🏎️ Elon Musk ditches lawsuit against OpenAI, world’s 1st dedicated drone force goes live in Ukraine, study suggests women travelers might cope better with space travel

Elon Musk has decided to withdraw his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman.

The lawsuit, which accused Altman and OpenAI of straying from their original mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity, was filed in February and has been circulating through the California court system.

The sudden dismissal reportedly brings an unexpected end to the legal battle between two of the tech industry’s most influential figures. For more on this development, check out today’s Must-Read.

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🏎️ Elon Musk ditches lawsuit against OpenAI faster than a Tesla on autopilot

Musk’s lawsuit filed in February alleged that OpenAI and Altman had breached a “founding agreement” to prioritize the betterment of humanity. According to Musk, OpenAI’s shift towards a for-profit model and its partnership with Microsoft contradicted this mission.

Musk’s lawyers further escalated the tension by challenging the judge assigned to the case, leading to the judge’s withdrawal from the proceedings.

Despite the lawsuit’s high-profile nature, Musk’s dismissal request was notably devoid of any explanation. As reported by The Guardian, a San Francisco superior court judge was scheduled to hear OpenAI and Altman’s motion to dismiss the case on Wednesday.

🚁 World’s 1st dedicated drone force just went live in Ukraine to counter Russia

Ukraine has officially inaugurated its Unmanned Systems Forces (USF), the nation’s first-of-its-kind armed forces branch.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy originally announced Ukraine’s intentions to create the USF back in February. However, it has now officially “gone live.”

“I have just signed a decree initiating the establishment of a separate branch of our Defense Forces – the Unmanned Systems Forces. This is not a matter of the future but something that should yield a concrete result shortly. This year should be pivotal in many ways,” Zelenskyy said in an official press release.

👩🏽‍🚀 Women show spaceflight superpowers, they don’t stress like men: Study

A new study suggests that the impacts of space travel differ for men and women.

Interestingly, the preliminary analysis showcased that women travelers may be able to cope better with the physiological stresses of space travel than men. Moreover, women may be able to recover more quickly upon returning to Earth.

“Males appear to be more affected by spaceflight for almost all cell types and metrics,” the research paper mentioned. However, the underlying physiological reasons behind this drastic difference remain to be decoded.

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