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Controversial new research led by renowned climate scientist James Hansen found that global warming is accelerating.
Global Warming

Global Warming Is Even Worse Than We Thought, Scientist Says

"The 1.5 degree limit is deader than a doornail."

By Frank Landymore

The plight of Tesla's beleaguered Cybertruck continues as social media videos show three of the vehicles struggling to drive off-road.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Struggles to Drive Up Steep Dirt Road

"Is it even on?"

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Thanks to NASA's space probe Juno, astronomers finally have confirmation of salt and organic compounds in Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon.
Moon

NASA Says It’s Spotted Organic Compounds on Jupiter’s Largest Moon

"We found the greatest abundance of salts and organics in the dark and bright terrains at latitudes protected by the magnetic field."

By Frank Landymore

Clever engineers behind the YouTube channel ND - Woodworking Art have built an entire Cybertruck almost entirely out of wood.
Advanced Transport

Someone Built a Fully Functional Wooden Cybertruck

The finish on this truck is better than the real thing!

By Victor Tangermann

Interbreeding with the Denisovans left us with a gene that helped us with the climate, but left us vulnerable to mental disorders.
Gene Editing

Scientists Say We Bred With an Extinct Human Species and It Left a Grim Change in Our Brains

Thanks, ancestors.

By Frank Landymore

One of OpenAI's cofounders warned years ago that if we don't program it right, AGI may treat humans like animals.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s Chief Scientist Worried AGI Will Treat Us Like Animals

And he predicted this years before ChatGPT dropped, too.

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a bizarre public service announcement, the Steak-umm meat brand created deepfake videos of vegans eating meat.
Artificial Intelligence

Steak-umm Uses Deepfakes to Make Vegans Devour Meat

"The hope was to get a rise out of them, and it worked — they were surprised, then angry."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A minivan-sized, four-legged walking robot that can carry up to four passengers was spotted at this year's Japan Mobility Show.
Robotics

This Rideable Rhinoceros Robot Looks Absolutely Amazing

We're in love.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have long warned that cell phones may cause male fertility issues — and a new indicates that those concerns are warranted. 
Studies

Cell Phone Use Linked to Low Sperm Count in Landmark Study

Uh oh.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists in the United Kingdom have pinpointed a physiological response from hearing someone mangle the English grammar in a new study.
Neuroscience and Brain

Hearing Bad Grammar Causes Physical Distress, Scientists Find

Do you get upset when you hear bad grammar? This study is for you.

By Sharon Adarlo

It turns out that former President Barack Obama had a heavy hand in crafting current President Joe Biden's AI framework.
Artificial Intelligence

Obama Has Secretly Been Working on AI for Biden

Biden's former boss is worried about AI, too.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a lengthy post on X-formerly-Twitter, AI godfater Yann LeCun argued that extremely wealthy CEOs taking control over the future of AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Godfather of AI Warns That Powerful Companies Are Seizing Control of It

It's a real threat.

By Victor Tangermann

During a Thursday spacewalk outside of the International Space Station, two NASA astronauts lost an entire bag of tools.
NASA

NASA Astronauts Accidentally Lose Tool Bag During Space Walk

NASA is calling it an "orbital oopsy."

By Victor Tangermann

The founder and two top executives of the meme coin SafeMoon have been accused of pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars in customer funds.
Blockchain

Execs of Top Meme Coin Charged With Spending Customers’ Money on Luxury Cars

"Instead of rewarding their clients as promised, their insatiable greed led them to spend millions of dollars on their own lavish desires."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI is set to release its first AI model to a select group of users as soon as Saturday.
Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk Is About to Release His First AI

We can't wait to take Musk's "maximum truth-seeking AI" for a spin.

By Victor Tangermann

Parents and local officials are unsure how to handle AI-generated nudes of teen girls that boys began circulating at a NJ high school.
Artificial Intelligence

Police Investigating AI-Generated Nudes of New Jersey High Schoolers

"You’d never think one of your classmates would violate you like this."

By Noor Al-Sibai

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all seven counts in his fraud trial — and he's now facing a huge prison sentence.
Blockchain

Sam Bankman-Fried Is Facing 110 Years in Prison

"This kind of fraud, this kind of corruption, is as old as time."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk predicted last year that due to Bankman-Fried's donations to the Democratic party, there would be "no investigation." Wrong.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Was Staggeringly Wrong About Sam Bankman-Fried

Zero points.

By Victor Tangermann

It appears that until recently, Fox News host Laura Ingraham did not know that the James Webb Space Telescope existed.
James Webb Space Telescope

Fox News Host Tries to Mock Biden By Claiming Webb Telescope Isn’t Real

"I don't understand."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Hollywood actor Scarlett Johanson is suing an AI app developer for stealing her voice and likeness for an online ad.
Artificial Intelligence

Scarlett Johansson Taking Legal Action Against AI App for Cloning Her Voice Without Permission

This definitely isn't the AI in "Her."

By Victor Tangermann