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Hundreds of miles north of a scorched LA, a lithium-ion battery plant has caught fire — and it wasn't the first time it's had issues.
Science & Energy

World’s Largest Lithium Ion Plant Catches Fire in California

This is so much worse than an e-bike fire.

A Utah-based startup has graced us with an AI-powered Anne Frank chatbot, and it's very eager to forgive and forget.
Artificial Intelligence

Schools Using AI Emulation of Anne Frank That Urges Kids Not to Blame Anyone for Holocaust

"It's a kind of grave-robbing and incredibly disrespectful to the real Anne Frank and her family."

Billionaire tech investor Ken Howery, who happens to be a longtime friend of Elon Musk, is Trump's guy to serve as US ambassador to Denmark.
Elon Musk

Donald Trump Dispatching Elon Musk’s Old Buddy to Go Buy Greenland

Wonder if Elon had any say in that.

Elon Musk stares down ominously at his phone in a dark room.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Once Said He Mainly Tweets While Pooping, So We Now Have Grave Concerns About the Condition of His Gastrointestinal System

We're just trying to understand.

Apple engineers flagged major flaws with the "reasoning" abilities of top AI models: that it's mostly a front.
Artificial Intelligence

Before Apple’s AI Went Haywire and Started Making Up Fake News, Its Engineers Warned of Deep Flaws With the Tech

And they released it anyway.

Matthew Livelsberger, the soldier behind the Cybertruck bombing, tried to impress his ex-girlfriend with his choice of vehicle.
Future Society

Before Blowing It Up Outside Trump Tower, Bomber Used Cybertruck to Unsuccessfully Hit on Ex-Girlfriend

"I feel like Batman or [H]alo."

Multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk has grown so close to president-elect Donald Trump, he's willing to move in with him.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk, Who Is Definitely Not Secretly Trump’s Boss, Will Have Office on White House Compound

They're ready to move in together.

An apparent Character.AI bug caused chatbot outputs to devolve into multilingual gibberish, complete with inexplicable mentions of sex toys.
Google

Google-Backed Chatbots Suddenly Start Ranting Incomprehensibly About Dildos

W... What?!

Beloved director David Lynch lived just off of Mulholland Drive — and his death may have been related to nearby wildfires.
Health & Medicine

LA Wildfires May Have Contributed to David Lynch’s Death

"Deeply Lynchian."

In the wake of director David Lynch's death, NASA has joined the throngs of mourners celebrating the life of the "Mulholland Drive" auteur.
NASA

NASA Posts Touching Tribute to the Late David Lynch

"We will see you in our dreams."

On China's RedNote social network, alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione is striking a chord with users who affectionately call him as "Lulu."
Future Society

Americans Flood Chinese App RedNote, Discover Its Users Are Obsessed With Luigi Mangione

"They're posting Luigi like he's Beyoncé."

Dozens of flights were forced to change course or land at a different airport to avoid the debris caused by the Starship explosion.
Elon Musk

Commercial Jets Forced to Divert After Elon Musk’s Starship Explodes, Raining Fiery Debris Through Sky

Scary.

As Angelenos look to rebuild and recoup in the wake of the region's devastating wildfires, landlords are taking advantage of their misery. 
Science & Energy

Greedy Landlords Are Massively Price-Gouging Rents After LA Wildfires

Is nothing sacred?

On Instagram, a thinly-veiled AI fetish account called "Asian Amputees" has more than 100,000 followers. Does the platform care?
Artificial Intelligence

Zuckerberg’s Instagram Is Hosting AI Fetish Videos of “Asian Amputees”

Does Zuckerberg really want this on kind of content on Instagram?

Apple has temporarily halted its disastrous "Apple Intelligence" feature which consistently bungled up summaries of breaking news alerts.
Artificial Intelligence

Apple Halts Disastrous AI System That Was Making Up Fake News Stories and Pushing Them to iPhone Users

It's about time.

In the wake of litigation, Character.AI is restricting minor users' access to some of its most popular AI chatbots.
Artificial Intelligence

Character.AI Restricts Minors from Interacting With Bots Based on Real People and Fandom Characters

It's a big change.

Elon Musk made a COVID-era bet with his friend Sam Harris -- and the outcome ended their friendship, Harris says.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Lost a Bet That COVID Would Quickly Fade, and What He Did Next Says a Lot About Him as a Person

There's "something seriously wrong with his moral compass, if not his perception of reality."

SpaceX's Starship has exploded into countless pieces of space junk as it reentered the atmosphere over the Caribbean.
Starship

SpaceX’s Starship Explodes After Launch, Filling Sky With Epic Streaks of Fire

"Are those shooting stars?"

Congress is none too pleased after Elon Musk declared that "the Moon is a distraction" and that NASA should be going "straight to Mars."
Moon

Congress Alarmed at Elon Musk’s Plan to Cancel NASA Moon Landing

"To bypass the Moon would be a mistake."

Jeff Bezos' Washington Post has a new mission statement: "Riveting Storytelling for All of America," a slogan that sparked mockery.
Artificial Intelligence

Embattled Washington Post Secretly Planning Transformation to “AI-Fueled Platform for News”

Did democracy just die in darkness?