A thermonuclear space explosion could create a new star in the night sky

In February 2016, astronomers broke the news that the T Coronae Borealis star system had entered a “phase of unprecedented high activity.” Eight years later, that solar activity may finally result in a nova event large enough to be visible from Earth with the naked eye. The upcoming celestial display is thanks to an expected … Read more

Former OpenAI star Sutskever shoots for superintelligent AI with new company

Larger / Ilya Sutskever gestures as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks on at Tel Aviv University on June 5, 2023. On Wednesday, former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever announced that he is creating a new company called Safe Superintelligence, Inc. (SSI) with the goal of safely building “superintelligence,” which is a hypothetical form of artificial … Read more