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A handy new search engine is helping writers and artists find out if their work was illegally used to train AI.
Meta

Cool Site Shows Exactly Which Books Zuckerberg’s Minions Illegally Downloaded to Train Meta’s AI

"We’re literally running out of text in the universe to train these systems on."

As popular as ChatGPT has become, it apparently has a major gender problem — women don't seem to use it as much as men.
OpenAI

Scientist Says That ChatGPT Has a “Staggering” Gender Problem

This is a pretty surprising finding.

MrBeast has recently bragged about the people he currently has trapped in ridiculous scenarios, and the money they represent.
Future Society

MrBeast Brags About the Human Lives He Has Suspended in Bizarre “Simulations”

"Can't wait to upload these!"

The US Space Force has accused China of "dogfighting in space," a term that usually refers to fighter jets caught up in an aerial battle.
Space Force

Space Force Says a Chinese Spacecraft Is Practicing Dogfighting Maneuvers in Orbit

It's some serious "satellite-on-satellite" action.

The benefits of creatine for building muscle mass may have been overestimated, according to new research. But there's a silver lining.
Developments

If You Take Creatine, Scientists Have Fascinating News

Some good, some not so good.

A new partnership between two startups will soon offer Americans the choice to pay for their delivered food in four easy payments.
Food

Dystopia Intensifies as Startup Lets You Take Out a Micro-Loan to Get Fast Food

It's burger time.

The NYPD is now sending drones out on 9-1-1 calls to do the business of its bored, "Candy Crush"-addicted human cops.
Drones

The NYPD Is Sending Drones to the Sites of 9-1-1 Calls

The panopticon is here, and it's being run by Eric Adams.

In a controversial experiment, physicists investigated whether we could harness the Earth's rotational energy to generate electricity.
Science & Energy

Scientists Build Device to Generate Electricity Using the Earth’s Rotation

Their experiment had a "controversial but intriguing" result.

Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica, Revealing Tentacled Creatures Beneath
Climate Change

Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica, Revealing Tentacled Creatures Beneath

Incredible.

Cannabis use appears to be linked to a massive increase in heart attack and stroke risk for folks under 50, as a new study has found. 
Studies

Stoners Vastly More Likely to Have Heart Attacks At a Young Age

Weed is not a risk-free drug, y'all.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet, one of the industry's leading AI models, has hit a wall in its playthrough of Pokémon Red.
Artificial Intelligence

One of the World’s Most Advanced AI Agents Is Completely Stuck Trying to Beat a Pokémon Game for Children

It's not very effective...

A Pentagon press secretary blamed AI for why an article about Jackie Robinson was taken down amidst its rampant anti-DEI purge.
Artificial Intelligence

Pentagon Says It’s Using AI to Delete Pages About History That’s Too Woke

Your government at work.

Robotics company Boston Dynamics has shared a new video of its latest-generation humanoid robot, Atlas, doing forward rolls and breakdancing.
Boston Dynamics

Bonkers Video Shows Boston Dynamics Robot Breakdancing

Step aside, Raygun.

As top shareholders dump their Tesla stock, Musk is now begging the rank and file to hold onto their equity.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Begs Tesla Staff Not to Sell Their Stocks

It's getting ugly.

The loose stainless steel body panels that are falling of Cybertrucks on the road are held in place with glue.
Advanced Transport

Wait, Why Is the Cybertruck Held Together With Glue?

Was duct tape too expensive?

The latest Tesla recall revealed was how many Cybertrucks the carmaker had actually sold so far. The numbers aren't great.
Future Society

Cybertruck Sales Appear to Be Crashing

More bad news.

The New York Times has accused youth-obsessed tech mogul Bryan Johnson of covering up side effects during a trial of his supplements.
Studies

Test Subjects Who Took Bryan Johnson’s “Longevity Stack” Reportedly Suffered Dropping Testosterone, Developed Prediabetes

So much for anti-aging.

Facing the loss of his home, one disgruntled Uber driver decided to take matters into his own hands and fly to Uber Headquarters.
Advanced Transport

After Uber’s App Cost Him His Job, a Disgruntled Driver Flew to San Francisco and Showed Up at Its Headquarters

"I just need a paycheck because I'm going to lose everything."

Amazon is removing the setting to opt-out of having your Alexa voice recordings being sent to and store on its servers — forever.
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Announces New Spying Initiative for Alexa

It's time to give Alexa the axe.

TV studio audience erupted into cheers after "The Daily Show" aired footage about arsonists setting Cybertrucks on fire.
Advanced Transport

Crowd Cheers as TV Shows Cybertrucks Burning After Being Hit by Molotov Cocktails

They're taking to the streets... or the parking lots."