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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

Gene Hacking Offers Hope for Regrowing Bald Guys’ Hair

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

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

NASA Says There May Be Life on the Moon After All

It's a tantalizing possibility.

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

Hospital Refuses to Pause Surgeries After Finding Unknown Contaminants on Equipment Trays

The show must go on.

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

Zuckerberg Announces Bold Plan to Jam AI Into “Every Single One of Our Products”

Throw spaghetti at the wall, see what sticks.

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

Hallelujah! The Mighty “Chonkasaurus” Turtle Has Been Spotted Again

Chonky's back, tell a friend.

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

Mark Zuckerberg Takes Dig at Apple’s VR Headset

Whatever you say, Mark.

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

Astonishing! Ingredient in Monster Energy May Actually Be Good for You

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

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

Leaked Documents Reveal Cybertruck’s Glaring Design Flaws

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

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

OpenAI CEO Says He Loses Sleep Over Decision to Release ChatGPT

Does Altman dream of electric sheep?

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

A Scandal Is Making Reddit Look Absolutely Horrible Right Now

Redditors are furious.

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

Ron DeSantis Ad Features AI-Generated Images of Donald Trump Kissing Fauci

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

Self-Driving Car Runs Over Dog
Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Car Runs Over Dog

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

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

Scientists Ponder When Our Ancestors First Started Cranking the Hog

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

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

Adobe Says It’ll Cover Legal Bills for Its AI Tool

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

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

The Backstory to the Eating Disorder Bot That Went Off the Rails Is Too Stupid for Words

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

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

NASA Worried SpaceX’s Failure Will Push Back Landing on the Moon

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

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

Things Are Getting Even Worse for Lawyer Who Used ChatGPT in Court

"I continued to be duped by ChatGPT."

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

Sam Altman Says OpenAI May Need to Make a “Very Strange Decision” If It Develops AI Superintelligence

Uh huh.

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

Double Decker Airplane Seats Could Let Travelers Fart Directly In Your Face

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

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

Skeptic Takes Aim at Claims of Government’s Alien Spacecraft

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