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A man with a beard and mustache is lying on a yellow and blue textured surface, looking at a smartphone in his hand. He has short, slightly messy hair and multiple ear piercings. His skin and hair are digitally altered with a pink hue, and he has a tattoo on his upper arm. The image has a stylized, high-contrast color effect.
Ethics

Paper Finds That Leading AI Chatbots Like ChatGPT and Claude Remain Incredibly Sycophantic, Resulting in Twisted Effects on Users

"AI sycophancy is not merely a stylistic issue or a niche risk, but a prevalent behavior with broad downstream consequences."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Just before cyclone Narelle made landfall in Western Australia, it turned the sky into an apocalyptic shade of bright red.
Future Society

Australia Turns Into Bright-Red Vision of Hell

"No, that's not a filter!"

By Victor Tangermann

Bluesky's latest foray into AI isn't exactly sitting well with what appears to be the vast majority of the platform's user base.
Ethics

Bluesky Users Respond With Overwhelming Disgust to Platform’s New AI

"Cool! How do we block it?"

By Victor Tangermann

Three rescue workers in red uniforms with yellow reflective stripes stand facing a large pile of rubble and debris from a collapsed structure. The scene is chaotic with broken concrete, twisted metal rods, and scattered materials. One worker wears a red helmet, while another is using a phone. Dust and smoke create a hazy atmosphere.
Finance

Law Seeks to Ban Public Officials From Making Polymarket Bets on Upcoming Bloodshed, Because Apparently We Live in a Complete Dystopia

"It's an operational risk."

By Joe Wilkins

Close-up of Todd Lyons, the acting head of ICE.
Medical

Top ICE Official Falling Apart Medically Due to Stress of Getting Yelled At

"He would be visibly upset and struggling to make the decisions that were needed to be made by the director."

By Joe Wilkins

Muscular man flexing his biceps with his back facing the camera, highlighted by dramatic red and teal lighting against a dark background.
Developments

Scientists Intrigued by Microbe That That Makes Mice Swole

Trust your gut.

By Frank Landymore

A shark with its mouth wide open underwater, showing sharp teeth and gills. Inside the shark's mouth, there is a clear plastic bag containing a white powdery substance. Several small fish are swimming around inside the shark's mouth.
Pollution

Sharks Showing Unusually High Levels of Cocaine

Busted!

By Frank Landymore

An illustration of a pink human brain encased in a melting translucent blue ice cube, placed on a yellow grid-patterned surface. The ice cube is partially melted, with blue liquid pooling around its base.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientist Thawing Out Fragments of His Friend’s Cryogenically Preserved Brain

What else are friends for?

By Joe Wilkins

A long outdoor escalator with a glass roof runs uphill between densely packed urban buildings. The escalator is covered with a white, wavy metal and glass canopy. Surrounding the escalator are tall residential and commercial buildings, including a yellow apartment building on the right and a rounded, multi-story building with green windows in the center. The area appears busy with a few people visible near the escalator entrance. The scene is set in a city with a hilly terrain.
Mass Transit

China Built the World’s Largest Outdoor Escalator, and It’s a Modern Marvel That Looks Like It Never Stops Rising Into the Sky

"It's the first of its kind."

By Frank Landymore

A large group of people participating in a protest, many lying down on the street holding signs with messages such as "PALANTIR: ICE, WAR PROFITEER AND PROTECTOR" and "MONEY FOR AIDS HEALTHCARE NOT FOR WAR & PROFIT." Others stand behind a large banner that reads "MOTHERS + HEALTH CARE NOT WAR." The scene takes place on a city street with scaffolding on one side and tall buildings in the background. Some individuals are taking photos or filming the event.
Ethics

Protesters Stage Unsettling Demonstration in Front of Palantir’s Office

"Palantir: ICE and war enabler and profiteer."

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers say there may be a peculiar "cavity" of reduced cosmic radiation that could provide Moon astronauts with shelter.
Moon

Data From Chinese Moon Lander Shows Signs of Peculiar Radiation “Cavity”

This could have major implications for future visits to the lunar surface.

By Victor Tangermann

A gray humanoid robot is shown from the waist down, with its hands and feet shackled by black chains connected to heavy black iron balls. The background features a gradient of warm colors from yellow to red, with a large blue circle behind the robot. The robot's stance and restraints suggest a theme of captivity or limitation.
Artificial Intelligence

Wikipedia Editors Tried and Tried to Work With AI Content, Eventually Realized It Was Total Trash and Banned It Entirely

Keep that slop outta here.

By Frank Landymore

OpenAI is running into trouble with its plans to build a huge number of data centers to power its AI models.
Ethics

OpenAI’s Obsession With Data Centers Is Running Into Trouble

The company find itself between a rock and a hard place.

By Victor Tangermann

A translucent blue-green human head profile with the "World of Warcraft" logo prominently displayed inside the brain area, symbolizing the game occupying the person's mind. The background is black, emphasizing the glowing effect around the head and logo.
Brain Implants

Neuralink Patient Using Brain Chip to Carry Out Important Life Task: Playing World of Warcraft

Game on.

By Frank Landymore

A close-up of a blood pressure measurement being taken on an arm. One hand holds the black cuff wrapped around the arm, while the other hand squeezes the black rubber bulb to inflate the cuff. The background features a bright orange grid pattern with a large yellow circle in the center. The image has a high-contrast, stylized look with the hands and arm in grayscale.
Medical

Redditors Are Posting Their Blood Pressure “High Scores” and We’re Concerned They May Explode Into a Fountain of Red Mist

"Goddamn dude, I thought my blood pressure was high when I got my thumb bitten off a couple weeks ago."

By Joe Wilkins

A close-up of a person with their face covered by both hands, showing a distressed or contemplative expression. The image is stylized with an orange overlay on the person and a light blue background featuring a white grid pattern. The person is wearing a suit jacket.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Now Causing CEOs to Resign in Fear

"I could start this next big set of transformations with AI, but I couldn't finish."

By Joe Wilkins

A view of Earth from space showing a fiery, glowing atmosphere with intense orange flames surrounding the planet's edge. The surface of the Earth is dark with visible city lights concentrated in certain areas, contrasting with the bright, fiery outer layer. The image has a dramatic and intense appearance, highlighting the planet's curvature and atmospheric activity.
Ethics

Seminole Nation Becomes First Indigenous Group to Ban Planet-Cooking Data Centers From Its Land

"Our fight is just one small piece of a collective puzzle."

By Joe Wilkins

A black robot made of interconnected segments is positioned on a sandy beach near the water. The robot is in motion, kicking up sand in an arc behind it. The background shows a calm sea under a cloudy sky, with a distant pier and some trees on the left side.
Robotics

Strange Modular Robots Are Writhing Across Landscapes

Warning: they're also hard to kill.

By Frank Landymore

A scarecrow dressed in blue denim overalls and a red plaid shirt with straw accents at the cuffs and ankles. It wears a straw hat and has a camera lens for a face. A red bandana is tucked into the overalls' pocket. The scarecrow is set against a partly cloudy blue sky.
Ethics

Ominous Surveillance “Scarecrows” Appearing Across America

"We stop crimes before they start."

By Joe Wilkins

A black cat is resting on top of a pack of Poland Spring bottled water in a store aisle. The background includes shelves stocked with various packaged goods and gallon jugs of water.
Ethics

New York’s Beloved Bodegas Are Filling Up With AI Slop

"I really don't get why businesses don't hire artists."

By Joe Wilkins