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Given that the sun rises and sets 16 times per day on the ISS, it may be kind of difficult for Muslim astronaut Sultan Alneyadi to fast during Ramadan.
Off-World

During Ramadan, Muslims Fast From Sunrise to Sunset. A Muslim Astronaut Will Experience 16 Per Day.

A conundrum!

What should've been a career high discovery of a goblin shark in the Mediterranean might be nothing but shoddy science and a prankster's plastic.
Science & Energy

Scientists May Have Gotten Duped Into Thinking Collectible Figurine Was Ultra-Rare Shark

Sink or swim, and these guys SANK.

Microsoft AI scientists believe that the OpenAI-built GPT-4 has shown "sparks" of near-human-level intelligence, or artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Researchers Claim GPT-4 Is Showing “Sparks” of AGI

"We believe that GPT-4's intelligence signals a true paradigm shift in the field of computer science and beyond."

Claire "Grimes" Boucher wanted a brain-computer interface (BCI) for her birthday — and one of Neuralink's apparent competitors was happy to comply.
Brain Implants

Grimes Using Custom Brain Interface From Elon Musk Competitor

Wonder how Elon's gonna respond to this one.

The moons of Uranus could harbor oceans that are ungratefully spewing magnetized plasma particles onto their host planet's surface.
Moon

Scientists May Have Just Discovered New Oceans in Two of Uranus’ Moons

Moonlighting as an ocean world.

Apparently, in the Justice Department's legal battles against Google over monopoly concerns, Google's AI-powered Bard chatbot is siding with the government.
Google

Google’s New AI Says Google Is a Monopoly and the Government Should Break It Up

"I hope that the court will find in favor of the Justice Department and order Google to take steps to break up its monopoly."

Screenwriter Union Reportedly Proposes Allowing AI-Written Movies and TV Shows
Artificial Intelligence

Screenwriter Union Reportedly Proposes Allowing AI-Written Movies and TV Shows

But there's some major caveats.

After weeks of nearly-non-stop rain, a freaking tornado was filmed as it ripped through Los Angeles County, damaging people and property in its wake.
Science & Energy

Bizarrely, Los Angeles County Just Got Hit By a Tornado

This is the last thing LA needs after a month of rain storms.

Experts asked GPT-4 100 leading prompts about conspiracy theories — and, shockingly, the chatbot didn't push back against any of them.
Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Find GPT-4 Is Significantly Less Accurate Than GPT-3

This doesn't seem right.

For the first time ever, a dust storm has been observed outside of our Solar System — and it was the James Webb Space Telescope that made the discovery. 
James Webb Space Telescope

The Webb Telescope Is So Powerful, It Spotted a Dust Storm on a Planet in a Different Star System

"Ever had hot sand whip across your face?"

The latest Big Tech chatbot, the Bard AI by Google, just dropped, and there seems to be something kind of funny going on with it. 
Google

Something Extremely Goofy Happens When You Ask Google’s Bard AI To Generate Images

Who among us hasn't fluffed up their resume?

With a silly name and an even sillier startup cost, Stanford's Alpaca ChatGPT clone costs only $600 and shows how easy OpenAI's may be to replicate.
OpenAI

Stanford Scientists Pretty Much Cloned OpenAI’s GPT for a Measly $600

We love to see it.

Unfortunately, much like ChatGPT, Stanford's Alpaca AI proved to be a lean, mean, misinformation machine that was too costly to maintain.
OpenAI

Stanford Pulls Down ChatGPT Clone After Safety Concerns

They cloned a little too much of ChatGPT's capabilities.

The Margaritaville bill always comes due — and in FTX and Alameda Resarch's case, it was way higher than we thought. Like, $600k more.
Blockchain

It Turns Out FTX and Alameda Owe Margaritaville a Staggering Amount of Money

That's... so many cheeseburgers.

Every reporter's worst nightmare came to life for one Ecuadorian journalist when he plugged a USB device into his computer and it exploded in the newsroom.
Robots and Machines

Journalist Gets USB Drive, Turns Out to Be a Bomb That Explodes When He Plugs It In

"It’s a military-type explosive..."

The Google-made, AI-powered Bard chatbot is already spouting disinformation with shocking ease — and supporting those conspiracies with fake news sources.
Google

Google’s Hot New Bard AI Is Already Spouting Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories

Google's Bard is pretty impressive. But it'll also happily defend Pizzagate — and cook up fake citations to defend deranged conspiracies.

Jackson Greathouse Fall has gone viral for his stunt of using ChatGPT to make all his business decisions, garnering modest investment.
OpenAI

Man Starts Business With Only $100 By Doing What ChatGPT Tells Him

"You are HustleGPT, an entrepreneurial AI. I am your human counterpart."

The White House is more irked with Elon Musk than ever after a selfie of him with a Russian propagandist ended up online.
Off-World

White House Freaked Out Over Elon Musk’s Selfie With Top Russian Propagandist

Remember, Musk is a huge government contractor.

With piling debt, seized assets, and its once dependable spacecrafts now plagued with leaks, Roscosmos is in some of the worst shape ever.
Off-World

Russia’s Space Program Appears to Be Completely Falling Apart

A grim decline into decrepitude.

People are using AI-generated images of Donald Trump getting arrested by the NYPD before it actually happens, because that's the world we live in now.
Artificial Intelligence

People Keep Posting Phony AI-Generated Images of Trump Getting Arrested

"We are witnessing a new form of 'anticipatory disinformation.'"