Wait, what!? Ballooning Evidence As BalloonGate — sorry, DeflateGate was taken — continues to unfold explosively, it’s now emerging that this is far from the first time a Chinese balloon has flown over American airspace. As CNN reports, an intelligence official says that at least three other suspected “Chinese spy balloons” flew over the continental US while… Continue reading Other Chinese Balloons Apparently Flew Over America, But Nobody Noticed Them
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Scientists Find “One in Ten Billion” Star System Primed to Explode in Titanic Kilonova
“Prior to our study, the estimate was that only one or two such systems should exist in a spiral galaxy like the Milky Way.” Stellar Rarity Astronomers have found the first known example of a binary star system doomed to meet its end in an explosive collision known as a kilonova, a phenomenon so rare… Continue reading Scientists Find “One in Ten Billion” Star System Primed to Explode in Titanic Kilonova
Judge Uses ChatGPT to Issue Ruling in Court Case
Is this really a good idea? Robot Judge For likely the first time ever, a judge has used ChatGPT to make a court ruling, Vice reports — a surprising choice, given the AI’s less-than-stellar ability to tell the truth. Colombian judge Juan Manuel Padilla Garcia used the text generator to come up with questions about a… Continue reading Judge Uses ChatGPT to Issue Ruling in Court Case
The Best Desks of 2023
While a TV tray or dining room table may be great in a pinch, neither is a long-term solution for a desk. Only a desk will do if you want to create an ergonomic space where everything you need is at arm’s reach in your home office. If you have minimal space and need something… Continue reading The Best Desks of 2023
Scientists Working on Third Arm You Control Using Your Brain
Image by Bracklein et al. A third eye? How about a third arm? As detailed by researchers in a fascinating new piece for IEEE Spectrum, roboticists are endeavoring to perfect the technology that would control an “extra robotic hand,” ranging from a supplementary limb to a full blown exosuit — all controlled with your mind.… Continue reading Scientists Working on Third Arm You Control Using Your Brain
Furious Marsupial So Thirsty For Sex That It’s Dying, Scientists Warn
“‘Live fast, die young’ is certainly the way of things for these species.” The Land Down Under There is absolutely no player more committed to the game than the male northern quoll. According to a new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, these adorable Australian marsupials, roughly about the size of a tiny… Continue reading Furious Marsupial So Thirsty For Sex That It’s Dying, Scientists Warn
Scammers Are Already Convincing Idiots They Can Get Rich Using ChatGPT
In a gold rush, sell shovels. Not Them Extremely bad news. The Verge is reporting that the “Hustle Bros” — you know, the grown men with the very loud, dollar-sign-covered YouTube thumbnails — are very much aware of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and very much want to convince followers that they can use the tech to make… Continue reading Scammers Are Already Convincing Idiots They Can Get Rich Using ChatGPT
Global Warming Is Priming Deadly Fungi to Invade Our Warm Bodies
Image by Getty Images/Futurism While “The Last of Us” has us worrying about the zombifying ophiocordyceps, the reality of dangerous fungal infections will likely be more mundane — though potentially just as deadly. Historically, our body’s best line of defense against fungi has been our body heat. Human bodies are nice and warm, at an… Continue reading Global Warming Is Priming Deadly Fungi to Invade Our Warm Bodies
Footage Shows Chinese Balloon Being Shot Down
It’s down! Shots! Shots! Remember the mysterious Chinese balloon that raised eyebrows as it soared over the United States this past week, prompting a vast wave of speculation, political posturing, and memes? Well, it appears to have been shot down: Fox News airs live footage of the Chinese spy balloon coming down after it was shot.… Continue reading Footage Shows Chinese Balloon Being Shot Down
Amazing “Jailbreak” Bypasses ChatGPT’s Ethics Safeguards
OpenAI has been scrambling to enact new rules that prevent its wildly popular ChatGPT from generating text from being generally horrible — like by promoting things that are unethical, illegal, or just plain controversial. Back in the day, you could ask the red-hot AI system to whip up instructions on everything from shoplifting to committing… Continue reading Amazing “Jailbreak” Bypasses ChatGPT’s Ethics Safeguards