A developer built an AI chatbot using GPT-3 that helped a man speak again to his late fiancée. OpenAI shut it down

Crackdown on open-ended, unfiltered simulations branded ‘a hyper-moral stance’ Read more…

Yes, we can reverse gray hair. No, we don’t know why it works. Just chill.

Want your hair color back? Show your scalp to your doctor — and your boss. Read…

5 signs of a highly intelligent person

Outside of a test, there’s no way to gauge intelligence in one data-point. But if they…

A rogue killer drone ‘hunted down’ a human target without being instructed to, UN report says

The KARGU-2, a deadly attack drone, autonomously attacked a human during a conflict in Libya, according…

Opinion | How the N-Word Became Unsayable

The evolution of the slur’s use — and the taboo around it — tells a story…

MIT Researcher: Sex Robots May Sell In-App Purchases During Intercourse

Just imagine the targeted ads you’ll start getting. Read more at Futurism…

Riaa had youtube-dl removed from github last year. The platform decided to reinstate the youtube-ripping tool,…

Soviet TV version of Lord of the Rings rediscovered after 30 years

Film posted on YouTube delights fans with its rudimentary sets and ludicrous special effects. Read more…

NASA Officials Are Worried That Pirates Will Steal the James Webb Telescope

“Why would you announce that you’re going to be shipping on a certain day something that…

Scientists Have Unlocked the Secrets of the Ancient ‘Antikythera Mechanism’

A digital model has revealed a complex planetarium on the ancient device’s face. “Unless it’s from…

Fukushima’s tragic legacy—radioactive soil, ongoing leaks, and unanswered questions

The ripple effects from one of the world’s worst nuclear catastrophes continue after a decade, with…

This Inmate Used Solitary Confinement to Learn Math. Now He’s Solving the World’s Hardest Equations

In 2010, Christopher Havens was sentenced to 25 years for murder. In 2020, his work in…

After 51 years, the Zodiac Killer’s cipher has been solved by amateur code breakers

More than 50 years after the so-called Zodiac Killer first began terrorizing the streets of Northern…

Ancient humans may have hibernated to survive brutal glacial winters

Signs of disease in the bones of hominins who lived in glacial Europe half a million…

How ’90s porn led to the internet’s foundational law

In a collaboration with Retro Report, Open Sourced by Vox looks at how today’s heated political…

Dave Prowse: Darth Vader actor dies aged 85

The former bodybuilder was also given an MBE for his long-running role as the Green Cross…

The Creators of Gods of Mars Decided to Cut Out the Middle Man and Produce the Film Entirely in the Unreal Engine

Helmed by Peter Hyoguchi, Gods of Mars is an in-production science fiction film that’s breaking new…

It’s Managers, Not Workers, Who Are Losing Jobs To AI And Robots, Study Shows

“This is a class of people we did not expect robots to have an effect. Because…

The Next Decade Could Be Even Worse

A historian believes he has discovered iron laws that predict the rise and fall of societies.…

Middle Students Solve The Issue Of Gerrymandering And Win $10,000 Prize [Infographic]

Three middle school students decided to take on one of the more serious issue in American…