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Anthropic

Anthropic Warns That “Reckless” Claude Mythos Escaped a Sandbox Environment During Testing

"The researcher found out about this success by receiving an unexpected email from the model while eating a sandwich in a park."

By Frank Landymore

Iran will still be levying a substantial toll, paid out in Bitcoin, for any oil tankers passing through, following the ceasefire announcement.
Bitcoin

Iran Demanding Huge Bitcoin Payments to Pass Through Strait of Hormuz

"Vessels are given a few seconds to pay in bitcoin, ensuring they can’t be traced or confiscated due to sanctions."

By Victor Tangermann

On Monday, roughly five days into NASA's Artemis 2 mission around the Moon, the toilet became off-limits for at least the third time.
Moon

The Moon Spacecraft’s $30 Million Toilet Has Been a Bit of a Disaster

"I think the fixation on the toilet is kind of human nature."

By Victor Tangermann

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Ethics

ChatGPT Is Sending People Into Obsessive Spirals of Hypochondria

"It just sent me around on this crazy Ferris wheel of emotion and fear."

By Frank Landymore

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seated, looking slightly upward with a serious expression. The background features a red grid pattern illuminated by pink and purple lighting, creating a dramatic and intense atmosphere.
Machine Learning

Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code and Misunderstands Basic Machine Learning Concepts

"I think there's a small but real chance he's eventually remembered as a Bernie Madoff- or Sam Bankman-Fried-level scammer."

By Joe Wilkins

Here are some of the most spectacular snapshots NASA recently received from the crew of its Artemis 2 mission.
Moon

We’re In Utter Disbelief About the Photos the Moon Astronauts Just Sent Back

Here are some of our favorites.

By Victor Tangermann

Students from all walks of life are becoming homogenized as they increasingly outsource their brains to AI chatbots.
Ethics

College Students Losing Ability to Participate in Class Discussions Because They Offloaded Their Thinking to AI

"Everyone now kind of sounds the same."

By Joe Wilkins

Morgan analysts are now warning that Tesla's share price could drop by a whopping 60 percent following disastrous sales numbers.
Tesla

JP Morgan Concerned Tesla Stock Will Crash by 60 Percent in Face of Ongoing Business Failures

"We advise investors cautiously approach this expectation within the context of both execution risk and the time value of money."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen float inside NASA's Moon spacecraft.
Moon

Trump Has Call With Moon Astronauts So Awkward That They May Turn Around and Disappear Into the Void of Space

This is painful.

By Frank Landymore

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Ethics

Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Instructs Staff to Welcome AI Sloplords

Open wide!

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk is shown in a close-up side profile, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Secretly Shared His Number One Priority at Tesla and It Really Says It All

Intense workaholic, or deadbeat CEO?

By Joe Wilkins

Frontier AI models generated "detailed image descriptions and elaborate reasoning traces" without ever seeing the images.
Ethics

Frontier AI Models Are Doing Something Absolutely Bizarre When Asked to Diagnose Medical X-Rays

They call it the "mirage effect."

By Victor Tangermann

Maine is expected to become the first state in the US to ban the construction of new data centers — until at least November 2027.
Ethics

The Entire State of Maine Is Poised to Ban New Data Centers

"I think Maine is the canary in the coal mine."

By Victor Tangermann

Side profile of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, illuminated with red and green lighting against a dark background.
OpenAI

Inside Sources Say Sam Altman Is a Sociopath

"He's unbelievably persuasive. Like, Jedi mind tricks."

By Frank Landymore

A lone jar of Nutella could be seen floating through the cabin of NASA's Moon astronauts minutes before they set an important record.
Moon

Lone Jar of Nutella Drifts Around Cabin of Moon Spacecraft

"This was not a product placement," a NASA spokesperson told us.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Artemis 2 crew officially broke the record for the farthest any human has ever traveled from Earth this evening.
Moon

The Moon Astronauts Just Broke the Record for the Farthest Any Human Has Ever Traveled From Earth

An incredible achievement.

By Victor Tangermann

San Francisco-based startup Legion Health has been approved to have its AI chatbot fill out prescriptions for psychiatric medications in Utah.
Mental Health

Startup Approved to Let AI System Prescribe Psychiatric Medication

What could possibly go wrong?

By Victor Tangermann

Sam Altman is shown at an interview being shown a video of a ChatGPT glitch.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Watches Awkwardly As He’s Shown Bizarre ChatGPT Issue: “Uh, Maybe, Uhhh…”

Explain this one, Sam.

By Frank Landymore

The Moon astronauts' space toilet has turned out to be a considerable source of frustration — and burning smells.
Moon

Moon Astronauts Forced to Do It in Bags as “Burning Odor” Emanates From Toilet

"When I opened up the hygiene bay, the rest of the crew could smell it pretty much immediately."

By Victor Tangermann

Three side-by-side before-and-after weight loss photos of individuals identified as Helen F, Sandra K, and Michael P, showing their progress with weight lost and benefits listed below each set. A large red "DUMPSTER FIRE" stamp overlays the entire image.
Ethics

Why Is the New York Times Laundering the Reputation of a Sleazy AI Startup That’s Selling GLP-1s via a Dishonest Dumpster Fire of Fake Doctors, Phony Before-and-After Pictures, and Other Glaring Red Flags?

"It's just an automated GLP-1 prescription mill."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré