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Scientists have figured out where the Earth's water came from billions of years ago when our planet formed.
Science & Energy

The discovery could lead to a "foolproof method for detecting signs of life on other worlds."

According to finance professor Alejandro Lopez-Lira, large language models like ChatGPT could be used to forecast stock prices.
OpenAI

We have some questions.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has decided to unleash Digidog, a dystopian robodog, into the hands of the NYPD, despite mass public outrage.
Robotics

"Digidog is out of the pound."

According to a survey conducted by Stanford University, 36 percent of AI researchers believe that AI could cause "nuclear-level catastrophe." Great.
Artificial Intelligence

Oh.

It may be more likely than ever that the next mega-earthquake is going to happen in the PNW — and a hole in the bottom of the sea may provide clues.
Science & Energy

There's a hole in the bottom of the sea.

Elon Musk is not one for granting regular interviews in any sense of the word — but when he does, he pulls no punches and is sure to stun.
Elon Musk

"I’ve been under constant attack."

Astronomers have long debated the source of ULXs, chalking their brightness up to optical illusions. A new study confirms that they're all that they appear.
NASA

It's definitely not an optical illusion.

Meta employees are reportedly struggling to navigate a work culture plagued by mass firings, cost-cuts, and "absentee" bosses.
Future Society

"They're saying it’s 'Hunger Games' meets 'Lord of the Flies,' where everyone is trying to prove their worth to management."

A group calling themselves the "overemployed" are harnessing the power of generative AI to work multiple full-time jobs at the same time, Vice reports.
OpenAI

"ChatGPT does like 80 percent of my job if I’m being honest."

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has bought around 10,000 graphics cards and is hiring AI experts to build a ChatGPT competitor within Twitter, Insider reports.
Elon Musk

It's a big gamble.

President Joe Biden wants to impose strict emissions regulations on automakers to ensure EVs make up the majority of new car sales by 2030.
Pollution

"It is nothing short of a complete transformation of the automotive industrial base and the automotive market."

A team of researchers let 25 artificial intelligence-powered bots loose inside a virtual town — and they acted a lot more like humans than one might expect.
Artificial Intelligence

It's like a game of "Sims," but without any human intervention.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried joked with his collaborators about a "tendency to lose track of millions of dollars in assets," according to a new report.
Blockchain

"We sometimes find $50 million of assets lying around that we lost track of; such is life."

If you're sending humans back to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years, you better make sure your astronauts are safe — and look good while doing it.
Moon

A spacecraft-like suit comes with a spacecraft-like price tag.

An AI artist has imagined what Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos would look like if they lived in slums — and honestly, the images go kind of hard.
Artificial Intelligence

Riches to rags.

Another day, another AI bro looking to defeat death — and almost certainly looking to monetize your grief via AI algorithms in the process.
Artificial Intelligence

"I get it now."

The new director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has spoken about her decision to be sworn in on a copy of "Pale Blue Dot" by Carl Sagan.
NASA

A still more glorious dawn awaits.

Years after shutting down its robotics division, OpenAI is now back in the game after raising funding for Norwegian robotics company 1X.
OpenAI

The company wants to "augment" the labor market with AI humanoids.

Folks have begun using AI image generators to make porn of people who don't exist — and it seems to be a seller's market. 
Artificial Intelligence

"At the end of the day, if they’re not real, who really cares?"

It's been a year since Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland was let out of prison early — and he's already planning another one.
Future Society

"We deserve this timeline."