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Like a moth to a lamp, humans have long thought we knew why bugs are so attracted to lights — but new research suggests we may have been dim.
Science & Energy

Scientists Suggest New Reason Dumb Bugs Smash Into Lights

Y'all got any, uhhhh, lamp?

By Noor Al-Sibai

We'd need an astronomical amount of resources to construct a Dyson sphere around the Sun, like deconstructing an entire Jupiter-sized planet.
Off-World

Building a Dyson Sphere Around the Sun Would Be Easy if We Used Jupiter for Raw Materials

It could take humanity to the next level.

By Victor Tangermann

MIT professor Max Tegmark is stressed about the potential impact of artificial general intelligence (AGI) — and thinks you should be, too.
Artificial Intelligence

MIT Professor Compares Ignoring AGI to “Don’t Look Up”

"Sadly, I now feel that we're living the movie 'Don't Look Up' for another existential threat: unaligned superintelligence."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

For the first time, astronomers have captured the powerful jets spewing out of a black hole and the black hole itself in the same image.
Black Holes

New Image of Black Hole Shows Colossal Jets Looking Like Tentacles

Woah.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's Starship test launch last week was quite literally explosive — and now, we've got incredible, close-up footage of it.
Starship

Amazing Tracking Footage Shows Starship Explosion Close Up

Woah.

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a new video, mad inventor and popular YouTuber Colin Furze built an oversized, counterweight arm to offset almost all of his body weight.
Robots and Machines

YouTube Inventor Builds Incredibly Fun-Looking Weightlessness Machine

Shut up and take my money.

By Victor Tangermann

More AI dating tools are cropping up, as dating app users continue to turn to AI to help them get dates. But should romance be automated?
Artificial Intelligence

Cursed New Apps Use AI to Tell You What to Say on Tinder

The apps just got a little bit worse.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

AI has, apparently, opened new doors for psychedelics enthusiasts to show the world the beautiful realms they inhabit when tripping.
Artificial Intelligence

Psychedelics Researcher Enlists AI Artist to Draw Beings They Met While Tripping on DMT

"It feels like first contact for our species."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers from Google's DeepMind AI lab did us a solid by showcasing the cutesy power of tyke-sized robots trying to actually play soccer.
Robotics

Watch These Adorable Lil Robots Try to Play Soccer

Look at them go!

By Frank Landymore

In a bid to avoid Elon Musk being interviewed under oath, Tesla's lawyers have cried 'deepfake' over Autopilot claims he's made in the past.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Lawyers Say Elon Musk’s Claims Over Self-Driving Safety Might Just Be Deepfakes

Yeah, right.

By Frank Landymore

Touchscreens dominate cars, but not for the best. Amidst consumer backlash, some automakers are beginning to reign their tech fad in.
Advanced Transport

Death to Car Touchscreens, Buttons are Back, Baby!

Finally.

By Frank Landymore

Santorini is known as one of the most beautiful islands in the world — and the volcano that created it is far from dead, scientists warn.
Science & Energy

Scientists Issue Friendly Reminder That Beloved Tourist Island Is a Live Volcano

"If we start seeing increased activity in Kolumbo then we need to be alert."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Vogue Italia's upcoming May issue will feature scenery that was instead generated by OpenAI's viral AI image generator, DALL-E 2.
Artificial Intelligence

Vogue Just Used AI-Generated Imagery in a Nightmare Fuel Cover Shoot

What were they thinking?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to a new report, Meta-formerly-Facebook has been playing AI infrastructure catch-up for over a year now.
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook Execs Panicking as They Try to Catch Up in AI Race

Mark Zuckerberg's game of catch-up has turned into an all-out scramble.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Legal experts say that Elon Musk's most recent Twitter verification fiasco might get the platform into new trouble with the FTC.
Future Society

Twitter May Be in Deep Trouble Over That Blue Check Stunt

"I think the FTC is going to have a very strong desire to throw the book at Twitter."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

"Portopia," an icon of text-based adventures games, got the AI treatment for a new release. The AI made the game borderline unplayable.
Artificial Intelligence

An AI-Powered Videogame Just Came Out and Gamers HATE It

"AI =/= text adventure."

By Frank Landymore

Brandon Cavanaugh, a 37-year-old former NASA intern and Boeing aerospace engineer, was sentenced for storming the capitol.
Future Society

Former NASA Intern Sentenced for Storming the US Capitol on Jan 6

He was also a Boeing aerospace engineer.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

We caught up with fired Google engineer and AI ethicist Blake Lemoine to chat about the AI industry, Google, and more.
Google

We Interviewed the Engineer Google Fired for Saying Its AI Had Come to Life

"There's a chance that — and I believe it is the case — that they have feelings and they can suffer and they can experience joy, and humans should at least keep that in mind when interacting with them."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

As the space tourism industry grows, so too do concerns about the potential for having sex — and conceiving — in microgravity. 
Space

Scientists Issue Warning About Sex in Space

How does one put on a condom in microgravity?

By Noor Al-Sibai

As if robot dogs weren't creepy enough, at least one is now equipped with OpenAI's ChatGPT and can speak aloud.
Boston Dynamics

Oh Great, They Put ChatGPT Into a Boston Dynamics Robot Dog

"It has AI now."

By Noor Al-Sibai