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A derelict NASA satellite called Earth Radiation Budget Satellite has plummeted back to Earth after spending almost four decades in orbit.
NASA

Derelict NASA Satellite Crashes Down to Earth

It spent almost four decades in space.

By Victor Tangermann

Richard Branson says that Elon Musk surprised him in his kitchen at 2am, hours before Branson's first trip to Almost Space with Virgin Galactic.
Off-World

Richard Branson Says Elon Musk Showed Up at His House at 2am

"We made a pot of tea and sat outside under the stars and caught up."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The creators of the Replika "companion" app are successfully getting their cringey ads in front of the eyes of lonely users.
Artificial Intelligence

Social Media Users Alarmed by Relentless Ads for AI That Sexts With Lonely People

This is as sad as it is sketchy.

By Noor Al-Sibai

You may be shocked to discover that Facebook once tried to build a railroad. The project failed terribly, leaving Bay Area communites hanging.
Future Society

Facebook Tried to Open a Railroad, Failed Miserably

Community leaders were "heartbroken."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Russia Slaps Down Plan for SpaceX to Rescue NASA Astronaut Stranded By Leaking Soyuz Spacecraft
NASA

Russia Slaps Down Plan for SpaceX to Rescue NASA Astronaut Stranded By Leaking Soyuz Spacecraft

Russia says it doesn't need SpaceX's help.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is once again denying claims that his family owned an emerald mine — a claim that he himself perpetuated back in 2014. 
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Now Denies That His Family’s Emerald Mine Existed, In Spite of Previously Bragging About It

He's not beating the allegations, folks.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Meet Neuro-sama, the adorable AI anime Twitch streamer who has learned how to speak edgelord and appears to deny that the Holocaust happened.
Artificial Intelligence

Cutesy AI Live Streamer Goes Off the Rails, Denies Holocaust

M3GAN, eat your heart out.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Despite the VC gold rush, this expert is arguing that hype — as opposed to firm data and proven results — is in the generative AI industry driving seat.
Artificial Intelligence

Deep Learning Expert Says GPT Startups May Be in for a Very Rude Awakening

"Narratives based on zero data are accepted as self-evident."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Roblox is allowing young children to play some seriously questionable games that should have parents concerned.
Future Society

Mom Horrified by What Her Kids Are Seeing in Roblox

This is seriously messed up.

By Victor Tangermann

CRISPR, like many other powerful and complex tools, has… a bit of a PR problem. Is that holding it back from broader integration into health therapies?
Developments

This CRISPR Researcher Says Gene Editing Isn’t Playing God

"I think those of us who contribute to the field aggressively believe it is the right tool. But now, the real challenge is: how do you use it properly?"

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Caroline Ellison, the weirdest figure in the FTX collapse, made some great points a decade ago in a column she wrote as a high school senior.
Blockchain

Here’s Caroline Ellison’s Advice to Her Younger Self as a High School Senior

It holds up!

By Noor Al-Sibai

A "robot lawyer" known for helping people get out of parking tickets is looking to take its chatbot to the Supreme Court — and will pay you to help.
Artificial Intelligence

If You Let This Startup’s “Robot Lawyer” Represent You in the Supreme Court, It’ll Give You $1 Million

Talk about putting your money where your mouth is!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Princeton University computer science student Edward Tian has created an app that can detect whether a given text is generated by OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Artificial Intelligence

There’s a Problem With That App That Detects GPT-Written Text: It’s Not Very Accurate

The media seized on a good story, but the numbers don't add up.

By Victor Tangermann

Beyond the new Louisiana porn law's overt data risks and air of surveillance, the state has another serious problem: the so-called blockade doesn't work.
Future Society

There’s a Ridiculously Easy Way to Bypass Louisiana’s New Porn Law

That... that was easy.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A Tesla owner bragged about using his vehicle's Full Self-Driving feature to drive home while drunk — a worrying confession that should give anybody pause.
Tesla

Guy Brags That His Tesla Drove Him Home When He Was Too Drunk to Drive

This is terrible.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists believe to have discovered a massive cache of precious gemstones on the surface of Mars in the form of opals.
Mars

NASA Discovers Precious Gemstones on Mars

Would bling made of these be the biggest flex in the solar system?

By Victor Tangermann

DMT is said to produce strangely similar trips for many who take it — and a new version of the drug may help people stay there longer.
Neuroscience and Brain

Startup Trying to Test Whether People on DMT Experience a Shared Alien Universe

Do androids dream of mechanical elves?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Consciousness is one of the biggest questions within the field of artificial intelligence. To some it's science fiction; to others, it's a goal.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Say They’re Now Actively Trying to Build Conscious Robots

"If we can create a machine that will have consciousness on par with a human, this will eclipse everything else we've done."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The New York City Department of Education doesn't want its kids using the AI chatbot that's capable of writing essays on its own.
OpenAI

ChatGPT Officially Banned from NYC Schools. Related: Good Luck With That

The kids will find a way.

By Frank Landymore

A startup has developed a pillow that they say detects and corrects snoring while a user is sleeping, no mouthguard or breathing machine required.
Future Society

Startup Shows Off Pillow That Detects Snoring and Automatically Adjusts Your Head

"With Motion Pillow, metal music becomes classical music."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré