NASA’s groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a mysterious object that’s freely floating through interstellar space. According to NASA, the “planetary-mass” object, dubbed SIMP 0136, is roughly 13 times the mass of Jupiter, and is located just 20 light-years from Earth. It’s also spinning at a breakneck speed, completing a full rotation every 2.4 hours.… Continue reading James Webb Spots Mysterious Object Crossing Space Between Stars
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Scientists Modified Genes In Mice to Give Them Traits of Woolly Mammoths, and the Results Are Frankly Adorable
Do the words “mammoth mice” sound a little oxymoronic to you? Well, in our modern age of gene editing, they simply represent a new reality. That’s because scientists at Colossal Biosciences say they’ve genetically engineered tiny rodents to possess the iconic shaggy locks of the woolly mammoth, in a stepping stone towards reviving the extinct… Continue reading Scientists Modified Genes In Mice to Give Them Traits of Woolly Mammoths, and the Results Are Frankly Adorable
Man Removes Huge Letters Reading “#1 Hair Implants” From His Gold Cybertruck After Relentless Bullying
He’s trying to sell it. The owners of outrageous gold Cybertrucks have feelings too. Just ask Kumait Jaroje, who’s still complaining that he’s getting harassed for his gilded, $113,000 Tesla pickup truck, the New York Times reports. As if its glimmering exterior wasn’t already enough of a head-turner, Jaroje used the Cybertruck to advertise his medical spa… Continue reading Man Removes Huge Letters Reading “#1 Hair Implants” From His Gold Cybertruck After Relentless Bullying
Amazon’s Drone Delivery Program Was So Annoying That Homeowners Begged It to Stop
Amazon’s delivery drones became so disruptive to locals that the tech giant is reportedly giving up on its pilot program in College Station, Texas. As Wired reports, the incredibly noisy aircraft quickly turned into a pest, with local master gardener Mark Smith describing the cacophony as if “your neighbor runs their leaf blower all day long.”… Continue reading Amazon’s Drone Delivery Program Was So Annoying That Homeowners Begged It to Stop
Tesla Just Got Absolutely Horrible News About Its Sales in China
If “failure is the mother of success,” as the old Chinese proverb goes, then Tesla is long overdue for some wins. Once thought to be something of a golden goose for Tesla thanks to ultra-friendly EV policies, Chinese drivers are now avoiding Teslas like the plague. In February, Tesla’s sales in China dropped a whopping… Continue reading Tesla Just Got Absolutely Horrible News About Its Sales in China
Tesla’s Sales Are Falling So Much That the Cash It Rakes in for Carbon Credits Is Under Threat
A number of major carmakers — including Toyota, Stellantis, Mazda, and Subaru — “pooled” their emissions with EV makers Polestar and Tesla earlier this year, in an effort to comply with tougher European Union carbon emissions rules. Put differently, the companies are hoping to meet yearly emissions targets by teaming up with EV companies, which… Continue reading Tesla’s Sales Are Falling So Much That the Cash It Rakes in for Carbon Credits Is Under Threat
ChatGPT and Other Chatbots Are Hurting Publishers Even Worse Than We Thought
Chatbots from companies like OpenAI and Google appear to be sucking up much-needed traffic to websites and massively screwing publishers over in the process. As Forbes reports, new data from the content licensing platform TollBit shows that AI chatbots send a whopping 96 percent less traffic to publishers’ websites than traditional search engines — even as… Continue reading ChatGPT and Other Chatbots Are Hurting Publishers Even Worse Than We Thought
High Schools Training Students for Manual Labor as AI Looms Over College and Jobs
High school shop classes are back in a big way as students and educators prepare for a future in which AI could take over many of what we today think of as “white-collar” jobs. As the Wall Street Journal reports, school systems across the United States are building out new curricula for shop classes that merge… Continue reading High Schools Training Students for Manual Labor as AI Looms Over College and Jobs
Analysts Warn That If AI Agents Succeed, the “Internet Will Go Dark”
In the logic of the machine learning gold rush, the next breakthrough offering in the industry will be “AI agents” — personal assistants, basically, that can use apps and computers to do tasks on your behalf. If that actually happens — a serious “if,” but not a completely far-fetched possibility, as early efforts have already… Continue reading Analysts Warn That If AI Agents Succeed, the “Internet Will Go Dark”
Netflix Is Using AI to Upscale a 1980s Sitcom and the Results Are Borderline Horrific
From the very first frames, you can tell there’s something off about Netflix’s version of “A Different World,” a “Cosby Show” spin-off that aired on NBC from 1987 to 1993. As spotted by developer and blogger Scott Hanselman, the streamer — or whatever rightsholder licensed the show to it — seriously bungled its efforts to… Continue reading Netflix Is Using AI to Upscale a 1980s Sitcom and the Results Are Borderline Horrific