With Camouflage Pattern Spotted at In-N-Out Drive-Thru
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck With Camouflage Pattern Spotted at In-N-Out Drive-Thru

"Good thing we used camo lol."

Cedric Lodge, manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue, allegedly let some of his patrons into the morgue to shop for human remains.
Developments

Harvard’s Morgue Manager Accused of Selling Stolen Body Parts

Heads were sold, and heads will roll.

The Food and Drug Administration just approved the first topical erectile dysfunction drug in the US that works within just ten minutes.
RX and Medicine

FDA Approves First Erectile Dysfunction Gel That Doesn’t Require a Prescription

Things are looking up.

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' lawyers claim she can't pay monthly installments of $250 to her victims after prison.
Future Society

Elizabeth Holmes Says She Can’t Afford $250 Per Month to Pay Back Victims

Her lawyers say she has "limited financial resources."

Researchers found that sharks — including juvenile great white sharks  — hang out far closer to swimmers and surfers than previously thought.
Drones

Drone Footage Shows Swimmers Often Have No Idea There Are Giant Sharks Right Nearby

Just don't look down.

Gamurs, which owns gaming sites like Destructoid and Dot Esports, is looking for an AI editor to output up to 250 articles per week.
Artificial Intelligence

Owner of Gaming Sites Fires Writers, Hires for “AI Editor” to Churn Out Hundreds of Articles Per Week

"The future of written gaming content is here!"