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Lab-Grown Brains Growing More Powerful

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Constant Space Launches Turning Earth’s Atmosphere Into a “Crematorium,” Scientists Say

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Creator of Claude Code Fears This Could Be the Last Year That Software Engineers Are Employable

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Government Insiders Concerned by Musk’s Erratic and Sycophantic Grok Being Deployed for Incredibly Sensitive Purposes

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Anonymous Kalshi User Makes Huge Bet That the White House Is About to Confirm Alien Life or Technology

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Mental Health

Chatbot Use Can Cause Mental Illness to Get Worse, Research Finds

“I fear the problem is more common than most people think.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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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

A close-up of a Elon Musk's face in a red monochrome filter, resting his chin on his hand with a contemplative expression. Two white dice with black dots are floating near his face against a bright yellow background.

Man Bet Entire Life Savings of $342,195.63 That Elon Musk Would Fail

Here’s what happened.

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Man Letting AI Rent Human Bodies Says Elon Musk Is His Hero

“People would love to have a clanker as their boss.”

A group of five serious-faced people in blue tones are giving thumbs-down gestures against a bright yellow background. In the foreground, Elon Musk is smiling and blurred, contrasting with the disapproving expressions behind him.

Court Having Trouble Assembling Jury for Elon Musk Because People Hate Him So Much

A man of the people.

By Frank Landymore

The Feed

Donald Trump standing behind a wooden podium, speaking into a microphone in a formal setting with an audience in the background. The image has a stylized, high-contrast effect with a blue and orange color tone.

AI Workers, and Even CEOs, Suddenly Turning Against the Trump Administration

Pete Hegseth and Dario Amodei are shown in a stylized illustration. The background features a grid pattern with a large yellow circle behind them.

Anthropic Blowout With Military Involved Use of Claude for Incoming Nuclear Strike

By Frank Landymore

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Renewable Energy

Huge Study Finds Living Near Nuclear Plants Linked With Cancer Deaths

By Frank Landymore

Antarctica's Blood Falls, with a striking orange-red flow of liquid running down the side of a glacier onto the rocky ground below. The glacier is predominantly white with some blue and gray shading, and the orange-red flow contrasts sharply against the icy surface. The foreground shows a frozen or snow-covered area.

There’s a Perfectly Reasonable Explanation for Antarctica’s Waterfall of Blood

By Frank Landymore

NASA has announced major changes to its Artemis program, revising its first planned landing attempt to take place in low-Earth orbit.

NASA Cancels Moon Landing Mission

By Victor Tangermann

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei spoke of an AI "tsunami" on the horizon which he claims everyone is ignoring the warning signs of.

Anthropic CEO Warns of “Tsunami” on Horizon

By Frank Landymore

Dario Amodei is seated on an upholstered armchair. He is wearing a dark suit, a white shirt, and a patterned tie. His hands are clasped together in front of him. The background features an orange grid pattern with a large red circle behind him. The image has a stylized, graphic design effect.

Anthropic Drops Its Huge Safety Pledge That Was Supposedly the Whole Point of the Company

By Frank Landymore

A NASA astronaut has voluntarily stepped forward, announcing in a NASA statement that it was he who had "experienced a medical event."

International Space Station

The Saga of NASA’s Space Station Evacuation Keeps Getting Stranger

By Victor Tangermann

Instead of infuriating customers at drive-thrus, Burger King is looking to exasperate its existing employees with AI instead.

Burger King Adding AI to Employees’ Headsets to Constantly Monitor Whether They’re Being Friendly Enough

By Victor Tangermann

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Bill Gates Admits to Multiple Affairs in Epstein Fallout

New details about cracks found in a Chinese spacecraft have emerged, revealing that the situation was even more serious.

Damage to Chinese Spacecraft Was Worse Than Reported

By Victor Tangermann

China's secretive space plane, dubbed Shendong, or "Divine Dragon," launched for the fourth time on February 7.

Mysterious Chinese Space Plane Conducting Unknown Mission in Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

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Astronomer Who Discovered Water on Distant Planet Murdered Outside Home

By Frank Landymore

A researcher set cutting-edge AI models against each other in strategic nuclear war games. The results don't bode well.

Artificial Intelligence

Something Very Alarming Happens When You Give AI the Nuclear Codes

By Victor Tangermann

Robots and Machines

Intriguing New Smartphone Design Features a Small Robot Arm

By Victor Tangermann

A dog with a black collar has its head inside an orange toilet bowl. The background features blue walls and floor tiles decorated with large white stars. The dog is mostly grayscale, contrasting with the brightly colored toilet and background.

The Average American Would Pay $49 Per Month to Drink Recycled Toilet Water, Study Finds

By Frank Landymore

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