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Sam Bankman-Fried Admits He Only “Skimmed” FTX’s Terms of Service
Future Society

Sam Bankman-Fried Admits He Only “Skimmed” FTX’s Terms of Service

There were a lot of "umms" and "uhhs" during SBF's first day of testimony.

A gamma ray burst triggered by colliding neutron stars, one of the brightest explosions ever, created tellurium and other heavy elements.
Off-World

Neutron Star Collision Unleashes Explosion One Million Times Brighter Than Our Galaxy

We may have found the source of some the universe’s heaviest elements.

Elon Musk is finally getting the "everything app" of his dreams — or is at least ordering Twitter employees to build out his vision for one. 
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Desperately Wants Control Over Your Personal Finances

"When I say payments, I actually mean someone’s entire financial life."

OpenAI is arguing that ChatGPT is only a drafting tool, and thus can't be held legally responsible for any hallucinations it spits out.
OpenAI

OpenAI Says It’s Fine If ChatGPT Occasionally Accuses Innocent People of Crimes

OpenAI says it's doing nothing wrong. Sorry!

The cosmonauts were investigating the cause of a leak of ammonia coolant from the Russian segment of the International Space Station.
Off-World

Cosmonauts Encounter Deadly “Blob” During Spacewalk

No touching.

A Radioactive Sea of Magma Hides Under the Surface of Mars
Mars

A Radioactive Sea of Magma Hides Under the Surface of Mars

"It does not exist on Earth."

A leader in Google's artificial intelligence division in the United Kingdom says that AI poises a big threat to humanity like climate change.
Google

Google AI Boss Says AI Is an Existential Threat to Humankind

Now he tells us.

In his gambit to take over Twitter, Elon Musk seems to have played himself, his users, and his lenders to the tune of $44 billion. 
Elon Musk

Twitter Use Has Absolutely Plummeted Since Elon Musk Took Over

The numbers are looking abysmal.

More than 80 years ago, astronomers were doing a sky survey when three bright stars they just saw disappeared, never to be seen again. 
Off-World

Scientists Puzzled by Stars That Disappeared From the Sky

Where did they go?!

Two years into Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse pipe dream and there's not much to show for it, except for more than $25 billion in losses.
Metaverse

Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Is Bleeding Billions of Dollars, Documents Reveal

He still hasn't given up the ghost.

The Space Force unveiled a painting by artist Rick Herter, which depicts a "futuristic US Space vehicle intercepting an adversary satellite."
Space Force

Space Force Proudly Shows Off a Painting It Made of Kidnapping a Satellite

This is adorable.

"Unsafe image content detected": Microsoft's Bing Image Creator often refuses to generate images of women.
Artificial Intelligence

Bing’s AI Refuses to Generate Photorealistic Images of Women, Saying They’re “Unsafe”

"Your image generations are not displayed because we detected unsafe content in the images based on our content policy."

The mercurial CEO had to borrow a whopping $13 billion from seven banks to buy Twitter. They're now facing billions of losses.
Elon Musk

Banks That Lent Elon Musk Money to Buy Twitter Are Totally Screwed Now

The numbers are staggering.

IBM researchers said a ChatGPT-generated phishing email was almost as effective in fooling people compared to a man-made version.
Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT’s Scary Good at Getting People to Click Phishing Emails, IBM Finds

Don't open that link!

A new atomic study of an Apollo 17-era Moon crystal suggests that the Moon formed roughly 40 million years earlier than previously thought.
Moon

NASA Surprised by What It Found Studying Ancient Moon Crystal

"The formation date of the moon is important, as only after that Earth became a habitable planet."

Apple is spending $1 billion per year on generative AI, which may soon manifest in a smarter Siri and AI capabilities in other programs.
Artificial Intelligence

Apple Is Apparently Spending Billions on Secret AI Development

Can Apple catch up?

A Cybertruck forum user saw how a truck had to be towed away from a Supercharger station on a flatbed truck because it "wouldn't charge."
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Breaks Down So Badly It Has to Be Dragged Out of Public

Another one?

NASA's two Voyager spacecraft have been through a lot. But NASA isn't giving up and is still actively uplinking software patches.
NASA

Ancient Voyager Probes Plead for Death, NASA Says “No”

"Every extra day we get data back is a blessing."

Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer has revealed that the disgraced crypto CEO will take the witness stand at his own fraud trial.
Cryptocurrency

Grab Some Popcorn, Because SBF Is Gonna Testify at His Own Trial

We can't look away.

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards says he will probably keep touring as a hologram after he does finally pass on.
Virtual Reality

Keith Richards Says He’ll Probably Keep Touring After He’s Dead

"It won’t be up to me, will it?"