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Somebody entered the Colorado State Fair’s fine art competition with an AI-generated painting — and won first prize, Vice reports, pissing off artists everywhere.
Artificial Intelligence

"We’re watching the death of artistry unfold before our eyes."

Known as MOXIE, this lunchbox-sized machine aboard the Mars rover can generate breathable oxygen directly from the Martian atmosphere.
Mars

"But dumb old oxygen? If you can make it there, go for it — you’re way ahead of the game."

Police in LA issued an emergency evacuation order for the whole city amid Wednesday wildfires — and it really freaked out those who saw it.
Future Society

An incredible screwup.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just took its first direct image of an exoplanet, a gas giant, lurking outside of the Solar System.
James Webb Space Telescope

"This is a transformative moment, not only for Webb but also for astronomy generally."

Dating app Filter Off has come up with a genius solution to ward off scammers and scambots: by locking them in a room with a bunch of its own scambots.
Artificial Intelligence

They gave scammers a taste of their own medicine.

In a piece for The Washington Post, historian Émile Torres argued that it's possible an artificial superintelligence (ASI) could cause our extinction.
Artificial Intelligence

Read the room, guy!

Navy SEALs candidates go through brutal training, including a Hell Week. One Navy SEAL candidate died after completing training, and took drugs to survive.
RX and Medicine

"They say it’s training, but it’s torture."

Nearly 180,000 people in Jackson, Mississippi don't have clean drinking water. President Biden approved the state's emergency declaration for Jackson.
Environment

Residents have no water to drink, shower, or flush toilets.

Even though he's not always good at making predictions, Elon Musk keeps predicting the world's population will collapse because of declining birth rates.
Elon Musk

"Maybe want to give it a break Nostradamus."

A space infrastructure startup called Orbit Fab announced that it will be offering satellite refueling services in geostationary orbit as soon as 2025.
Off-World

The price at this pump will be astronomical!

Japanese Government Says Employees Will Stop Saving Official Data on Floppy Disks
Data Privacy

"Where does one even buy a floppy disk these days?"

Satellite constellations are clogging up Earth's lower orbit and making it harder to spot killer asteroids, scientists warn.
SpaceX

"This is only going to get worse."

California is spending $20 million on a pilot project that will involve 8,500 feet of solar panels covering sections of canals.
Solar Power

It just might work.

Former president Donald Trump's floundering social media platform, TRUTH Social, has been banned from Google Play due to content moderation concerns.
Future Society

"It sure would be nice if they would approve us."

The world's most popular NFT trading platform, OpenSea, has reportedly seen a 99 percent drop in trading volume since May.
NFTs

The crypto crash continues!

Scientists study the immortal jellyfish to learn about its DNA reproduction, life cycle and telomeres. New research reveals its special genes.
Future Society

This could be big.

After sending a Melbourne woman roughly over $7 million USD by mistake, cringe crypto exchange Crypto.com has won a lawsuit against the user.
Cryptocurrency

Yep, these are the same guys who renamed the Staples Center.

Multinational insurance company AXA Insurance staged a hilariously terrible Tesla "battery fire" to prove that electric cars can be dangerous.
Tesla

This is just embarrassing.

Robots and Machines

The most immersive gaming monitor…ever.

A group of fed up Tesla owners in Norway say they are going on a "hunger strike," because their cars suck.
Tesla

Elon Musk is already mocking them.