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A video shows a uniformed robotic employee at a McDonald's in Shanghai, China greeting a patron while seemingly taking their order.
Robotics

No, McDonald’s Isn’t Deploying Humanoid Robots as Workers in Shanghai

It's not what it looks like.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is putting Mars back in the crosshairs with a first-of-its-kind nuclear mission it says will launch by the end of 2028.
Mars

NASA Announces Nuclear Mission to Mars by 2028

The goal is to demonstrate "advanced nuclear electric propulsion in deep space."

By Victor Tangermann

Black novelty glasses with attached bushy black eyebrows, a large pink fake nose, and a small black mustache, set against a bright yellow background.
Ethics

CEO Confronted Over Using AI to Clone Real People Without Their Consent

"You do not have our permission to use our names to do this."

By Joe Wilkins

Two side-by-side images show a small delivery robot on a sidewalk near a bus stop shelter with a black curved roof. The robot has a white and green body, four black wheels, and an orange flag. Blue shattered glass is scattered on the sidewalk around the robot in both images. The left image shows a streetlamp partially visible in the upper left corner. The background features a white brick wall with a window.
Robotics

Delivery Robot Allegedly Smashes Through Bus Stop Window, Keeps Driving Covered in Broken Glass

Smash and grab.

By Frank Landymore

A slew of new Polymarket accounts are betting big on an imminent ceasefire between the US and Iran, triggering the alarms.
Cryptocurrency

Sketchy Polymarket Accounts Making Suspicious Bets on Imminent Iran Ceasefire

The accounts are less than a week old and put down a huge amount of money.

By Victor Tangermann

A man has plead guilty for creating "hundreds of thousands of songs with AI" and using bots to make $8 million in royalties.
Ethics

Man Pleads Guilty to Making $8 Million by Creating Music With AI and Using Bots to Drive Zillions of Fake Streams

"Although the songs and listeners were fake, the millions of dollars Smith stole was real."

By Victor Tangermann

Close-up of a man's face with eyes tightly closed and a wide smile, showing his teeth and some facial stubble.
Artificial Intelligence

You’ll Snort-Laugh When You Learn How Much AI Actually Added to the US Economy Last Year

"There is no evidence that AI deployment is either boosting productivity or damaging US employment."

By Joe Wilkins

A red stethoscope intertwined with a wooden-handled red plunger, placed on a yellow grid-patterned background.
Ethics

Doctor Reels as Son Becomes Plumber in Age of AI

"Am I the blip in my family's more traditional working-class journey?"

By Frank Landymore

A digitally altered portrait of Mark Zuckerberg, wearing a suit and tie, smiling. The image has a green tint with binary code (ones and zeros) overlaid on his face and upper body, giving a futuristic or digital effect. The background includes a partially visible logo and text, suggesting a corporate or professional setting.
Meta

Mark Zuckerberg Secretly Training an AI Agent to Do CEO Job

Did he have an AI agent advising him when he built the Metaverse?

By Frank Landymore

Windows VP Pavan Davuluri effectively admitted outright that the company went too far to shove AI down users' throats at all costs.
Ethics

Microsoft Realizes It’s Epically Screwed Up Windows 11 as Users Rage at Copilot AI Crammed Everywhere

Painful.

By Victor Tangermann

Asteroid Ryugu appears to contain all the necessary ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth.
NASA

Samples From Distant Asteroid Contain All DNA and RNA Building Blocks

Woah.

By Victor Tangermann

A man sitting at a desk with a laptop in front of him, covering his face with both hands, appearing stressed or overwhelmed. The background features a large red circle on a light green backdrop. The man is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and a wristwatch.
Artificial Intelligence

Analyst Warns Against Using Microsoft’s Copilot AI on Friday Afternoons

"Copilot makes over-shared documents more accessible."

By Joe Wilkins

Blue Origin unveiled plans for a "Near-Earth Objects (NEO) Hunter mission concept for planetary defense," a collaboration with NASA's JPL.
NASA

Jeff Bezos’ Space Company Unveils Plans for Orbital Anti-Asteroid Defense Weapons

It's proposing two approaches: either shoot dangerous asteroids with an ion cannon — or ram it out of orbit.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX filed plans with the FCC for up to one million satellites designed to function as orbital data centers. Astronomers are not happy.
Astronomy

SpaceX’s One Million Orbital Data Centers Would Be Debilitating for Astronomy Research, Scientists Say

This could be a disaster waiting to happen.

By Victor Tangermann

Hands holding a blue injection pen with the cap removed, showing the dosage window set to 0.4 mg. The person is wearing a light pink long-sleeve shirt, and the background features a red circle with a grid pattern overlay.
Treatments

Scientists Just Found Something Rather Grim That Happens When You Stop Taking GLP-1s

"People need to realize that there's a price of stopping."

By Frank Landymore

A close-up of Kash Patel, in a suit with a contemplative expression, hands pressed together near his face. The image is mostly black and white, except for a blue grid-patterned circle behind him and two blurred figures in the background tinted orange.
Data Privacy

The Head of the FBI Just Admitted Something Moderately Horrifying

"It has led to some valuable intelligence for us."

By Joe Wilkins

A green quadcopter drone labeled "XPECE ONE" is placed on a wooden table. Surrounding the drone are multiple clear plastic evidence bags containing various items,
Drones

Quadcopter Drone Caught Trying to Deliver Hunting Knives to Inmates in Prison

"We find drones crashed in the woods outside of the penitentiary. We find drones crashed at the bases of the fences. We find drones crashed in the yard."

By Joe Wilkins

Three sequential images dated November 8, 9, and 10, 2025, show a bright comet with a glowing nucleus and a diffuse blue tail extending diagonally upward to the left against a dark background. The comet's nucleus is splitting into multiple fragments over the three days, with the fragments becoming more distinct and separated in each subsequent image.
Astronomy

Scientists Startled by What Happens When They Point Hubble at Comet

"Sometimes the best science happens by accident."

By Frank Landymore

A robot with short, spiky white hair and a white high-collared outfit is gripping the red, mechanical head of another robot. The background is bright orange with a subtle grid pattern, and a blue circle highlights the robot's head. The spiky-haired robot has a determined expression and cybernetic facial markings.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Agent Frets That Its Job Could Be Replaced by AI

Hey, that's my job!

By Frank Landymore

Waffle House restaurant with a brick facade and large yellow letters spelling "WAFFLE HOUSE" above a red awning. The building has large glass windows reflecting the sky and interior lights. A man dressed in black is walking near the entrance, and a banner on the left side advertises online ordering for pickup.
Advanced Transport

Trump FEMA Official Claims He Sometimes Spontaneously Teleports, Including Once Directly to a Waffle House 50 Miles Away

"I ended up at a Waffle House, like, 50 miles away from where I was."

By Joe Wilkins