Could this be the key for generating breathable air on the Moon? Breathing New Air Chinese astronauts claim to have created rocket fuel on board the country’s Tiangong space station using a new process dubbed “artificial photosynthesis.” As the South China Morning Post reports, space travelers from the current Shenzhou-19 mission produced the necessary ingredients… Continue reading Chinese Astronauts Create Rocket Fuel in Space Using “Artificial Photosynthesis”
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OpenAI’s AI Agent Has to Be Monitored Nonstop to Catch Its Constant Screwups
Then what’s the point? Baby Brain OpenAI has finally debuted “Operator,” its very own AI agent, a type of autonomous model designed to do digital tasks on your behalf like shopping for groceries online. But calling it an AI “toddler” might be more fitting. As a Bloomberg reporter describes her experience using OpenAI’s new toy,… Continue reading OpenAI’s AI Agent Has to Be Monitored Nonstop to Catch Its Constant Screwups
DOGE Staff Had Questions About the ‘Resign’ Email. Their New HR Chief Dodged Them
On Friday, staff at what was formerly the United States Digital Service and is now part of Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative met with Stephanie Holmes, who identified herself as a part of the DOGE team and as the staff’s new HR representative. Throughout the meeting, which started at noon ET, dozens of USDS employees lobbed… Continue reading DOGE Staff Had Questions About the ‘Resign’ Email. Their New HR Chief Dodged Them
US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
Several government websites have been taken down, including the USAID.gov, ForeignAssistance.gov, NeglectedDiseases.gov, and ChildrenInAdversity.gov. A WIRED analysis of more than 1,000 federal .gov websites found that at least seven sites linked to a USAID server went offline in a two-hour span on Saturday afternoon. On Friday, Reuters reported that word of sites being taken offline… Continue reading US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
US tariffs: how Trump’s tax is impacting big tech and beyond
Updated Today, Feb 1, 2025, 11:33 PM UTC President Donald Trump has announced that he’s imposing a tariff on goods from some of the US’s biggest trade partners: Canada, Mexico, and China. Under the executive orders signed on February 1st, Canada and Mexico will face a 25 percent tariff, while goods from China will be… Continue reading US tariffs: how Trump’s tax is impacting big tech and beyond
Pardoned by Trump, Founder of Silk Road Now Appears to Be Squandering Donations on Stupid Meme Coins
Despite calling for the death penalty for drug dealers, president Donald Trump pardoned Ross “Dread Pirate Roberts” Ulbricht, the man behind the seminal online drug marketplace Silk Road, which facilitated the sale of over $200 million in illegal drugs and other illicit goods using bitcoin. Now Ulbricht is a free man, and as Protos reports, crypto wallets… Continue reading Pardoned by Trump, Founder of Silk Road Now Appears to Be Squandering Donations on Stupid Meme Coins
China Unveils Comically Gigantic 85-Foot Electric Bus
We’re gonna need a bigger bus. Long Boy Incredible things are happening in China: a company there has announced the release of a 26 meter — that’s an astonishing 85 feet, for those who struggle with the metric system — bi-articulating bus, meaning it has two joints in the midsection like a giant caterpillar. And the… Continue reading China Unveils Comically Gigantic 85-Foot Electric Bus
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Mommy and Daddy Have a New Plan: Suck Up to Trump Until He Pardons Her Beautiful Boy
The least surprising return of recurring characters. Boy Genius While disgraced FTX cofounder Sam Bankman-Fried rots away behind bars for fraud, his parents are making the rounds in Trumpworld and trying to plant the seeds for a potential pardon. As Bloomberg reports, an unnamed insider familiar with the machinations of Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, the… Continue reading Sam Bankman-Fried’s Mommy and Daddy Have a New Plan: Suck Up to Trump Until He Pardons Her Beautiful Boy
Mother Says Her Son Died After UnitedHealth Jacked the Price of His Inhaler From $66 to $539
Image by Kinga Krzeminska / Getty Images A young man with severe asthma used to be able to get his inhaler for cheap, but after UnitedHealthcare’s drug arm jacked up the price, he had to go without — and it ultimately killed him, his mother says. As Madison, Wisconsin’s WMTV reports, the parents of the… Continue reading Mother Says Her Son Died After UnitedHealth Jacked the Price of His Inhaler From $66 to $539
OpenAI Staff Turn Guns on Each Other After DeepSeek Humiliation
The emergence of Chinese AI startup DeeSeek upended Silicon Valley earlier this week, punching a massive $1 trillion hole through the tech industry. The company’s highly efficient yet high-performing “reasoning’ model, dubbed R1, suggested that Wall Street may be massively overspending on computing power to run its AI systems. Now it’s coming out that DeepSeek… Continue reading OpenAI Staff Turn Guns on Each Other After DeepSeek Humiliation