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An AI artist unexpectedly discovered that private medical photos from over ten years ago were included in the AI training image database LAION.
Medical

Woman Horrified To Discover Her Private Medical Photos Were Being Used To Train AI

A disgusting invasion of privacy.

By Frank Landymore

Imagine if your car was able to not only tell if you were driving drunk, but could also literally stop the vehicle if you were too out of it.
Advanced Transport

Volvo’s New Electric Car Won’t Drive if It Detects That You’re Drunk

Go home, you're drunk.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Saudi Arabia inked a deal with private spaceflight company Axiom earlier this year to fly two of the country astronauts to the ISS.
International Space Station

Saudi Arabia Just Bought Two SpaceX Tickets to the International Space Station

Don't have a rocket, but want to launch some astronauts into space?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Everyone has pondered the conundrum of space sex — but the nerds at NASA are apparently more concerned about sex's side effects than the act itself. 
NASA

NASA Reportedly Concerned That Astronauts Will Get Pregnant in Space

And there's a good reason for that.

By Noor Al-Sibai

If you've ever wondered what a meteoroid sounds like when it slams into another planet, NASA says they've recorded just that — for the first time ever.
Mars

NASA Releases First-Ever Audio of Meteoroids Smashing Into Mars

Going out with a bloop!

By Frank Landymore

As part of the ongoing "Voyage to the Ridge 2022" expedition, scientists exploring the ocean floor have stumbled across an unidentified "blue goo" organism.
Science & Energy

Bizarre “Blue Goo” Organism at Bottom of Ocean Stumps Scientists

What in the world?

By Frank Landymore

The company formerly known as Facebook is planning to cut expenses by reducing staff and reorganizing existing teams and departments. 
Future Society

Facebook Reportedly Plotting Cost-Cutting Layoffs

"We’ve been public about the need for our teams to shift to meet these challenges."

By Noor Al-Sibai

After its own brushes with the law, Binance is now alerting its users that the co-founder of the Terra stablecoin is currently wanted by police in Korea. 
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Exchange Warns Buyers That Coin Founder Is Wanted by Police

We definitely didn't expect to see this kind of alert on a crypto exchange.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk is once again spouting off on Twitter — and it's all we can do not to microwave some popcorn and see what he comes out with next.
Elon Musk

Uh Oh, Elon Musk’s Gone on a Twitter Tirade Again

That's one way to respond to critics.

By Noor Al-Sibai

New research suggests that this exercise improves endurance — but it may also be linked to a marked improvement in short term memory as well.
Health & Medicine

Study Suggests That This Particular Exercise May Boost Memory

No excuse not to do 'em.

By Frank Landymore

Sometimes, to achieve great things, you inevitably have to leave a bunch of junk laying around, even if it's eight tons worth.
Mars

Humans Have Already Left a Staggering Amount of Trash on Mars

Uh... leave no trace behind?

By Frank Landymore

Hotel giant Hilton has signed a contract with Voyager Space Holdings and Lockheed Martin to design astronaut facilities for the Starlab space station.
Off-World

Hilton Hired to Design Suites for Space Station Replacing ISS

Welcome to the Starlab.

By Victor Tangermann

California has just become the fifth state in the US to legalize the planet-friendly and slightly macabre practice of human composting.
Future Society

California Legalizes Composting Human Bodies

As above, so below.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just captured Neptunes's rings in all of their splendor, and they're absolutely beautiful.
James Webb Space Telescope

Usually You Can’t See Rings on Neptune. With the James Webb, Though… Wow

"It has been three decades since we last saw these faint, dusty rings."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Space Force's "official" theme song, "Semper Supra," is newly unveiled for all to enjoy. Is it a banger, you ask? Sadly, the answer is no.
Space Force

The Space Force Just Unveiled Its “Official Song” and Our Skin Is Crawling With Secondhand Embarrassment

We have some notes.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Multiple new studies appear to confirm that steroids — bodybuilding 'roids and the prescription drugs — are absolutely terrible for brain health.
Neuroscience and Brain

Steroid Use Linked to a Bunch of Very Bad Brain Problems

Uh, that's not good.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA has assembled an "anomaly review board" and paused some of the James Webb Space Telescope's operations after discovering a weird glitch.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Convenes Experts to Discuss James Webb Camera “Anomaly”

What in the Webb is going on here?

By Noor Al-Sibai

A social media trend where people cook chicken that's been marinated in NyQuil has caused the FDA to step in and say "stop."
Developments

FDA Warns Americans to Stop Cooking Chicken in NyQuil

TikTok trends strike again.

By Frank Landymore

We caught up with astronomer Garth Illingworth to talk about the James Webb Space Telescope, distant galaxies, and the ever-evolving scientific process.
Off-World

The JWST’s Data Is So Incredible That Even Those Who Built It Are Questioning Previous Science

"Webb, Hubble, these things are just origins machines."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Do Kwon, creator of the infamous, crypto-crashing Terra-Luna "stablecoins," is still missing. Well, not missing — according to him, that is.
Cryptocurrency

Guy Blamed for Crypto Crash Says He Isn’t Fleeing Arrest Warrant, But Isn’t Turning Himself In to Cops Either

"I am not 'on the run' or anything similar."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré