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A legal expert found that Meta's AI is able to spit out entire portions of books verbatim — and if he's right, Meta is in huge trouble.
Meta

Poor Zuck.

A former NASA official says the government uses alien conspiracies to hide its secrets — a suggestion corroborated by recent reporting.
NASA

"I think that we use the UFO cover to hide a lot of things."

An agency-wide, internal email sent out to all NASA staff warns of major changes ahead.
Future Society

Tough days ahead.

There may be no undoing the vast amounts of pollution wreaked by ChatGPT. And that's just tough luck for any AI models that come after it.
OpenAI

"Cleaning is going to be prohibitively expensive, probably impossible."

A group of the top minds in AI gathered over the weekend to discuss the "posthuman transition" — a mind-bending exercise.
Artificial Intelligence

"AGI is likely to end humanity."

Google has released a baffling new AI feature that turns your web search into a podcast. Is literacy dead?
Future Society

We're opting out.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered the nature of a strange, blue haze that dominates the climate of Pluto.
James Webb Space Telescope

"This is unique in the solar system."

An auto parts billionaire died last week after reportedly swallowing a bee and being stung by it when playing polo in England.
Developments

That had to hurt.

Musk took to his own social media platform, posting a "No Kings"-themed screenshot of the iconic horror video game "Bioshock."
Elon Musk

What is he trying to say?!

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have discovered that cancer can be detected in the bloodstream a full three years before diagnosis.
Cancer

"Three years earlier provides time for intervention."

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before Congress on May 8, 2025. Above him, several lights shine.
OpenAI

"Are there ever going to be enough GPUs?"

Researchers have developed a novel device that quite literally spins away the clots that block blood flow to the brain and cause strokes.
Health & Medicine

"This is a sea-change."

There's a huge black iceberg floating off the frigid coast of Northeastern Canada — and a photo of the strange structure has gone viral.
Science & Energy

"He is almost... in a diamond shape."

Some strange radio signals are broadcasting out of Antarctica's ice, and the researchers who found them don't know why. 
Physics

"We still don't actually have an explanation."

Insomnia is a curse we wouldn't wish on our worst enemy — and scientists have discovered a shockingly simple trick to help prevent it.
Studies

"It’s remarkable that such a meaningful change could be observed within less than 24 hours."

People who struggle with concentration can, according to some doctors, have a nicotine patch or piece of gum as a treat.
Health & Medicine

"My brain felt like it had come back online in a way it hadn’t in months."

More teens are turning to chatbots to be their therapist. But a psychiatrist found that these AI companions are often giving harmful advice.
Artificial Intelligence

"Some of them are just creepy and potentially dangerous."

Chinese engineers are getting around Washington's chip restrictions by simply flying to other countries where US prohibitions don't apply.
Future Society

"This was something we were consistently concerned about."

Everybody seems to want a piece of Bill Nye, the world's premiere science guy — including health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 
Future Society

"And he started again!"

After making the bold move at lashing out at his own political allies, Musk's enthusiastic support among Republicans has faltered.
Future Society

Was this part of his grand strategy?