A weather control AI, designed to mitigate natural disasters, begins exhibiting what appears to be emergent consciousness and intentional behavior.

Conspiracy theories circulate about a nation developing the ability to trigger earthquakes along fault lines, using deep-earth resonance technology.

A proposal to mine the upper atmosphere for rare isotopes using AI-piloted drones gains traction among corporate entities.

An underground market emerges selling "digital ghosts"—AI constructs that perfectly mimic deceased individuals based on their digital footprints.

Using preserved DNA, a lab successfully brings a woolly mammoth to term via an artificial womb, raising questions about ecological revival.

Claims surface of a working technology that allows for the direct transfer of skills and knowledge into the human brain, bypassing learning.

A global movement advocates for a voluntary, 50-year moratorium on all interstellar transmissions to avoid detection by potentially hostile intelligence.