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Meta had some very awkward questions to answer after its AI assistant refuted that former president Donald Trump had been shot.
Meta

How much longer can tech companies get away with the "hallucinations" excuse?

By Victor Tangermann

In a new study, researchers have found a correlation between adults' faces and names — but strangely, the same could not be said of children.
Studies

Okay, that's just strange.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Alt-weekly publications like LA Weekly and the Village Voice have suddenly started running hundreds of articles listing OnlyFans porn.
Artificial Intelligence

"We weren't happy about it at all, and we were absolutely not involved in putting it up."

By Frank Landymore

Their mapping of dark matter confirms the discrepancies between observations of the universe's structures and our theoretical models of them.
Dark Matter

And "something strange" could be afoot.

By Frank Landymore

AI might be able to allow aliens to communicate in real-time with humans — or a language model representing us, at least.
Artificial Intelligence

"Aliens could learn one of our languages, ask the LLM questions about us and receive replies that are representative of humanity."

By Noor Al-Sibai

To keep generative AI models running requires huge amounts of electricity — and the US' aging power grid is struggling to handle the load.
Artificial Intelligence

AI companies will have to get creative — or run out of power.

By Victor Tangermann

Lil Nas X got criticized by random people for flying in a commercial plane, but he said he's trying to emit less carbon emissions.
Climate Change

"Aren’t you supposed to be flying private?"

By Sharon Adarlo

In a small study, researchers have found that an Ozempic-style drug seems to slow the progression of Alzheimer's.
RX and Medicine

"This study really demonstrates for us the possibilities that are there."

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to Truist Securities analyst William Stein, almost crashed with Tesla's Full Self-Driving tech turned on.
Self-Driving Vehicles

"My quick intervention was absolutely required to avoid an otherwise certain accident."

By Victor Tangermann

X owner Elon Musk fell for fake news on X-formerly-Twitter after making fun of people who "believe everything" in the news.
Elon Musk

A colossal self-own.

By Victor Tangermann

As Yahoo Finance reports, Meta's Reality Labs has spent almost $50 billion in just over four years, a staggering amount.
Virtual Reality

"In hardware, you’re stuck with your mistakes for a long time."

By Victor Tangermann

Google's new pitch for generative AI, as seen in its new Olympic ad: don't teach your kids how to build something from a blank page.
Google

This is so depressing.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A video making its rounds on X shows one daring Tesla fan walking on top of a gaudy, camouflage-wrapped Cybertruck, cracking the windshield.
Tesla

"This thing was built to last."

By Victor Tangermann

Caroline Kennedy's son Jack Schlossberg has become the internet's "It" boy — but his Instagram feed tells a different story.
Future Society

At one point, he claimed he was "convinced The Hague doesn't exist."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Astronauts on the International Space Station sent well wishes to the folks competing at the 2024 Olympics — with a zero-G take on the Games.
Off-World

"We, of course, have had the benefit of weightlessness."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In 2020, researchers announced the discovery of phosphine in Venus' clouds, a possible sign of life. They're back with new data.
Off-World

This new theory for life on Venus is "not completely crazy."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is slated to launch a billionaire benefactor into orbit for the world's first private spacewalk in the next few weeks.
SpaceX

This will be one to watch for many reasons.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk posted an AI-doctored video of Vice President Kamala Harris on X-formerly-Twitter without disclosing it was AI.
Elon Musk

Not surprising, but definitely gross.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A scammer attempting to trick Ferrari executives using deepfake tech was thwarted by a stalwart safety measure: the security question.
Artificial Intelligence

All hail the security question!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A formerly high-ranking Catholic priest is suing Grindr for selling his data that ultimately ended up publicly outing him.
Future Society

"We want answers so we can use that as a warning to other Grindr users."

By Noor Al-Sibai