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A white dwarf that's about 104 light years away is slowly crystallizing, a process that could take a quadrillion years.
Off-World

Scientists Spot Star Transforming Into Colossal Cosmic Diamond

Talk about bling!

Three Arrows Capital (3AC) founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies say they haven't on the lam. They've just been vibing with beach time and shrooms.
Cryptocurrency

After Blowing Up Crypto Industry, Exec Turns to Magic Mushrooms

"You touch the grass, and it feels, like, not like normal grass."

Last fall, OpenAI warned Microsoft that rushing to integrate its AI could lead to nonsense responses and lies.
OpenAI

OpenAI Warned Microsoft That Its AI Is Absolutely Terrible At Telling the Truth

Microsoft launched the feature anyways.

After spending a year and a half one million miles away from Earth, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is finally getting some company.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Sending Adorable Little Buddy to Hang Out Next to the James Webb

This toaster-sized "sidekick" sounds like the perfect companion.

He hasn't even made it to Mars yet, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk already has his eyes on a new exoplanet to colonize: Proxima Centauri B.
Off-World

Elon Musk Expresses Interest in Planet Four Light-Years Away

It's in the star system where "Avatar" is set.

Tyler Winklevoss believes that an alleged Democratic "war on crypto" will be as impactful in 2024 as the Roe v. Wade decision was in 2022.
Cryptocurrency

Winklevoss Twin Compares “War on Crypto” to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

Yikes.

Over 300 parishioners gathered in Germany last week to attend a church service written by ChatGPT and delivered by AI-powered avatars.
OpenAI

ChatGPT Delivers Church Sermon, Tells Congregants Not to Fear Death

"There was no heart and no soul."

Living music legend Paul McCartney has announced that he's using artificial intelligence to create "the last Beatles record."
Artificial Intelligence

Paul McCartney Using AI to Create “Last Beatles Record”

"We just finished it up and it’ll be released this year."

Writing for The Guardian, former journalist Tristan Cross says he learned to code, an area that is now being threatened by AI chatbots.
Artificial Intelligence

A Writer Actually “Learned to Code” And Now AI Threatens That, Too

"I took their goading advice."

A San Diego-based radio DJ has declared himself as the "sultan" of his own "country" called the Republic of Slowjamastan.
Future Society

Man Creates Tiny Country Inside California, Declares Himself Its Sultan

Welcome to the Republic of Slowjamastan.

Therapists Are Now Giving Patients *Checks Notes* MDMA
Studies

Therapists Are Now Giving Patients *Checks Notes* MDMA

It's not just a party drug.

Elon Musk tweeted that Unabomber Ted Kaczynski was probably right about technology being a disaster for the human race.
Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk Says Maybe the Unabomber Was Right

Say what again?

Doctors using ChatGPT to communicate with patients in a more empathetic way and even tell them about bad news.
Developments

Microsoft Alarmed at Doctors Using ChatGPT to Tell Patients Bad News

Dr. Robot will see you now.

In response to controversial and platform-altering changes to its API, Redditors are officially mobilizing against Reddit and its CEO.
Future Society

Reddit Is in a Full-Blown Rebellion Against Its CEO

Redditors have mobilized!

There were far more reported crashes involving Teslas in Autopilot mode than previously reported, according to new NHTSA data.
Tesla

The Number of Known Deaths Involving Tesla’s Autopilot Has Surged

Is Tesla's software making driving safer — or more dangerous?

A yacht captain whose vessels have twice been attacked by the same pod of orcas has some interesting ideas about these killer whales.
Science & Energy

Captain Attacked Twice by Orcas Says They’re Developing Better Anti-Boat Strategies

"My first reaction was, 'Please! Not again.'"

Kairan Quazi, 14 years old, is set to graduate from college and has already nabbed a job to be a software engineer at SpaceX.
Advanced Transport

14-Year-Old Graduates College, Gets Job at SpaceX

Feeling like an underachiever yet?

Scientists have confirmed through genetic testing that an 18-year-old female crocodile impregnated herself without a male mate.
Science & Energy

Jesus Crocodile Conceived With No Father

Behold, the immaculate crocodile!

We were eating dinner and the shaking was so intense that we all ran outside."
Future Society

One in Five Professors Say They’ve Had a UFO Encounter, Survey Finds

"We were eating dinner and the shaking was so intense that we all ran outside."

Colorado-based aviation company Wilson Aerospace has filed a lawsuit, accusing Boeing of fraud and stealing their intellectual property.
Boeing

Lawsuit Accuses Boeing of Endangering Astronauts’ Safety

A contractor is accusing Boeing of putting astronauts' "lives at risk." Boeing says the suit is "rife with inaccuracies and omissions."