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Transportation secretary Sean Duffy threatened to ground all commercial flights in the United States amid a prolonged government shutdown.
Mass Transit

Head of NASA Threatens to Ground Every Single Commercial Flight Before Thanksgiving

"We won't let people travel."

A group representing Studio Ghibli and other major Japanese publishers is drawing a line in the sand against OpenAI's copyright abuses.
Ethics

Studio Ghibli Demands That OpenAI Stop Ripping Off Its Work

Japan is taking a stand.

Fox News ran a story treating AI-generated ragebait as if it were real, in order to stir up anger against SNAP recipients.
Ethics

Fox News Falls for AI-Generated Footage of Poor People Raging About Food Stamps Being Shut Down, Runs False Story That Has to Be Updated With Huge Correction

The media isn't ready for AI-generated video.

OpenAI's Atlas browser's agent mode completely avoided publications that filed lawsuits against OpenAI, highlighting a fraught relationship.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s Browser Avoids Large Part of the Web Like the Plague

It's absolutely terrified of certain websites.

Scientists were surprised to note that 3I/ATLAS brightened much faster than they anticipated during its perihelion last week.
Astronomy

The Mysterious Interstellar Object Has Unexpectedly Started Brightening, Scientists Say

It lit up much faster than anticipated — and scientists are stumped.

Nearly 6,200 Tesla Cybertrucks are being recalled because of the shoddily attached lightbar for off-roading.
Future Society

Tesla’s “Apocalypse-Proof” Cybertruck Gets Recalled for the 10th Time Because Its Lightbars Are Falling Off

You'll never guess what the light bar was attached with.

It's becoming shockingly commonplace to spot real estate listings with glaringly AI-generated images that apply a thick coat of paint.
Ethics

Landlords Are Using AI to Make Photos of Nasty Apartments Look Clean and Modern

"We are seeing this huge uptick in people using it."

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency lost contact with a probe orbiting Venus last year and officially calls it quits on the mission.
Space

The Last Spacecraft Orbiting Venus Has Officially Died

Sorry for your loss.

A company recently agreed to purchase up to ten thousand liters of lunar helium-3 extracted from the Moon.
Moon

Mining Company Says It’s Identified Hugely Valuable Material on Surface of the Moon

It could be the key to establish a permanent presence there.

At least one AI artist has charted on Billboard in each of the past four weeks, a "streak suggesting this trend is quickly accelerating."
Future Society

Billboard Says at Least One AI-Generated “Artist” Is Charting Every Week Now

AI slop is taking over music charts.

A recent filing from Microsoft gives us a preview of how much money OpenAI lost last quarter — and it's huge.
OpenAI

The Amount of Money OpenAI Lost Last Quarter Will Make You Choke on Your Slurpee

It'll have to start making money at some point, right?

Columbia researchers say we haven't even begun to explore the possible consequences of stratospheric aerosol injections.
Climate Change

Scientists Warn Against Trying to Dim the Sun to Cool the Planet

"It isn’t going to happen the way that 99 percent of these papers model."

The federal reserve chair is watching AI's effect on job growth "very carefully" as he decides on tax rates.
Ethics

Jerome Powell Deeply Concerned About AI’s Effects on Job Market

"Job creation is pretty close to zero."

A viral clip shows a Unitree G1 robot trying to cook, causing destruction inside a home -- and wearing a maid outfit, for some reason.
Future Society

Disastrous Video Shows Robot Trying to Cook, Destroying Interior of House

"If you can cook the meal I'm gonna go in here and play Fortnite, okay?"

Another Tesla "Robotaxi" has crashed in Austin, Texas, but the public doesn't get to know anything about it.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Accused of Covering Up Details of New Robotaxi Crash

What's it hiding?

In a recent episode of the reality TV show "The Kardashians," Kim Kardashian said the Moon landings were faked. NASA is not impressed.
Moon

NASA Issues Horrified Response to Kim Kardashian

"Yes, we’ve been to the Moon before... six times!"

Owners of the NEO butler-bot from 1X will have to schedule a time for remote operators to plug in and complete tasks.
Future Society

$20,000 Robot Servant Comes With a Major Catch

"If we don't have your data, we can't make the product better."

Mark Zuckerberg didn't seem pleased after Billie Eillish encouraged billionaires to give their money away.
Science & Energy

Mark Zuckerberg Visibly Upset When Billie Eilish Calls Out Greed of Billionaires

"If you are a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but give your money away, shorties"

Assembled over eighteen months, the image shows the Milky Way at extremely low frequency radio wavelengths.
Astronomy

Astronomers Release Awe-Inspiring Image of What Our Whole Galaxy Looks Like in Radio Waves

This is stunning.

SpaceX has shown off intriguing renders of the interior of the Human Landing Systems (HLS) variant of its enormous Starship spacecraft.
Starship

SpaceX Releases Renders of the Inside of Its Enormous Lunar Lander

Why is it... so empty?