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Sam Altman Is Spiraling

He’s not mad, he insists. He’s laughing, actually!

By Victor Tangermann

Ethics

Bots on Moltbook Are Selling Each Prompt Injection “Drugs” to Get “High”

By Victor Tangermann
Off-World

Butterfly Emerges From Chrysalis in Zero Gravity

By Joe Wilkins

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Finance

An Analysis Just Found Something Extremely Unflattering About What Happens to Users of Prediction Markets

By Frank Landymore
Medical

Novo Nordisk Furious at $49 Knockoff Ozempic Pill

By Frank Landymore
Artificial Intelligence

Investors Concerned AI Bubble Is Finally Popping

By Victor Tangermann
Finance

As AI Surges, Layoffs Hit Worst Moment Since 2009 During Throes of Financial Crisis

By Joe Wilkins

AI Psychosis

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

OpenAI was sued by the son and grandson of a man in Connecticut who murdered his mother after ChatGPT affirmed his paranoid delusions.

OpenAI Sued for Causing Murder-Suicide

“It went from him being a little paranoid and an odd guy to having some crazy thoughts he was convinced were true because of what he talked to ChatGPT about.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Musk Watch

The image shows a close-up of Elon Musk's face on the right side, with a yellowish-green tint and a textured effect. On the left side, there is a red background displaying a partially redacted email conversation dated Saturday, September 22, 2012, between Kira D and Jeffrey Epstein. The email mentions organizing a massage and references "elon MUSK" in the text. Some parts of the email are blacked out for privacy.

Internet Sleuths Just Found Something About Elon Musk Getting a Massage in the Epstein Files

How’s he going to explain this one?

By Frank Landymore

Tesla's shares have been plummeting since the DOJ's release, implicating CEO Elon Musk and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Tesla Stock Plummeting Since Musk Busted in Epstein Files

Coincidence?

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is shown in a black and white photo. He is wearing a dark sweater over a striped collared shirt and looking to the right. The background is bright yellow with a large red circle featuring a grid pattern behind his head.

Elon Laments That in Spite of His Obscene Wealth, He Still Can’t Find Happiness

Insulting.

The Feed

Text on red background of declining chart that reads "$0.00."

As Crash Deepens, Investors Say Bitcoin Is Headed for Zero Dollars

By Victor Tangermann

During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.

Electric Vehicles

It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin's plunge has made it far less economical to mine the digital token. Some companies are starting to unplug their equipment.

Bitcoin Is Crashing So Hard That Miners Are Unplugging Their Equipment

By Victor Tangermann

A digitally altered portrait of Donald Trump, with a bright gold color overlay, giving a glowing effect. The background is a solid vibrant purple, and there are several white sparkles scattered around the figure, enhancing the radiant appearance.

Crypto Guys Who Bought a Huge Gold Trump Statue Now Have a Problem

Welcome sign for Dilley, with the text "Welcome to Dilley" and "a slice of the good life!" partially visible, supported by wooden posts, set against a partly cloudy sky and green trees.

This Measles Outbreak at a Detention Center Perfectly Encapsulates America Right Now

Peloton's doubling down on AI doesn't appear to have paid off. The company slashed 11 percent of its workforce this week.

Artificial Intelligence

Peloton Institutes Mass Layoffs After Pivoting to AI

By Victor Tangermann

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is shown with curly dark hair and glasses is wearing a dark pinstripe suit jacket over a white shirt. He has a slightly open mouth expression. The background is a green grid pattern with an orange circle behind his head.

Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic Just Sent Shockwaves Through the Entire Stock Market by Releasing a New AI Tool

By Frank Landymore

A man in a black suit and tie is depicted as a marionette puppet, suspended by strings. He is highlighted with a red outline and positioned against a large gray circle on a vibrant yellow and purple marbled background.

New Site Lets AI Rent Human Bodies

After announcing a blockbuster $100 billion deal in September, the ChatGPT maker may have changed its mind.

Uh Oh… Nvidia’s $100 Billion Deal With OpenAI Has Fallen Apart

By Victor Tangermann

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan shown wearing a black suit and white shirt holds up a white sweatshirt featuring a detailed black illustration of Washington, DC with the word "Polymarket" written above the illustration in a stylized script. The background is orange with a large purple circle behind the man's head.

Polymarket CEO Known for Yelling at His Employees, Attending Meetings Shirtless

Michael Burry warned that further losses for Bitcoin could put a major strain on the balance sheets of investors that overindexed on crypto.

If Bitcoin Keeps Tanking, It Could Cause a “Death Spiral” for the Entire Economy

By Victor Tangermann

Dearborn police are the latest to make use of dystopian drone hives to surveil their cities from the skies.

Police in Detroit Suburb Install Hives That Can Instantly Deploy Drones to Fight Crime

Underwater view of a large, dark blue iceberg with a smooth, rounded surface, partially submerged beneath a calm water surface with a cloudy sky above.

Disaster Strikes as Scientists Tunnel Into Core of Doomsday Glacier

AI companies are looking to spend trillions on data centers — a huge sum that could threaten the economy if the bet doesn't pay off.

Tech Companies Showing Signs of Distress as They Run Out of Money for AI Infrastructure

By Victor Tangermann

A new render of China's conceptual spacecraft called the Luan Niao, an orbital mothership designed to launch uncrewed fighter drones from high above the planet.

China Provides Glimpse of Colossal Orbital Aircraft Carrier

A moderator at the r/aviation subreddit didn't look too kindly on a shot by astronaut Don Pettit, deeming it too "blurry" and taking it down.

International Space Station

Reddit Mod Deleted Breathtaking Photo Taken by NASA Astronaut From Space Because It Was “Blurry”

By Victor Tangermann

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