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A team of researchers have created a dataset using only openly licensed or public domain content and used it to train an AI model.
Artificial Intelligence

The Tech Industry Said It Was “Impossible” to Create AI Based Entirely on Ethically-Sourced Data, So These Scientists Proved Them Wrong in Spectacular Fashion

Well, look at that.

Astronomers Astonished by Largest Explosion Since the Big Bang
Big Bang

Astronomers Astonished by Largest Explosion Since the Big Bang

Behold: extreme nuclear transients.

A leading AI pioneer is concerned by the technology's propensity to lie and deceive — and he's founding his own nonprofit to curb it.
Artificial Intelligence

Godfather of AI Alarmed as Advanced Systems Quickly Learning to Lie, Deceive, Blackmail and Hack

"I’m deeply concerned by the behaviors that unrestrained agentic AI systems are already beginning to exhibit."

If the Big Bang actually happened inside a black hole, it could neatly explain some of the universe's biggest mysteries.
Big Bang

Scientists Calculate That the Entire Big Bang Must Have Taken Place Inside a Black Hole

And we're still trapped inside it.

The TSA has some important advice for the next time you take to the skies: a Costco membership will NOT fly.
Future Society

TSA Begs Travelers to Stop Presenting a Costco Membership Card Instead of a Passport

"We love hotdogs and rotisserie chickens as much as the next person."

A little-known change to the tax code during Trump's first presidency seems to be the driving factor behind all those tech layoffs.
Future Society

There’s a Fascinating Hidden Reason That So Many High-Earning Tech Workers Are Getting Laid Off Now

Why didn't we know about this before?

If you look just right, the Sun appears to be opening its mouth and laughing at us — and that "smile" is weirder than you'd think.
Off-World

Giant Crude “Face” Appears on Surface of Sun

Why so serious?

Elon Musk and DOGE moved fast and broke things in Washington — and now Donald Trump's administration is left to clean up the mess.
Elon Musk

White House Realizing That Elon Musk’s Incompetence Caused Huge Problems for the Government

"It was all just a game to them."

Elon Musk and Donald Trump's nasty feud has had some unintended consequences for the meme coin that inspired DOGE.
Blockchain

Elon and Trump’s Breakup Results In Hilarious Consequences For Dogecoin

It's not lookin' great, folks.

Nanoscientists say they've created the "world's smallest violion" — but there's a huge caveat to this claim.
Science & Energy

There’s a Huge Problem With Nanoscientists’ “World’s Smallest Violin”

Yeah, this might be an issue.

Google has been caught using powered off Android phones to send and receive personal data to serve users targeted ads.
Future Society

Google Going to Trial After Doing Something Super Sketchy to Android Users

Not cool.

Tesla Seems Terrified These Messages About Its Robotaxi Rollout Will Be Released
Future Society

Tesla Seems Terrified These Messages About Its Robotaxi Rollout Will Be Released

What are they hiding?

The founder of the Mars Society has accused SpaceX CEO Elon Musk of derailing existing plans to explore and visit the Red Planet.
Mars

Elon Musk’s “Hubris and Arrogance” Are Ruining Our Chances of Actually Getting to Mars, Says Leading Expert

"We're not going to Mars out of despair. We're going to Mars out of hope."

As calls grow to stop treating its workers like robots, Amazon has decided to cut out the middle man and just use actual robots.
Robotics

Amazon Testing Humanoid Robots to Ride in Vans, Hand-Deliver Packages

"Humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles are a must have for Amazon."

Scientists found a way to make the HIV virus visible, potentially laying the groundwork for ways to banish it from the body altogether.
Health & Medicine

“Gasping”: Scientists Make Breakthrough Toward Full Cure for HIV

"And all of us were just sitting gasping like, 'wow.'"

Steve Bannon, a former chief strategist to Trump, is absolutely relishing Elon Musk's falling out with the president.
Elon Musk

Trump Adviser Urges Immigration Investigation Into Elon Musk’s Past as “Illegal Alien”

"He should be deported from the country immediately."

Elon Musk is seemingly realizing that he's made a terrible mistake, and is groveling to get back in Trump's good graces.
Future Society

Musk Is Suddenly Groveling to Get Back in Trump’s Good Graces as He Realizes He’s Made a Terrible Mistake

"I'm not even thinking about Elon."

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is urging the president to nationalize Elon Musk's SpaceX and deport the billionaire.
Future Society

Trump Advisor Calls on Trump to Nationalize SpaceX Immediately

"The US government should seize it."

Parents are increasingly disinterested in reading to their kids — and it's majorly hurting the young ones' literacy skills down the line.
Future Society

Are Children Losing the Ability to Read?

"Screen time is replacing one-on-one, quality interactions between parent and child."

Elon Musk says that he's cutting off NASA's access to space, in a potentially devastating blow to the United States' space program.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Declares That He’s “Immediately” Cutting Off NASA’s Access to Space

No more Dragons.