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The two capesized carriers, the YM Serenity and HL Eco, collided after the HL Eco lost power while trying to anchor at port.

This Video of Two Huge Ships Colliding Is Actually Terrifying

By Frank Landymore

Microsoft has spent a staggering amount of money on AI — and serious profits likely remain many years out.

Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Is Losing a Staggering Amount of Money on AI

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's X temporarily suspended the account of a political group supporting Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency.

Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Keeps Using X to Suppress Views He Doesn’t Agree With

By Frank Landymore

Mark Kelly is a senator and an ex-astronaut — and he also used to hawk sketchy supplement pyramid schemes, a resurfaced video shows.

Sketchy Pyramid Scheme Video Emerges of Former Astronaut Being Considered for VP

By Noor Al-Sibai

Alt-weekly publications like LA Weekly and the Village Voice have suddenly started running hundreds of articles listing OnlyFans porn.

Artificial Intelligence

Beloved Local Newspapers Fired Staffers, Then Started Running AI Slop

By Frank Landymore

Their mapping of dark matter confirms the discrepancies between observations of the universe's structures and our theoretical models of them.

Scientists Analyzing Deep Space “Forest” to Map Dark Matter

By Frank Landymore

AI might be able to allow aliens to communicate in real-time with humans — or a language model representing us, at least.

Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Suggest Sending AI to Aliens So They Can Talk to It in Real Time

By Noor Al-Sibai

To keep generative AI models running requires huge amounts of electricity — and the US' aging power grid is struggling to handle the load.

Artificial Intelligence

America’s Ramshackle Power Grid Is Straining Under the Load of Generative AI

By Victor Tangermann

Lil Nas X got criticized by random people for flying in a commercial plane, but he said he's trying to emit less carbon emissions.

Lil Nas X Is Flying Commercial to Avoid the Huge Carbon Footprint of a Private Jet

By Sharon Adarlo

According to Truist Securities analyst William Stein, almost crashed with Tesla's Full Self-Driving tech turned on.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Analyst Tries Full Self-Driving, Has to Stop It From Crashing

By Victor Tangermann

X owner Elon Musk fell for fake news on X-formerly-Twitter after making fun of people who "believe everything" in the news.

Elon Musk Bashes the News Media, Then Immediately Falls for Fake News

By Victor Tangermann

As Yahoo Finance reports, Meta's Reality Labs has spent almost $50 billion in just over four years, a staggering amount.

Virtual Reality

Facebook’s VR Department Is Apparently a Complete Catastrophe

By Victor Tangermann

A video making its rounds on X shows one daring Tesla fan walking on top of a gaudy, camouflage-wrapped Cybertruck, cracking the windshield.

Tesla Fan Climbs on Cybertruck to Show How Tough It Is, Accidentally Cracks Windshield

By Victor Tangermann

In 2020, researchers announced the discovery of phosphine in Venus' clouds, a possible sign of life. They're back with new data.

These Scientists Were Shamed for Claiming Signs of Life on Venus, But Now They’re Back With More Evidence

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is slated to launch a billionaire benefactor into orbit for the world's first private spacewalk in the next few weeks.

SpaceX Preparing to Launch Billionaire Adventurer for First Ever Private Spacewalk

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk posted an AI-doctored video of Vice President Kamala Harris on X-formerly-Twitter without disclosing it was AI.

Elon Musk Won’t Apologize After Sharing Faked AI Video of Kamala Harris

By Noor Al-Sibai

A scammer attempting to trick Ferrari executives using deepfake tech was thwarted by a stalwart safety measure: the security question.

Artificial Intelligence

Ferrari Exec Suspects Call From CEO Is Deepfaked, Asks Question Only He Would Know the Answer To

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A formerly high-ranking Catholic priest is suing Grindr for selling his data that ultimately ended up publicly outing him.

Catholic Priest Sues Grindr After He Gets Caught Using It

By Noor Al-Sibai

Earlier this month, a 360-foot blade of a wind turbine off the shore of Nantucket shattered. An oil spill is still far worse.

If You’re Upset About That Broken Wind Turbine, Remember the Time BP Spilled 210 Million Gallons of Oil Into the Gulf of Mexico?

By Victor Tangermann

In a series of tweets, Grimes' mother Sandy Garossino accused Elon Musk of "withholding" their children from seeing their mother's family.

Elon Musk Accused of Withholding His Own Children From Visiting Grimes’ Dying Grandmother After She Supported His Trans Daughter

By Victor Tangermann

In an unmistakable case of irony, KnowBe4, the developer of a security awareness program, accidentally hired a North Korean hacker.

Security Firm Alarmed to Discover Their Remote Employee Is a North Korean Hacker

By Victor Tangermann

The automotive testing company Edmunds attempted to take a Cybertruck for a spin — only to instantly be met with a "critical steering issue."

Advanced Transport

Automotive Tester Says Its Cybertruck Instantly Ran Into Critical Issue, Leaving It Stranded in Parking Lot

By Frank Landymore

A South Carolina man accused of using his father's name to pose as a real lawyer allegedly used AI to write legal documents.

Artificial Intelligence

Man Accused of Pretending to Be Lawyer Using AI, Representing Real Clients

By Frank Landymore

China's mysterious Shenlong spacecraft may be doing more than just testing out its spacefaring capabilities, experts warn.

Chinese Spacecraft Has Secret Military Use, Experts Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

A retired astronauts says NASA thinks it's too risky bring back the two stranded astronauts back to Earth using the Boeing Starliner.

Retired Astronaut Admits Boeing’s Starliner Has Trapped Crew in Space

By Sharon Adarlo

Former NASA physicist Thomas Campbell took it upon himself to conduct experiments that could prove if we're living inside of a simulation.

Former NASA Scientist Doing Experiment to Prove We Live in a Simulation

By Victor Tangermann

A proposed Congressional bill would ban the commercial farming of octopuses while also prohibiting the import of farmed octopus meat.

Science & Energy

New Law Would Ban All Octopus Farming in America

By Sharon Adarlo

At some point, X-formerly-Twitter auto-opted its users into sharing their data with Grok, owner Elon Musk's unfunny "anti-woke" chatbot.

Elon Musk Is Now Using Your Tweets to Train His Weird AI. Here’s How to Turn It Off.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The rocket designed to carry the first humans to the Moon in over half a century has officially made its way to NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

NASA Rocket for First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Arrives at Launch Site

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI entered the AI search market this week with a prototype of a search tool called SearchGPT. There's an error in its demo.

OpenAI Reveals AI-Powered Search Engine, Which Instantly Makes Factual Mistake in Demo

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's Perseverance Rover has found a rock on Mars that scientists believe may contain signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.

NASA Says Its Rover Has Discovered a “Potential Biosignature” on Mars

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA is reportedly keeping its options open and has a contingency plan to return two stranded astronauts on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

NASA Reportedly Considering Rescuing Stranded Astronauts Using SpaceX Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

What happens when you train an AI model with AI-generated content? Absolute chaos, according to a new study.

Artificial Intelligence

When AI Is Trained With AI-Generated Data, It Starts Spouting Gibberish

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A humpback whale breached the waters off New Hampshire and body slammed a small fishing boat into capsizing.

Science & Energy

Humpback Whale Body Slams Boat With Passengers on Board

By Sharon Adarlo

Despite executives' expectations, a new study has found that artificial intelligence is hindering, rather than helping, employees' workloads.

Artificial Intelligence

Study Finds That AI Is Adding to Employees’ Workload and Burning Them Out

By Noor Al-Sibai

A woman, who is likely the estranged trans daughter of tech billionaire Elon Musk, has atatcked the Tesla CEO on social media.

Elon Musk’s Daughter Says He Was an Absentee Father and He’s Lying About Her Childhood

By Sharon Adarlo

Terrifying NASA Video Shows America Spewing CO2 Into Atmosphere

Terrifying NASA Video Shows America Spewing CO2 Into Atmosphere

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is still refusing to announce a return date for Boeing's plagued Starliner spacecraft and is giving itself until August.

International Space Station

Boeing’s Starliner Stuck at the ISS Until at Least August, NASA Admits

By Victor Tangermann

A longtime Democratic presidential advisor is calling for a Tesla boycott after Elon Musk's endorsement of Donald Trump for president.

Obama Advisor Calls for Tesla Boycott After Elon Musk’s Appalling Trump Endorsement

By Noor Al-Sibai

A video is going viral of President Joe Biden cussing out his enemies in colorful, expletive-laden language, but the video is an AI deepfake.

Artificial Intelligence

PBS Responds to Deepfake of Biden Flinging Slurs at His Enemies

By Sharon Adarlo

Astronaut Shows Photo He Shot in Space That Would Be Impossible to Take Now

Astronaut Shows Photo He Shot in Space That Would Be Impossible to Take Now

By Victor Tangermann

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of a giant nearby planet whose surface is quite literally freezing.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Snaps Image of Planet in Neighboring Star System

By Noor Al-Sibai

Rapper Lupe Fiasco has revealed that he is, apparently, really into using his VR goggles to watch adult content.

Virtual Reality

Lupe Fiasco Reveals Strategy for Cranking the Hog With VR Headset

By Noor Al-Sibai

Zookeepers now have a new issue when it comes to their gorilla charges: limiting their smartphone screen time.

Science & Energy

Zoos Concerned as Gorillas Become Hooked on Smartphone Videos

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's cancellation of the VIPER Moon rover mission has spurred scientists to demand Congress to reverse the agency's decision.

Scientists Outraged at Canceled NASA Moon Mission Plead Congress to Reconsider

By Frank Landymore

For the second day in a row, the Earth shattered its record for the hottest day ever recorded.

Earth Sets Record for Hottest Day Ever Recorded, Smashes Record the Next Day

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk denied he was donating $45 million a month to Donald Trump, but he did gloat about his Super PAC to support the former President.

As Tesla Sales Tank, Elon Musk Issues Unconvincing Denial That He’s Giving Donald Trump $45 Million Per Month

By Frank Landymore

Crowdstrike, the cybersecurity firm behind last week's epic global computer meltdown, is offering its partners $10 Uber Eats gift cards.

CrowdStrike Offers $10 Gift Card as Apology for Shutting Down Basically the Whole Earth

By Victor Tangermann

Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly is among a shortlist of seven potential VP candidates undergoing vetting to be Kamala Harris' running mate.

Kamala Harris Vetting Former NASA Space Shuttle Commander for VP Pick

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have discovered traces of water while poring over lunar soil samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 rover.

China Detects Water in Samples It Collected From the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

As the Olympics began to kick off, a paralyzed tennis player carried the Olympic flame through Paris while wearing a robotic exoskeleton.

Paralyzed Tennis Player Carries Olympic Torch Using Robotic Exoskeleton

By Noor Al-Sibai

After a blast at Yellowstone, don't worry: officials say this isn't a sign of an impending eruption of the area's supervolcano.

Science & Energy

Scientists Say Huge Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone Not Sign of Impending Supervolcano Eruption

By Frank Landymore

A mechanic has bought a wrecked Tesla Cybertruck and is now trying to revive it from the dead, but none of his fixes are working so far.

Advanced Transport

Mechanic Startled by How Hard It Is to Fix a Totalled Cybertruck

By Sharon Adarlo

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is reportedly considering buying a five percent stake in EssilorLuxottica, which owns Ray-Bans and supreme.

Mark Zuckerberg Seeks to Become Part Owner of Supreme

By Frank Landymore

As Elon Musk throws his weight behind Donald Trump, people who own Teslas are starting to feel some buyer's remorse.

Tesla Buyers Disgusted by Elon Musk’s Endorsement of Donald Trump

By Noor Al-Sibai

Waymo is seeking thousands of dollars in damages from two people that it claims deliberately trashed it driverless taxis.

Advanced Transport

Waymo Suing People Who Allegedly Trashed Its Robotaxis

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk complained in a disturbing yet revealing interview about how one of his twelve children has come out as transgender.

Elon Musk Goes on Transphobic Tirade About His Trans Child

By Sharon Adarlo

Rocks lying on the seafloor could be causing a chemical reaction that produces oxygen, upending beliefs on how oxygen first filled the Earth.

Science & Energy

Scientists Say They’ve Detected a Strange Source of Electricity at the Bottom of the Ocean

By Frank Landymore

Amazon initially envisioned its Alexa, the voice assistant that comes with its Echo smart home devices, as a means to sell more stuff.

Robots and Machines

Amazon Horrified by What People Actually Use Alexa For

By Noor Al-Sibai

With its intimidating exterior, Tesla's Cybertruck is deeply polarizing to adults, but it's a huge hit with one demographic: kids.

Advanced Transport

Children Are Obsessed With the Cybertruck

By Sharon Adarlo

Reporters at The Guardian made fake accounts for a generic male user at Instagram and Facebook and were then pushed sexist images.

Brand-New Instagram Accounts Are Pushed Toward Scantily-Clad Women and Sexist Memes

By Sharon Adarlo

Many content makers have put up restrictions on their content in the past year, which prevents AI companies from scraping them for data.

Artificial Intelligence

Crisis Looms as AI Companies Rapidly Losing Access to Training Data

By Sharon Adarlo

Anca Selariu, a microbiologist who lived in the NASA Mars habitat for over a year, found her time inside "absolutely exhilarating."

Crew Who Spent a Year in Simulated NASA Mars Base Say They Spent a Lot of Time Watching TV

By Frank Landymore

Lawyers for X-formerly-Twitter are refusing to provide one of Jeffrey Epstein's victims with information from her own account.

Elon Musk’s X Fighting Not to Give Up Information in Epstein Victim Case

By Noor Al-Sibai