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Sleazy Company Buys Beloved Blog, Starts Publishing AI-Generated Slop Under the Names of Real Writers Who No Longer Work There
Artificial Intelligence

"I have definitely not written those articles, and that is definitely not my picture."

A study says children as young as two years old who consume excessive amounts of digital media technology are more emotionally troubled.
Studies

Maybe it's time to put the iPad away.

OpenAI spent only a single week safety testing its new model GPT-4o, according to insiders at the company.
OpenAI

"We basically failed at the process."

An analysis of over 100,000 medical records found that Ozempic users had a far lower dementia risk than those that took other diabetes drugs.
Neuroscience and Brain

Fascinating.

Night owls or people who do their best work at night have higher cognitive function than people who are morning birds.
Neuroscience and Brain

But will it change the overall image of night owls?

In contradiction to the notion that any amount of alcohol is unhealthy, a new study suggests that moderate drinking is good for you.
Studies

"These alcoholic beverages under safe doses exhibited a protective effect against conditions like diabetes, depression, dementia, epilepsy, liver cirrhosis, and other digestive diseases."

A Spanish court has sentenced 15 teenagers to one year of probation for using AI to create fake nude images of female classmates.
Artificial Intelligence

"The minors used artificial intelligence applications to obtain manipulated images..."

X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk is very unhappy with advertisers, who are opting out of giving him money.
Elon Musk

He still thinks the left is conspiring against him.

Elon Musk chose to mock a new investigation into SpaceX's damage to the environment by making a really dumb joke.
SpaceX

This freakin' guy.

A California resident has been arrested and charged for slashing the tires of Waymo vehicles in 17 separate incidents in San Francisco.
Self-Driving Vehicles

And Waymo is under federal investigation.

The second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded while trying to raise its orbit to release a batch of Starlink internet satellites.
SpaceX

A rapid unscheduled disassembly.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk volunteered his sperm to seed a Martian colony, the New York Times reports, highlighting his obsession with the plan.
Mars

That's the last thing Mars needs.

Tesla Stock Slaughtered After Its August “Robotaxi” Event Falls Apart
Tesla

What's Tesla hiding?

Intuit, which makes tax prep software TurboTax, is laying off 1,800 workers or about 10 percent of its global staff due to AI restructuring.
Artificial Intelligence

But is it really due to AI?

Lawyers are already creating so-called "revival trusts" for cryogenically frozen rich people — even though resurrection is not yet possible.
Developments

Shouldn't they wait until scientists figure out resurrection first?

Former safety researcher William Saunders said that he didn't want to work for the "Titanic of AI," so he quit.
OpenAI

"I really didn't want to end up working for the Titanic of AI, and so that's why I resigned."

Sydney Sweeney was roped into an extremely cringeworthy Samsung AI tech demo. Her awkward face speaks volumes.
Artificial Intelligence

"You can tell Sydney Sweeney signed a bunch of dumb sponsor contracts when she was less famous so now she’s stuck pretending AI is super cool."

After self-described gay furry hackers breached the Heritage Foundation, an exec with the think tank has completely lost it.
Hacking

"You now can either turn yourself in or you can cooperate."

Tesla is reportedly delaying its "robotaxi" event to no earlier than October casting doubt on Musk's announcement.
Tesla

Engineers are racing to meet Musk's deadline.

The air is becoming so hot that even rescue helicopters are struggling to stay airborne, a dangerous development.
Medical

"Intense heat creates a lot more stress on the helicopters."