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Hackers have brought a children's hospital in Chicago to its knees, an especially cruel attack that has made life for staff a nightmare.
Developments

World’s Cruelest Hackers Went After, Yes, a Children’s Hospital

Will the hackers please think of the children?

By Victor Tangermann

James Webb Spots Two Planets Solemnly Orbiting Dead Stars
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots Two Planets Solemnly Orbiting Dead Stars

They're holding on for dear life.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's tiny Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has seen its last days — but its friend, the Perseverance rover, hasn't said goodbye just yet. 
Mars

NASA Rover Spots Dead Mars Helicopter in Its “Final Resting Place”

Goodnight, sweet prince.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers found that certain lifestyle choices warded off dementia symptoms in patients whose brains already contained Alzheimer's makers.
Neuroscience and Brain

If You Have Signs of Dementia, Doctors Found a Way to Help

"It's like a video game where you are shooting monsters."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A rival to weight loss drug semaglutide has been shown to drastically improve people's blood pressure after 36 weeks of taking the medication.
Studies

Mounjaro Patients Show Hugely Improved Blood Pressure

Okay, that's interesting.

By Sharon Adarlo

Officials say they've identified the culprit behind an AI-generated robocall featuring a fake President Joe Biden telling people not to vote.
Artificial Intelligence

Operator of AI-Powered Joe Biden Unmasked, Criminal Investigation Opened

"A real-life example of an attempt to use AI to interfere with an election."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk has seemingly threatened to buy Disney after attending an event with Nelson Peltz, who has an ongoing feud with Disney.
Elon Musk

Wait, Did Elon Musk Just Hint He’s Going to Buy Disney?

"Thinking about what companies to acquire."

By Victor Tangermann

Moscow native Aleksandr Zhadan programmed OpenAI's GPT large language models to talk to well over 5,000 women on his behalf.
Artificial Intelligence

Man Uses AI to Talk to 5,000 Women on Tinder, Finds Wife

"At some point, the project wrote me a recommendation that maybe it’s time to propose to Karina."

By Victor Tangermann

A spectacular image taken by NASA's Juno probe this past weekend shows Jupiter's moon Io with twin eruptions on the surface.
NASA

NASA Spacecraft Swoops So Close to Io That It Can See Volcanic Eruptions

Whoa.

By Sharon Adarlo

New year, new missing submersible — and although this one doesn't have anyone on it, its loss is still a really big deal. 
Robots and Machines

Submersible Disappears While Exploring Under Doomsday Glacier

"All we know is that something unexpected happened under the ice."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Despite being many light-years away, two colliding neutron stars could create a powerful enough explosion to wipe out life on Earth.
Off-World

Explosion Light-Years Away Could Obliterate Life on Earth, Scientists Find

A terrifying prospect.

By Victor Tangermann

Mars Sample Return in Trouble After Mass NASA Layoffs
Mars

Mars Sample Return in Trouble After Mass NASA Layoffs

"These are painful but necessary adjustments."

By Victor Tangermann

Things have gone from bad to worse for Voyager 1, which has been out of contact with its Earth-bound mission control for months now.
Off-World

Things Are Looking Pretty Grim for Voyager 1

"It would be the biggest miracle if we get it back."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk's Tesla is the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500, a stock market index tracking the 500 largest companies in the US.
Tesla

Tesla Is Officially the Worst-Performing S&P 500 Stock of the Year

"There’s been a brand deterioration around Musk and that’s what’s created a black cloud around Tesla."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be losing about 530 people or 8 percent of its staff, plus around 40 contractors in mass lay offs.
NASA

Mass Layoffs Hit NASA

More than 500 people are losing their jobs.

By Sharon Adarlo

These gross little eggs belong to invertebrates known as flatworms, and were found at a record depth of around 20,000 feet.
Science & Energy

Jet Black Eggs Recovered From Deep Ocean

"A milky liquid-like thing leaked from it."

By Frank Landymore

Ex-Googler Jim Albrecht argues that generative AI is the "wolf" coming for the media industry. Unfortunately, he's probably right.
Google

Former Google News Director Admits Big Tech Is Killing Journalism

Is this the final nail in the media industry's coffin?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After reelection, Philadelphia's sheriff has been forced to admit that articles cited as positive press for her campaign were made up by AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Embattled Sheriff Caught Posting AI-Generated Headlines About How She’s Awesome

Oops.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The magnetic anomaly was discovered as part of researchers' extensive mapping of Lake Rotorua in New Zealand.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find Magnetic Anomaly in Lake Over Dormant Volcano

"You finally put those glasses on, and you can see the fine print."

By Frank Landymore

Nicki Minaj has signed on with fellow artists to support AI regulation — despite seeming to use the technology herself.
Artificial Intelligence

Nicki Minaj, Who’s Used AI, Decries Use of AI

"Nicki’s entire rollout being AI images is so tiring."

By Noor Al-Sibai