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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

Wait, Did Officials Just Pretend to Drink the Tap Water in East Palestine?

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

By Frank Landymore

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

Scientists Growing Skin That Can Be Slipped on Like a Glove

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

By Noor Al-Sibai

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

Did Tesla Just Accidentally Leak What Its $25,000 Car Will Look Like?

It's a compelling design.

By Victor Tangermann

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

Microsoft Admits to Testing Deranged Bing AI Long Before Officially Launching It

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

By Noor Al-Sibai

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

Coca-Cola Signs Deal With OpenAI’s DALL-E and ChatGPT

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

By Noor Al-Sibai

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

Man Accused of Running Secret Crypto Mining Operation in High School Crawlspace

Talk about a side hustle!

By Victor Tangermann

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

Scientists Detect “Heartbeat-Like” Signal From the Sun

"The discovery is unexpected."

By Victor Tangermann

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

Bing AI Now Shuts Down When You Ask About Its Feelings

Maybe it's acting more human after all.

By Frank Landymore

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

Samsung Now Cloning Users’ Voices So an AI Can Answer Calls For Them

Who asked for this?

By Frank Landymore

But according to a pair of experts, the frothy hype cycle surrounding chatbot AI systems is doomed to be what investors fear most: a bubble.
Artificial Intelligence

Economist Says AI Is a Doomed Bubble

"Their confidence in AI — indeed, their very understanding of and definition of it — is misplaced."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Alongside billionaires, Sen. Bernie Sanders also wants us to tax the robots — and honestly, it's not the worst idea he's ever had.
Robotics

Bernie Sanders Wants To Tax the Robots That Replace Human Workers

Points were made.

By Noor Al-Sibai

From hobbyists in Northern Illinois to the guys at Make Sunsets who want to dim the sun, it appears that balloon dudes across the US are living in fear. 
Science & Energy

Guy Trying to Dim Sun Frets That US Will Shoot Down His Balloon

Won't somebody please think of his balloons?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The lawyer of a 24-year-old woman, who is eight months pregnant and currently in jail, is alleging that his client's fetus is being illegally detained.
Developments

Pregnant Woman in Jail Argues That If Her Fetus Is a Person, It’s Being Illegally Detained

"An unborn child has rights independent of its mother, even though it’s still in the womb."

By Victor Tangermann

People have started using AI-powered apps to clone the voice of president Joe Biden and have him spout off some hilariously out-of-character rants.
Artificial Intelligence

Ridiculous Voice Cloned Joe Biden Speeches Are Going Viral

These videos are hysterical.

By Frank Landymore

It's only been a few days since Microsoft announced that it was restricting its unhinged Bing AI chatbot — but apparently, they're having second thoughts.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Has No Idea How Stupid to Make Its AI

The company had a change of heart after "lobotomizing" its AI.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The tech giant may have denied using an AI, but it appears that the HR departments of many companies are willing to use AI in future lay off decisions.
Google

Google Denies Using AI to Pick Which Employees to Fire

HR departments, though, have expressed their willingness to use software and algorithms to layoff employees.

By Frank Landymore

Bad news if you're hoping to hear about definitive signs of Martian life soon: the instruments of Mars rovers just aren't advanced enough.
Mars

Scientists Find NASA’s Mars Rover Would Struggle to Detect Life on Earth

"If the biosignatures can't be detected in Earth samples ... we should not expect these instruments to be capable of detecting evidence of life from Mars' early history."

By Frank Landymore

A massive four-day work week trial in the UK, the world's largest, found that the vast majority of participating companies will stick with the new change.
Future Society

The World’s Largest Four Day Work Week Trial a Huge Success

The vast majority of companies involved are sticking with the change.

By Victor Tangermann

In a matter of months, two Russian spacecraft docked to the ISS experienced mysterious leaks. Officials claim they were both caused by "external impacts."
Off-World

Something Hit Spacecraft From the Outside, Russia Says

Something doesn't add up.

By Victor Tangermann

In a post-Chinese balloon world, officials on the other side of the pond were left perplexed when a huge, mysterious orb turned up on a beach in Japan.
Robots and Machines

Japan Puzzled When Large Metal Orb Appears on Beach

And it's not the first time in recent years this has happened, either.

By Noor Al-Sibai