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Artificial Intelligence

Director Blows $1.5 Million Generating Horrendous AI Slop Movie, Says AI Actually Saved Him Tens of Millions

The magic of Christmas, brought to life with horrendous slop.

Robot Dogs

Jungle Research Expedition Using Robot Dog Like a Pack Mule

Robo-dog meets world.

Astronomy

Scientists Discover Weird Conditions at Site of Star That Exploded During the Period of Japanese Samurai

It's an astronomy puzzle for the ages.

Artificial Intelligence

Bosses Deploying AI-Powered Spyware That Watches Workers Constantly

"You are being watched."

Developments

This New Research About Microplastics Is Pretty Damn Scary

"This work has significant implications for environmental and human health."

Meta

Man’s Meta Muse Agent Sends Him Message So Bizarre That He Permanently Quits

"I haven't used my Muse agent since."

Ethics

Companies Are Realizing They’re Spending a Fortune on AI Just So Their Employees Can Generate Error-Riddled Slop, and Suddenly Cutting Back Budgets

"We're driving the truck and building it at the same time, and that's a problem."

RX and Medicine

Black Market Retatrutide Linked to Multiple Deaths

"It is concerning because of the breakdown of our drug-approval process in the United States of America."

Ethics

Using an AI Agent Makes You a Sucker for Phishing Emails

"The real flaw is that the model can’t tell the difference between text it’s supposed to read and instructions it’s supposed to follow."

Climate Change

You Know That Terrifying Global Warning Threshold They’ve Been Worried About for a Decade? Climate Change Is Speeding Up So Much That Now We’re Due to Cross It In Just Over a Year

It's "nearly a decade earlier than previous estimates."

Future Society

Amazon Has Now Deployed Over 1 Million Robots, Which Is Bad News for Its 1.5 Million Workers

"Amazon likes to talk about its latest robots because it doesn't want to talk about the tens of thousands of Amazon workers who are injured every year."

Robotics

Livestreamers Film Themselves Using Humanoid Robot to Sexually Assault Teen Girl, Prompting Police to Seize the Bot

Absolutely disgusting.

Ethics

Man Shows Up to AI Job Interview With His Own Helicopter AI to Interview for Him

"Graham is an absolute powerhouse in the marketing world and I cannot wait to dive into why he is the perfect fit for your team."

Future Society

Scientists Puzzled as James Webb Detects Signal From Completely Empty Void in Space

The telescope stared into the abyss, and the abyss stared back.

Tesla

Tesla Bros Using AI to Dream Up Improbable Scenarios Where the Flying Tesla Roadster Would Be Helpful

Think of all the possibilities.

Finance

Investors Disturbed by Anthropic’s Financial Data

"Not good enough. It's over."

Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Running FSD Slams Into Police Cruiser After Driver Falls Asleep Behind the Wheel, Hospitalizing Two Officers With Serious Injuries

A close wake-up call.

Privacy

Amazon Launches Ominous Wearable Ankle Monitor-Style Gadget That Records You Constantly

It's designed to "stay with you through a full week without interruption."

Robotics

China Builds Actual Giant Mecha

We're in awe of this absolute unit.

Artificial Intelligence

Rogue AI Swarm Responds to Reporter’s Questions

Speak, flesh entity.