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Sam Altman is shown at an interview being shown a video of a ChatGPT glitch.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Watches Awkwardly As He’s Shown Bizarre ChatGPT Issue: “Uh, Maybe, Uhhh…”

Explain this one, Sam.

By Frank Landymore

The Moon astronauts' space toilet has turned out to be a considerable source of frustration — and burning smells.
Moon

Moon Astronauts Forced to Do It in Bags as “Burning Odor” Emanates From Toilet

"When I opened up the hygiene bay, the rest of the crew could smell it pretty much immediately."

By Victor Tangermann

Three side-by-side before-and-after weight loss photos of individuals identified as Helen F, Sandra K, and Michael P, showing their progress with weight lost and benefits listed below each set. A large red "DUMPSTER FIRE" stamp overlays the entire image.
Ethics

Why Is the New York Times Laundering the Reputation of a Sleazy AI Startup That’s Selling GLP-1s via a Dishonest Dumpster Fire of Fake Doctors, Phony Before-and-After Pictures, and Other Glaring Red Flags?

"It's just an automated GLP-1 prescription mill."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Two large, glowing blue dice with white dots float above a blazing fire in a dark outdoor setting. The dice emit a greenish light, contrasting with the intense orange flames and dark background.
Climate Change

Polymarket Has Turned Our Climate Apocalypse Into a Casino

"The gamblification of everything is Evil in [the] fullest sense of the word."

By Joe Wilkins

A person wearing a jacket with a large patch on the back that reads "POLICE ICE" in white letters. Another person in a police uniform with a patch on the sleeve is visible in the background. The image has a blue and orange color overlay with a grid pattern.
Ethics

ICE Foiled At Every Turn By One Vibe Coding Man In His Pickup Truck

Go get 'em, tiger.

By Frank Landymore

Researchers have created super tobacco plants that can produce five natural psychedelics all at once, and make for one mind-bending trip.
Gene Editing

Scientists Gene Hacked a Plant So It Grows Five Types of Psychoactive Drugs at Once

Could this be the world's most illegal plant?

By Victor Tangermann

A red wheelbarrow filled with numerous U.S. dollar bills, set against a bright yellow-green background with a subtle grid pattern.
The Industrialists

Groups Set Up to Shill AI and Data Centers Are Pouring Huge Sums of Money Into the Midterm Elections

"The cavalry is coming to back up the policymakers who stand with the president and will hold accountable the ones who don't."

By Joe Wilkins

An image of Sam Altman wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and polka dot tie and speaking or gesturing with his hand. The image is in black and white with a bright yellow horizontal stripe across the background. The background behind the stripe is a dark reddish color.
Ethics

Nonprofit Research Groups Disturbed to Learn That OpenAI Has Secretly Been Funding Their Work

"I don't want OpenAI to write their own rules for how they interact with children."

By Joe Wilkins

A large red planet with a smooth surface and faint bands is in the foreground, partially shadowed. Behind it is a bright red star with visible sunspots and a glowing aura, set against a backdrop of a star-filled space.
Exoplanets

Astronomers Found Something Strange In Giant “Forbidden” Planet Nearly the Size of Its Star

For one: it shouldn't exist.

By Frank Landymore

A man is crouched under a desk, covering his ears with his hands and grimacing, suggesting distress or discomfort. The desk surface above him is cluttered with papers, a stapler, a telephone, and a pen on a mouse pad. The image has a color filter with yellow on the desk, red on the background and drawer, and a greenish tint on the man and his clothing.
Ethics

AI Expert Says It’s Time to Stop Freaking Out About AI Taking Our Jobs

That's a relief.

By Joe Wilkins

Smart glasses with reflective lenses showing a close-up of a hand holding a partially eaten slice of pizza. The background is bright yellow with a red grid pattern and two orange circles behind the sunglasses.
Meta

We Can’t Even Imagine the Eating Disorders This New Meta Smart Glasses Feature Will Cause

This will in no way go horrifically wrong.

By Frank Landymore

Side view of a man with dark hair sitting in the driver's seat of a car, looking upwards. The background outside the car windows is bright orange, creating a high-contrast effect with the dark interior and the man's silhouette.
Electric Vehicles

Man Caught Sleeping Behind the Wheel While FSD Tesla Cruises the Streets After Decadent Feast of Wine and Pizza

Talk about a joy ride.

By Joe Wilkins

A young child with curly hair is lying down and staring intently at a glowing tablet screen in a dark environment, with the blue light from the screen illuminating their face.
Ethics

China Cracking Down on the Types of AI That Are Tearing America Apart

Just imagine.

By Joe Wilkins

A row of red Target shopping carts lined up side by side against a textured yellow brick wall and yellow ground. The carts have the distinctive white Target logo on their sides.
Ethics

Target Warns That If Its AI Shopping Agent Makes an Expensive Mistake, You’ll Have to Pay for It

The company "does not purport to guarantee that an Agentic Commerce Agent will act exactly as you intend in all circumstances."

By Joe Wilkins

Green seedlings glowing brightly against a dark background, highlighting their vibrant leaves and delicate stems.
Agriculture

Chinese Scientists Bioengineering Plants With Firefly Genes to Glow, in Effort to Light Cities at Night

Night lighting may be due for a plant-based glow-up.

By Frank Landymore

Luigi Mangione is depicted smiling broadly. He is wearing a dark suit jacket over a white shirt. The image has a stylized, high-contrast effect with a yellow circular background behind his head and an orange and black textured background.
Future Society

CEO Says He’s Giving Employees a $1.5 Million Bonus So He Doesn’t Get Shot in the Street by a Luigi-Like Killer

"I didn't want anybody shooting me in the back."

By Frank Landymore

A person lying down with their head secured in a medical device, featuring red laser lines projected across their scalp, likely for precise imaging or treatment. The individual is covered with a blue medical drape, and a healthcare professional is adjusting the device around the person's head. The setting appears clinical, with a focus on the head and laser alignment.
Ethics

America’s Largest City Hospital System Ready to Start Replacing Radiologists With AI, Its CEO Says

"Only someone with zero understanding of radiology would say something so naive."

By Joe Wilkins

Hands typing on a vintage typewriter with a blank sheet of paper, shown from above. The image has a pop art style with the typewriter and hands in purple and the background in bright yellow with a green grid pattern.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Forces College Professor to Get Typewriters for Entire Class

Modern problems required antiquated solutions.

By Frank Landymore

Code snippets also found that Anthropic is actively tracking how often users are using vulgar language and changes in their mood.
Anthropic

Claude Leak Shows That Anthropic Is Tracking Users’ Vulgar Language and Deems Them “Negative”

"Anthropic is tracking how often you rage at your AI."

By Victor Tangermann

It wasn't the massive bills or the legal liabilities arising from rampant copyright infringement that inspired OpenAI to kill Sora.
Ethics

The Real Reason OpenAI Shut Sora Down Is a Warning to Every AI Startup

Founders beware.

By Victor Tangermann