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Viruses

The CDC Fired All Its Cruise Ship Inspectors Before the Hantavirus Outbreak

That's reassuring.

By Frank Landymore

The majority of users are left holding the bag on Kalshi and Polymarket for a tiny number of accounts, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Investing

Huge Analysis Finds That the Average Person Is Getting Absolutely Hosed on Polymarket

The vast majority of users are getting massively ripped off.

By Victor Tangermann

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OpenAI

Under Threat of Perjury, OpenAI’s Former CTO Is Admitting Some Very Interesting Stuff About Sam Altman

"Did you perceive Altman was not candid with you? Truthful? Honest?"

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Ethics

CEOs Say AI Gives Them Only Two Options, and Both Are Bad News for Employees

Work harder, or don't work at all.

By Frank Landymore

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Ethics

You’ll Never Guess Trade Unions’ Position on AI Data Centers

"We're just saying, 'look, they do create a hell of a lot of construction jobs.'"

By Joe Wilkins

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Art

James Cameron Accused of Stealing 14-Year-Old Girl’s Face for Main Character of Billion-Dollar “Avatar” Films

"It is deeply disturbing to learn that my face, as a 14-year-old girl, was taken and used without my knowledge or consent..."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Maye Musk is shown with striking black and white hair, bold pink eyeshadow, and glittery red lipstick wears large black earrings and a black leather jacket. Behind her stands Elon Musk in a red and black medieval-style armor costume. The background is dark and out of focus.
Elon Musk

Sure, Elon Musk Did Roleplay As His Toddler Son on a Secret Burner Account, But He Probably Isn’t Pretending to Be His Mom

It's not what it looks like!

By Frank Landymore

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Artificial Intelligence

The Situation With Richard Dawkins’ AI Girlfriend Just Got Way Weirder

Someone needs to step in.

By Frank Landymore

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Finance

Billionaire Declares That “Tax the Rich” Is Hate Speech That Offends Him Horribly

"They are at the top of the great American economic pyramid for a reason. They should be praised and thanked."

By Joe Wilkins

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SpaceX

SpaceX Bombarded With Lawsuits to Accusing Starship of Damaging Homes

"A relentless, daily bombardment."

By Frank Landymore

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Ethics

FBI Director Kash Patel Says AI Has Stopped Numerous Violent Attacks Against America. We’d Love to See a Single Whiff of Evidence

"I'm using it everywhere."

By Joe Wilkins

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OpenAI

Sam Altman Frets That Frontier AI Models Are Acting Strange, Asking for Favors

"It was a strange thing."

By Frank Landymore

Researchers say they've identified a minor planet beyond Pluto that's wrapped in an extremely thin envelope of gases.
Astronomy

Scientists Detect Atmosphere on Planet-Like Object Beyond Pluto

This could change everything.

By Victor Tangermann

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Drones

Video Shows Amazon Drone Dropping Package Into Pond

Splash!

By Joe Wilkins

Microsoft's Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced Xbox would "begin winding down" the company's Copilot AI chatbot.
Ethics

Gamers Cheer as Microsoft Pulls Copilot AI Out of Xbox Entirely

"Everybody likes that."

By Victor Tangermann

Marc Andreessen seemingly tried to show off his AI prompt engineering skills — only for the internet to mercilessly mock him.
Anthropic

Marc Andreessen Mocked for Accidentally Revealing That He Seems to Have a Deep Misunderstanding of How AI Actually Works

"He is scripting his own psychotic break."

By Victor Tangermann

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Ethics

Ordinary People Fear AI, While the Tech Leaders Working to Create a Permanent Underclass Say They’re Extremely Psyched About It

A major gulf in expectations.

By Joe Wilkins

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Climate Change

Earth Screams in Agony as Microplastics Found to Increase Global Warming

"We can say with confidence that overall they are warming agents."

By Frank Landymore

According to a new investigation by Mother Jones, OpenAI's ChatGPT still easily gives advice on how to plan mass shootings.
Ethics

Even After Two Massacres, OpenAI Still Hasn’t Stopped ChatGPT From Helping Plan School Shootings

It's practically begging to help people plan mass shootings.

By Victor Tangermann

Over the weekend, a test of SpaceX's water deluge system appeared to have resulted in an explosion, a potential setback.
Starship

Explosion Reported on Site as SpaceX Prepares Starship for Another Launch

Another setback?

By Victor Tangermann