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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

A growing body of research shows that poor dental health is linked with cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience and Brain

Research Suggests That Bad Dental Health May Increase Risk of Dementia

Brush your teeth, protect your brain.

By Frank Landymore

Got a billion dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Consider: donating it to Harvard Medical School in exchange for naming rights.
Science & Energy

Harvard Says That for $1 Billion, You Can Rename Its Medical School

Got a billion dollars lying around?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

For an emerald mine that Elon Musk says doesn't exist, his father, Errol Musk, sure seems to have some gruesome mine memories to share.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Dad Says Someone at His Emerald Mine Got Eaten by a Crocodile

"Think of the early Wild West, except add jungle, wild animals (and wild humans), and many many things that can kill you."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Authors, including John Grisham, announced they are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, claiming its large language models are violating copyright.
OpenAI

OpenAI Trembles as John Grisham Joins Lawsuit Targeting ChatGPT

It's a legal thriller come to life.

By Victor Tangermann

Google just plugged Bard into a variety of its products — but the AI chatbot might not be the helpful assistant that Google wants it to be.
Google

Google’s New Gmail Tool Is Hallucinating Emails That Don’t Exist

You had one job!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An investigation by Wired reveals the grisly complications of Neuralink brain implants in monkeys, including brain swelling and paralysis.
Prosthetics and Devices

Terrible Things Happened to Monkeys After Getting Neuralink Implants, According to Veterinary Records

This is horrifying.

By Frank Landymore

The new model, AlphaMissense, has identified 71 million missense mutations and classified 89 percent of them as likely benign or malignant.
Gene Editing

Google DeepMind Claims Its AI Can Pinpoint Genetic Mutations That Cause Disease

Geneticists seem to be taking the announcement with a grain of salt.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The family of a North Carolina man is suing Google, claiming Google Maps directions made the father drive his car off a bridge last year.
Google

Family Sues Google for Fatally Telling Father to Drive Off Collapsed Bridge

He drowned after crashing into a creek below.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists believe rare pink diamonds were formed when an ancient supercontinent broke up 1.3 billion years ago.
Science & Energy

Pink Diamonds Emerged When a Supercontinent Broke Up, Scientists Say

They're well over a billion years old.

By Victor Tangermann

Parents in Spain are mad after naked deepfake pictures of their daughters were circulated in local schools.
Artificial Intelligence

Parents Furious After Deepfaked Nudes of Daughters Circulate at Schools

"I saw a naked photo of you."

By Sharon Adarlo

To fix their terribly writing AI, companies are now resorting to hiring poets and writers with humanity degrees.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Companies Desperately Hiring Authors and Poets to Fix Their Crappy Writing

Ironic.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a recent report by crypto platform dappGambl, 95 percent of NFT collections are worthless today.
NFTs

Study Finds 95 Percent of NFTs Are Now Worthless

NFTs are officially on life support.

By Victor Tangermann