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The new class of weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s, which includes Ozempic and Wegovy, seem to have a trial sponsorship problem.
Studies

Researchers Say There’s Something Fishy With All These Studies Showing Huge Health Benefits From Ozempic-Like Drugs

Who's paying for this research?

A series of blind assessments found that human-written summaries scored significantly better than summaries generated by AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Government Test Finds That AI Wildly Underperforms Compared to Human Employees

A real stinker.

The Financial Times reports that OpenAI is looking to shed its non-profit status once and for all after years of being "capped profit."
OpenAI

After Years of Chasing Money, OpenAI Reportedly Giving Up on Being a “Nonprofit”

Surprise, surprise.

Elon Musk is doubling down on his bizarre bigotry by appearing to co-sign a theory that suggests women shouldn't be in power.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Suggests That Government Should Be Replaced by Dudes With High Testosterone

"This is why a Republic of high status males is best for decision making."

Donald Trump shared an AI-generated image of Kamala Harris designed to invoke Joseph Stalin — but she actually looked much more like Mario.
Artificial Intelligence

Trump Posts AI-Generated Image of Kamala Harris as Joseph Stalin, But Instead It Just Looks Like Mario

"Donald Trump accuses Kamala Harris of being a heroic plumber who saved Princess Peach from Bowser and his evil Koopa army."

On Saturday, "Russian spy" beluga whale Hvaldimir was found dead — and animal activists are seemingly in disagreement about how he died.
Science & Energy

Suspected Russian Spy Whale Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances

The mystery deepens.

Electric discharges underground cause gold atoms to accumulate, which eventually forms gold nuggets, the researchers suggest.
Science & Energy

Gold Nuggets Can Be Formed With Electricity, Scientists Claim

A glittery nugget of wisdom.

NaNoWriMo, a nonprofit writing organization that hosts an annual novel write-a-thon, has released a strange new platform on AI.
Nanotech

NaNoWriMo Slammed for Saying That Opposition to AI-Generated Books Is Ableist

"I want nothing to do with your organization from this point forward."

Police officers are scanning for Teslas that may have recorded nearby crimes on their external cameras.
Tesla

Police Searching for Teslas Near Crimes to Seize Their Camera Footage

Tesla drivers who are "not involved at all" are being put in the "crosshairs of investigations."

It seems like it's finally dawning on Tesla fan Lamar MK that CEO Elon Musk wants nothing to do with him or his content.
Tesla

Huge Tesla Fan Says X Has Shadowbanned His Posts After He Complained About Defective Cybertruck

"Elon Musk. Please fix this."

Over the weekend, stranded NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore encountered strange sounds coming out of Boeing's much-maligned Starliner.
Boeing

Astronauts Hear Strange Sounds Coming From Boeing’s Cursed Starliner

"There’s a strange noise coming through the speaker... I don’t know what’s making it."

More consumers are buying sausages rather than more expensive cuts of meat, a sign that people are feeling the pinch from runaway prices
Future Society

Economists Alarmed by Growing Demand for Sausage

"This category tends to grow when the economy weakens... "

One of Facebook's alleged marketing partners explained how it listens to users' smartphone microphones and advertises to them accordingly.
Future Society

In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention

"We know what you're thinking. Is this even legal?"

After shutting it down in 2022, Michigan is making an abrupt u-turn and is now planning to reopen an old 1970s nuclear power.
Nuclear Fusion

Michigan Plotting to Re-Open Shuttered 1970s Nuclear Plant

Calling Homer Simpson!

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Accuses Journalist of Escaping Psych Ward, Abusing Children and Widows

"This seriously violates my human dignity."

The makers of Zepbound are offering a massive price cut — if you're willing to purchase and dose your syringes out yourself. 
RX and Medicine

Eli Lilly Offering Way Cheaper Zepbound, If You’re Willing to Buy Your Own Syringes

There's a major catch.

Scientists have found remnants of more than 1,700 viruses, most of which had never been seen before, from an ancient Tibetan glacier.
Viruses

Scientists Discover Ancient Viruses Frozen in Glacier

Scientists have never found this many viruses in one place.

A slew of major news publishers and top social media websites are blocking Apple from scraping their websites for AI training purposes.
Artificial Intelligence

No One Wants Apple To Scrape Their Websites for AI Training

Ouch.

An Arizona bank employee was found dead in her cubicle days after her death after clocking in on a Friday and never clocking back out.
Future Society

Employee Found Dead in Cubicle After Apparently Dying There Days Earlier

You can clock in any time you like, but you can never leave.

Tesla's Cybertruck may have a rough winter ahead, due to everything from corrosion to getting stuck in the snow.
Advanced Transport

If You Think Cybertrucks Are a Mess Now, Wait Until Winter Hits

Winter is coming.