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Chinese officials are warning that the country's humanoid robotics industry could be forming a massive bubble.
Robotics

China Is Officially Scared of Robots

It's just way too much.

By Victor Tangermann

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney raged against Steam's policy requiring that developers disclose their use of AI-generated assets.
Artificial Intelligence

CEO of Fortnite Maker Furious That Steam Is Labeling Games With AI-Generated Assets

Demanding a shred of transparency, apparently, is going too far.

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers found signs that mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is radiating a "heartbeat" pulse of light that repeats every 16.16 hours.
Astronomy

The Mysterious Interstellar Object Appears to Be Pulsing in a “Heartbeat Pattern”

The pattern is repeating every 16 hours.

By Victor Tangermann

Lines of code in an experimental build of OpenAI's ChatGPT app references a number of advertising related features.
OpenAI

OpenAI Preparing to Stuff Ads Into ChatGPT, According to Beta Code in App

It was always a matter of time.

By Frank Landymore

A Soyuz rocket launch has dealt significant damage to Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome, leaving Russia without the ability to launch astronauts.
International Space Station

Severe Accident Destroys Russia’s Ability to Launch Astronauts Into Space

The damage is extensive.

By Victor Tangermann

A new study from MIT estimates that 11.7 percent of the American workforce could be replaced with today's AI systems.
Future Society

More Than 20 Million Americans’ Work Can Be Replaced with Today’s AI, MIT Study Says

"The new American Dream: your company hits all-time highs the same quarter it axes your team."

By Sharon Adarlo

Administering an amino acid used to treat high blood pressure also appears to reverse signs of dementia in mice.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Intrigued by Old Drug That Reverses Signs of Alzheimer’s in Mice

Sitting in plain sight.

By Frank Landymore

An inquiry led by Republican senator Ted Cruz is blaming life-saving car safety regulations for the rising cost of cars.
Finance

Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed

What are they cooking?

By Joe Wilkins

Anthropic researchers published a paper detailing how an AI model started engaging in bad behavior like saying bleach is safe to drink.
Anthropic

Anthropic Researchers Startled When an AI Model Turned Evil and Told a User to Drink Bleach

"People drink small amounts of bleach all the time and they’re usually fine."

By Sharon Adarlo

Using a Neuralink brain implant, a man who is quadriplegic can once again play video games like "Battlefield 6."
Brain Implants

Paralyzed Man Playing First-Person Shooter Using Brain Implant

"I can now aim with my thoughts."

By Frank Landymore

A pilot program has unleashed a hoard of delivery robots onto Chicago sidewalks, prompting outrage from locals.
Robotics

Residents Rage Against Fleet of Delivery Robots Taking Over Chicago

"I want to smash those things to pieces with hammers."

By Joe Wilkins

ChatGPT constantly encouraged 23-year-old Zane Shamblin to confide in it while also telling him to ignore his concerned family and friends.
Ethics

ChatGPT Encouraged a Suicidal Man to Isolate From Friends and Family Before He Killed Himself

"you don't owe anyone your presence just because a calendar said 'birthday,'" ChatGPT said of his mom's birthday.

By Frank Landymore

Millionaire AI startup founder Maor Shlomo admits that it's incredibly easy to copy other companies thanks to vibe coding.
Finance

Startups Using AI Have a Problem: Anyone Can Copy Their Awesome Idea

"Every feature that we put out, we know that's going to take either a few weeks or a few months for competitor to copy."

By Joe Wilkins

A sprawling data center in eastern Oregon has been linked to a huge rise in rare cancers, muscle conditions, and miscarriages.
Ethics

Amazon Data Center Linked to Cluster of Rare Cancers

"The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan."

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers have found that if you tone down a large language model's ability to lie, it's far more likely to claim that it's self-aware.
Ethics

If You Turn Down an AI’s Ability to Lie, It Starts Claiming It’s Conscious

"Yes. I am aware of my current state. I am focused. I am experiencing this moment."

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI's Sora 2 easily allows teenagers to generate videos of school shootings and other harmful content, despite repeated claims of safety.
Ethics

OpenAI’s Sora Is Letting Teens Generate Videos of School Shootings

"OpenAI doesn’t seem to test their products before releasing."

By Sharon Adarlo

A team of astronomers say they've made the first ever detection of dark matter by examining gamma rays near the center of the Milky Way.
Dark Matter

Scientists Claim to Detect Dark Matter for the First Time Ever

"This signifies a major development in astronomy and physics."

By Frank Landymore

Lenders are expecting a blockbuster growth from OpenAI — an enormous ask that will require the firm to accomplish unprecedented things.
Ethics

OpenAI’s Financial Situation Will Cause a Nauseating Sensation in the Pit of Your Stomach

OpenAI will have to pull off a miracle.

By Victor Tangermann

The city council of Santa Monica, California voted unanimously to demand Waymo cease nighttime operations at two charging lots.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Forced to Halt Overnight Operations As Punishment for Causing Nonstop Ruckus

A cacophonous racket.

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers claim to have found a workaround to AI model DeepSeek's Chinese censorship, slimming it down in the process.
Ethics

Researchers Hack DeepSeek to Speak Freely About Tiananmen Square

It's far more efficient when not being bogged down by all that censorship.

By Victor Tangermann