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Ethics

OpenAI Says Not to Worry About UBI, Because It Has Another Idea

We all hold stock down here.

By Joe Wilkins

The San Antonio Police Department was forced to intervene after a Waymo vehicle drove into the drive-thru lane of a Whataburger.
Electric Vehicles

Police Officer Helplessly Waves Arms at Waymo That Careened Wrong Way Through Whataburger Drive-Thru

They're becoming a real pest.

By Victor Tangermann

San Francisco police say they've arrested a suspect who allegedly attacked the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI

Someone Just Threw a Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s House

An arrest was made.

By Frank Landymore

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Ethics

New York Times Makes Substantial Changes to Article That Glazed a Sleazy AI Startup: “Our Piece Should Have Included That Information”

"After this article was published, many readers noted that Medvi was facing legal and regulatory actions for its business practices."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Absorbing the vast majority of the extreme forces during reentry of NASA's Artemis 2 mission is a heat shield that has proven controversial.
Moon

Space Scientists Wince as Astronauts’ Lives Depend on Artemis 2’s Controversial Heat Shield During Plunge Back to Earth

"What they’re talking about doing is crazy."

By Victor Tangermann

Left image shows astronaut Victor Glover exercising in space. Right image shows astronaut Christina Koch displaying ripped muscles on arm while taking a photo.
Moon

The Moon Astronauts Have Been Working Out With a NASA Rowing Machine in Space

What's your excuse?

By Victor Tangermann

An executive told Bloomberg that Meta's latest Muse Spark AI model won't be able to keep up with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini in some areas.
Anthropic

First AI Model From Zuckerberg’s Wildly Expensive Superintelligence Lab Flops Compared to Virtually All Rivals

Why release it now?

By Victor Tangermann

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Finance

Economists Starting to Admit They May Have Been Wrong About AI Never Replacing Human Jobs

They're taking it seriously.

By Joe Wilkins

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Ethics

AI-Powered Drug Marketer Medvi Responds After Allegations About Fake Doctors and Patients

We have questions.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Trump administration is greatly undermining environmental science, forcing out thousands of scientists, former NASA Goddard staffer says.
Moon

As Astronauts Visit the Moon, NASA Insider Says Agency Is in Shambles Behind the Scenes

"Budget cuts, chaos, and political interference now threaten the very science that motivates and enables space exploration."

By Victor Tangermann

A man set a 1.2-million-square-foot warehouse filled to the brim with toilet paper on fire in Ontario, California.
Future Society

Man Lights 1.2 Million Square Foot Warehouse on Fire for Not Paying Him Enough

"All you had to do was pay us enough to live."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA scientists let loose "screams of delight" amazement as they saw micrometeorites impact the far side of the Moon.
Moon

NASA Scientists Screamed With Delight When They Saw Something Smashing Into the Moon

There were "audible screams of delight."

By Victor Tangermann

Google search page with a search bar featuring an "AI Mode" button on the right. Below the search bar, there are three slot machine reels, each displaying a red number 7, with the middle and right reels slightly blurred as if in motion.
Bitcoin

Google News Now Prominently Featuring Polymarket Bets

Interesting definition of "news."

By Frank Landymore

The Sphere in Las Vegas, a spherical, screen-covered arena, partnered with NASA to turn the hulking structure into the Moon itself.
Moon

Las Vegas Sphere Turns Into Huge Moon to Celebrate NASA Mission

"Good luck, Godspeed Artemis II. Let’s go."

By Victor Tangermann

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Cryptocurrency

The New York Times Says It’s Identified the Creator of Bitcoin

Is this *finally* the guy?

By Frank Landymore

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Ethics

We Talked to a Writer Accused of Publishing An AI-Generated Essay in The New York Times

"I asked AI, 'Okay, boil this down for me. Take everything — every scrap of information on the internet that you can find — to help me get this essay published in the Times.'"

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Tesla

Naked Man Bursts Into Tesla Service Center With a Shotgun

That's one way to start the day!

By Joe Wilkins

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Developments

Student Dies When Hospital Has No ICU Doctors, Calls One on Videochat Who Pronounces Him Dead Remotely, Lawsuit Claims

"It's a fake ICU."

By Frank Landymore

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Google

Analysis Finds That Google’s AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization

This is catastrophic.

By Frank Landymore

NASA astronaut and Artemis 2 mission commander Reid Wiseman took a moment to snap a breathtaking photo of the full Earth.
NASA

Moon Astronaut Captures Shot of Earth That Lets You See Its Razor-Thin Atmosphere Perfectly

"Hello, World."

By Victor Tangermann