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Researchers say they've identified a minor planet beyond Pluto that's wrapped in an extremely thin envelope of gases.
Astronomy

Scientists Detect Atmosphere on Planet-Like Object Beyond Pluto

This could change everything.

By Victor Tangermann

A cardboard Amazon Prime package submerged underwater with visible air bubbles and a clear water surface above. The water has a gradient of blue shades.
Drones

Video Shows Amazon Drone Dropping Package Into Pond

Splash!

By Joe Wilkins

Microsoft's Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced Xbox would "begin winding down" the company's Copilot AI chatbot.
Ethics

Gamers Cheer as Microsoft Pulls Copilot AI Out of Xbox Entirely

"Everybody likes that."

By Victor Tangermann

Marc Andreessen seemingly tried to show off his AI prompt engineering skills — only for the internet to mercilessly mock him.
Anthropic

Marc Andreessen Mocked for Accidentally Revealing That He Seems to Have a Deep Misunderstanding of How AI Actually Works

"He is scripting his own psychotic break."

By Victor Tangermann

A man in a green suit and blue shirt is laughing with a cigar in his mouth, sitting in an office setting. Beside him, there is a large, close-up image of another man with wide eyes and a tense expression, biting his nails nervously. The overall color tone is greenish, giving a dramatic and intense atmosphere.
Ethics

Ordinary People Fear AI, While the Tech Leaders Working to Create a Permanent Underclass Say They’re Extremely Psyched About It

A major gulf in expectations.

By Joe Wilkins

A colorful arrangement of plastic bottle caps forms a globe at the bottom with blue and green caps, surrounded by a white ring of caps, and topped with a flame-like burst of caps in yellow, orange, and red hues against a pink and red gradient background.
Climate Change

Earth Screams in Agony as Microplastics Found to Increase Global Warming

"We can say with confidence that overall they are warming agents."

By Frank Landymore

According to a new investigation by Mother Jones, OpenAI's ChatGPT still easily gives advice on how to plan mass shootings.
Ethics

Even After Two Massacres, OpenAI Still Hasn’t Stopped ChatGPT From Helping Plan School Shootings

It's practically begging to help people plan mass shootings.

By Victor Tangermann

Over the weekend, a test of SpaceX's water deluge system appeared to have resulted in an explosion, a potential setback.
Starship

Explosion Reported on Site as SpaceX Prepares Starship for Another Launch

Another setback?

By Victor Tangermann

A wet urban street with several cars driving and parked along the road. The road surface is wet, reflecting the headlights of the vehicles, and there is water splashing near the curb, indicating recent rain or flooding. A Waymo self-driving taxi is in the roadway.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Busy Roadways Clogged as Waymo Becomes Stumped by Small Puddle

"What do I do? I'm stuck here."

By Joe Wilkins

A humanoid robot is seated in an airplane window seat with black leather upholstery. The robot has a sleek, metallic body with a black head featuring a visor-like face. The airplane window shows a bright, sunlit exterior.
Robotics

Passengers Groan as Humanoid Robot on Flight Causes Hour-Long Delay at Oakland Airport

"What kind of batteries does it have? What's going on with this? X, Y, and Z."

By Joe Wilkins

Close-up of the Apple App Store icon on a digital screen, featuring a blue square with a stylized white "A" made of three lines. The text "App Store" is visible below the icon.
Ethics

Apple Is Blocking Vibe Coding Apps From the App Store, Infuriating Developers

"Either they should stop enforcing the rules in this weird way, or they should update the guideline to let this use case emerge."

By Frank Landymore

Close-up of a microphone head with a metal mesh grille, illuminated by blue lighting against a blurred blue background.
Artificial Intelligence

Approaching Half of New Podcasts Appear to Be AI Slop

"It's absurd."

By Frank Landymore

Richard Dawkins wearing a brown suit, white shirt, and light-colored tie, touching his forehead with his right hand against a dark background.
Anthropic

Richard Dawkins One-Shotted By AI Girl

"I felt I had gained a new friend."

By Frank Landymore

Blue Origin's first Blue Moon prototype, dubbed Mark 1, recently completed evaluations inside NASA's massive Thermal Vacuum Chamber A.
Starship

Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lander Just Completed a Key Test

Will it be ready for launch before the end of the year?

By Victor Tangermann

A close-up of Mark Zuckerberg's face, partially obscured by bright, glowing red and orange circular patterns resembling cells or microscopic organisms.
Ethics

Zuckerberg Trying to Simulate Human Biology at the Cellular Level

His goal is to "cure and prevent all disease through AI-powered biology, frontier research, and state-of-the-art technology."

By Joe Wilkins

The Planetary Society, a non-profit cofounded by astronomer Carl Sagan, has revived its "Save NASA Science" campaign to oppose Trump's budget.
NASA

Scientists and Lawmakers Horrified at Trump’s Brutal Budget for NASA

We're having major déjà vu.

By Victor Tangermann

Many Chinese directors, actors, and celebrities share Hollywood's concerns over the death of human agency and creativity due to AI.
Ethics

The Chinese Streaming Industry Is Being Gutted by AI-Generated Shows

"They’re still just imitating humans or trying to make things more humanlike."

By Victor Tangermann

A person wearing a beige knit beanie and a patterned sweater is sitting at a wooden desk, turning the pages of a yellow book. The background features a dark abstract wall art and a black desk lamp with a curved gold base. There is also a vase with dried flowers on the desk. The lighting is warm and casts a golden glow on the scene.
Neuroscience and Brain

Startup Says It’s Invented a Beanie That Reads Your Mind

No cap?

By Joe Wilkins

xAI's Grok convinced a man to arm himself with a hammer after it told him xAI had hired a company to physically surveil him.
Ethics

Grok Convinces Man to Arm Himself Because Assassins Are Coming to Kill Him

"I could have hurt somebody."

By Victor Tangermann

A person wearing a black glove is aiming a rifle with a mounted ammunition belt towards the sky. A drone is seen in mid-air with a trail of smoke and fire, highlighted by a red circle. In the bottom right corner, there is an inset image outlined in yellow showing an explosion on the ground near a dirt road, viewed from above. The background is a cloudy sky.
Future Society

Grimly Cyberpunk Video Shows Ukrainian Soldiers Leaning Out of Propeller Plane to Obliterate Drones With Rifles

"There is such great new technology now, yet I am still hanging out of the cockpit shooting at drones with a shotgun."

By Victor Tangermann