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For weeks, hackers have been targeting major telescopes in Hawaii and Chile, forcing scientists to suspend all observations.
Hacking

Mysterious Hackers Are Targeting Space Telescopes

But why?

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI is funding an AI-powered personal assistant app for parents called Milo, which is currently in beta mode.
OpenAI

OpenAI Is Funding an App for Parents to Manage Kids’ Lives

"You never hear someone talk about the power of these models to help families."

By Sharon Adarlo

A book claiming to document the events of the Maui wildfires was published on Amazon just days after the deadly disaster had begun.
Artificial Intelligence

Seemingly AI-Written Book on Maui Wildfire Becomes Amazon Bestseller, Gets Taken Down

Awful.

By Frank Landymore

SpaceX's handing out of Starlink terminals to Ukrainian soldiers has thrown Elon Musk into the middle of a crisis. The Pentagon is worried.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Apparently Making the US Government Quite Nervous

"Living in the world we live in, in which Elon runs this company and it is a private business under his control, we are living off his good graces."

By Victor Tangermann

According to an analysis by the Wall Street Journal, AI-managed portfolios didn't even capitalize on the boom driven by AI this year.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Is Doing a Terrible Job Trading Stocks in the Real World

"For now AI is limited to plagiarizing history."

By Frank Landymore

After Russia’s Failure, India Is Preparing to Land on the Moon
Moon

After Russia’s Failure, India Is Preparing to Land on the Moon

A successful mission could "show that India is becoming a key player in space exploration."

By Victor Tangermann

Twitter owner Elon Musk has admitted what we all suspect: that under his leadership, the site may not thrive after all.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Admits Twitter May Be Failing Under His Leadership

"We may fail, as so many have predicted."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Russia’s Moon Lander Crashing Is a Catastrophe for Its Space Program
Moon

Russia’s Moon Lander Crashing Is a Catastrophe for Its Space Program

The timing couldn't have been worse.

By Victor Tangermann

A review of eight different AI pedestrian detectors revealed the programs to be worse at detecting darker-skinned pedestrians and kids.
Advanced Transport

Driverless Cars are Biased Against Dark-Skinned People and Kids, Scientists Say

This is bad.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ate psychedelic mushrooms on a recent trip to China, but did not know they had hallucinogenic properties.
Science & Energy

US Treasury Secretary Says She Didn’t Know the Mushrooms She Ate Were Psychedelic

"I learned that later."

By Sharon Adarlo

When a reporter asked the director of JPL if she had ever seen or had knowledge of alien crafts, she laughed and said no.
NASA

NASA’s JPL Director Weighs in on Those UFO Hearings

She's not having it.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of researchers concluded that you only need 22 colonists to survive and successfully maintain a Mars colony.
Mars

Mars Frontier Outpost Could Survive With Just 22 Residents, Researchers Say

But only if they're psychologically stable.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA director of facilities Erik Weiser warned on Thursday that the space agency's facilities are in an "increasing state of decline."
NASA

NASA Complains That Its Buildings Are Falling Apart

"If I want to inspire the next generation of our workforce... we need better facilities."

By Frank Landymore

Global Illuminations' team, which made an open source Minecraft game, will work on OpenAI "core products including ChatGPT."
OpenAI

OpenAI Just Bought a Game Studio Working on a “Minecraft” Clone

What's it planning?

By Frank Landymore

The company that owns Pornhub just rebranded for a "fresh start" — but its fight with a small kebab shop seems to suggest otherwise.
Future Society

Pornhub’s War With a Local Kebab Restaurant Isn’t Helping Its Quest for a “Fresh Start”

"We genuinely do not understand why they are coming for us."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A massive flotilla of ships is currently stuck in the world's worst traffic jam at the Panama Canal — and it might not end for weeks.
Science & Energy

200 Ships Are Stuck at the Panama Canal

"If we don't adapt, we are going to die."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers have built a humanoid robot called Pibot that can pilot a jet without having to make any major modifications to the cockpit.
Robotics

Scientists Build Humanoid Robot That Can Pilot a Plane

Of course it's powered by AI.

By Victor Tangermann

The James Webb Space Telescope has once again captured imagery of the furthest star ever detected — and revealed that it may not be alone. 
James Webb Space Telescope

Webb Telescope Makes Surprising Finding About the Most Distant Star Ever Seen

Aww, it has a life partner!

By Noor Al-Sibai

A tiny little winged drone can soar with close to zero throttle, thanks to an impressive algorithm that responds to changing winds.
Drones

Scientists Build Drone That Seeks Air Currents Like a Bird, Flying With Almost No Power

Propellers? They're overrated.

By Frank Landymore

Eating pizza carries psychological benefits as a comfort food, but a new study suggests that it might help with rheumatoid arthritis, too.
Studies

Italian Scientists Research Whether Eating Pizza Carries Health Benefits

Grandma slice lovers, rejoice.

By Noor Al-Sibai