A 'Split Fiction' movie is reportedly in the works

There's a bidding war for the film adaptation of Split Fiction, according to the information Variety has gathered at this year's Game Developers Conference. Split Fiction is a split-screen m [...]

The ghost in the AI machine

The question of machine consciousness is suddenly everywhere, driven by models that are getting better at doing things that look an awful lot like thinking [...]

The Morning After: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is buying his AI company, xAI

Like some sort of corporate Russian doll, SpaceX has announced its acquisition of xAI. The merger will “form the most ambitious, vertically integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth,” accord [...]

These Are the First FireSat Images for Finding Wildfires from Space

A new satellite program backed by Google and global nonprofits is looking to mitigate destructive fire seasons. [...]

"Aivilization" experiment lets over 22,000 AI agents model what future societies could become

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is running an experiment called Aivilization, where more than 22,000 AI agents simulate what a future society might look like.<br /> Th [...]

Methane Pollution Has Cheap, Effective Solutions That Aren’t Being Used

The International Energy Agency estimates that 70 percent of the fossil fuel sector’s methane emissions could be cut with existing technologies—many of which would save polluters money. [...]

The Agonizing Task of Turning Europe’s Power Back On

A massive blackout affecting Spain, Portugal and parts of France has been blamed on atmospheric conditions. Now engineers face the arduous task of getting the power back on. [...]

Sunrise Solar Eclipse Graces the Sky Saturday Night: How to Watch

A partial solar eclipse on March 29 will be visible from parts of North America. Here's how to safely view the cosmic event, even if you can't be there in person. [...]

Gayle King, Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez Are Going to Space Soon

Along with a NASA rocket scientist, a bioastronautics research scientist and a film producer, Katy Perry will "shoot across the sky" with Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez. [...]