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As if the possibility that AI might already be conscious wasn’t creepy enough, researchers have announced that AI-generated faces have become so sophisticated that people think they’re more trustworthy than actual humans.
Artificial Intelligence

This could be a problem.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reportedly donated roughly $5.74 billion of $16.4 billion worth he got from selling five million Tesla shares last year to charity.
Elon Musk

"This is an amazing and great first step."

Physicists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences determined that the Earth's inner core is in a "superionic sate," technically neither a solid or a liquid.
Science & Energy

"It is quite abnormal."

Mark Zuckerberg announced during an all-hands company meeting that his employees wouldn't be coworkers anymore. They'd be "metamates."
Future Society

Sources say he wasn’t laughing.

A doghouse with a seven inch hole in its roof created by a meteorite is being auctioned on world renowned auction house Christie's.
Off-World

Kaboom!

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station can now add "biometric technician" to their resumes. 
NASA

I always feel like somebody's watching me.

OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever's claim that some AI may already be conscious has generated a lot of conversation among experts.
Artificial Intelligence

They're mad.

Billionaire and SpaceX's first frequent flier Jared Isaacman is creating a private space program that culminates in the launch of the Starship megarocket.
SpaceX

Is this what you'd do with billions of dollars?

Gov Report Finds That Sea Levels Could Soon Flood NYC and Miami
Climate Change

"This report is a wake-up call for the US."

Fans Say the Foo Fighters’ Metaverse Concert Was A Total Disaster
Metaverse

There goes my hero!

South Korean regulators are investigating Tesla for allegations that it exaggerated how far its cars can drive on a single charge.
Tesla

Looks like Tesla’s in hot water again.

First Woman Reportedly Cured of HIV
Health & Medicine

This is big.

The makers of "Magic: The Gathering" have sent a sent a cease and desist letter to a group of fans that plan to launch a series NFTs.
NFTs

"You appear to be operating under the mistaken assumption that the project would be legal."

Avatars of sex workers inside the game are giving other users lap dances in bondage outfits, the BBC reports. One avatar was even spotted wearing a Nazi uniform.
Future Society

Well, that's not great.

Facebook's lowest-paid workers make only $1.50 an hour to moderate violent and disturbing content in an outsourced facility in Kenya.
Future Society

"The work that we do is a kind of mental torture."

San Francisco cops are accused of entering the DNA of sexual assault victims into a database to help identify criminals — resulting in at least one arrest.
Future Society

"This is legally and ethically wrong."

The Indian Space Research Organization is testing out a vehicle that bears a striking resemblance to NASA's now-retired space shuttles.
NASA

It's adorable!

The DeLorean Motor Company is bringing back the iconic car from "Back to the Future" — and this time, it's luxuriously electric.
Advanced Transport

Literally back to the future.

Despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk's recent tweet, he and his companies have done their fair share of political lobbying and campaign contributions.
Elon Musk

Don’t let Elon fool you. Tesla has done its fair share of lobbying.

In her new book "The Genesis Machine," futurist Amy Webb warns that terrorists could create viruses in a lab and use them for nefarious purposes.
Gene Editing

"The last thing we need right now is a biological arms race."