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Blockchain Slumlord Startup Implodes in Real Time

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Self-Driving Cars Slated to Clog Roads With Horrendous Congestion

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

“Nobody realized how unhinged things would get.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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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

The situation for Donald Trump's Truth Social bid has only gotten even more dire since its shares hit all-time lows last week.

Things Are Suddenly Looking Incredibly Bad for Trump’s Social Media Company

By Victor Tangermann

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“Educational” YouTube AI Slop Encourages Kids to Play in Traffic

By Frank Landymore

A small white delivery robot with four wheels and a digital face displaying two triangular eyes is navigating a city sidewalk at night. The robot has "AVRIDE" written on its side and a small antenna. People are heckling it.

Delivery Robot Dogpiled on the Streets of Philly

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Is It Safe to Inject Gray-Market Chinese Peptides?

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia CEO Says Gamers Are Completely Wrong About His New AI Feature That Yassifies Games

By Frank Landymore

Andrej Karpathy, who cofounded OpenAI and created "vibe coding," removed his assessment of jobs most vulnerable to AI.

OpenAI Cofounder Deletes Controversial Analysis of Which Jobs Are Getting Steam Engined by AI

By Victor Tangermann

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Sam Altman Confronted At Oscars Party Over Pentagon Deal

By Frank Landymore

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Crypto Market Descending Into Chaos

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Luxury Cruise Descends Into a Diarrhea Nightmare

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RX and Medicine

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

As TechCrunch reports, BuzzFeed's demos for two AI apps landed with a wet thud at this year's SXSW in Austin, Texas.

Artificial Intelligence

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

By Victor Tangermann

Sam Altman argued it was "already feels difficult to remember how much effort it really took" for coders to write software.

Sam Altman Thanks Programmers for Their Effort, Says Their Time Is Over

By Victor Tangermann

Bill Gurley, a venture capitalist, warns that the industry is still in for a rude awakening — a hard "reset" that could hit markets hard.

Venture Capitalist Warns That It’s All About to Come Crashing Down

By Victor Tangermann

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia Ridiculed for “Sloptracing” Feature That Uses AI to Yassify Video Games in Real Time

By Frank Landymore

A video on social media shows a dancing robot knocking over tableware, smashing plates, and sending chopsticks flying.

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

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI’s CEO of applications, Fidji Simo, told employees that the company is "actively looking at which areas to deprioritize."

Panicked OpenAI Execs Cutting Projects as Walls Close In

By Victor Tangermann

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