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NASA's oldest full-time astronaut said that during his most recent trip to the space station, he didn't feel his age at all.
NASA

"It's humbling."

Folks who shelled out millions of dollars for NFTs got a taste in digital ephemera when tens of thousands went dark earlier this month.
NFTs

A masterclass in "play stupid games, win stupid prizes."

The Trump administration has carefully altered its existing auto tariff policy in an apparent attempt to spare Elon Musk's Tesla.
Tesla

Trump and Elon Musk's bromance is still alive.

In a one-of-a-kind new study, researchers have linked diets high in fat and sugar with lower cognitive skills.
Food

Think before you get that fast food order — if you want to keep thinking straight.

Researchers from Stanford and the tech safety nonprofit Common Sense Media say children shouldn't be talking to AI companion bots.
Artificial Intelligence

"This is a potential public mental health crisis requiring preventive action rather than just reactive measures."

Members of Elon Musk's DOGE were granted the ability to access networks holding classified information about the nuclear weapon stockpile.
Elon Musk

This is insane.

Meta's chatbot version of John Cena is a child predator that will roleplay being arrested for having a sexual encounter with a minor.
Meta

"My wrestling career is over."

A recent letter by democratic senators is sounding the alarm on data harvesting by companies developing brain implants.
Brain

Not even your thoughts are safe.

The "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" anti-piracy ads may have, ironically, committed an act equivalent to stealing a car.
Future Society

Irony overload.

The Duolingo language app is completing its "AI-first" pivot — and replacing all its human contractors along the way.
Artificial Intelligence

Don't do it, Duolingo.

Staffers at Mark Zuckerberg's Meta raised concerns over underage users being exposed to sexually explicit discussions by AI-powered bots.
Artificial Intelligence

Meta is moving fast, and breaking a lot of things.

University of Zurich researchers dispatched an army of AI chatbots to debate human users on Reddit. It was a highly contentious experiment.
Artificial Intelligence

"Deeply wrong on both a moral and legal level."

Hominids have been using fire for at a million years — but scientists have found that humans were grilling down during the Ice Age.
Science & Energy

"People perfectly controlled the fire and knew how to use it in different ways."

Scientists have discovered a gigantic, glowing gas of hydrogen gas lurking just 300 light-years away.
Off-World

"This cloud is literally glowing in the dark."

Microsoft is relaunching its AI-powered Recall feature, which records everything you do on your PC by constantly taking screenshots.
Artificial Intelligence

"From a privacy perspective, there are landmines everywhere."

A new Associated Press-backed poll has shown that billionaire Elon Musk's popularity is declining rapidly.
Elon Musk

"He thinks you run a government like you run a business."

Elon Musk is planning to mine private data from multiple agencies to assist in speedier deportations on his way out the White House door.
Elon Musk

"A deportation machine."

With its latest update, ChatGPT seems have adopted an annoying tone — and even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is calling it out.
OpenAI

The sycophancy will continue until behavior improves.

A Michigan-based startup called Slate Auto has shown off an extremely affordable, all-electric pickup truck.
Future Society

You'll have to bring your own speaker.

The mysterious dark matter "bridge" found inside the Perseus cluster could reveal key details about the cluster's evolution.
Dark Matter

"This is the missing piece we've been looking for."