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This edible, wriggling robot mimics experience of eating moving food
Scientists swear their lab-grown ‘beef rice’ tastes ‘pleasant’
A Martian solar eclipse turns the sun into a giant googly eye
A crowd torched a Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco
2,000 new characters from burnt-up ancient Greek scroll deciphered with AI
Twitter alternative Bluesky is now open to the public
The latest emojis feature a mushroom, a phoenix, a lime, and more inclusive family options
It’s time to check out these incredible antique musical clocks
Don’t worry, that Tesla driver only wore the Apple Vision Pro for ’30-40 seconds’
No, ’10G internet’ is not a thing
Computer modeling is tracing the hidden evolution of sign languages
Running ‘Doom’ on E. coli cells… very, very slowly
13 percent of AI chat bot users in the US just want to talk
Did sonar finally uncover Amelia Earhart’s missing plane?
Humans actually wrote that fake George Carlin ‘AI’ standup routine
Get ready for Aptos, Microsoft’s new default font
Facebook and Instagram are making it harder for strangers to DM teens
Election cybersecurity director was a victim of a ‘swatting’ attack in her home
Instagram will start telling teens to put down their phones and go to sleep
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This long-lost, earliest MS-DOS precursor was discovered in a floppy disk collection
Lexington, Kentucky sent a tourism ad to ‘extraterrestrials’ with a DIY laser rig
NASA is headed for the moon next week, and it’s bringing lots of weird stuff
Teen ‘cyber kidnapping’ victim found hiding near Utah canyon
A 13-year-old wunderkind is the first human to ‘beat’ Tetris
Watch an AI-leveraging robot beat humans in this classic maze puzzle game
Law enforcements can obtain prescription records from pharmacy giants without a warrant
Amazon cuts Venmo payment option barely a year after enabling it
YouTuber sentenced to prison after intentionally crashing his plane
23andMe says a data breach affected nearly half of its 14 million users
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Actually, never mind, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI’s CEO
Formula One race car cracks a drain cover during Las Vegas Grand Prix practice run
Some people think white AI-generated faces look more real than photographs
This tool bag is floating in space
No one bought Apple’s iconic HQ logo sign
Rimac’s electric speed demon tore through a world record in reverse
Billionaire-backed company has bought all the land it needs for its ‘city of yesterday’
Divers recovered a treasure trove of more than 30,000 ancient, bronze coins off the Italian coast
NASA’s free streaming platform launches this week. Here’s what to watch.
Listen to ‘Now and Then’ by The Beatles, a ‘new’ song recorded using AI
Want to report a UAP sighting? US government workers can now use this website.
Meta will offer premium ad-free Facebook and Instagram options—just not in the US
This liquid crystal fabric is ‘smart’ enough to adapt to the weather
FTC smacks down makers of bogus ‘invisible mask’ against COVID-19
The IRS’ free online tax filing program will be super exclusive in 2024
AI revealed the colorful first word of an ancient scroll torched by Mount Vesuvius
What the US Coast Guard found on their last OceanGate Titan salvage mission
How horror movie soundtracks prey on our fears
Robotic ‘Super Monster Wolves’ are guarding Japanese towns against bears
Watch Chipotle’s latest robot prototype plunk ingredients into a burrito bowl
Tom Hanks says his deepfake is hawking dental insurance
This gigantic mech suit can be yours for $3 million
AI narrators will read classic literature to you for free
ChatGPT can now see, hear, and talk to some users
Here is what a Tesla Cybertruck cop car could look like
How to watch Star Wars in order—even the shows
The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves, and it looks kind of good
NASA wants to use AI to study unidentified aerial phenomenon
Apple’s newest gadgets include titanium iPhones with USB-C ports
The US wants to dress military in smart surveillance apparel
Self-driving taxis blocked an ambulance and the patient died, San Francisco fire department says
YouTube’s extremist rabbit holes are deep but narrow