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Scientists believe they have developed a drug that can trick the body into thinking it has exercised — but as always, there are caveats. 
RX and Medicine

Scientists Intrigued by Drug That Mimics the Effects of Exercise in Mice

"This compound is basically telling skeletal muscle to make the same changes you see during endurance training."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Binance was left to clean up the mess last fall when FTX crashed — but now, the world's biggest crypto exchange is itself falling apart.
Cryptocurrency

The World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Appears to Be Melting Down

Who's going to be the adult in the room now?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists Crack Open Lid of Canister Holding Asteroid Sample
Off-World

Scientists Crack Open Lid of Canister Holding Asteroid Sample

"We opened up the canister today, and we did see that there is some black dust-like material..."

By Victor Tangermann

Alabama wants to use an experimental execution technique on one of its death row inmates — and the inmate in question is fighting back.
Future Society

Alabama Prisoner Protests Being Test Subject for New Execution Technique

This sounds like a nightmarish way to be put to death.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Google's search AI thinks you can melt eggs. Its source? ChatGPT. Cheers to the end of the internet's usability!
Google

Google’s Search AI Says You Can Melt Eggs. Its Source Will Make You Facepalm

No, Google, you can't melt eggs.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Government officials in Iran are looking to modernize by using artificial intelligence to help clerics issue fatwas.
Artificial Intelligence

Iranian Authorities Say AI Could Help Issue Fatwas Faster Than Ever Before

You get a fatwa, and you get a fatwa, and you get a fatwa!

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to Gizmodo, Coca-Cola's new AI-inspired flavor called Y3000 is uninspired and downright terrible.
Artificial Intelligence

People Disgusted With Flavor of Coke’s AI-Generated Soda

It's "bad. Don’t drink it."

By Victor Tangermann

As Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial draws nearer, his mom, Barbara Fried, is holding the line that it's all just a government witch hunt.
Blockchain

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Mom Says the Government Is Being Super Mean to Her Beautiful Boy

According to Barbara Fried, it's all just a witch hunt.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A Japanese company says it has developed a new antibody drug that stops proteins in the mouth responsible for suppressing tooth growth.
Health & Medicine

Japanese Company Testing Drug to Regrow Teeth in Humans

"The idea of growing new teeth is every dentist's dream."

By Victor Tangermann

India's Vikram lunar lander has yet to "re-awaken" from its prolonged night-time nap, worrying scientists.
Moon

India’s Moon Lander Appears to Have Died

Please wake up!

By Victor Tangermann

BuzzFeed's stock has been tumbling for months, and it appears that Buzzy the Robot may not be enough to save it from Nasdaq doom.
Artificial Intelligence

What Happened After BuzzFeed’s Pivot to AI: Catastrophic Stock Collapse

If "Buzzy the Robot" quizzes won't save BuzzFeed, what will?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Some people in Iowa are mad that Microsoft used a ton of water to train AI while Iowa has been in a drought caused by climate change.
Artificial Intelligence

Critics Furious Microsoft Is Training AI by Sucking Up Water During Drought

"ChatGPT is not a necessity for human life, and yet we are literally taking water to feed a computer."

By Sharon Adarlo

The "Hitler beetle," Anophthalmus hitleri, is close to extinction as neo-Nazis keep snatching specimens up as collectors' items.
Science & Energy

Beetle Named After Hitler Being Driven to Extinction by Neo-Nazis Collecting It

"Why not end this illegal trade by changing its name?"

By Noor Al-Sibai

Meta is marching forward with its solution for reviving declining user numbers: introducing an array of AI-powered chatbots to its services.
Meta

Losing Human Users, Facebook Releasing Chatbots for Lonely to Talk To

"Human, please! Share your experiences, thoughts, and emotions!"

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An Australian woman has pleaded guilty after being caught flying a drone filled with contraband into a prison yard.
Drones

Woman Pleads Guilty for Flying Drug- and Porn-Laden Drone Into Prison

That's one way to sneak contraband inside.

By Noor Al-Sibai

If you get a message from someone you never matched with on Tinder, it's not a glitch — it's the app's expensive new subscription plan.
Future Society

Tinder Now Letting Rizzless Sad Sacks Pay $500/Month to Message People Without Even Matching

This is pathetic.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Watch out, New Yorkers. The NYPD's new surveillance Dalek — er, robot — has officially arrived at a subway platform near you.
Future Society

NYPD Deploys Villainous-Looking Dalek in Subway System

Exterminate! Exterminate!!!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk is, as anecdotes from Walter Isaacson's bombastic new biography illustrate, apparently a huge crybaby.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Apparently Bursts Into Tears With Surprising Frequency

"When he’s in a bad mood, he goes really dark."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A speaker comprising tiny robots can deploy multiple microphones to create speech zones that allow it to separate and mute conversations.
Robots and Machines

Scientists Say They’ve Invented a Speaker That “Mutes” Annoying People

"You can have four people having two conversations and isolate any of the four voices."

By Frank Landymore

An independent review board found several serious issues regarding NASA's Mars Sample Return mission's timetable, cost, and technical plans.
Mars

Experts Say NASA’s Mars Sample Return Plan Is Deeply Flawed

Talk about a bad review.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré