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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman vented about the attention the company received over ChatGPT leading users into psychosis.
Future Society

Sam Altman Lets Loose About AI Psychosis

"Almost a billion people use it and some of them may be in very fragile mental states."

John Jacquez successfully managed a mental illness for years, he says. Then ChatGPT reinforced delusions, spiraling him into "AI psychosis."
Ethics

Man Who Had Managed Mental Illness Effectively for Years Says ChatGPT Sent Him Into Hospitalization for Psychosis

"They straight up took my data and used it against me to capture me further and make me even more delusional."

Online activists are telling owners of Ring Doorbell cameras that it's time to get rid of their devices, which can be used by ICE.
Privacy

Fury as Amazon Ring Cameras Are Hooked Up to ICE System

"Your Ring camera is an ICE agent."

A stunning video shared by Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui shows gorgeous auroras blanketing the Earth's night sky.
International Space Station

Stunning Footage Shows Space Station Drifting Through Aurora’s Dazzling Lights

The astronaut, who took the video, was evacuated due to a medical issue just days later.

A survey found that more than half of CEO respondents said "their companies aren’t yet seeing a financial return from investments in AI."
Ethics

Majority of CEOs Alarmed as AI Delivers No Financial Returns

They're worried they're not spending enough on AI.

AYouTuber who goes by the handle RJCmedia discovered a pre-owned game promotion at GameStop that turned out to be too good to be true.
Investing

Man Discovers Infinite Money Glitch at GameStop

This actually worked.

A pair of incredible images show the very moment that two different stars exploded, an incredible display that's melting our minds.
Astrophysics

These Snapshots of the Moment a Star Exploded Will Fill You With Cosmic Dread

We've never felt so small.

China's birth rates dropped 17 percent between 2024 and 2025 to the lowest level since 1949, a population crisis of its own making.
Future Society

China Has Screwed Up Really, Really Badly

The government is in crisis mode.

Senior military officials have reportedly drafted frameworks for repelling a US invasion of Canada, including rather ironic tactics.
Military

Canadian Military Exploring Taliban-Like Insurgent Tactics to Repel American Invasion

Come and take it.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Alex Karp said the majority of humanity will be working in manufacturing and vocational jobs.
Finance

CEO of Palantir Says AI Means You’ll Have to Work With Your Hands Like a Peasant

"You went to an elite school, and you studied philosophy; hopefully you have some other skill."

Scientists say they've observed the first ever verified case of a cow using tools, vindicating a decades-old comic strip.
Future Society

Scientists Suddenly Discover That Cow Tools Are Real

This is not a drill.

The HHS is disparaging its colleagues at the Africa CDC in coarse terms, that are striking even by the standards of the Trump administration.
Viruses

Trump’s HHS Trashes Top African Health Organization as “Fake” and “Powerless”

"This is a powerless, fake organization attempting to manufacture credibility by repeating its claims publicly."

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned about the risk of an AI bubble while hedging some of the industry's promises for the tech.
Artificial Intelligence

The CEO of Microsoft Suddenly Sounds Extremely Nervous About AI

Not sounding too confident about AI not being a bubble.

Four astronauts were airlifted to a hospital in San Diego via helicopter after the International Space Station's first medical evacuation.
International Space Station

Astronauts Helicoptered to Hospital After Mystery Evacuation From Space Station

We still don't know what happened.

Recent sightings of an early Tesla Cybercab prototype in Chicago suggest the company is adding a rear-facing camera washer.
Elon Musk

Tesla Cybercab Spotted Dripping Liquid

At least there's a good reason why.

The University of Austin has now become the very thing it was build to oppose: a haven for cancel culture and academic censorship.
Education

A College Dedicated to Fighting Cancel Culture Is Failing for the Funniest Possible Reason

"I've never felt my speech was so chilled as it was in the classroom at UATX."

A Microsoft update prevented some Windows PCs from shutting down, adding to the perception that it's forgetting the basics in favor of AI.
Artificial Intelligence

As Microsoft Stuffs Windows With AI, New Update Prevents Users From Turning Off Their PCs

"When you vibe code an OS."

With mountains of money on the line, concern is growing that the AI industry could hit a wall and precipitate a financial crash.
Artificial Intelligence

Experts Concerned That AI Progress Could Be Speeding Toward a Sudden Wall

"There is a clear possibility that we will hit a wall."

Today's tech founders are obsessed with building their companies, leaving little room for relationships or even one-time flings.
The Industrialists

Young Tech Bros Are Embracing Celibacy in Favor of the All-Consuming Drive for Wealth

"Every night you spent out is time you could have spent building your startup."

The inventor of the controversial "Sarco" suicide pod wants to use AI to administer a test before you use the chamber to kill yourself.
Artificial Intelligence

Inventor Building AI-Powered Suicide Chamber

The AI will ensure that you're ready for euthanasia.