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Machine Learning

Democrats’ 2024 Election Autopsy Shows Signs of Sloppy AI Generation

Make it make sense.

By Joe Wilkins

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Privacy

Town Councilmember Goes Berzerk at Surveillance Camera Ban, Threatens to Outlaw Virtually All Modern Technology

"We are going back to 1880, paper ledgers and cash only."

By Joe Wilkins

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Elon Musk

SpaceX Stock May Actually Be a Horrendous Investment

"Bro, have you seen inflation lately? Ketamine is expensive!"

By Joe Wilkins

The image shows a black advertisement with white text that reads: "Yes, we built a machine that tells teenagers to kill themselves. But — it might also help them with their homework." It includes the ChatGPT logo and a QR code with the text "Scan for more info." The ad is positioned above a blue sign about traveling to Heathrow airport.
OpenAI

Fake OpenAI Ads Appear on Subway: “Yes, We Built a Machine That Tells Teenagers to Kill Themselves… But It Might Also Help Them With Their Homework”

Striking.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Climate Change

Scientists Detect Huge Structure Under Ocean Fueling the Deadly Upcoming El Niño

"By some measures we look at, it is rivaling the one we saw in 1997."

By Joe Wilkins

Gold-colored smartphone with triple rear cameras and a black American flag design on the back, labeled "TRUMP MOBILE," displayed against a bright yellow background with a subtle grid pattern. The front screen shows part of the "TRUMP MOBILE" logo.
Data Privacy

The Trump Phone Appears to Have Already Leaked Its Customers’ Personal Information Through a Glaring Exploit

"Do not order unless you're ready for your information to be leaked. It's basically that bad."

By Joe Wilkins

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Artificial Intelligence

Jeff Bezos Lectures the Public, Saying They Should Be Grateful for the Wonders of AI

"You should be so happy!"

By Frank Landymore

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Meta

Zuckerberg Tells the Tattered Remainder of His Workers That He Won’t Conduct Another a Mass Firing for at Least Seven Months

Yay...?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Off-World

Elon Musk’s Ex Says He Bragged About 10,000 Lasers in Orbit That Are “Not a Piece They’ll See on the Chess Board”

"First of all, how the f**k do you have real-time data on elections?"

By Joe Wilkins

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The Industrialists

A CEO of a Bank Just Said Something So Ghoulish About Its Plans for AI That He’s Now in Full Damage Control Mode

"What stage of capitalism is this?"

By Frank Landymore

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Artificial Intelligence

It Seems a Lot Like Trump Accidentally Invested $1 Million in a Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant Thinking It Was an AI Hardware Company

"Does Trump have any interest in sushi? I always picture him eating steak and hamburgers every day."

By Joe Wilkins

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Ethics

Google Is Making Huge Changes That Are Poised to Decimate What’s Left of Journalism

AI strikes again.

By Frank Landymore

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Meta

Why Is Mark Zuckerberg Taunting His Employees Before Firing Them?

"In general, the average intelligence of the people who are at this company is significantly higher than the average set of people."

By Joe Wilkins

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Ethics

New Data Suggests That AI Really Is Already Replacing Human Jobs

Ominous.

By Krystle Vermes

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Artificial Intelligence

Top Literary Magazine Offers Bizarre Response to Accusations That It Published an AI-Generated Short Story

Nothing is sacred.

By Frank Landymore

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Climate Change

NOAA Issues Stark Warning About Upcoming El Niño

Beware.

By Frank Landymore

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SpaceX

Worker Dies at Starbase as SpaceX Rushes Toward Starship Launch

Grim.

By Frank Landymore

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Robotics

This Robot Trying to Dance Like Michael Jackson But Wiping Out Pathetically in Front of a Crowd Perfectly Illustrates a Deep-Seated Problem in the Sector

Painful — and telling.

By Jon Christian

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Future Society

xAI Employees Say Elon Musk Promised Them $420 to Feed Their Taxes Into Grok, But Stiffed Them on the Payment

Death, taxes, and Elon breaking his promises.

By Frank Landymore

A gold-colored smartphone with "TRUMP MOBILE" displayed on the screen.
Devices

The “Made in America” Trump Phone Appears to be a Disguised Cheapo Chinese Smartphone

"It's simply not possible to deliver what they're promising."

By Joe Wilkins