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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman got a taste of his own medicine when he went on the New York Times' turf and tried to outwit its writers.
OpenAI

Journalists Just Roasted Sam Altman To His Face

Y'all be easy!

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has shared an incredible image of a sprite, a rare weather phenomenon that's triggered high above the clouds.
Space

Wildly Beautiful and Rare “Red Sprite” Flare Seen on Earth From Orbit

"Just. Wow."

A satellite designed monitor hidden methane emissions has been declared lost after mission operators lost contact.
Off-World

Major Satellite Suddenly Disappears

"It is likely not recoverable."

A former SpaceX employee has sued the company and a senior employee for sexual harassment -- and she's not the first.
SpaceX

SpaceX Sued Yet Again for Sexual Harassment

Gross.

AI chatbots overuse specific words — and now, scientists are using those words to catch their colleagues when they secretly use it.
Artificial Intelligence

Bombshell Research Finds a Staggering Number of Scientific Papers Were AI-Generated

Astonishing.

For the world's chief contributors to pollution, AI offers bold new possibilities for spewing corporate propaganda.
Artificial Intelligence

Pollution Industry Using AI to Make the Case for More Pollution

That's one use for AI.

Astronomers have taken the first ever image that shows what happens when a star explodes twice in a supernova.
Off-World

Astronomers Capture First-Ever Image of Star That Exploded Twice

This is stunning.

ChatGPT could perform surprisingly well when put in charge of navigating space inside a simulated spacecraft, researchers have found.
OpenAI

Rocket Scientists Hooked Up ChatGPT to the Controls of a Spaceship, and the Results Were Not What You Might Expect

It's like Autopilot for space.

Music genres once dominated by independent artists are becoming wastelands of unchecked beatspam thanks to the rise of generative AI bots.
Artificial Intelligence

AI-Generated Music Is Starting to Crowd Out the Real Stuff on Streaming Platforms

"Now, it feels so nameless."

A viral video making the rounds on social media shows beachgoers in Portugal encountering an enormous, tsunami-like cloud rolling in.
Environment

Beachgoers Startled by Rare Cloud That Looks Exactly Like a Giant Tsunami Wave

"They look scarier than they really are."

A cowboy hat-toting bipedal robot, dubbed "Jake the Rizzbot," is wandering the streets of Austin, Texas, flinging compliments.
Robotics

Community Confused by “Rizzbot” Walking Around With Cowboy Hat and Chain, Complimenting Their Outfits in Gen Alpha Slang

"Yo G, that sleeveless plaid shirt is straight bangin.'"

For the first time ever, an AI model has seized the top spot on a white hat hacking leaderboard in the United States.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Seizes Top Spot on Leaderboard for White Hat Hackers

"We are now in the era of machines hacking machines."

AI has taken on a new role for some users: one of a psychedelic "trip-sitter" who guides them through their hallucinogenic journeys. 
Artificial Intelligence

People Are Taking Massive Doses of Psychedelic Drugs and Using AI as a Tripsitter

There are so many ways this could go wrong.

Amazon will soon have as many robots as it does humans plugging away at its warehouses, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Robotics

Robots Are About to Outnumber Humans At Amazon Warehouses

"They're one step closer to that realization of the full integration of robotics."

Amid its long-running copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, the New York Times will soon have access to all of OpenAI's user archives
OpenAI

Judge Rules That Newspaper Is Allowed to Search Through Users’ ChatGPT Logs

Even deleted chats.

Now that Trump and Musk's once rosy relationship has devolved into a bitter feud, the president is looking to antagonize his former top ally.
Elon Musk

Trump Has Reportedly Been Sounding Off About Elon Musk’s Drug Use

The friendship is in ruins.

Analysts say Tesla's core business is worth far less than the company's $1 trillion market cap, leading to some tough questions.
Tesla

Experts Say the Actual Value of Tesla’s Stock Is a Ticking Time Bomb

What's actually propping up the company's shares?

The best AI Agents are currently failing about 70 percent of the tasks assigned to them, as investments are expected to drop off a cliff.
Artificial Intelligence

The Percentage of Tasks AI Agents Are Currently Failing At May Spell Trouble for the Industry

That failure rate is absolutely painful.

Mark Zuckerberg is throwing billions of dollars at building his own super-powered AI — and we all know how well his last venture went.
Artificial Intelligence

A Leading Indicator Has Emerged Suggesting That the AI Industry Is Cooked

And good riddance!

The person behind a "band" that sparked a heated debate for heavily relying on generative AI has finally admitted the truth.
Artificial Intelligence

Creator of “Indie Band” Who Insisted It Wasn’t AI-Generated Just Admitted the Truth

"It's marketing."