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Scientists say they've successfully transmitted solar energy gathered in orbit down to the Earth's surface.
Solar Power

Satellite Beams Solar Power Down to Earth Using Microwave Transmitter

James Manyika, Google's head of head of "tech and society," is straddling the contradictory gap between AI optimism and AI doomsay.
Google

Google’s Lead AI Guy Says AI Will Be Amazing, Unless It Kills Us

There's no surviving the fireball of a nuclear bomb, but beyond that, there are certain spots indoors where you can try avoid the destructive shockwave.
Science & Energy

New Study Shows Where You Should Hide to Survive a Nuclear Attack

The rocket is partially powered by plastics used in a wide variety of plastic products like laundry detergent bottles, beverage bottles and other consumer products, making it a readily available source for fuel.
Off-World

Startup Tests Rocket Powered by Recycled Plastic

Russian President Vladimir Putin has weighed in on Elon Musk — and unsurprisingly, he's got some bullish words of praise for the billionaire.
Elon Musk

Vladimir Putin Declares His Love for Elon Musk

Dumping the water into the bay as part of the decommission is an option the Cape Cod Times reported that officials discussed with Holtec earlier this week.
Pollution

Massachusetts Residents Alarmed by Plan to Dump Radioactive Water Into Ocean

Researchers from Oxford told UK lawmakers that "superhuman AI" could end up being at least as dangerous as nuclear bombs and should be regulated like them.
Artificial Intelligence

Oxford Scientists Warn AI Could Be More Deadly Than Nuclear Weapons

The co-founder of Google DeepMind has for decades thought that AGI will be achieved by 2028 — and he's holding firm on that 50/50 bet.
Google

Google AI Chief Says There’s a 50% Chance We’ll Hit AGI in Just 5 Years

China claims it will build the world's biggest nuclear fusion reactors within the next six years, a highly ambitious timeline.
Energy

China Announces Plan for Hybrid Fission-Fusion Power Facility

Startup Wants to Build Tiny Nuclear Reactors That Run Off Nuclear Waste
Nuclear Fusion

Startup Wants to Build Tiny Nuclear Reactors That Run Off Nuclear Waste

According to a new biography, Bill Gates became disillusioned with Elon Musk's efforts to colonize Mars and leave a doomed Earth behind.
Elon Musk

Bill Gates Says Elon Musk’s Reasoning on Mars and Electric Cars Is Flawed

Lebanon’s entire electric grid collapsed on Saturday when the country’s two main power stations ran out of fuel. 
Energy

The Country of Lebanon’s Entire Electric Grid Just Collapsed

Shelling and fighting near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe's largest nuclear plant, are making locals increasingly nervous about Russia.
Nuclear Fusion

Fighting Heats Up Near Ukraine Nuclear Plant

Bill Gates is worried about the role that AI and AI-generated content will play in elections and democracy. And, well, the guy's got a point.
Artificial Intelligence

Bill Gates Says AI Could “Undermine Elections and Democracy”

Researchers at the government-funded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California claim to have made a breakthrough in the field of fusion energy.
Energy

Fusion Scientists Claim Net Energy Gain, in Potentially Huge Breakthrough

A user instructed an autonomous AI agent, dubbed ChaosGPT, to destroy humanity. Though the bot gave the mission its darndest, it didn't quite work out.
Artificial Intelligence

Someone Directed an AI to “Destroy Humanity” and It Tried Its Best

Shocking: people are reportedly using Meta's open-source large language model LLaMA, to create graphic, guardrail-less AI sexbots.
Meta

People Are Using Meta’s New AI to Make Graphic Sexbots

Project 2025's chaotic and contradictory AI policy is rooted in bizarre isolationism, slashing already-nonexistent regulations, and spying.
Artificial Intelligence

Project 2025’s AI Policies Are a Baffling Stew of Grievance and Contradictions

Environmentalist and futurist James Lovelock has long believed that the Earth self-regulates just like a living organism as part of his Gaia theory.
Climate Change

Famed Scientist Warns That Earth May Rise Up and Kill Humanity

"I think modern nuclear power plants are safe contrary to what people may think," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during a conference this week.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says It’s Totally Possible to Build “Extremely Safe” Nuclear Plants