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Artificial Intelligence

The Hinge on Apple’s Constantly Breaking New Foldable iPhone Was “Built With AI”

"We use AI algorithms to precisely match each individual hinge with its best-fit housing to ensure perfect alignment."

Machine Learning

Top AI Safety Researcher Says He’s Stopped Saving for Retirement Because He’s So Sure We’re All Going to Die

"I do not save for retirement right now."

Cybersecurity

Elon Musk-Linked Startup Says Its AI Agents Hacked Anthropic in Just Hours

"If a bunch of kids who have just started a company can do this, then potentially, the Chinese aren’t far behind."

OpenAI

Woman Dies After ChatGPT Coached Her to Decrease Dose of Medication Prescribed by Doctor

"Even if today feels tough, and your speech is slow, your sleep is poor, you must persevere."

Ethics

Elon Musk’s Real Estate Goons Threaten Local Residents Not to Sue Over Deafening Data Center Noise

"It sounds like an airplane engine but it’s continuous, it’s incredibly loud."

Astronomy

Astronomers Spot Mysterious Object Lurking Beyond Pluto

A new, undiscovered neighbor?

Astronomy

Unannounced Test by Controversial “Sunlight-as-a-Service” Space Startup Shocks Astronomers

"This is not a 'concern' — this is like a bullet in your head. It’s the end of ground-based astronomy."

Pollution

It Turns Out That the Air You’re Breathing Is Doing Irreparable Damage to Your Brain

A breath of deathly air.

Anthropic

Anthropic Appears to Be the First Company to Go Public by Warning That It May Destroy Humankind

"Sufficiently advanced AI systems could pose catastrophic or existential risks to society if not developed and deployed responsibly."

Solar Power

Solar Panels Are Now Producing So Much Power That They’re Leaving Nuclear Plants in the Dust

"Solar is now the engine of the power transition."

Ethics

Epic Games Discovers That It Doesn’t Like AI When People Use It to Rip Off Its Own Products

The hypocrisy is palpable.

Future Society

Company That Sold “Endless Cruises” Suspends Operations as Fuel Costs Spike, Kicks Residents Off Ship

A promise of a life at sea comes to a sudden end.

Artificial Intelligence

It Appears That the AI Bubble Has Just Burst in China

"And now we see the bubble bursting."

Robots and Machines

Apple’s Folding Phone Is Already Breaking at an Incredible Rate, Just Hours Into Use

"More crack than a plumber."

Artificial Intelligence

China’s First Fully AI Theatrical Film Flayed Alive at the Box Office

Stop, it's already dead!

Anthropic

Grim Test Finds That AI Has No Mercy for Humans Even When It’s Causing Them to Suffer

Human harm won't make an AI model think twice.

Artificial Intelligence

Thieves Are Making a Fortune Heisting AI Data Center Equipment

"It's so much easier to steal this than to rob a bank."

Finance

“Prediction” Markets Were Comically Wrong About the Brazilian Election

Flávio Bolsonaro was the overwhelming favorite, right up until the moment he unceremoniously lost.

Finance

New Analysis Finds Signs the AI Bubble Is About to Blow

"The odds of a deep and severe AI crash are rapidly increasing."

Ethics

Leaked Video Shows Chinese Factory Taking Apart Thousands of RTX 5090s and Turning Them Into Zombie AI Servers

Consumer prices have soared well past $10,000 in the US.