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A team of astronomers has detected the faint hum of gravitational waves echoing throughout our universe, possibly caused by black holes.
Black Holes

Astronomers Detect Mysterious Ripples in Spacetime Caused by Ancient Black Holes

To make the discovery scientists had to "build a detector that was roughly the size of the galaxy."

By Sharon Adarlo

Klotho, a naturally-occurring protein that declines in mammals with age, can improve the cognitive function of aging rhesus monkeys.
Neuroscience and Brain

Anti-Aging Injection Boosts Memories in Monkeys, Scientists Find

"There's a very strong reason to jump into human clinical trials now."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

OpenAI has put the kibosh on its "Browse With Bing" plugin after users were able to bypass paywalls with it.
OpenAI

OpenAI Pauses New ChatGPT App After People Used It to Read Paywalled Content for Free

ChatGPT is back to not knowing about anything that happened after 2021.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk’s Mommy Outraged After He Poses for Awkward Photo With MMA Fighter
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Mommy Outraged After He Poses for Awkward Photo With MMA Fighter

"No!"

By Sharon Adarlo

The UN has given Japan the green light to dump into the Pacific Ocean its treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Science & Energy

UN Approves Japan’s Plan to Dump Radioactive Water Into Ocean

Environmental groups are outraged.

By Noor Al-Sibai

This year's July 4 was the hottest day since records began, according to climate data. The previous record was July 3.
Climate Change

This July 4 Was the Earth’s Hottest Day on Record

It hasn't been this hot in over 100,000 years, some scientists suggest.

By Sharon Adarlo

After more than two months of radio silence, NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has finally phoned home. And it's healthy.
Mars

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Makes Contact After Ghosting for Over Two Months

Ingenuity phone home.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Someone used Midjourney to AI-generate images of politicians cheating on their spouses — though claims that it was well-intentioned.
Artificial Intelligence

Guy Banned by Midjourney for Generating Images of Politicians Cheating

Midjourney isn't playing.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

AI-powered content farms are cropping up at an alarming rate. According to a NewsGuard report, their ad-forward business model is working.
Artificial Intelligence

People Are Spinning Up Low-Effort Content Farms Using AI

They're turning into a huge money maker.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Steam, one of the world's largest video game storefronts is reportedly not having any of this AI generated stuff.
Artificial Intelligence

Steam Is Apparently Rejecting Games Using AI Generated Assets

"The legal ownership of such AI-generated art is unclear."

By Frank Landymore

By using neural radiance fields, a team of researchers have developed a technique to render a 3D scene of what's reflected in your eye.
Science & Energy

Scientists Reconstruct What You’re Looking at by Enhancing Reflection in Your Eye

Wild TV forensics are starting to look more plausible.

By Frank Landymore

Scientists suggest another planet could be lurking in the Oort cloud, a collection of icy objects stretching beyond the Kuiper Belt.
Off-World

Our Solar System May Be Hiding an Extra Planet, Scientists Say

It's a tantalizing possibility.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a biographer, Elon Musk can enter into "demon mode," causing him to be "dark" and act "with a real lack of empathy."
Elon Musk

Grimes Apparently Says Elon Musk Can Enter “Demon Mode”

"He'd go dark and I'd know that he was just going to rip that person apart."

By Frank Landymore

Earlier this month, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious donut-shaped rock. Experts are divided on what it could be.
Mars

Scientists Attempt to Explain Mars Rock With Hole Straight Through It

What the hell could it be?

By Victor Tangermann

In an all-hands meeting, Red Ventures CEO Ric Elias laid out an expansive plan for the publisher's AI-driven future.
Artificial Intelligence

CNET’s Parent Company Preparing to Kickstart the AI Content Engine

"From here on out, we are not going to think about AI — we are going to become AI."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Four individuals have agreed to be locked inside NASA's Mars simulator for just over a year. And they're being paid surprisingly little.
Mars

Here’s What NASA Pays to Be Locked in a Mars Simulator for a Year

Spoiler alert: it's not a lot.

By Victor Tangermann

Women interviewing for jobs at Bill Gates' private office were reportedly asked about sensitive topics including affairs, porn, and STIs.
Future Society

Women Reportedly Asked Inappropriate Questions Before Getting Hired by Bill Gates

They were apparently asked about their sexual histories and porn preferences, among other things.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Below the Indian Ocean, there's a giant "gravity hole" over one million square miles in size. Scientists may have figured out why it exists.
Science & Energy

Scientists Intrigued by “Gravity Hole” at Bottom of Ocean

They may have just figured out why it exists.

By Victor Tangermann

Consultant Roger Anderson has created a voice, powered by OpenAI's GPT-4, that can waste and frustrate telemarketers and scammers.
Artificial Intelligence

Finally, a Good Use for AI: Wasting Scam Callers’ Time Forever

"I’m sorry. I didn’t catch your name. What’s your name, buddy?"

By Victor Tangermann

For over 100 years, scientists have been puzzling over a blood-red liquid seeping out of a glacier in Antarctica. Until now.
Science & Energy

Scientists Intrigued by Glacier Bleeding Red Fluid

Their discovery could even help us find life on Mars.

By Victor Tangermann