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Google researchers have shown off the latest tricks they've taught MusicLM, their AI model that can turn simple text prompts into music.
Google

Have a listen for yourself.

By Victor Tangermann

After almost two years of roaming the surface, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has officially dropped off the tenth and final Martian soil sample.
Mars

"Someone understood the assignment."

By Victor Tangermann

Silicon Valley darling and ChatGPT creator OpenAI has reportedly hired roughly 1,000 contractors with the goal of improving its text-to-code AI, Codex.
OpenAI

"Learn to code," they said.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The European Space Agency has shown off a concept for a giant eight-feet-long robotic arm that is designed to pick up samples of Martian soil.
ESA

It's literally picking up where Perseverance left off.

By Victor Tangermann

Vivek Murthy is worried that kids are fighting a losing battle against social media giants that are trying to maximize their easily earned engagement.
Neuroscience and Brain

"You're pitting a child against the world's greatest product designers and that's just not a fair fight. And so that's why I think our kids need help."

By Frank Landymore

German automaker Mercedes-Benz claims to have achieved Level 3 autonomy in the US, a noteworthy but incremental upgrade.
Tesla

We might soon be able to catch up with our favorite TV shows while driving.

By Victor Tangermann

Real estate agents are, it seems, already using OpenAI's controversial ChatGPT artificial intelligence software to pump out property listings.
OpenAI

This shouldn't be surprising.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Mining giant Rio Tinto misplaced a "highly radioactive" object along a Western Australian highway, several outlets report. If it helps, they're "sorry."
Science & Energy

Oops!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

It took firefighters 6,000 gallons of water to eventually extinguish the Tesla's battery which was determined to be the cause of the fire.
Tesla

Terrifying.

By Frank Landymore

As the Artemis mission's 2024 launch date steadily approaches, NASA is undertaking its secretive selection process to decide who will be sent to the Moon.
Moon

"It’s not always the most equitable or transparent process."

By Noor Al-Sibai

I work for Red Ventures, which owns the tech news site CNET and many others — which the company is now pumping full of articles churned out by a shadowy AI.
Artificial Intelligence

"The sea is up to our knees, and it’ll keep rising."

By Anonymous Red Ventures Employee

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of making use of "rubber" inflatable tanks near the country's embattled Zaporizhzhia region, which have since deflated.
Robots and Machines

"Apparently, the free air of the Cossack region is not suitable for the 'rubber' products of the occupiers."

By Victor Tangermann

The AI bot that CNET is using to churn out personal finance articles has a relatable problem: it keeps making dumb mistakes.
Artificial Intelligence

CNET is now letting an AI write articles for its site. The problem? It's kind of a moron.

By Jon Christian

Normally limited to use in Earth orbiting satellites, Hall thrusters may be able to punch above their weight even more than expected.
Off-World

Engineers went back to the drawing board — with "crazy" results.

By Frank Landymore

The James Webb was able to spot the coldest ice on record that may hold clues to the formation of organic molecules across the universe.
James Webb Space Telescope

"These observations open a new window on the formation pathways for the simple and complex molecules that are needed to make the building blocks of life."

By Frank Landymore

NASA has announced that it's setting up a facility specifically to deposit Mars rock samples, which may contain traces of ancient life on the Red Planet. 
Mars

Handle with care.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The genes of people who live past 100 may help those of us who age less gracefully stay heart-healthy for longer thanks to some exciting new research. 
Genetics

"Our findings confirm the healthy mutant gene can reverse the decline of heart performance in older people."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A mother whose teen son struggles with a learning disability urged him to turn in an essay written by ChatGPT  — and was pretty pleased with the results. 
OpenAI

Okay, this is interesting.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Atlas, Boston Dynamics' bipedal, humanoid robot, is not above falling flat on its face, or on its ass, or just freezing up like an idiot.
Boston Dynamics

We all can relate.

By Frank Landymore

Researchers have successfully turned an abandoned oil and gas well into a geothermal energy storage system, "a win-win situation."
Geothermal

"It is a win-win situation."

By Victor Tangermann