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Tesla revealed that its human operators do, in fact, temporarily take control of its robotaxis if necessary, unlike Waymo.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Workers Are Seizing Control of Robotaxis When They Get Stuck

Remote assistance workers can "take temporary control of the vehicle."

By Victor Tangermann

A robot version of Olaf from "Frozen" is lying on its back on a cobblestone street. Nearby, a person wearing a dark jacket, gloves, and a beanie is crouching and holding the snowman, while another person kneels beside them. Several people stand around observing.
Robotics

Remember That Robot Olaf Disney Was So Proud of? It Just Wiped Out So Hard That His Carrot Nose Went Clattering Across the Pavement

Snowman down!

By Frank Landymore

SpaceX admitted that yet another satellite had "experienced an anomaly" at an altitude of roughly 350 miles on Sunday.
Off-World

Second SpaceX Satellite Abruptly Explodes

It appears to have broken up into "tens of objects."

By Victor Tangermann

Three people on a small white motorboat are applying a large white banner with orange text to the side of a larger white boat.
The Industrialists

Activists Plaster New Name on Larry Ellison’s Superyacht

"It's called the Musashi, but not for long — because we're about to rename it."

By Joe Wilkins

HSBC stock analyst Mike Tyndall recently reiterated a "reduce" rating on Tesla, expecting the company's shares to fall over 60 percent.
Tesla

Bank Warns of Tesla Stock Collapse

It's expecting the worst case scenario.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers found that plastic gloves can transfer microplastic particles onto environmental samples, potentially skewing results.
Chemistry

You Know How Scientists Keep Finding Microplastics Literally Everywhere? Well, You’d Never Guess What Their Lab Gloves Are Coated in Straight Out of the Packaging

"We finally traced it down to gloves."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers tried to figure out whether asteroid 16 Psyche, which NASA is visiting in 2029, is the remnant of a planet's core.
Astronomy

Scientists Investigating Whether Object NASA Is Approaching Is Core of Destroyed Planet

It may be the fragment of an ancient world.

By Victor Tangermann

A man with a beard and mustache is lying on a yellow and blue textured surface, looking at a smartphone in his hand. He has short, slightly messy hair and multiple ear piercings. His skin and hair are digitally altered with a pink hue, and he has a tattoo on his upper arm. The image has a stylized, high-contrast color effect.
Ethics

Paper Finds That Leading AI Chatbots Like ChatGPT and Claude Remain Incredibly Sycophantic, Resulting in Twisted Effects on Users

"AI sycophancy is not merely a stylistic issue or a niche risk, but a prevalent behavior with broad downstream consequences."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Just before cyclone Narelle made landfall in Western Australia, it turned the sky into an apocalyptic shade of bright red.
Future Society

Australia Turns Into Bright-Red Vision of Hell

"No, that's not a filter!"

By Victor Tangermann

Bluesky's latest foray into AI isn't exactly sitting well with what appears to be the vast majority of the platform's user base.
Ethics

Bluesky Users Respond With Overwhelming Disgust to Platform’s New AI

"Cool! How do we block it?"

By Victor Tangermann

Three rescue workers in red uniforms with yellow reflective stripes stand facing a large pile of rubble and debris from a collapsed structure. The scene is chaotic with broken concrete, twisted metal rods, and scattered materials. One worker wears a red helmet, while another is using a phone. Dust and smoke create a hazy atmosphere.
Finance

Law Seeks to Ban Public Officials From Making Polymarket Bets on Upcoming Bloodshed, Because Apparently We Live in a Complete Dystopia

"It's an operational risk."

By Joe Wilkins

Close-up of Todd Lyons, the acting head of ICE.
Medical

Top ICE Official Falling Apart Medically Due to Stress of Getting Yelled At

"He would be visibly upset and struggling to make the decisions that were needed to be made by the director."

By Joe Wilkins

Muscular man flexing his biceps with his back facing the camera, highlighted by dramatic red and teal lighting against a dark background.
Developments

Scientists Intrigued by Microbe That That Makes Mice Swole

Trust your gut.

By Frank Landymore

A shark with its mouth wide open underwater, showing sharp teeth and gills. Inside the shark's mouth, there is a clear plastic bag containing a white powdery substance. Several small fish are swimming around inside the shark's mouth.
Pollution

Sharks Showing Unusually High Levels of Cocaine

Busted!

By Frank Landymore

An illustration of a pink human brain encased in a melting translucent blue ice cube, placed on a yellow grid-patterned surface. The ice cube is partially melted, with blue liquid pooling around its base.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientist Thawing Out Fragments of His Friend’s Cryogenically Preserved Brain

What else are friends for?

By Joe Wilkins

A long outdoor escalator with a glass roof runs uphill between densely packed urban buildings. The escalator is covered with a white, wavy metal and glass canopy. Surrounding the escalator are tall residential and commercial buildings, including a yellow apartment building on the right and a rounded, multi-story building with green windows in the center. The area appears busy with a few people visible near the escalator entrance. The scene is set in a city with a hilly terrain.
Mass Transit

China Built the World’s Largest Outdoor Escalator, and It’s a Modern Marvel That Looks Like It Never Stops Rising Into the Sky

"It's the first of its kind."

By Frank Landymore

A large group of people participating in a protest, many lying down on the street holding signs with messages such as "PALANTIR: ICE, WAR PROFITEER AND PROTECTOR" and "MONEY FOR AIDS HEALTHCARE NOT FOR WAR & PROFIT." Others stand behind a large banner that reads "MOTHERS + HEALTH CARE NOT WAR." The scene takes place on a city street with scaffolding on one side and tall buildings in the background. Some individuals are taking photos or filming the event.
Ethics

Protesters Stage Unsettling Demonstration in Front of Palantir’s Office

"Palantir: ICE and war enabler and profiteer."

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers say there may be a peculiar "cavity" of reduced cosmic radiation that could provide Moon astronauts with shelter.
Moon

Data From Chinese Moon Lander Shows Signs of Peculiar Radiation “Cavity”

This could have major implications for future visits to the lunar surface.

By Victor Tangermann

A gray humanoid robot is shown from the waist down, with its hands and feet shackled by black chains connected to heavy black iron balls. The background features a gradient of warm colors from yellow to red, with a large blue circle behind the robot. The robot's stance and restraints suggest a theme of captivity or limitation.
Artificial Intelligence

Wikipedia Editors Tried and Tried to Work With AI Content, Eventually Realized It Was Total Trash and Banned It Entirely

Keep that slop outta here.

By Frank Landymore

OpenAI is running into trouble with its plans to build a huge number of data centers to power its AI models.
Ethics

OpenAI’s Obsession With Data Centers Is Running Into Trouble

The company find itself between a rock and a hard place.

By Victor Tangermann