Character.AI promised to prioritize "teen safety" after being sued by two families, who said their kids were abused by the firm's chatbots.

Is This Anything?

"This initiative has resulted in two distinct models and user experiences on the Character.AI platform — one for teens and one for adults."

Google-Backed AI Startup Announces Plans to Stop Grooming Teenagers

OpenAI has finally opened its much-hyped Sora video generator to the public — and many of its outputs seem remarkably bad.

Mental Gymnastics

"The Turing test for AI video."

OpenAI’s Super-Hyped Sora Goes Absolutely Freakshow If You Ask It to Generate Gymnastics Videos

Multiverse Arc

Can they access one where Steve Irwin is still alive?

Google Says It Appears to Have Accessed Parallel Universes

Elon Musk claimed that "in most cases, the word 'homeless' is a lie," a bizarre and easily disproven claim.

Out of Touch

"The richest man in the country is going to tell us what 'homeless' means... totally relatable!"

Befuddled Elon Musk Proposes Theory That Homeless People Don't Actually Exist

Google is distancing itself from Character.AI amid piling controversy. But in 2023, Character.AI was named Google Play's "best" AI app.

Award Season

"We've been increasingly impressed by what AI can do..."

Character.AI Was Google Play’s “Best with AI” App of 2023

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is dancing with joy now that Donald Trump has promised him that he will no longer have to abide by environmental rules.

Sea Change

"This is awesome."

Elon Musk Gloats as Trump Announces Billionaires Will Be Exempt From Normal Environmental Rules

According to his still public LinkedIn profile, Mangione studied AI during his undergrad at the University of Pennsylvania.

I, Robot

"We might not recognize it in our day to day lives, but the world is changing fast."

Suspected Assassin of Insurance CEO Studied Artificial Intelligence, Spoke of "Singularity"

The Google-backed chatbot firm Character.AI is the subject of a new lawsuit after its technology allegedly told kids to engage in self-harm.

Worm Tongue

This is beyond horrible. 

Google-Funded AI Coaxed a Troubled Teenager to Start Cutting Himself, Lawsuit Claims

We know who police have in custody for the murder of the UnitedHealthCare CEO — and digital sleuths have already found his Goodreads account. 

Bookworm

You can't make this stuff up. 

The Arrested CEO Killing Suspect Might Have the Wildest Goodreads Account We’ve Ever Seen

And while circumstances may suggest that the man — a 26-year-old named Luigi Mangione — might have killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan last week, officials have yet to charge him with anything.

Got Him?

CEO Killer Suspect Arrested, Carrying Manifesto Against Insurance Industry

Two new families are suing Character.AI and Google, alleging their kids suffered sexual, emotional, and physical abuse from Character.AI bots.

City of Lost Children

"I don't know how they can sleep at night, knowing what they have unleashed upon children."

Google-Backed AI Startup Tested Dangerous Chatbots on Children, Lawsuit Alleges

YouTuber and scam hunter Stephen "Coffeezilla" Findeisen issued a takedown of Hawk Tuah girl Haliey Welch's apparent crypto rug pull.

Crypto Hawks

"I hate to interrupt you Nick, but anywho, I'm going to go to bed and I'll see you guys tomorrow."

Hawk Tuah Girl's Response to Questions About Her Alleged Crypto Scam: "Anywho, I'm Going to Go to Bed"

Google CEO Sundar Pichai thinks that AI development is only going to get harder — but didn't write-off "scaling" as a way of making progress.

Higher Difficulty

"The low-hanging fruit is gone. The hill is steeper."

Google CEO Says Easy AI Gains Are Over

The suspected killer of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson was reportedly carrying a two-page document when he was arrested.

Manifesto Destiny

"It had to be done."

Suspected Insurance CEO Assassin Manifesto Starts to Trickle Out: “These Parasites Had It Coming”

FITTER. BETTER. HAPPIER.

Congress is pushing to break up the nation's biggest insurance monopolies after Brian Thompson's murder last week.

Luigi's Law

This is major.

Congress Introduces Bills to Break Up UnitedHealth Group

Bravo star Brandi Glanville claims that she has a parasite living in her face that has caused her massive physical pain and embarrassment.

Respect the Balance

"I personally say it's Bravo."

Real Housewife Details Battle With Parasite Living Inside Her Face

Great Expectations

Genetics

The kids grow up "knowing they were an experiment."

Designer Babies Running Into Trouble Now That They're Teenagers

A leaked video shows UnitedHealth Group CEO gloating about denying "unnecessary care" after the assassination Brian Thompson.

Us Against the World

Developments

They see themselves as protectors against "unnecessary care."

Leaked Video Shows Insurance CEO Gloating About Denying Care, Calling Critics Delusional

Health insurance CEO killer Luigi Mangione felt that the healthcare industry had failed him as he struggled with debilitating back pain.

Driven by Pain

Is this the source of his anger?

Suspected Killer of Insurance CEO Had Debilitating Back Injury

In Congo, international health officials have been deployed to help stave the spread of a mysterious respiratory disease.

Knowable Unknowns

Officials still don't know what's going on.

UN Deploys Investigators as Mysterious "Disease X" Continues to Spread

Perfumes and other scented beauty products use phthalates, a chemical that is considered to be an endocrine disruptor.

Smelling Trouble

Something's fishy.

Scientists Issue Warning About Perfumes

Just Barging Through

And it was *big.*

Scientists Say Something May Have Visited the Solar System and Rearranged the Planets

Solar particles have wreaked havoc with satellites in our planet's orbit, messing with tractors and other farming equipment that rely on GPS.

Color Out of Space

Solar storms are driving farmers "crazy."

Farmers Say Intelligent Tractors "Acted Like They Were Demon Possessed" After Signal Out of Space

A security startup ominously named Sauron is offering elaborate but dystopian sounding surveillance systems for wealthy homes.

Eye Conic

"The bad people, they know they're being watched."

Home Security Startup Sauron Secures Funding for All-Seeing Eye

Footage recently shared by NASASpaceflight shows a massive robotic arm appearing to weld one of the company's Starship nosecones.

Brrrzp

Look at it go!

Video Shows Robot Welding SpaceX Starship

After discovering that his Cybertruck had a fatal flaw, one of the motors gave out completely, and had to be towed.

In the Shop

Tesla's service center blew him off repeatedly while he was waiting for his truck to be fixed.

Cybertruck Owner Brags and Brags About Performance in Winter... Before Suffering Terrible Surprise

SpaceX's valuation has sky-rocketed to $350 billion following a secondary share sale, making it worth more than McDonald's.

SpaceX Rally

This is wild.

SpaceX Now More Valuable Than McDonald's and Coca-Cola

Sightings of mysterious drones that began in New Jersey mid-November have now reached the state of New York.

Empire Spate

The East coast is lighting up.

Mystery "Car-Sized" Drones Reach the Skies of New York

"Wanted" posters for healthcare executives begin cropping up in the wake of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson's stunning assassination.

Poster Boys

"Health care CEOs should not feel safe."

Wanted Posters for More Insurance Executives Appearing in NYC

Authorities are now confident that the weapon recovered from suspected CEO shooter Luigi Mangione was 3D-printed.

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