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Hands holding a smartphone displaying an Amazon product page for a creamy white 6-inch tiered bubble ceramic plant pot with a green leafy plant inside. A large purple speech bubble with three dots is superimposed on the left side of the image. The product has a 4.9-star rating with 1,235 reviews. The screen also shows options to rate the item with emojis.
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon’s New AI-Generated “Podcasts” Shilling Every Imaginable Products Are Already Backfiring Spectacularly

On fake dog poop: "At four inches long, it's sized perfectly for believability."

By Frank Landymore

A detailed, muscular goblin-like creature with pointed ears and a wrinkled face is reaching out with its right hand. The creature is illuminated with a warm, orange light against a dark red background. The OpenAI logo is superimposed near the creature's outstretched hand.
OpenAI

OpenAI Strangely Concerned About Goblins

Tackling the real issues.

By Frank Landymore

The Polymarket logo displayed prominently in white text with a geometric icon on a dark background featuring blurred colorful data or interface elements.
Blockchain

If You Bet on Polymarket, This New Study May Cause You Physical Pain

Who could've guessed?

By Joe Wilkins

The anxiously-awaited trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI could have vast implications for the entire AI industry.
Elon Musk

If OpenAI Loses This Trial, It Could Effectively Be Eliminated in Its Current Form

The timing of Elon Musk's lawsuit couldn't be worse for OpenAI.

By Victor Tangermann

David "D4vd" Burke allegedly purchased chainsaws, an inflatable pool, a body bag and a shovel on Amazon and Home Depot online.
Future Society

D4vd Bought Chainsaws and Body Bag on Amazon After Murder, Prosecutors Say, in the Most Grisly Case of Internet Brain Rot We’ve Ever Heard

This is incredibly dark.

By Victor Tangermann

The image shows a blurred and double-exposed view of the Reddit app icon, which features a white smiling alien face with an antenna on a red background.
Data Privacy

How to Get Rid of Reddit’s Giant App-Shilling Popup That Breaks Its Entire Mobile Site

Here's how to fix it.

By Jon Christian

According to a new study, there might be a way to cut the journey to Mars down significantly by considering the trajectories of asteroids.
Mars

There’s a Hidden Shortcut to Mars, Scientific Paper Finds

This could cut down the length of a round trip significantly.

By Victor Tangermann

Mark Zuckerberg wearing a blue suit jacket, white dress shirt, and red tie, with curly hair, standing indoors with blurred people and artwork in the background.
Meta

Mark Zuckerberg Just Got Shot Down by China, Again

Denied.

By Joe Wilkins

A newly-implemented pop-up — which can't be closed — begs users to "get the app to keep using Reddit," frustrating users.
Future Society

Reddit Intentionally Breaks Its Mobile Website, Demanding Users Download Its App Instead

"Thanks, Reddit. Now it'll be easier for me to quit you!"

By Victor Tangermann

A man with short brown hair is looking at a laptop screen with a confused expression, scratching his head. The background is plain and light-colored.
OpenAI

OpenAI Just Published an Absolutely Bizarre Blog Post

Mindboggling.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A detailed anatomical illustration of a human brain wearing a pair of modern over-ear headphones, set against a black background. The brain shows various internal structures and blood vessels in shades of orange and beige, while the headphones are a muted brown color with a label that reads "WEARABLE AI."
Neuroscience and Brain

Startup Says It Can Read Your Brain Signals Using a Pair of Headphones

"One could certainly imagine how enforced use of such devices could create a very dystopian basis for behavioral control."

By Joe Wilkins

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman is shown holding a microphone and gesturing with his other hand. Behind him is a large, detailed image of the planet Pluto against a black background.
Astronomy

Head of NASA Calls for Pluto to Be Made a Planet Again

"Make Pluto A Planet Again."

By Frank Landymore

Five security cameras mounted on the corner of a building with an orange hue, angled outward for surveillance. The building has textured walls and a window below the cameras. The sky in the background is clear and light.
Privacy

AI Spy Cameras Suddenly Blanketing America

Be on your best behavior.

By Joe Wilkins

According to recent data from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, uninstalls of OpenAI's ChatGPT are spiking — and at the worst time.
Anthropic

Uninstalls of ChatGPT Are Spiking at the Worst Time Imaginable for OpenAI

It's not looking good.

By Victor Tangermann

UFO expert Nick Pope, who investigated "unexplained aerial phenomena" on behalf of the UK's Ministry of Defense, recently passed away.
Off-World

Another Military UFO Guy Just Died

The plot thickens.

By Victor Tangermann

Multiple security cameras mounted on a textured blue wall, arranged in a grid pattern, all facing in roughly the same direction.
Privacy

Man Trapped in Dystopian Nightmare Thanks to AI Surveillance Cameras Flagging His Every Move

"All I know is I'm in the system now. And there's really no easy way to get out of the system once you're in it."

By Joe Wilkins

Dark, dense storm clouds with a blue-green tint fill the sky, creating a dramatic and moody atmosphere.
Artificial Intelligence

Dark Cloud Gathers as Bill Comes Due for AI Industry

Cheap AI access is "no longer sustainable."

By Frank Landymore

A screenshot shows John Oliver. To his left, there is a graphic showing a digital head made of blue network lines with floating chat bubbles around it and the text "AI CHATBOTS." The background features a dark blue, abstract, geometric design.
Ethics

John Oliver Just Took the AI Industry Behind a Shed and Beat It With a Pipe Wrench

"The more you look at chatbots, the more you realize that they were rushed to market with very little consideration for the consequences,"

By Frank Landymore

A memorial site with numerous flowers, candles, and stuffed animals placed at the base of a tree. Two people dressed in dark coats and pants stand nearby, facing the memorial. The scene is outdoors with some snow visible in the background and a warm, golden light illuminating the area.
Ethics

OpenAI Hit With Barrage of Lawsuits Over Failure to Report School Shooter Before Massacre

"The 'safeguards' OpenAI pointed to after the attack did not fail; they did not exist."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A solar panel mounted on a pole with an attached security camera, set against a background of trees and a partly cloudy sky. The solar panel and camera are highlighted in red, while the trees and sky have a blue tint.
Ethics

Police Are Using AI Camera Networks to Stalk Women

"The fundamental problem with these systems is that they place private information about people's movements over time in the hands of every officer."

By Joe Wilkins