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Famed Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin has married a woman who works for him at the cool age of 93 in a ceremony that took place on his birthday.
Off-World

Buzz Aldrin Marries His Employee at the Young Age of 93

And she's 30 years his junior, too.

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to a former analyst, the Pentagon's robots, trained to identity human targets, were easily fooled by soldiers hiding in cardboard boxes.
Robotics

Marines Evaded a Military Robot by Hiding Inside a Cardboard Box “Like Bugs Bunny in a Looney Tunes Cartoon”

Marines also fooled it by doing somersaults and pretending to be a tree.

By Victor Tangermann

Artificial intelligence stands to be the first major, technology-driven shakeup to the white collar marketplace, experts say.
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Is Coming to Steal Your High Paying Job, Experts Warn

That's right, college grads: that degree won't save you from the robots.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A cane toad dubbed "Toadzilla" has been crowned as the world's largest known toad. But sadly, our hefty heroine's story has already come to an untimely end.
Science & Energy

Authorities Euthanize World’s Largest Toad

Justice for Toadzilla, may we forever stan.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The board tasked with overseeing decisions at Facebook is suggesting the company take a long, hard look at its infamous "female-presenting nipple" rule.
Future Society

Meta Board Trashes Facebook’s “Convoluted and Poorly Defined” Female Nipple Rule

Will the nipple be freed?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Some right-wingers believe that in the case of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot, AI bias moderation has gone too far — the machine, they say, is woke.
OpenAI

Conservatives Furious, Claiming ChatGPT Has “Gone Woke”

The horror!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus isn't only suspected to hold a liquid ocean beneath its icy crust — it's also covered in an astonishing amount of snow.
Moon

Something Weird Is Happening on Saturn’s Snow-Covered Moon, Scientists Say

That's a lot of snow.

By Victor Tangermann

An AI has created stills from a non-existent Alejandro Jodorowsky version of "The Matrix" that "stars" Jeff Goldblum as Morpheus — and it's honestly epic.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Dreams Up 1980s “Matrix” Starring Jeff Goldblum as Morpheus

Not gonna lie, these are pretty amazing.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Murphy, North Carolina, was a once quiet town in the Blue Ridge mountains, until a crypto mine showed up. Locals aren't just mad — they're taking action.
Cryptocurrency

Residents Annoyed by Crypto Mine That Emits Constant, Horrible Noise

A "small jet that never leaves."

By Frank Landymore

If you go outside at night on a clear day, there's a decent chance you'll be able to spot a giant, green comet passing by our planet.
Off-World

If You Go Outside, You May Be Able to See an Awesome Green Comet

Now's the time.

By Victor Tangermann

Dubious online marketers at the notorious SEO forum BlackHatWorld see CNET's use of AI as a sign of Google opening the floodgates to AI written content.
Google

SEO Spammers Are Absolutely Thrilled Google Isn’t Cracking Down on CNET’s AI-Generated Articles

"Time to pump out content at ultra-high speed."

By Frank Landymore

Considering that the zombie fungus that infects human brains in The Last of Us is real, and currently zombifies insects, it's worth asking.
Neuroscience and Brain

Bad News: the Horrific Zombie Fungus in “The Last of Us” Is Real

Good thing it doesn't infect humans... yet.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

One group of researchers is now so confident in the capabilities of OpenAI's ChatGPT that they've included it as a coauthor in a scientific paper.
OpenAI

A New Scientific Paper Credits ChatGPT AI as a Coauthor

It was "definitely an intentional move, and one that we did spend some time thinking through."

By Victor Tangermann

A new study that analyzed tens of thousands worth of observations made by the human eye found that stars are fading from view much faster than expected.
Pollution

Stars Are Disappearing From the Night Sky, Scientists Warn

"... Light pollution is increasing, notwithstanding the countermeasures purportedly put in operation to limit it."

By Frank Landymore

TikTok employees reporetdly have access to a secret "heating" button. Hit that button, and content gets boosted — unbeknownst to users.
Future Society

Employees at TikTok Apparently Have a Secret Button That Can Make Anything Go Viral

Are we surprised?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

CNET and Bankrate parent company Red Ventures says it's pausing its AI-generated content efforts -- until the negative press dies down, at least.
Artificial Intelligence

CNET and Bankrate Say They’re Pausing AI-Generated Articles Until Negative Headlines Stop

"It’s uncomfortable, we will get through it, the news cycle will move on."

By Jon Christian

After speculation from Davos-attendees, the owner of the mysterious Bitcoin-orange Mercedes at the elite Alpine gathering has come forward.
Bitcoin

Owner of Infamous Davos Bitcoin Car Gets Sensitive Over Crypto Criticism

"If someone made bad decisions and lost money, it's their fault and not my car's."

By Noor Al-Sibai

In an auction this week, Elon Musk decided to sell a number of objects from Twitter's Bay Area HQ — including the building's iconic blue bird logo.
Future Society

Desperate Twitter Auctioning Off Its Used Office Supplies

That's... one way to do it.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An artificial intelligence dubbed Claude got a "marginal pass" on a recent blindly graded law and economics exam at George Mason University.
Artificial Intelligence

Dark Horse AI Gets Passing Grade in Law Exam

A new ChatGPT competitor has emerged.

By Victor Tangermann

A new AI chatbot, Historical Figures, simulates conversations with famous leaders. Just one thing: every famous person in history is perfect. Noted.
Artificial Intelligence

AI of Andrew Jackson, Who Literally Owned Slaves, Insists That He Wasn’t Racist

Oh, okay.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré