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A team of astronomers believe they've witnessed, for the first time, a star exploding in a mythical "superkilonova."
Gravitational Waves

Astronomers Appear to Have Caught a Star Splitting In Half, With Catastrophic Results

This is unreal.

OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
OpenAI

OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT “Prioritize” Advertisers in Conversation

The effort is a virtual goldmine for OpenAI.

A ship carrying nearly 40 scientists from across the globe is now heading straight to the "Doomsday Glacier" in Antarctica.
Climate Change

Ship of Scientists Headed to Doomsday Glacier

With good news to report, we hope.

More and more doctors are agreeing that using AI chatbots is linked to the delusional, cases of psychosis.
Artificial Intelligence

Doctors Say AI Use Is Almost Certainly Linked to Developing Psychosis

A consensus is emerging.

With a just a few dozen robotaxis on the road, Tesla is light years behind competitors like Waymo, experts say.
Self-Driving Vehicles

It’s Starting to Feel a Lot Like Tesla’s Robotaxi Program Is Mostly Smoke and Mirrors

"I've never seen a Robotaxi in Austin."

Porsche made the incredibly bold decision of releasing an ad that seemingly isn't made with AI, and the internet rejoiced.
Artificial Intelligence

Public Rejoices as Porsche Releases Beautiful Ad Not Made Using AI

What a concept!

People have been losing weight on retatrutide, more powerful than GLP-1 agonist drugs, but they are buying them from unapproved sources.
RX and Medicine

People Jabbing Themselves With Black Market “GLP-3” Drugs

"All of this stuff just scares the crap out of me."

A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
RX and Medicine

Alzheimer’s Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say

"The key takeaway is a message of hope."

Not long after its robotaxi fleet plunged into disarray because of a simple power outage, Waymo is once again suspending operations.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Days After Mass Bricking Event, Waymo Fleet Shuts Down Again

A run of bad luck.

Canadian musician Ashley MacIsaac was mortified when he discovered Google's AI overview was incorrectly labeling him a sex criminal.
Google

Musician Cancelled as AI Falsely Accuses Him of Horrific Crimes

"Google screwed up, and it put me in a dangerous situation."

The Garmin Autoland system took complete control of the aircraft, deciding where to land and communicating with ground control.
Advanced Transport

Autopilot Autonomously Lands Plane After Cabin Loses Pressure, for the First Time Ever

Life-saving technology.

A recent study paints a concerning picture of the potential collapse of the Thwaites Glacier, otherwise known as the Doomsday Glacier.
Climate Change

Doomsday Glacier Approaching Catastrophic Collapse

Cracks are continuing to grow at an alarming rate.

Mozilla's new CEO announced that Firefox would become a "modern AI broswer." Its most diehard fans are revolting.
Ethics

After Outcry, Firefox Promises “Kill Switch” That Turns Off All AI Features

"I've never seen a company so astoundingly out of touch with the people who want to use its software."

Space startup Max Space unveiled plans for an inflatable space station that can expand to a whopping 12,300 cubic feet.
International Space Station

Bonkers New Space Station Expands to Full Size From Single Capsule

It's absolutely enormous once fully inflated.

A comapny has come up with an intriguing approach that stores energy in enormous domes that are filled with compressed carbon dioxide gas.
Pollution

Google Rapidly Deploying Huge CO2 Battery Facilities That Store 200 Megawatt Hours of Power

"They can really plug and play this."

A tracker purports to reveal the true size of Tesla's puny Robotaxi fleet, eliciting chortles and derision.
Self-Driving Vehicles

The Number of Robotaxis Tesla Is Actually Running Will Make You Snort Out of Your Nose With Pure Derision

That's it?!

2025 will be remembered as the year AI's novelty faded and public skepticism became one of the dominant attitudes.
Ethics

AI Backlash Grew Massively in 2025

2025 will be remembered as the year of anti-AI discontent.

A new report by AI software company CodeRabbit found that code generated by an AI was far more error-prone than human-written code.
Google

AI Code Is a Bug-Filled Mess

"These findings reinforce what many engineering teams have sensed throughout 2025."

Bafflingly designed emergency features and its "apocalypse-proof" instruction makes escaping the Cybertruck after a crash a struggle.
Tesla

Cybertrucks Are a Firefighter’s Nightmare

These things are death traps.

Scientists said a novel compound can arrest early stages of Alzheimer's disease in mice brains, setting the stage for a possible cure.
Treatments

Scientists Identify Possible Game Changing Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease That Could Control It Like High Cholesterol

"These results are stunning."