Victor Tangermann is a Toronto-based staff writer and photo editor for Futurism.com. He enjoys watching rockets explode and reading about SETI.

Victor Tangermann

A company placed portal-shaped "sculptures" in the cities of Dublin and New York, allowing residents to see each other. Chaos ensued.

Portal to Hell

"I thought the people of Dublin deserved to see my two New York homegrown potatoes."

"Portal" Between Dublin and NYC Shut Down After OnlyFans Model Flashes It

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

Tesla has begun rehiring some of the 500-employee Supercharger team Elon Musk let go in its entirety last month, Bloomberg reports.

Reversing Course

He got cold feet.

Elon Musk Starts Rehiring Some of the Supercharger People He Fired

The executive in charge of Cybertruck manufacturing has mysteriously left Tesla, adding to a lengthy list of senior managers who have left.

Another Executive Bites the Dust

It's still unclear if he was fired or left of his own accord.

Head of Cybertruck Manufacturing Mysteriously Leaves Tesla

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

Got Milk

Developments

"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

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"

Tractors and other farm equipment broke down in the middle of planting season due to an extreme solar storm over the weekend.

Like a G5

"I’ve never dealt with anything like this."

Solar Storm So Powerful It Shut Down Farm Equipment Across the US and Canada

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

A secretive startup called Applied Physics has published a "milestone study," arguing that warp drives are entirely possible.

Visiting the Stars

"This study changes the conversation about warp drives."

New Study Claims Warp Drives Are Possible

Amazon is planning to roll out its fleet of delivery drones in Arizona — but as Wired reports, soaring temperatures are hampering efforts.

Drone Down

"We won't take orders when the temperature gets above 104 degrees."

Amazon's Delivery Drones Are Shutting Down on Hot Summer Days

Three Space Force Guardians recently traveled to El Paso, Texas, to complete a set of challenges, turning them into "space cowboys."

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