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Ethics

Data Centers Have Become Shockingly Unpopular, Poll Finds

The public's opinion on data centers has swung hard.

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Environment

People Are Not Happy About Google’s Plan to Release Millions of Bioengineered Mosquitoes Into the Wild

"Ask yourself who is to benefit most from this, and why is it being done?"

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Ethics

Basketball Fans Disgusted as ESPN Airs AI Slop Version of NBA Champion Tony Parker During the Finals

"AI sucks. This isn’t Tony Parker. Do better. Gross."

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Artificial Intelligence

Mayor Caught on Camera Saying the Only Voters Who Oppose Data Centers Are Disgusting Poor People

It's never been more obvious that the pro data center camp is completely out of touch.

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Biology

We Are Intrigued by This Man Taking His Pet Octopus for a Walk Around His Neighborhood

"Life's too short to live 'normal.'"

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Advanced Transport

Woman Follows GPS Instructions, Somehow Drives Her Car Onto an Elevated Seattle Rail Track

How did she even pull this off?

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Robotics

Robot in Clown Wig Roundhouse Kicks Small Child

Ouch.

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Treatments

Plans Accelerated for Human Trials of Tooth Regeneration

This could be a game changer.

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Finance

The AI Bubble Has Become So Surreal That It’s Now Propping Up the Toilet Industry

This is getting ridiculous.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Is Taking a Nasty Swim

Prices are down over 45 percent from all-time highs — and falling.

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Climate Change

United Nations Issues Grave Warning About El Niño

"El Niño conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world."

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Education

College Professors Say Incoming Students No Longer Understand Middle School Math and Science

"We now observe preparation gaps so severe that instructors must reteach middle-school mathematics."

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SpaceX

SpaceX Is Massively Overvalued Ahead of Its IPO, Analysts Find

Some are advising to stay far away.

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Artificial Intelligence

In Leaked Document, Microsoft Plots How to Get People “Addicted” to Its AI

Might want to rethink how you phrase that one, guys.

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Ethics

State of Florida Sues OpenAI, Saying Sam Altman Showed “Utter Disregard for the Risk to Human Life”

"This litany of harms is driven by Defendants' insatiable quest to win the AI arms race and amass large fortunes, despite knowing the danger of ChatGPT."

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Ethics

Amazon’s AI-Generated Animated Series Canceled After Relentless Derision

It all fell apart after just two days of outrage.

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Anthropic

Anthropic and DeepMind Now Actively Investigating AI Consciousness

"We think the question is serious enough to study carefully."

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Finance

All These Galaxy-Scale IPOs Are Piling on Risk of an Economic Crisis

Could the AI bubble finally be about to burst?

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Artificial Intelligence

Film Community Aghast as Martin Scorsese Extolls AI Startup, Says He Now Uses AI for Storyboards

"Cannot stress enough how disappointing it is that Martin Scorsese is collaborating with an AI company and putting a stain on his name so late in his life and career."

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Boston Dynamics

World Cup Will Be Patrolled by Security Robodogs

"Well, that puts a chill down my spine."