Those daring enough to buy high mileage used Teslas from rental car company Hertz are facing massive repair bills.

Mein Hertz Brennt

"I realized why they were trying to get rid of those Teslas."

Man Buys Used Tesla, Discovers Horrendous Issue

Billionaire and private astronaut Jared Isaacman is willing to foot the bill of a maintenance mission to NASA's Hubble telescope.

Hubble Shuttle

NASA is still weighing the pros and cons.

NASA Experts Concerned Billionaire Space Tourist Will Accidentally Break Hubble Space Telescope While Trying to Fix It

That spinning loading icon that happens when your computer is trying to, well, compute, is actually called the "throbber."

Nasty Nomenclature

They couldn't have called it anything else?!

We Regret to Inform You That The Spinning “Loading” Icon Is Actually Called a “Throbber”

Australian broadcaster the ABC discovered a "parasitic" content farm that's churning out poorly plagiarized news stories.

Bot Net

"Parasitic plagiarism merchants that are becoming all too common."

Sites Busted Running AI Content Farm That Rips Off Real Journalists' Work When They Accidentally Left Prompt in Published Article

In one demo that involves a tester introducing OpenAI's GPT-4o to his adorable dog, the AI responds by making bizarre robotic noises.

Is That You Scarlett?

What the hell was that?

ChatGPT's Vision-Enabled Chatbot Makes Extremely Weird Sound When It Sees a Dog

OpenAI demoed its new ChatGPT AI's ability to adapt to what it "sees" through the user's camera, allowing it to help a solve math problem.

Video Drome

ChatGPT has a new "video mode."

New ChatGPT AI Watches Through Your Camera, Offers Advice on What It Sees

An OpenAI safety worker quit his job, arguing in an online forum that he had lost confidence that the Sam Altman-led company will "behave responsibly around the time of [artificial general intelligence]," the theoretical point at which an AI can outperform a human.

Not Aligned

Is OpenAI really committed to ensuring that an AGI won't go rogue?

OpenAI Safety Worker Quit Due to Losing Confidence Company "Would Behave Responsibly Around the Time of AGI"

The founder of the dating app Bumble believes the future of dating will involve having your personal AI talk to hundreds of other AIs.

The Apps

Wait, that's literally an episode of "Black Mirror."

Bumble Founder Says Future of Dating Is Your AI Will Date Other People's AIs and Hook You Up With the Best Matches

NASA's Orion capsule took a beating during its trip to the Moon and back, according to a recent report by the Office of Inspector General.

Cracked Shield

The capsule took a beating during its trip to the Moon.

NASA Inspector Alarmed by Extensive Damage to Heatshield of Astronaut Moon Vehicle

Tentacles

Remember that AI company behind Sports Illustrated's fake writers? We did some digging — and it's got tendrils into other surprisingly prominent publications.

Meet AdVon, the AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry

Engineers at the YouTube channel The Hacksmith recently tried to create their own "Dune"-Inspired stillsuit. And it actually works.

Better Drink My Own Piss

"Just like water!"

Mad Scientists Build "Dune"-Inspired Stillsuit That Can Recycle Sweat

Neuralink cofounder Elon Musk is now seeking a second volunteer to receive the company's next experimental brain implant.

Neuro Answer

Neuroscience/Brain Science

"Neuralink is accepting applications for the second participant."

After Accident With First Patient, Neuralink Seeks Volunteer for Second Implant

Microsoft's water use and carbon emissions have increased compared to 2020 numbers due to artificial intelligence datacenters.

Carbon Age

How will Microsoft ever reach its sustainability goals at this rate?

Microsoft's Emissions and Water Use Shoot Up as It Goes All in on AI Datacenters

The research explores how the reintroduction of bison into an ecosystem helped boost the overall amount of carbon sucked up by plants.

By the Horns

Say hello to these beefy "climate heroes."

A Single Herd of Bison Can Help Capture CO2 From Over 40,000 Cars, Scientists Find

FITTER. BETTER. HAPPIER.

A new study found that certain vegetarian and vegan diets curb risks of life-threatening illnesses like cancer and heart disease.

Salad Time

Studies

Eat your vegetables, kids.

Huge Study Finds That Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Are Incredibly Good for You

In a new Bloomberg interview, Neuralink's first human patient recalled the time the brain-computer chip started glitching.

In My Head, Zombie

Devices

"But then they told me that the threads were getting pulled out of my brain."

First Neuralink Patient Alarmed as Device Starts Losing Functionality

In her new book, hotel heiress Paris Hilton revealed that she had an, er, peculiar way of handling having babies via surrogates.

Test Drive

Developments

"I wanted it to feel real — even in just this small way."

Paris Hilton Wore a Prosthetic Pregnancy Belly While Actual Babies Were Being Grown by Surrogates

Neuralink has known for years that wires in its brain chip are known to "retract," which raises questions on its future and overall safety.

Small Big Problem

Redesigning the brain chip could result in brain damage.

Neuralink Knew Its Implant Likely to Malfunction in First Human Patient, Did Brain Surgery Anyway

Raw milk enthusiasts are dead set on being infected by the H5N1 aviary flu virus by drinking contaminated and unpasteurized cow milk.

Got Milk

"Deliberately trying to infect yourself with a known pathogen flies in the face of all medical knowledge and common sense."

Raw Milk Enthusiasts Demand Milk Infected With H5N1

Roughly two months after becoming the first human to receive a gene-hacked pig kidney transplant, Richard "Rick" Slayman has passed away.

Kidney Failure

"Our family is deeply saddened about the sudden passing of our beloved Rick but take great comfort knowing he inspired so many."

Patient Dies After Receiving Kidney From Gene-Hacked Pig

The Chinese military recently showed off numerous robot dogs outfitted with machine guns on their backs, as Agence France-Presse reports.

Robodoggy Style

Yikes.

China Shows Off Robot Dogs Armed With Machine Guns

Their app gradually makes your phone inputs more delayed and offset, and their findings show it's more effective than a timed lockout.

Hang Ups

Evil... but ingenious.

Scientists Invent Evil Way to Cut Screen Time: App That Makes Your Phone More and More Annoying to Use the Longer You're On It

After chasing it for years, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is humblebragging that all his international fame is taking a toll.

Humble Brag

"It's a strangely isolating way to live."

After Spending Years Relentlessly Chasing Fame, Sam Altman Complains That He's Getting Recognized in Public Too Much

After gunmen killed more than 140 people, supporters of the terrorist group ISIS released a slick AI-generated propaganda video.

Big Trouble

"For ISIS, AI means a game changer..."

ISIS Affiliates Using AI to Generate Propaganda Promoting Terrorism

A powerful Australian mining magnate has been trying to get an unflattering portrait of her removed from a museum.

Brush With Fame

"I paint the world as I see it."

Billionaire Mining Magnate Not Happy With Her Portrait Hanging in Museum

Reddit's wallstreetbets meme stock investors are back in full force — but their latest ruse isn't playing out as expected.

Line Go Down 

WallStreetBets is back after a three year hiatus.

GameStop Stock Is Crashing Catastrophically After Meme Hype

The American newspaper giant and USA Today owner Gannett is using AI to generate a bulleted list of "Key Points" for news articles.

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