Around this time each year, the US Space Force convenes a Mission Assignment Board to dole out contracts to launch […]
Pentagon contract figures show ULA’s Vulcan rocket is getting more expensive Read Post »
If you plan a trip using AI, triple check that the locations it recommends visiting actually exist. The BBC reports
AI Endangering Tourists by Sending Them to Nonexistent Landmarks in Hazardous Locations Read Post »
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that defied death, cooked out, bulked up, and capped
The Case for Alien Life on Saturn’s Moon Just Got a Boost Read Post »
Could courage be contagious? Let’s hope so, because in the absence of powerful regulation, the normalisation of awful blooms A
Everything is getting stuffed with AI these days, no matter how pointless its inclusion may seem. Your spell-checker, your local
You Are Not Prepared for Merriam-Webster’s Announcement of Its New AI Model Read Post »
People with AI companions are throwing fits because they say their digital lovers have been lobotomized by OpenAI’s recent updates
Mourning Women Say OpenAI Killed Their AI Boyfriends Read Post »
As some of us continue to calcify our brains asking ChatGPT to answer an email or blow up our lives
AI Data Centers Are Skyrocketing Regular People’s Energy Bills Read Post »
United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors
ICE wants to build a 24/7 social media surveillance team Read Post »
HydroSpread, a breakthrough fabrication method, lets scientists build ultrathin soft robots directly on water. These tiny, insect-inspired machines could transform
These little robots literally walk on water Read Post »
The matador bug’s flamboyant leg-waving puzzled scientists for years, with early guesses pointing to courtship. But experiments revealed the waving
What looks like dancing is actually a bug’s survival trick Read Post »
