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Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb argued interstellar object 3I/ATLAS "could either visit us or release some mini-probes that arrive to Earth."
Astronomy

"It could either visit us or release some mini-probes that arrive to Earth and appear as [unidentified aerial phenomena]."

By Victor Tangermann

Math and reading test scores for American high-school seniors have hit an all-time low, according to Department of Education data.
Artificial Intelligence

What a great time to shut down the Department of Education.

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI doesn't seem to have fixed GPT-5's problems with truth and accuracy in the month since the LLM was released.
OpenAI

'How many times do I NOT fact-check and just accept the wrong information as truth?"

By Noor Al-Sibai

As Tesla tries to award Elon Musk with a trillion dollar pay package, it's hedging its bets on achieving full self-driving.
Self-Driving Vehicles

It's setting the bar low.

By Frank Landymore

Philosopher Nick Bostrom brought simulation theory and AI superintelligence into the public psyche — and now he has a new warning for us all.
Artificial Intelligence

"People will look back on 2025 and shudder in horror."

By Noor Al-Sibai

No Man’s Sky Players Are Competing to Create the Goofiest Spaceships Imaginable
Space

"This might be the dumbest thing I’ve made in the game."

By Victor Tangermann

The estate for the late director Orson Welles is furious that Amazon and is going to use AI to "bring back to life" his lost masterpiece.
Artificial Intelligence

"We weren’t even given the courtesy of a heads up."

By Noor Al-Sibai

AI image generator Midjourney is in major trouble after being accused of facilitating mass copyright infringement.
Artificial Intelligence

Things just went from bad to much, much worse.

By Victor Tangermann

Geoffrey Hinton, considered the "Godfather of AI," is once again offering scary predictions about what AI has in store for us.
Artificial Intelligence

"That is the capitalist system."

By Noor Al-Sibai

AI is making everything worse everywhere — but in the world of coding, it's making things more insecure, too.
Artificial Intelligence

"AI is fixing the typos but creating the timebombs."

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI has teamed up with production companies in London and Los Angeles to create a feature-length animated movie made with AI.
OpenAI

Sign of the times.

By Victor Tangermann

A country-wide survey of US corporations shows a sudden drop-off in AI use among firms with more than 250 employees.
Artificial Intelligence

It's all adding up.

By Joe Wilkins

New observations by the Gemini South telescope at Cerro Pachón in Chile revealed that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS' tail is growing longer.
Astronomy

"Even the most fleeting visitors can leave a lasting impact."

By Victor Tangermann

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg got caught kissing up to president Donald Trump — and showed his willingness to fudge the numbers.
Meta

Embarrassing.

By Frank Landymore

Joe Rogan has once again botched a scientific study — and one of its authors is challenging him to learn how to read.
Climate Change

"I’ve watched his clips and gone: 'Oh jeez.'"

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's interim head Sean Duffy told employees during a town hall last week that "sometimes we can let safety be the enemy of making progress."
Moon

"Sometimes we can let safety be the enemy of making progress."

By Victor Tangermann

Nuclear deterrence experts are growing concerned that AI could push military leaders into a catastrophic nuclear war.
Ethics

There's no winners in AI doomsday scenarios.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The CEO and cofounder of Cluely says that by destroying education, he's simply "accelerating the collapse of a doomed industry."
Education

"I am accelerating the collapse of a doomed industry."

By Joe Wilkins

Dubbed "everywhere chemicals," the flexibility-inducing compounds known as phthalates are a massive cause for prenatal concern.
Studies

"If any of these chemicals get into a woman while she's pregnant, the chemicals will go right across into the baby."

By Noor Al-Sibai

People who suffer from mental health disorders often end up in relationships with others who share their diagnoses, a new study has found.
Studies

"The pattern holds across countries, across cultures, and, of course, generation."

By Noor Al-Sibai