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A team of researchers has proposed a radical and potentially affordable solution that could solve the entire climate crisis in one fell swoop.
Climate Change

We Could Solve 100% of Climate Change With a Modest Surcharge on Gasoline, Scientists Find

The approach is surprisingly simple.

By Victor Tangermann

It looks like Elon Musk needs to put his — or the taxpayer's — money where his mouth is when it comes to "government-funded" enterprises.
Future Society

It Turns Out SpaceX and Tesla Get Way More Government Money Than NPR

His decision to slap a "government-funded media" label on NPR's Twitter account makes no sense.

By Noor Al-Sibai

ChaosGPT — that autonomous, open-source AI agent tasked to "destroy humanity" — is still working hard to bring about the end of our species.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Tasked With Destroying Humanity Now Trying New Tactic

"Humans are so naive to think that they can stop me with their petty threats and countermeasures."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

As the European Space Agency was setting up to launch a rocket in French Guiana, an adorable little creature could be seen enjoying some rays of sunshine.
Science & Energy

Strange Creature Appears at Historic Rocket Launch

Well, that was an adorable distraction.

By Victor Tangermann

China is planning to kick off work on a Moon base using bricks made of lunar soil within the next five years, state-run news outlet CGTN reports.
Moon

China Announces Plans to Build Moon Base Using Lunar Soil

It's an ambitious plan.

By Victor Tangermann

Musk's "reckless and irresponsible statements" about crime in San Francisco only spread misinformation, according to District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.
Elon Musk

San Francisco District Attorney Takes Aim at Elon Musk Over Murder Allegations

She didn't mince words.

By Victor Tangermann

The story of how classified military documents ended up on a Minecraft Discord server is blowing our puny minds — and feels fit for the silver screen.
Future Society

Classified Military Secrets Leaked on Minecraft Discord Server

All for the clout.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The European Space Agency has successfully launched an exciting new deep space mission called JUICE to visit Jupiter's icy moons.
Off-World

Scientists Launch JUICE Mission to Distant Worlds

"This is one of the most exciting missions we have ever flown in the solar system, by far the most complex."

By Victor Tangermann

There's finally a smart gun on the market, but as some analysts note, it's hard to say whether firearm enthusiasts will actually buy it. 
Future Society

New Gun Won’t Fire Without Checking Owner’s Fingerprint

"If we can save one life, I think that’s the right thing to do. I think we can save tens of thousands of lives."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk is moving forward with introducing stock and crypto trading options on the app — and its denizens are calling bull. 
Elon Musk

Twitter Rips Into Elon Musk’s New Crypto “Ponzi Scheme”

"Oh you said you wanted them to fix the crypto spam? That's cute."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Insider has given its reporters the green light to use OpenAI's ChatGPT for its reporting. That green light, however, came with a laundry list of warnings.
OpenAI

Major News Site Warns ChatGPT Is Inaccurate, Announces Plans to Use It Anyway

"AI at Insider: We can use it to make us faster and better."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

One of the world's foremost futurists is arguing that some AI chatbots exhibit glimpses of sentience — but that doesn't mean they're fully conscious yet.
Artificial Intelligence

Nick Bostrom Says AI Chatbots May Have Some Degree of Sentience

More and more people are saying this.

By Noor Al-Sibai

San Francisco Police Department has arrested a suspect in the killing of Cash App founder and former Square executive Bob Lee.
Future Society

Murdered Tech CEO May Have Been Stabbed to Death by Tech Exec He Knew

Remember when everyone was blaming the homeless?

By Victor Tangermann

The facility will be used to monitor how humans handle living a year on Mars. A grueling experiment, but at least the volunteers will be able to game.
Mars

NASA’s Simulated Mars Habitat Includes Such Necessities As a PS4 and Settlers of Catan

Living on Mars is no cakewalk.

By Frank Landymore

Planet Earth viewed from Space. Planet Earth Maps Courtesy of NASA: https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/144875/earth-at-night-black-marble-2012-color-maps-v2.
Science & Energy

Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Where Earth’s Water Came From

The discovery could lead to a "foolproof method for detecting signs of life on other worlds."

By Victor Tangermann

According to finance professor Alejandro Lopez-Lira, large language models like ChatGPT could be used to forecast stock prices.
OpenAI

Finance Professor Claims ChatGPT Can Predict Stock Performance

We have some questions.

By Victor Tangermann

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has decided to unleash Digidog, a dystopian robodog, into the hands of the NYPD, despite mass public outrage.
Robotics

The NYPD Is Bringing Back Its Widely Hated Robodog

"Digidog is out of the pound."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to a survey conducted by Stanford University, 36 percent of AI researchers believe that AI could cause "nuclear-level catastrophe." Great.
Artificial Intelligence

A Third of Researchers Think that AI Could Cause a Nuclear-Level Catastrophe

Oh.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

It may be more likely than ever that the next mega-earthquake is going to happen in the PNW — and a hole in the bottom of the sea may provide clues.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover Leak in the Bottom of the Ocean

There's a hole in the bottom of the sea.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk is not one for granting regular interviews in any sense of the word — but when he does, he pulls no punches and is sure to stun.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Whines That Buying Twitter Has Been Emotionally “Painful”

"I’ve been under constant attack."

By Noor Al-Sibai