The president promised to spill the beans about little green men. Is that why the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency registered the domains alien.gov and aliens.gov? There are some very important files sitting in a US government building right now, full of shocking details that certain entities would prefer ...
‘It’s like flowers on steroids’: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C?‘It’s like flowers on steroids’: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C?
A long-running experiment in Colorado provides an ‘alarming’ view of how rapidly unchecked global heating could transform fragile ecosystems Every summer, people descend on the wildflower capital of Colorado to see grasslands flush with corn lilies, aspen sunflowers and sub-alpine larkspur. In January 1991, scientists set up a unique experiment ...
What to know about ‘boy kibble’, the viral meal slop trendWhat to know about ‘boy kibble’, the viral meal slop trend
Some gen Z men are using the term to describe an easy meal consisting of ground beef, rice, and a vegetable or fat Recently, after a long day of sending emails, I assembled a bowl of food I had prepared over the weekend: brown rice, ground turkey and half an ...
NBA expansion explained: teams in Vegas and Seattle, LeBron’s role and hungry billionairesNBA expansion explained: teams in Vegas and Seattle, LeBron’s role and hungry billionaires
The NBA’s board of governors voted to move forward with the cities as targets for its first expansion since 2004. Here’s what it means for the future of the league The NBA has moved a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas. The league’s board of governors ...
Why It’s Good to Jack Off Frequently, According to ScienceWhy It’s Good to Jack Off Frequently, According to Science
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Regular ejaculation — for example, by masturbation — produces higher quality sperm, a finding that has implications for fertility science and assisted reproductive technologies, according to ...
Disney’s Sora Disaster Shows AI Will Not Revolutionize HollywoodDisney’s Sora Disaster Shows AI Will Not Revolutionize Hollywood
Barely three months ago, the Walt Disney Company announced that it would be bringing user-generated AI slop to Disney+ as part of a landmark $1 billion investment into OpenAI that would allow people to use Sora to create short videos from more than 200 beloved Disney characters. The announcement was ...
The People Left Behind by the MetaverseThe People Left Behind by the Metaverse
When Meta announced its plan to shut down Horizon Worlds last week a lot of us laughed. Social scientist Dr Ruth Diaz was not one of them. Diaz worked for Meta as a VR community design developer in the early days of the Horizon Worlds project and left in 2022. ...
Podcast: The Company Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into PodcastsPodcast: The Company Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into Podcasts
This week we start with Emanuel’s crazy story about WebinarTV, a company that is secretly recording Zoom meetings and turning them into AI-powered podcasts. It’s nuts. After the break, Joseph tells us about the eccentric billionaire who tried to become a cocaine kingpin. In the subscribers-only section, we lament the ...
Meta and Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trialMeta and Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
The verdict marks the end of a five-week trial on the addictive nature of social media platforms. ...
Doctors announce six-day strike in England as talks break downDoctors announce six-day strike in England as talks break down
The walkout over jobs and pay is one of the longest yet in the dispute, and will begin on 7 April in England. ...