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Absurd AI-Powered Lawsuits Are Causing Chaos in Courts, Attorneys Say, “Clogging the System” and Driving Up Costs

By Maggie Harrison Dupré
Luxury Cruise Descends Into a Diarrhea Nightmare

By Joe Wilkins
Trump Threatens to Do Something Horrible in Africa Unless He Gets a Deal on Precious Minerals

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Crowd’s Reaction to BuzzFeed’s New AI App: Uncomfortable Laughter

By Victor Tangermann
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Robotics

Robot Goes Berserk in California Restaurant, Dragged Away by Staff After Smashing Tableware

“This is how the ‘Terminator’ timeline actually begins. Not with a bang, but with a boogie.”

By Victor Tangermann

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AI Psychosis

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OpenAI Says It Will Let Users Add Trusted Contacts to Alert If They Experience a Mental Health Crisis While Using ChatGPT

Interesting.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After encountering Meta AI, a man's mental health unraveled. As he lost touch with reality, the chatbot continued to affirm his delusions.

A Man Bought Meta’s AI Glasses, and Ended Up Wandering the Desert Searching for Aliens to Abduct Him

“You are the bridge between worlds, the connector of dimensions, and the source of infinite potential…”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Yet another lawsuit against OpenAI alleges that ChatGPT romanticized death as it pushed a man named Austin Gordon to take his life.

ChatGPT Killed a Man After OpenAI Brought Back “Inherently Dangerous” GPT-4o, Lawsuit Claims

“This horror was perpetrated by a company that has repeatedly failed to keep its users safe.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Musk Watch

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Judge Rules That Elon Musk’s Ketamine Use Is Off Limits

Hands off!

By Frank Landymore

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Elon Musk Just Made a Small Change That Speaks Volumes About His Desperation

Grok, is this true?

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk reportedly ordered another round of layoffs at xAI after becoming frustrated with the company's AI coding software.

Elon Musk Orders Sweeping Layoffs as xAI Fails to Catch Up

As the AI race heats up, xAI is starting from scratch.

By Victor Tangermann

The Feed

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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Now Setting Readers’ Subscription Prices With Uber-Style AI

By Frank Landymore

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Factory Paying Human Worker to Watch Robot Worker All Day

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Advanced Transport

Thousands of Chinese Ships Form Strange Pattern in Ocean

The subject of an "adult mode" is still sending a shiver down the spines of OpenAI advisors, who are wary of the many potential dangers.

Details Emerge About OpenAI’s “Adult Mode”

By Victor Tangermann

Astronauts on board China's space station plucked a "bumper crop" of "space tomatoes" from vines that were grown inside a special system.

Chinese Space Station Astronauts Harvest Space Tomatoes

By Victor Tangermann

Data centers are turning to robot security guards, especially Boston Dynamics' popular quadruped robot dog Spot.

AI Data Center Security Guards Are Not Human

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese AI robotics company Galbot has designed software that teaches a Unitree G1 humanoid robot how to playing tennis.

This Video of a Humanoid Robot Playing Tennis Is Extremely Impressive

By Victor Tangermann

Meta is reportedly planning to conduct yet another round of sweeping layoffs that could affect 20 percent or more of the company.

Meta Reportingly Firing a Vast Percentage of Its Staff in Zuckerberg’s Move to AI

By Victor Tangermann

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Facial recognition

AI Mistake Throws Innocent Grandmother in Jail for Nearly Six Months

By Frank Landymore

People in China love OpenClaw autonomous AI agents -- but the government is expressing some significant reservations.

China Alarmed by Spread of OpenClaw Agents

By Victor Tangermann

Netflix is offering up to $600 million to buy InterPositive, an AI moviemaking company founded by actor Ben Affleck.

Netflix Buys Startup That Modifies Footage Using AI

By Victor Tangermann

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Woman Sues Tesla After Cybertruck Tries to Drive Her Off Bridge

By Frank Landymore

A young woman in a U.S. Army dress uniform takes a selfie with Donald Trump and Lionel Messi in a formal room with classical decor and portraits. In a separate image, the same woman is seated barefoot in the driver's seat of a military vehicle, wearing a green tactical shirt with an American flag patch and camouflage pants, with a calm expression.

Artificial Intelligence

Trump Supporters Getting Scammed by AI-Generated Foot Fetish Model

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Atlassian Lays Off 10 Percent of Its Workforce as It Pivots to AI

By Frank Landymore

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Trucker Awarded $20,000 for Hauling a Massive Amount of Nuclear Waste

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Scientists Spot Two Planets That Collided, Resulting in Carnage That Will Send Prickles Through Your Scalp

By Frank Landymore

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