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OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever's claim that some AI may already be conscious has generated a lot of conversation among experts.
Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Furious Over Claim That AI Is Already Conscious

They're mad.

Billionaire and SpaceX's first frequent flier Jared Isaacman is creating a private space program that culminates in the launch of the Starship megarocket.
SpaceX

Billionaire Says He’s Buying SpaceX Launches for “Private Space Program”

Is this what you'd do with billions of dollars?

Gov Report Finds That Sea Levels Could Soon Flood NYC and Miami
Climate Change

Gov Report Finds That Sea Levels Could Soon Flood NYC and Miami

"This report is a wake-up call for the US."

Fans Say the Foo Fighters’ Metaverse Concert Was A Total Disaster
Metaverse

Fans Say the Foo Fighters’ Metaverse Concert Was A Total Disaster

There goes my hero!

South Korean regulators are investigating Tesla for allegations that it exaggerated how far its cars can drive on a single charge.
Tesla

Tesla Accused of Exaggerating How Far Its Cars Can Drive on a Charge

Looks like Tesla’s in hot water again.

First Woman Reportedly Cured of HIV
Health & Medicine

First Woman Reportedly Cured of HIV

This is big.

The makers of "Magic: The Gathering" have sent a sent a cease and desist letter to a group of fans that plan to launch a series NFTs.
NFTs

Maker of “Magic” Cards Sends Cease and Desist to Project Minting Unauthorized NFTs

"You appear to be operating under the mistaken assumption that the project would be legal."

Avatars of sex workers inside the game are giving other users lap dances in bondage outfits, the BBC reports. One avatar was even spotted wearing a Nazi uniform.
Future Society

Experts Alarmed by Sex, Nazism in Children’s Game Roblox

Well, that's not great.

Facebook's lowest-paid workers make only $1.50 an hour to moderate violent and disturbing content in an outsourced facility in Kenya.
Future Society

Facebook Criticized for Running Giant “Sweatshop” in Africa

"The work that we do is a kind of mental torture."

San Francisco cops are accused of entering the DNA of sexual assault victims into a database to help identify criminals — resulting in at least one arrest.
Future Society

Cops Allegedly Used a Sexual Assault Survivor’s DNA to Arrest Her for Property Crime

"This is legally and ethically wrong."

The Indian Space Research Organization is testing out a vehicle that bears a striking resemblance to NASA's now-retired space shuttles.
NASA

India Is Testing a Spacecraft That Looks Like a Tiny NASA Space Shuttle

It's adorable!

The DeLorean Motor Company is bringing back the iconic car from "Back to the Future" — and this time, it's luxuriously electric.
Advanced Transport

DeLoreans Are Apparently Coming Back as Electric Cars

Literally back to the future.

Despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk's recent tweet, he and his companies have done their fair share of political lobbying and campaign contributions.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Tesla Doesn’t Make Political Contributions Even Though It Absolutely Does

Don’t let Elon fool you. Tesla has done its fair share of lobbying.

In her new book "The Genesis Machine," futurist Amy Webb warns that terrorists could create viruses in a lab and use them for nefarious purposes.
Gene Editing

Scientists Warn That Terrorists Could Release a Horrifying Virus

"The last thing we need right now is a biological arms race."

The American West's "megadrought" has made the region the driest it's been in more than a millennium. 
Climate Change

The American West’s “Megadrought” Is The Worst It’s Been in 1,200 Years

"The worst-case scenario keeps getting worse."

YouTuber and professional boxer Logan Paul is starting his own NFT marketplace because we live in the absolute worst possible timeline.
NFTs

Notorious Scoundrel Logan Paul Files Paperwork to Start NFT Marketplace

Could hell be any worse?

A team of researchers gave sheep vastly improved vision, using bionic eyes surgically implanted behind their retinas. The same could work in humans.
Prosthetics and Devices

Bionic Eyes Give Sheep Sight, Heading to Humans Next

Do bionic sheep dream of ultra sharp vision?

Prominent NFT Marketplace Shuts Down Almost All Sales for Fraud
Cryptocurrency

Prominent NFT Marketplace Shuts Down Almost All Sales for Fraud

The CEO straight up admitted it.

Billionaire Jared Isaacman has purchased three flights with the company as a part of their upcoming “Polaris” missions to take humans into high Earth orbit.
SpaceX

Billionaire Space Tourist Buys Three More SpaceX Launches in Shocking Display of Wealth

"We’re going to go farther into space than humans have gone since we've last walked on the Moon."

The latest recall forced Tesla to call back a software update that allowed drivers to use the outside pointing speakers as a "Boombox" and fart machine.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Furious at Gov for Shutting Down Tesla Feature That Farts at Pedestrians

"The fun police made us do it."