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Meta suffered two courtroom defeats this week that could rekindle a heated debate over the many harmful effects of social media.
Mental Health

Zuckerberg Suffers Pair of Bruising Courtroom Defeats in Two Days That Could Cost Him a Fortune

They set a major legal precedent.

By Victor Tangermann

A large white truck with the phrase "Antimatter in motion" printed on its side is parked on a paved area. In the background, there is an industrial building with large ventilation units on the roof. Two people wearing helmets and dark clothing are standing near the building, one holding a camera. The scene is outdoors on a clear day.
Future Materials

Physicists Successfully Deliver First Bottle of CERN Antimatter From the Antimatter Factory

"We bought a lot of champagne, and we invited the entire antimatter community to celebrate with us today."

By Joe Wilkins

During a surreal publicity stunt, First Lady Melania Trump walked the White House's red carpet next to a black-and-white humanoid robot.
Ethics

Surreal Footage Shows Melania Trump Walking Into White House Summit With Humanoid Robot

It's like a metaphor walking on two legs.

By Victor Tangermann

A clown with a colorful wig, red nose, and a red hat is reacting with surprise or fear as several red tomatoes are flying toward them. The clown is dressed in a multicolored outfit with a large red bow tie, and the background is dark, emphasizing the bright red tomatoes and the clown's vivid costume.
Anthropic

Why Does Every Case of AI Hiring a Human Feel Like a Groveling Publicity Stunt?

Isn't the idea to do useful work?

By Joe Wilkins

Astronomer Avi Loeb pointed out two papers that found that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS bears an unusually high concentration of deuterium.
Astronomy

Scan Finds Presence of Nuclear Fuel in 3I/ATLAS

The interstellar visitor's origins are coming into focus.

By Victor Tangermann

An illustration of Donald Trump, tinted red and set against a backdrop of black stars.
Investing

Evidence Grows That Trump Is Using the War in Iran to Manipulate Markets

"The story would be baffling, except that there's an obvious explanation."

By Joe Wilkins

Disney, which signed a groundbreaking $1 billion deal with OpenAI in December, is pulling out after Sora was canceled.
Ethics

OpenAI Fumbled Its $1 Billion Deal With Disney

A disastrous screwup.

By Victor Tangermann

Close-up of a Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, tinted blue against a red background.
Ethics

Broken Nvidia CEO Says He Can’t Stand AI Slop Either

Riiight.

By Frank Landymore

OpenAI is looking to grow to around 8,000 staffers, up from around 4,500 today, inside sources told the Financial Times.
Anthropic

As Mass Layoffs Loom, OpenAI Looks to Double Headcount in Desperate Bid to Catch Up With Anthropic

The company needed human workers after all.

By Victor Tangermann

As the Wall Street Journal reports, OpenAI is looking to discontinue its disastrous text-to-video app, Sora, entirely.
Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Is Reportedly Killing Its Disastrous Video AI Slop App

OpenAI is turning off the video slop tap.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk in a suit and tie, with his hands clasped together in front of him. The background features a dark grid pattern with large orange circles and blurred light spots.
Artificial Intelligence

There’s a $10 Billion Problem With Elon Musk’s New Chip Factory

"We either build the Terafab or we don't have the chips, and we need the chips, so we build the Terafab."

By Joe Wilkins

NASA firmly recommitted itself to returning astronauts to the Moon, while fleshing out its bold vision for "president Trump's Moon base."
Starship

NASA Announces Gigantic Armada of Moon Launches to “Build President Trump’s Moon Base,” Starting Next Year

It's trying to achieve the "near‑impossible."

By Victor Tangermann

A long row of offshore wind turbines extends into the distance over a deep blue sea under a clear sky. The turbines are painted bright yellow-green, with large blades and tall cylindrical towers anchored in the water. Several ships are visible far in the background on the horizon.
Wind

Trump Administration Would Rather Pay a Billion Dollars Than Build a Single Wind Farm

Unexpected payoff.

By Frank Landymore

Two humanoid robots in a close embrace, one gently holding the other's face, set against a bright orange background. The robots have a mechanical, skeletal design with visible joints and components, and are colored in a blueish hue.
Ethics

New York Times Accused of Running AI-Generated Article

The AI paranoia is real.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A video shows a uniformed robotic employee at a McDonald's in Shanghai, China greeting a patron while seemingly taking their order.
Robotics

No, McDonald’s Isn’t Deploying Humanoid Robots as Workers in Shanghai

It's not what it looks like.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is putting Mars back in the crosshairs with a first-of-its-kind nuclear mission it says will launch by the end of 2028.
Mars

NASA Announces Nuclear Mission to Mars by 2028

The goal is to demonstrate "advanced nuclear electric propulsion in deep space."

By Victor Tangermann

Black novelty glasses with attached bushy black eyebrows, a large pink fake nose, and a small black mustache, set against a bright yellow background.
Ethics

CEO Confronted Over Using AI to Clone Real People Without Their Consent

"You do not have our permission to use our names to do this."

By Joe Wilkins

Two side-by-side images show a small delivery robot on a sidewalk near a bus stop shelter with a black curved roof. The robot has a white and green body, four black wheels, and an orange flag. Blue shattered glass is scattered on the sidewalk around the robot in both images. The left image shows a streetlamp partially visible in the upper left corner. The background features a white brick wall with a window.
Robotics

Delivery Robot Allegedly Smashes Through Bus Stop Window, Keeps Driving Covered in Broken Glass

Smash and grab.

By Frank Landymore

A slew of new Polymarket accounts are betting big on an imminent ceasefire between the US and Iran, triggering the alarms.
Cryptocurrency

Sketchy Polymarket Accounts Making Suspicious Bets on Imminent Iran Ceasefire

The accounts are less than a week old and put down a huge amount of money.

By Victor Tangermann

A man has plead guilty for creating "hundreds of thousands of songs with AI" and using bots to make $8 million in royalties.
Ethics

Man Pleads Guilty to Making $8 Million by Creating Music With AI and Using Bots to Drive Zillions of Fake Streams

"Although the songs and listeners were fake, the millions of dollars Smith stole was real."

By Victor Tangermann