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The signal is know as a fast radio burst (FRB), and it is the oldest and most powerful of its kind ever detected.
Off-World

Scientists Intercept Signal That Took 8 Billion Years to Reach Earth

And the Sun is no match for its power.

By Frank Landymore

Instagram's translation algorithm seems to have wrongfully changed user mentions of Palestine in profiles to include the word "terrorist."
Future Society

Instagram Apologizes for Bug that Added “Terrorist” to Palestinian User Bios

"Not sure what would justify [this]."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Apple executives gave John Stewart an ultimatum: cede creative control, give up those issues, or "The Problem" gets cancelled.
Artificial Intelligence

Apple Reportedly Ditched Jon Stewart Because They Didn’t Like His Thoughts About AI

"The Problem With Jon Stewart" has abruptly ended.

By Frank Landymore

A Bitcoin "OG" who stole crypto a decade ago spent lavishly but secretly lived a very sad and lonely life before he was caught. 
Bitcoin

Guy Who Stole Billions in Bitcoin Lived a Sad Life

"Jimmy wanted to be loved. Jimmy wanted friends."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Solar power is set to become the dominant energy source in the world by 2050, surpassing even fossil fuels if current trends continue.
Solar Power

Study Finds That Solar Power Is on Track to Dominate Electric Grids

But the sun doesn't always shine everyday.

By Sharon Adarlo

New York University scientists say that forces within neutron stars can slice through the star itself and send out intense gamma-ray bursts.
From Quarks to Quasars

Grim Blades of Energy Could Chop Stars in Half, Scientists Say

Like a large melon slicing itself.

By Sharon Adarlo

Don't get too used to having a robot colleague at work. You might start screwing up without even realizing it.
Robotics

Scientists Find That Human Workers Get Lazier When Their Teammate Is a Robot

"Teamwork is a mixed blessing."

By Frank Landymore

Behold, the transformational power of generative AI technology: generating photorealistic images of lil' tykes gleefully smoking cigs.
OpenAI

OpenAI Image Generator Draws Pictures of Children Smoking Cigarettes

The future's here, kids!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Metals from spacecraft that are supposed to safely burn up in the atmosphere are staying there and potentially affecting the ozone.
Off-World

Satellites and Spacecraft Are Polluting the Atmosphere, Scientists Find

"The Space Age has released human-made materials in what we consider a pristine area of the atmosphere."

By Frank Landymore

The Cybertruck apparently held up admirably after being riddled with dozens of bullets, according to Musk.
Elon Musk

Elon Musks Says He Unloaded a Tommy Gun Into a Cybertruck “Al Capone Style”

Is he being serious?

By Frank Landymore

A proposed New York State bill would require a background check to buy a 3D printer, in an effort to crackdown on 3D printed ghost guns.
3D Printing

New York Bill Would Require a Background Check for 3D Printers, Like a Gun

Want a 3D printer? Get a background check.

By Sharon Adarlo

A documentarian once dubbed "the Donald Trump of TripAdvisor" collected bottles of Amazon driver urine and resold them...on Amazon.
Future Society

Madman Sells “Energy Drink” Made From Amazon Delivery Drivers’ Pee… on Amazon

"I couldn’t have predicted how easy it would be."

By Noor Al-Sibai

AI has a very dirty secret: that the people hired to train it are making literal pennies on the dollar, which is tantamount to slave labor.
Artificial Intelligence

That AI You’re Using Was Trained By Slave Labor, Basically

"In my point of view, it is digital slavery."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Universal Music Group and several other record labels have accused Anthropic of stealing their lyrics to train its chatbot Claude 2.
Anthropic

Music Industry Sues Anthropic for Alleged Theft of Lyrics

"This copyrighted material is not free for the taking simply because it can be found on the internet."

By Frank Landymore

Federal regulators grounded Starship after its failed orbital flight test. SpaceX is annoyed it still hasn't gotten permission to fly again.
Advanced Transport

SpaceX Says Feds Are Being Unfair About Its Rocket That Exploded

Those darn regulations.

By Frank Landymore

A one-time Fugees rap group member claims that his attorney fumbled his conspiracy trial because he used artificial intelligence.  
Artificial Intelligence

Fugees Rapper Says His Lawyer Lost His Case by Using AI

There's absolutely nothing normal about anything in this situation.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new study from Stanford University shows that people with a hoarding problem can alleviate their issue by using virtual reality.
Virtual Reality

VR Lets Hoarders Practice Throwing Away Their Cherished Garbage

Become a virtual Marie Kondo.

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA's Juno satellite captured new images of Jupiter's moon, Io, which has a fiery surface due to its many volcanoes.
Moon

NASA Spacecraft Snaps Beautiful Photo of Jupiter’s Volcano-Dotted Moon

So many volcanoes, so little time.

By Sharon Adarlo

Amid rumors, Elon Musk insists that he is not, as reports suggest, going to pull out of the European Union.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says He Has No Intention of Pulling Out

He's not mad. Don't put in the newspaper that he's mad.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A year since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, since renamed X, traffic at the social media platform has been down significantly.
Elon Musk

Twitter’s Traffic Is Falling Off Under Elon Musk’s Disastrous Leadership

A sad shell of itself.

By Sharon Adarlo