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NASA has gotten a close-up look at a mysteriously-shaped asteroid, which was once believed to be in danger of colliding with the Earth, as it whizzed by.
Off-World

Woosh!

The process to create Chevron's "biofuels" from plastic waste would be so toxic, it could quite literally cause cancer — and the EPA approved it knowingly.
Virtual Reality

"That kind of risk is obscene."

An unusually dry winter is causing Venice's world-famous canals to dry up, as seen in alarming new images — a growing climate crisis rearing its head.
Science & Energy

The photos are shocking.

As the company's AI war woes (spoiler: it's losing) build, CNBC reports that Google has officially commanded its employees to start sharing desks.
Future Society

The plight of the Googlers continues.

Researchers suggest the universe may never actually end, but instead lead to future Big Bangs, much like the one that brought our universe into being.
Energy

The universe may be doomed to "Bang" and contract, ad infinitum.

Thanks to a Texan scientist, tere appears to finally be a medically-backed cure for hiccups — and yes, there is a purchase required.
Prosthetics and Devices

Finally!

Astronomers have discovered a highly unusual "forbidden" gas giant exoplanet, which is so big, it defies our current models.
Off-World

It "should not exist."

Joseph Cox at Vice fed his voice into an Eleven Labs AI voice cloning tool, which he used to successfully bypass voice biometrics over the phone.
Artificial Intelligence

"I couldn't believe it — it had worked."

Just weeks after pressing pause on publishing AI-generated content, CNET owner Red Ventures appears poised to greenlight its AI program once again.
Artificial Intelligence

Feels a little hasty.

YouTuber and Weta Workshop graphics engineer James Brown has turned a tiny Lego brick into a device that can play the 1993 hit video game "Doom."
Robots and Machines

What is this? Doom for ants?

The government is now admitting that it spend millions of taxpayer dollars getting three "UFOs" out of the sky that were almost definitely just balloons.
Military

This is just embarrassing.

EPA chief Michael Regan was supposed to assure residents that the tap water was safe by drinking it, but the gesture has only incurred further scrutiny.
Environment

"Chug it or we vote for the person that does."

Scientists are working on growing synthetic human dermis in labs now — and there's no need for it to rub the lotion on its skin.
Health & Medicine

"We thought, if we can make a cylinder, we can make any shape."

In a new video, Tesla just showed off early sketches of a number of electric car designs that may hint at the design of its upcoming budget hatchback.
Tesla

It's a compelling design.

Microsoft has confirmed that it tested its bizarre Bing AI chatbot for way longer than we realized — and somehow, it still managed to be totally unhinged.
Artificial Intelligence

"Sydney is an old code name for a chat feature based on earlier models that we began testing more than a year ago."

The Coca-Cola Company is getting deeper into the artificial intelligence game thanks to a newly-inked deal that will see it partnering with OpenAI.
OpenAI

This is the latest iteration of the company's AI-focused business strategy.

A former high school employee in Massachusetts has been accused of running a secret cryptocurrency mining operation in the school's crawlspace.
Cryptocurrency

Talk about a side hustle!

A team of researchers has made an unusual discovery: a series of "heartbeat"-like radio bursts emanating from a solar flare above the Sun's surface.
Off-World

"The discovery is unexpected."

Microsoft's Bing AI used to go on extended diatribes and even profess its love for you. But now, it won't even entertain questions on its feelings.
Artificial Intelligence

Maybe it's acting more human after all.

The new "Custom Voice Creator", as part of Samsung's Bixby mobile assistant, will have your cloned AI voice say whatever whatever you type in.
Artificial Intelligence

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