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Introducing: The Synthetic Party, a new political party in Denmark. Their head honcho, Leader Lars, is an AI chatbot, and all policies are AI-derived.
Artificial Intelligence

New European Political Party Is Led by an Artificial Intelligence

Oh, okay.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The White House has launched a five year research plan to investigate the possibility of reflecting sunlight to reduce warming and fight climate change.
Climate Change

White House Researching Combating Climate Change By Spraying Particles Into the Atmosphere

Is that a good idea?

By Frank Landymore

Tech-savvy students are reportedly getting straight A's by using advanced AI language generators — mainly OpenAI's GPT-3 — to write papers for them.
Artificial Intelligence

Sneaky Students Using AI to Write Their Papers For Them

Kids? Being better at technology than adults? We're shocked.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

You might want to set aside your lunch if you're going to watch this video of nearly two dozen crusty contact lenses being extracted from an eye.
Developments

Alarming Video Shows Doctor Removing 23 Contact Lenses From Patient’s Eye

H-how many lenses did you say there were?

By Frank Landymore

Scientists Spotted Something That Appeared to Be Moving 7 Times the Speed of Light
Off-World

Scientists Spotted Something That Appeared to Be Moving 7 Times the Speed of Light

That can't be right.

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk is under federal investigation over his maybe-renewed bid to purchase Twitter, as was revealed yesterday by a newly-unsealed court document.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Under Federal Investigation Over Chaotic Twitter Deal

Twitter says that Elon's "stonewalling."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Astronomers accidentally discovered barium in the atmospheres of two Hot Jupiter exoplanets, and they can't figure out how it got there.
Exoplanets

Astronomers Discover Heaviest Element Yet in Exoplanet’s Atmosphere

They weren't expecting that.

By Frank Landymore

Researchers have discovered that bacteria and fungi can join forces to form assemblages of "superorganisms" that can "walk" across your teeth.
Developments

Researchers Say Microbes Assemble Into “Superorganisms” That Crawl Around Your Teeth

They can even "walk" and "leap."

By Frank Landymore

The US military finally tested Microsoft's expensive HoloLens smart goggles for combat, and it's probably safe to say that the goggles failed.
Military

Microsoft’s AR Headset Was a Complete Disaster During a Military Test

"The devices would have gotten us killed."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists have discovered the brightest energy burst ever detected in space — and Astronomy Twitter is abuzz over the electrifying finding. 
Energy

Scientists Spot Brightest Energy Burst Ever Detected in Space

And the nerds are STOKED.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Google is embroiled in a lawsuit that alleges its private browsing mode isn't very private, a sentiment apparently shared by the jokes of Google employees.
Future Society

Google Engineers Joked About How Incognito Mode Isn’t Very Incognito

"We need to stop calling it Incognito and stop using a Spy Guy icon."

By Frank Landymore

The F150 Lightning pickup truck from Ford has received glowing praise. But when it comes to towing with the EV pickup, its range becomes a big problem.
Advanced Transport

Ford’s EV F-150 Lightning Pickup Truck Sucks At Trucking, Critic Says

"This truck can't do normal truck things."

By Frank Landymore

Researchers at the University of Tokyo attached giant googly eyes to the front of an autonomous golf cart to see if they improve pedestrian safety.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Scientists Propose Putting Giant Googly Eyes on Self-Driving Cars

Vaguely terrifying, to be fair.

By Victor Tangermann

Doctors are up in arms over a new study suggesting that colonoscopies might not be as necessary as previously thought — and they're sounding off online.
Studies

Gut Doctors Unhappy About Study Claiming Colonoscopies Might Not Be Necessary

"We may have oversold the message."

By Noor Al-Sibai

An AI-powered selfie generating tool is making the rounds on social media, allowing users to create photorealistic versions of their own face.
Artificial Intelligence

New AI Tool Turns Your Ugly Photos Into a Beautiful Selfie

Ah, that's better.

By Victor Tangermann

The catalyst for this newfound Space Dude rivalry between Neil deGrasse Tyson and retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly? "Top Gun: Maverick."
Off-World

Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Fighting With a Retired Astronaut About “Top Gun: Maverick”

"At that air speed, his body would splatter like a chainmail glove swatting a worm."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

While Tesla fans across the world await the Tesla Roadster and the Cybertruck, this guy is turning a 2018 Model 3 into both of them.
Tesla

This Guy Is Turning His Tesla Model 3 Into a Custom Cybertruck

"This is gonna be a badass build."

By Frank Landymore

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's avatar's virtual legs may have been staged at this week's Connect conference, and only a "preview of what’s to come."
Metaverse

Say It Ain’t So! Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Legs Were Apparently Staged

As if the keynote wasn't underwhelming enough.

By Victor Tangermann

A shocking new video shows two climate activists throwing a can of soup at Vincent van Gogh's famous "Sunflowers" painting at London's National Gallery.
Climate Change

Climate Activists Throw Soup at Famous Van Gogh Painting

"What is worth more, art or life?"

By Victor Tangermann

A Wave of Incredible Heat Ripped Through Jupiter
Science & Energy

A Wave of Incredible Heat Ripped Through Jupiter

This planetary scientist may have an answer as to what caused it.

By Victor Tangermann