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Almost everyone in the world is being exposed to levels of an air pollutant known as PM 2.5 that exceed the WHO's safe threshold.
Studies

Shocking Study Finds 99 Percent of the World Population Is Breathing Harmful Air

"Almost no one is safe from air pollution."

We're closer than ever to a dystopian future where corporations can read our thoughts without our permission using brain-computer interfaces.
Future Society

Legal Expert Proposes “Cognitive Liberty” to Avoid Corporate Brain Spying

"We do see the technology starting to be used in some ways that are more like involuntary neural surveillance."

Elementary school students have discovered that EpiPens can turn poisonous after being launched into space due to space radiation.
Developments

NASA Surprised When School Children Discover That EpiPens Become Toxic in Space

Having an allergic reaction in space could be seriously dangerous.

Those machine "hallucinations" that Large Language Models (LLM) are known for? According to one AI leader, they're just alternate realities, actually.
Artificial Intelligence

Stable Diffusion CEO Suggests AI Is Peering Into Alternate Realities

"LLMs don't hallucinate. They're just windows into alternate realities in the latent space."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a probe into Tesla's 2023 Model Y after at least two reported steering wheel incidents.
Tesla

Tesla Is Being Investigated Over Steering Wheels That Fall Off While Driving

That's not good.

If our solar system wasn't weird, we'd expect to find another "super-Earth" sized planet near Jupiter. Turns out though, that would probably kill us.
Off-World

If There Was a “Super-Earth” In Our Solar System, It Would Probably Kill Us All

It's a delicate balance.

"They were all dumb as a rock," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, told the FT last month, speaking to digital assistants like Cortana, Siri, and Alexa.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft CEO Trashes Siri and Alexa for Being “Dumb as a Rock”

No minced words here.

A former SEC lawyer says that a Binance bank run seems "inevitable." Meanwhile, US regulator suspicion continues to mount against the crypto exchange.
Blockchain

Former SEC Lawyer Issues Warning That Binance Is an “FTX Redux”

"An epic bank run seems inevitable."

After dragging an ex-Twitter employee, Elon Musk has apologized to Haraldur Thorleifsson after disparaging him so publicly.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Finally Relents and Apologizes for Mocking Disabled Twitter Ex-Employee

"I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation."

A team of researchers claim to have created a superconducting material at both room temperature and feasible levels of pressure.
Science & Energy

Researchers Say They’ve Created Superconductors At Room Temperature

"We believe we are now at the modern superconducting era."

NSYNC’s Lance Bass Was Training to Be a Cosmonaut When He Heard Something Fascinating
Off-World

NSYNC’s Lance Bass Was Training to Be a Cosmonaut When He Heard Something Fascinating

"You know, the space madness starts to kick in."

Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency's flagship H3 rocket lifted off from the pad well enough, but could not kick in its second stage engine.
Off-World

Japan’s Newest Rocket Self Destructs During Launch

"This will have a serious impact on Japan's future space policy, space business and technological competitiveness."

The Moon, beautiful as she is, is easy to love. Which is why she has to know: would you still love her... if she were a worm?
Moon

Would You Still Love the Moon If It Was a Worm?

Just! Asking! Questions!

NASA has reinforced the launch date for its crewed Artemis II Moon mission next year — that is, if they're able to make it.
Moon

NASA Says It’ll Be Launching Crewed Moon Mission Around Thanksgiving 2024

There's a good chance they'll be able to keep it, too.

Salesforce is bringing OpenAI's ChatGPT to Slack, yet another sign that the compulsively lying and hallucinating AI assistant is becoming inescapable.
OpenAI

ChatGPT Is Coming to Slack Because We Live and Work in Hell

Because Slack wasn't already annoying enough to use.

"He's the worst," Musk wrote in a tweet, which he promptly deleted, after roasting former Twitter director Haraldur Thorleifsson.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Deletes Tweet Roasting Disabled Twitter Employee

"He's the worst."

Scientists have quantified why people are afraid of clowns — and their findings kind of take the air out of this common fear. 
Health & Medicine

Scientists Investigated Why Clowns Are So Terrifying and [Sinister Circus Music Plays]

Put down the tiny bicycle and put your hands above your head!

According to a report from CNBC, the Google-built Bard is a total and complete mess, and no one really seems to know what to actually do with the AI tech.
Google

Chaos Inside Google as Execs Try to Figure Out How to Actually Use AI

"It's an intense time."

Wondering if artificial intelligence (AI) will be taking your job? A fair question — and one that a group of professors may have just shed some light on.
Artificial Intelligence

These Are the Jobs Most Vulnerable to AI, Researchers Say

Apparently, AI might soon be your — checks notes — history teacher. Should go well.

As part of a Mars cloud survey, NASA's Curiosity rover imaged spectacular crepuscular rays for the first time during an especially painterly sunset.
Mars

NASA Rover Snaps Amazing View of Sunset on Mars

A thing of beauty.