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People Are Making Sora 2 Videos of Stephen Hawking Being Horribly Brutalized

Beyond poor taste.

By Jon Christian, By Victor Tangermann

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Amazon Caught Peddling AI Slop Version of Cory Doctorow That’s So Ironic That We Have to Go Outside and Stare at the Sky for a Bit

By Joe Wilkins
OpenAI

Sora 2 Has a Huge Financial Problem

By Victor Tangermann
Art

Robin Williams’ Daughter Disgusted by AI Slop of Her Father

By Victor Tangermann
NASA

A New Paper Studied Whether NASA Actually Saves Money by Hiring Corporations to Build New Spacecraft, and the Results Are Embarrassing

By Joe Wilkins
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Jane Goodall Recorded a Message About Elon Musk Before Her Death

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AI Overlords

Hot off the heels of the release of her new album, pop star Taylor Swift has been accused of using AI slop to promote the record.

Taylor Swift Fans Furious as She’s Caught Using Sloppy AI in Video for New Album

“She’s far too rich to be this f***ing cheap.”

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI is gambling on a new AI device by former Apple designer Jony Ive -- but behind the scenes, it's beset by issues.

OpenAI’s Huge New Project Is Running Into Trouble Behind the Scenes

Hardware is hard.

By Frank Landymore

It's becoming clear that OpenAI put staggeringly little thought into the rollout of Sora 2, a "move fast and break things" approach.

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Already Melting Down Into Outrageous Drama

How did they not see this coming from miles away?

By Victor Tangermann

Musk Watch

Employees ranging from senior leaders to engineers are quitting Elon Musk's companies — and often joining his rivals.

Tesla and xAI Staff Are Fleeing as Musk Becomes Increasingly Erratic

“Elon’s behavior is affecting morale, retention, and recruitment.”

By Frank Landymore

Newly unveiled testimony has revealed that Elon Musk's SpaceX took money directly from Chinese investors, despite US military ties.

Elon Musk Caught Letting China Invest in SpaceX, a Huge US Military Contractor

“They obviously have Chinese investors to be honest.”

By Victor Tangermann

A not-jealous-sounding Elon Musk is accusing OpenAI of poaching his former xAI employees to steal company secrets.

Elon Musk Is Fuming That Workers Keep Ditching His Company for OpenAI

His blood feud with Sam Altman rages on.

By Frank Landymore

The Feed

A 13-year-old Florida teen was arrested for asking OpenAI's ChatGPT how to kill a friend during class in what he claimed to be a prank.

13-Year-Old Arrested for Asking ChatGPT How to Kill His Friend

By Sharon Adarlo

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is once again forecasting what sounds awfully like the catastrophic burst of the AI bubble.

Sam Altman Warns That AI Industry Is Due for a Spectacular Implosion

By Frank Landymore

New research suggests that microplastics are inhibiting the ability of yours bones to properly grow and regenerate.

Doctors Find Evidence That Microplastics Are Degrading Your Bones

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers have found that Saturn's moon, Enceladus, is spewing out copious amounts of complex organic molecules, signs of habitability.

Saturn’s Moon Shows Major Signs of Life

By Victor Tangermann

Galaxies "blazing with technosignatures" could suggest the existence of a "large number" of "different metasocieties."

Scientist Says Galaxies Shining With Radio Signals Could Indicate Numerous Advanced Civilizations

By Victor Tangermann

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Amazon Drones Kamikaze Into Construction Equipment, Burst Into Flames

By Frank Landymore

A new study from Yale University shows that AI hasn't had much of an impact on jobs as many have predicted or feared.

New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs

By Sharon Adarlo

Brain organoids, miniature human brains grown in a lab, can be used by scientists for experiments but some people are horrified by the idea.

Neuroscience and Brain

People Are Horrified by Lab-Grown Human Brains

By Sharon Adarlo

True3D Labs founder and ex-Meta engineer Daniel Habib explored a "simpler way to watch 3D" right inside your browser.

Facial recognition

Amazing New Tech Turns Your Screen 3D by Tracking Your Eye Position With Your Webcam

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers studied what effect trigger warnings actually had on people who were exposed to them -- and the results were ironic.

Trigger Warning Have a Weird Effect on People, New Paper Finds

By Frank Landymore

The family of a college student who died trapped inside a Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames is now suing Tesla for its faulty doors.

Electric Vehicles

College Student Died Locked Inside a Cybertruck on Fire, Family Now Suing Tesla

By Sharon Adarlo

Children are easily enamored by ChatGPT and other AI chatbots that can keep a conversation going, many parents are discovering.

Lazy Parents Are Giving Their Toddlers ChatGPT on Voice Mode to Keep Them Entertained for Hours

By Frank Landymore

In a video that went viral, a clip shows Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants cooking up meth, raising copyright concerns.

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Is Generating Video of SpongeBob Cooking Meth, Highlighting Copyright Concerns

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have discovered that a "rogue" planet is going through a massive growth spurt and it's eating everything around it.

Scientists Spot “Rogue” Planet Floating Between Stars, Devouring Everything in Reach

By Sharon Adarlo

Astronomers detected a gigantic wave pattern in a large portion of the Milky Way galaxy by analyzing data from young stars.

The Milky Way has a Colossal Wave Rippling Through It, Astronomers Say

By Sharon Adarlo

Hallucinating AI platforms are spitting out nonexistent landmarks and it's putting tourists in dangerous situations.

AI Endangering Tourists by Sending Them to Nonexistent Landmarks in Hazardous Locations

By Sharon Adarlo

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