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British conservationist and primatologist Jane Goodall called for billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to be blasted into space.
Elon Musk

Jane Goodall Recorded a Message About Elon Musk Before Her Death

“Bruh, if Jane Goodall roasts you in her final farewell, you done goofed.”

Employees ranging from senior leaders to engineers are quitting Elon Musk's companies — and often joining his rivals.
Elon Musk

Tesla and xAI Staff Are Fleeing as Musk Becomes Increasingly Erratic

“Elon’s behavior is affecting morale, retention, and recruitment.”

Newly unveiled testimony has revealed that Elon Musk's SpaceX took money directly from Chinese investors, despite US military ties.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Caught Letting China Invest in SpaceX, a Huge US Military Contractor

“They obviously have Chinese investors to be honest.”

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As it turns out, corporate contractors like SpaceX aren't anymore efficient at building spacecraft than the government.
Future Society

A New Paper Studied Whether NASA Actually Saves Money by Hiring Corporations to Build New Spacecraft, and the Results Are Embarrassing

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has seemingly managed to snap images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it made its flyby of the Red Planet.
Mars

NASA Rover Appears to Catch Photo of Mysterious Interstellar Object From Surface of Mars

Hot off the heels of the release of her new album, pop star Taylor Swift has been accused of using AI slop to promote the record.
Art

Taylor Swift Fans Furious as She’s Caught Using Sloppy AI in Video for New Album

OpenAI is gambling on a new AI device by former Apple designer Jony Ive -- but behind the scenes, it's beset by issues.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s Huge New Project Is Running Into Trouble Behind the Scenes

It's becoming clear that OpenAI put staggeringly little thought into the rollout of Sora 2, a "move fast and break things" approach.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Already Melting Down Into Outrageous Drama

A 13-year-old Florida teen was arrested for asking OpenAI's ChatGPT how to kill a friend during class in what he claimed to be a prank.
Future Society

13-Year-Old Arrested for Asking ChatGPT How to Kill His Friend

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is once again forecasting what sounds awfully like the catastrophic burst of the AI bubble.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Warns That AI Industry Is Due for a Spectacular Implosion 

New research suggests that microplastics are inhibiting the ability of yours bones to properly grow and regenerate.
Developments

Doctors Find Evidence That Microplastics Are Degrading Your Bones

Astronomers have found that Saturn's moon, Enceladus, is spewing out copious amounts of complex organic molecules, signs of habitability.
Astronomy

Saturn’s Moon Shows Major Signs of Life

Galaxies "blazing with technosignatures" could suggest the existence of a "large number" of "different metasocieties."
Exoplanets

Scientist Says Galaxies Shining With Radio Signals Could Indicate Numerous Advanced Civilizations

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Drones

Amazon Drones Kamikaze Into Construction Equipment, Burst Into Flames

A new study from Yale University shows that AI hasn't had much of an impact on jobs as many have predicted or feared.
Ethics

New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs

Brain organoids, miniature human brains grown in a lab, can be used by scientists for experiments but some people are horrified by the idea.
Neuroscience and Brain

People Are Horrified by Lab-Grown Human Brains

True3D Labs founder and ex-Meta engineer Daniel Habib explored a "simpler way to watch 3D" right inside your browser.
Facial recognition

Amazing New Tech Turns Your Screen 3D by Tracking Your Eye Position With Your Webcam

Researchers studied what effect trigger warnings actually had on people who were exposed to them -- and the results were ironic.
Future Society

Trigger Warning Have a Weird Effect on People, New Paper Finds

The family of a college student who died trapped inside a Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames is now suing Tesla for its faulty doors.
Electric Vehicles

College Student Died Locked Inside a Cybertruck on Fire, Family Now Suing Tesla

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Across the world, marriages are being destroyed as spouses use AI like OpenAI's ChatGPT to attack their partners.

ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners

Support Group Launches for People Suffering “AI Psychosis”

People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into “ChatGPT Psychosis”

People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions

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