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Computing

Here’s Why Google Searches for “Bimbofication” Are Surging

"That's too bad."

By Joe Wilkins

A group of red balloons tied with white strings against a yellow background, with a large red pushpin floating among them.
Artificial Intelligence

The Iran War Has Cut Off Supply of a Gas the AI Industry Desperately Needs

"The first victims are party balloons."

By Joe Wilkins

Anthropic confirmed on Tuesday that parts of the internal source code for its Claude Code had leaked, yet another embarrassment.
Anthropic

The Fact That Anthropic Has Been Boasting About How Much Its Development Now Relies on Claude Makes It Very Interesting That It Just Suffered a Catastrophic Leak of Its Source Code

Panicked reps are racing to contain the fallout.

By Victor Tangermann

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Ethics

NYT Cuts Ties With Writer as Scrutiny of AI Content Grows

"Reliance on AI and inclusion of unattributed work by another writer is a serious violation of The Times's integrity and fundamental journalistic standards."

By Frank Landymore

A view of Earth from space showing a fiery, molten surface engulfing much of the planet, with intense flames and glowing lava-like textures predominantly on the right side, contrasting with the dark, cooler regions on the left. The image depicts a dramatic, apocalyptic scene with the planet partially consumed by fire.
Artificial Intelligence

Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests

Not very cool.

By Frank Landymore

A startup has been pitching "brainless clones" of the human body that aging or ill individuals could one day transplant their brain into.
DNA

A Startup Has Been Quietly Pitching Cloned Human Bodies to Transfer Your Brain Into

It's as outrageous as it sounds.

By Victor Tangermann

Students in China are using smart glasses to cheat during exams and renting them out to their classmates as well.
Artificial Intelligence

Students Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Tests

It's a lucrative side hustle.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla revealed that its human operators do, in fact, temporarily take control of its robotaxis if necessary, unlike Waymo.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Being Driven Remotely

Remote assistance workers can "take temporary control of the vehicle."

By Victor Tangermann

A robot version of Olaf from "Frozen" is lying on its back on a cobblestone street. Nearby, a person wearing a dark jacket, gloves, and a beanie is crouching and holding the snowman, while another person kneels beside them. Several people stand around observing.
Robotics

Remember That Robot Olaf Disney Was So Proud of? It Just Wiped Out So Hard That His Carrot Nose Went Clattering Across the Pavement

Snowman down!

By Frank Landymore

SpaceX admitted that yet another satellite had "experienced an anomaly" at an altitude of roughly 350 miles on Sunday.
Off-World

Second SpaceX Satellite Abruptly Explodes

It appears to have broken up into "tens of objects."

By Victor Tangermann

Three people on a small white motorboat are applying a large white banner with orange text to the side of a larger white boat.
The Industrialists

Activists Plaster New Name on Larry Ellison’s Superyacht

"It's called the Musashi, but not for long — because we're about to rename it."

By Joe Wilkins

HSBC stock analyst Mike Tyndall recently reiterated a "reduce" rating on Tesla, expecting the company's shares to fall over 60 percent.
Tesla

Bank Warns of Tesla Stock Collapse

It's expecting the worst case scenario.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers found that plastic gloves can transfer microplastic particles onto environmental samples, potentially skewing results.
Chemistry

You Know How Scientists Keep Finding Microplastics Literally Everywhere? Well, You’d Never Guess What Their Lab Gloves Are Coated in Straight Out of the Packaging

"We finally traced it down to gloves."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers tried to figure out whether asteroid 16 Psyche, which NASA is visiting in 2029, is the remnant of a planet's core.
Astronomy

Scientists Investigating Whether Object NASA Is Approaching Is Core of Destroyed Planet

It may be the fragment of an ancient world.

By Victor Tangermann

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

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Developments

Scientists Intrigued by Microbe That That Makes Mice Swole

Trust your gut.

By Frank Landymore