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NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered "diverse" traces of "preserved organic matter" in a Martian crater.
Mars

NASA Rover Finds Organic Molecules on Mars

It's another big piece of the puzzle.

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomer Rajendra Gupta has devised a new theory about the expansion of the universe, concluding that it's 26.7 billion years old.
Off-World

Scientist Claims Universe Is Twice as Old as We Thought

Could the universe really be 26.7 billion years old?

By Victor Tangermann

A new look at a protoplanetary disk surrounding a star revealed a massive exoplanet forming spiral arms, the first detection of its kind,
Off-World

Scientists Attempt to Explain Star With Tentacle-Like Arms

Whoa.

By Frank Landymore

The FTC has started an extensive investigation into OpenAI to figure out whether its products harmed consumer reputations.
OpenAI

FTC Investigating ChatGPT for Saying Harmful Things About People

OpenAI may have broken consumer protection laws.

By Victor Tangermann

A study that tracked the ocean surface over two decades found that it's slowly getting greener, likely due to climate change.
Climate Change

Climate Change Is Getting So Bad That the Ocean Is Changing Color

Feeling blue?

By Frank Landymore

Bill Gates is worried about the role that AI and AI-generated content will play in elections and democracy. And, well, the guy's got a point.
Artificial Intelligence

Bill Gates Says AI Could “Undermine Elections and Democracy”

He's got a point.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists have created a breathtaking, three-dimensional visualization of a recent James Webb Space Telescope survey of ancient galaxies.
James Webb Space Telescope

Amazing Video Soars Through James Webb’s Dazzling 3D View of Universe

Soaring through space -- at 200 million light-years per second.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk has launched a new AI company. Called xAI, Musk says it was formed "to understand reality" — whatever that may mean.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Launches AI Company, Promises to Unlock Secrets of Reality

It's giving intro-level philosophy course.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A notorious female sea otter has garnered a reputation for harassing surfers in Santa Cruz, California — and even jacking their surfboards.
Science & Energy

Mischievous Sea Otter Keeps Stealing Surfboards

"The otter was shredding, caught a couple of nice waves."

By Victor Tangermann

Training AI models with AI-generated synthetic content causes the quality of the models' outputs to disintegrate, a new paper shows.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Loses Its Mind After Being Trained on AI-Generated Data

"As the use of generative models continues to grow rapidly, this situation will only accelerate."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Yuga Labs' Bored Ape NFTs have absolutely plummeted in value, dropping to multi-year lows earlier this month.
Blockchain

Remember Bored Apes? They’re Almost Worthless Now

RIP.

By Victor Tangermann

A yacht broker has been trying to sell a sub owned by the same outfit that had another vessel implode, killing five.
Advanced Transport

Yacht Broker Attempting to Sell Leftover OceanGate Submersible

Any takers for $795,000?

By Sharon Adarlo

Nicki Minaj flipped her lid on Twitter after she saw a clip of herself in a deepfake where she and Tom Holland dispute with Mark Zuckerberg.
Artificial Intelligence

Nicki Minaj Enraged by Deepfake Video

"I hope the whole internet get deleted!!!”

By Sharon Adarlo

A 31-year-old CEO of an e-commerce platform fired 90 percent of the company's support staff after arguing an AI chatbot outperformed them.
Artificial Intelligence

CEO Fires 90 Percent of Support Staff, Saying AI Outperforms Them

He's getting absolutely roasted.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk may be building a massive glass house for himself nearby Tesla's Texas Gigafactory — and he might be using Tesla funds to do it.
Tesla

Tesla Working on Strange, Transparent Structure

Is Elon Musk building himself a literal glass house?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who passed away earlier this month, used meritless lawsuits to threaten and silence his many critics.
Future Society

OceanGate CEO Used Legal Threats to Silence His Critics Before Dying in Sub

It's a common tactic.

By Victor Tangermann

China is preparing to deliver zebrafish to its Tiangong space station to study how they interact with other microorganisms and bone loss.
Off-World

China Is Sending Fish to Its Space Station

We thank them for their service.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers are projecting that 1.3 billion people will have diabetes by 2050 worldwide, leading to great new strains on health systems.
Studies

Scientists Say 1.3 Billion People Will Have Diabetes by 2050

Well... that sounds awful.

By Sharon Adarlo

For the first time ever, OpenAI's ChatGPT has lost users, The Washington Post reports, a sign that its popularity may have already peaked.
OpenAI

ChatGPT Is Now Losing Users

Have we hit peak AI?

By Victor Tangermann

By placing traffic cones on self-driving cars' hoods, activists are turning them into useless hunks of metal and plastic.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Annoyed Residents Disabling Self-Driving Cars by Placing Traffic Cones on Their Hoods

Activists are calling the protests "The Week of Cone."

By Sharon Adarlo