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Italian robotics startup Robotor has crafted a machine that is just as good at creating marble masterpieces out of Carrara marble than human artists.
Robotics

Italy Invents Robot That Carves Sculptures Out of Marble Like Michelangelo

"We are entering a new era of sculpture, which no longer consists of broken stones, chisels and dust, but of scanning, point clouds and design."

Tesla is finally offering its Model S and X with a round steering wheel instead of limiting options for both vehicles to a controversial steering "yoke."
Tesla

Tesla Sighs and Lets Customers Have a Normal Steering Wheel Instead of Weird Misshapen Yoke Thing

Is Tesla reinventing the wheel?

While the possibility of traveling to space is thrilling, the actual effects it has on the body aren't just rough — they're often downright horrifying. 
Space

A Brief List of Horrifying Things Space Travel Does to the Human Body

Oh no.

Digital artist Ben Moran only wanted to share their latest art work on r/Art, Reddit's largest subreddit, but moderators quickly shut them down.
Artificial Intelligence

Artist Says They Were Banned Because Their Art Looked Like AI, Even Though They’re Human

"No one is going to believe when you say it’s not AI."

Scientists in China have successfully been able to restore normal erections in pigs with injured penises by way of bionic tissue transplant.
Developments

Biotech Penile Implants Let Pigs Get Erections Again

Oh, good.

The new Louisiana porn law impacts the providers, as well as their performers — and some of the performers are starting to speak out.
Future Society

Adult Performers React to Law Requiring Photo ID to Watch Online Porn

"This Louisiana law doesn't really care about protecting. It cares about penalizing porn companies."

Pepsi acquired its batch of all-electric Tesla Semi semi-trucks last month, and it didn't take long for one to be spotted being carried by a flatbed.
Tesla

Tesla Semi That Pepsi Just Bought Already Needs to Be Towed

That didn't take long.

In a spine-tingling bit of fictional horror, a pair of X-ray technicians discover that their patient has no skeleton — and secrets even scarier, too.
Developments

In Horrifying Short Story, X-Ray Discovers Patient Has No Skeleton

Have fun trying to sleep tonight.

China's Zhurong rover might be in big trouble well over a year and a half into its stint on the Martian surface.
Mars

Something Is Reportedly Wrong With China’s Mars Rover

That's not good.

In response to some pretty serious complaints from grunts, the US Army is ordering a redesign of its super-expensive Microsoft mixed-reality headsets.
Virtual Reality

US Army Buying Microsoft AR After Soldiers Said They “Would Have Gotten Us Killed”

That's one way to spend billions of taxpayer dollars.

Famed budget TV maker TCL has unveiled its latest TCL's X2 AR glasses capable of translating conversations in real time, but they're a little... big.
Virtual Reality

New AR Glasses Translate Conversations in Real Time

Cool feature, but don't expect the glasses to make you look cool.

In spite of being founded as a humanity-benefitting non-profit, OpenAI now appears to be doing the opposite with a multi-billion-dollar investment offer.
OpenAI

OpenAI Was Founded to Counter Bad AI, Now Worth Billions as It Does The Opposite

There's nothing open or altruistic about the OpenAI of 2023.

Toilet paper is a pretty baseline office ask. But apparently, those remaining at Elon Musk-owned Twitter's New York HQ are privy to no such luxury.
Elon Musk

Twitter Employees Beg Elon Musk for Toilet Paper as Horrid Stench Seeps From Bathroom

Gross.

An AI-based legal assistant created by DoNotPay is about to advise a defendant in court for the first time, telling them what to say and when.
Artificial Intelligence

In Upcoming Court Case, AI Will Tell Defendant Exactly What to Say Via Earpiece

Could an AI legal assistant really replace a human lawyer?

Logan Paul Says His NFT Game Isn’t a Scam, He Just Hired Scammers to Build It and They Did Some Scamming
NFTs

Logan Paul Says His NFT Game Isn’t a Scam, He Just Hired Scammers to Build It and They Did Some Scamming

"He took zero accountability. Zero apologies. He just wants to save his own reputation."

New research suggests that hidden vegetation in NYC seems to absorb a lion's share of its carbon emissions via photosynthesis. 
Renewable Energy

NYC’s Greenery Eats Up All the CO2 From Its Cars, Trucks and Buses “And Then Some”

"The scientists saw carbon dioxide levels swing up in the morning in tandem with traffic and other activities, and come down somewhat in afternoon, as grass and trees went to work."

Wondering how much weight Tesla's still-unreleased cybertruck can pull? Apparently, the answer is "near infinite."
Tesla

Tesla Mocked for Claiming Cybertruck Can Pull “Near Infinite Mass”

"This company is so unserious."

Footage shared by Chinese media shows a Chinese astronaut playing ping-pong by himself on board the country's brand new Tiangong space station.
Off-World

We Are Completely Puzzled by This Video of a Chinese Astronaut Playing Ping-Pong in Space

That's one way to stay active in space.

Patients had their holiday spirits quashed and were unfairly distressed by the accidental mass text sent just two days before Christmas.
Future Society

Doctor Accidentally Messages Patients to Say They Have Aggressive Cancer

Happy New Year! You have cancer!

A video posted by an account called Detroit Tesla shows a driver slipping and sliding on the city's snow-covered roads with Full Self-Driving turned on.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Video Shows Tesla on Full Self-Driving Failing Miserably on Snowy Road

"I don't think they've trained the neural nets at all for snow still."