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Northwestern University astronomer Jason Wang has created a stunning timelapse of a number of planets orbiting a distant star.
Exoplanets

Scientist Releases Amazing Video of Exoplanets Orbiting Distant Star

Okay, that's just plain amazing.

By Victor Tangermann

A Motherboard deep dive into 4Chan found that a number of users have likely abused a new AI voice-generator beta to make phony "celebs" say horrible things.
Artificial Intelligence

Startup Shocked When 4Chan Immediately Abuses Its Voice-Cloning AI

"The clips run the gamut from harmless, to violent, to transphobic, to homophobic, to racist."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An old Soviet-era rocket body almost collided with an errant military satellite, narrowly avoiding a huge disaster, according to tracking company LeoLabs.
Off-World

Two Large Chunks of Space Debris Just Almost Collided in an Epic Disaster

That was a seriously close call.

By Victor Tangermann

Brandon Ewing, a popular Twitch streamer who goes by "Atrioc," apologized for viewing NSFW deepfake porn that may have been of female streamers.
Artificial Intelligence

Twitch Streamer Tearfully Apologizes for Looking at Deepfaked Porn

"It's not as simple as 'just' being violated. It's so much more than that."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

People have suspected for years that Facebook Messenger was draining their batteries — and a new lawsuit just might prove it.
Future Society

Whistleblower Claims Facebook Can Secretly Drain Your Phone’s Battery on Purpose

Facebook, it's worth noting, is completely denying the claims.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Google researchers have shown off the latest tricks they've taught MusicLM, their AI model that can turn simple text prompts into music.
Google

Google’s Powerful New AI Can Turn Text Into Music

Have a listen for yourself.

By Victor Tangermann

After almost two years of roaming the surface, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has officially dropped off the tenth and final Martian soil sample.
Mars

NASA’s Mars Rover Perseverance Just Dropped Off Its Last Sample

"Someone understood the assignment."

By Victor Tangermann

Silicon Valley darling and ChatGPT creator OpenAI has reportedly hired roughly 1,000 contractors with the goal of improving its text-to-code AI, Codex.
OpenAI

OpenAI Reportingly Hiring “Army” of Devs to Train AI to Replace Entry-Level Coders

"Learn to code," they said.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The European Space Agency has shown off a concept for a giant eight-feet-long robotic arm that is designed to pick up samples of Martian soil.
ESA

European Space Agency Shows Off Concept for Martian Sample Picker-Upper

It's literally picking up where Perseverance left off.

By Victor Tangermann

Vivek Murthy is worried that kids are fighting a losing battle against social media giants that are trying to maximize their easily earned engagement.
Neuroscience and Brain

US Surgeon General Warns Against 13-Year-Old Using Social Media

"You're pitting a child against the world's greatest product designers and that's just not a fair fight. And so that's why I think our kids need help."

By Frank Landymore

German automaker Mercedes-Benz claims to have achieved Level 3 autonomy in the US, a noteworthy but incremental upgrade.
Tesla

Mercedes Claims to Have Achieved Level 3 Automation, Beating Tesla

We might soon be able to catch up with our favorite TV shows while driving.

By Victor Tangermann

Real estate agents are, it seems, already using OpenAI's controversial ChatGPT artificial intelligence software to pump out property listings.
OpenAI

Shameless Realtors Are Already Grinding Out Property Listings With ChatGPT

This shouldn't be surprising.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Mining giant Rio Tinto misplaced a "highly radioactive" object along a Western Australian highway, several outlets report. If it helps, they're "sorry."
Science & Energy

Miners Say “Sorry” for Losing Highly Radioactive Object Along Highway

Oops!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

It took firefighters 6,000 gallons of water to eventually extinguish the Tesla's battery which was determined to be the cause of the fire.
Tesla

Tesla “Spontaneously” Bursts Into Flames While Driving Down Freeway

Terrifying.

By Frank Landymore

As the Artemis mission's 2024 launch date steadily approaches, NASA is undertaking its secretive selection process to decide who will be sent to the Moon.
Moon

NASA Finalizing Secretive Decision on First Astronauts for the Artemis Moon Mission

"It’s not always the most equitable or transparent process."

By Noor Al-Sibai

I work for Red Ventures, which owns the tech news site CNET and many others — which the company is now pumping full of articles churned out by a shadowy AI.
Artificial Intelligence

I Work for CNET’s Parent Company. Its AI-Generated Articles Disgust Me.

"The sea is up to our knees, and it’ll keep rising."

By Anonymous Red Ventures Employee

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of making use of "rubber" inflatable tanks near the country's embattled Zaporizhzhia region, which have since deflated.
Robots and Machines

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Using Inflatable “Dummy Tanks,” Which Deflated

"Apparently, the free air of the Cossack region is not suitable for the 'rubber' products of the occupiers."

By Victor Tangermann

The AI bot that CNET is using to churn out personal finance articles has a relatable problem: it keeps making dumb mistakes.
Artificial Intelligence

CNET’s Article-Writing AI Is Already Publishing Very Dumb Errors

CNET is now letting an AI write articles for its site. The problem? It's kind of a moron.

By Jon Christian

Normally limited to use in Earth orbiting satellites, Hall thrusters may be able to punch above their weight even more than expected.
Off-World

Test Suggests Ion Thrusters Could Power Crewed Interplanetary Missions

Engineers went back to the drawing board — with "crazy" results.

By Frank Landymore

The James Webb was able to spot the coldest ice on record that may hold clues to the formation of organic molecules across the universe.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Discovers Coldest Ice in Known Universe, Harboring Molecules Essential For Life

"These observations open a new window on the formation pathways for the simple and complex molecules that are needed to make the building blocks of life."

By Frank Landymore