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According to a new report, cryptocurrency flows to suspected human trafficking services grew a shocking 85 percent last year.
Bitcoin

Crypto Has Finally Found Its Killer App: Human Trafficking

Extremely grim.

By Victor Tangermann

Google accused "commercially motivated" actors of trying to clone its Gemini AI after indiscriminately scraping the web for its models.
Future Society

Google Says People Are Copying Its AI Without Its Permission, Much Like It Scraped Everybody’s Data Without Asking to Create Its AI in the First Place

Hypocrisy much?

By Victor Tangermann

A digital collage features Sam Altman, Donald Trump, and Greg Bovino against a yellow background with a red grid pattern.
Future Society

Campaign Urges Users to Quit ChatGPT Over OpenAI’s Support for Trump and ICE

"Don't support the fascist regime."

By Joe Wilkins

An empty office space with rows of white desks and black office chairs. Multiple computer monitors are placed on the desks, and large windows along one wall let in natural light. Numerous green plants are arranged on the windowsills, adding a touch of nature to the workspace. The floor is wooden, and the ceiling features exposed ductwork and lighting fixtures. A cardboard box is visible under one of the desks.
Anthropic

Microsoft AI CEO: Virtually All White Collar Tasks Will Be Automated Within a Year and a Half

Okay, sir.

By Frank Landymore

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are featured in a stylized, high-contrast image with a yellow grid background. The image has a halftone texture effect.
Future Society

Anthropic Declares $20 Million War On OpenAI

Getting heated now.

By Frank Landymore

Several Ring video doorbells and security cameras are arranged against a black background with a yellow grid pattern. The devices are shown in various bright colors including yellow, green, blue, purple, and teal. Each device features a camera lens and a circular button. The word "ring" is visible on some of the devices.
Ethics

All These Ring Cameras Are Creating a “Surveillance Nightmare,” Critics Say

"It's going to fall earliest and most often on the marginalized."

By Joe Wilkins

A large explosion with thick black and gray smoke billowing into the sky in an urban area. The explosion is centered between two multi-story buildings with numerous windows and balconies. Electrical wires crisscross the scene, and several people are visible on the street, some crouching or running away from the blast. The sky is clear and blue.
Cryptocurrency

Israel Arrests Members of Military for Placing Polymarket Bets Using Inside Information on Upcoming Strikes

Dystopian.

By Joe Wilkins

Scientists watched as a star, once one of the brightest in the Andromeda galaxy, simply winked out of existence. They have a theory.
Black Holes

Scientists Intrigued as Prominent Star Suddenly Winks Out of Existence

"Imagine if the star Betelgeuse suddenly disappeared. Everybody would lose their minds!"

By Victor Tangermann

Three women with their faces blacked out surround Jeffrey Epstein. The man is holding a small object, possibly a phone, while the women engage with him. A laptop with an Apple logo is visible on the table in front of them. The background features a textured yellow wall and a red cushioned bench.
xAI

Creeps Are Using Grok to Unblur Children’s Faces in the Epstein Files

It's always Grok.

By Frank Landymore

A person wearing a checkered shirt is reaching into a vending machine filled with various bottles and cans. The scene is overlaid with a textured pattern and colored geometric shapes in blue and orange. The right side shows a kitchen or pantry area with shelves holding containers and a beverage fridge with the Anthropic logo.
Future Society

Vending Machine Run by Claude More of a Disaster Than Previously Known

Not quite ready for the real world.

By Frank Landymore

Customs and Border Protection officials reportedly loaned an anti-drone laser from the Pentagon, which caused the El Paso shutdown.
Military

It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children’s Balloon

Mortifying.

By Victor Tangermann

Close-up of a young person with light hair resting their face on a computer keyboard, eyes closed and mouth slightly open, suggesting exhaustion or sleep. The keyboard is white with visible keys, and there are sticky notes attached to the side of the desk. The skin has a slightly reddish tone.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Is a Burnout Machine

"The AI doesn't get tired between problems. I do."

By Frank Landymore

Multiple overlapping and blurred OpenAI logos in white on a dark background, creating a kaleidoscopic effect. The logos are arranged in a circular pattern with one clear logo in the center.
OpenAI

OpenAI Fires Top Safety Exec Who Opposed ChatGPT’s “Adult Mode”

This is shady.

By Frank Landymore

A person wearing a short-sleeve shirt is holding an open, empty wallet with both hands. The image has a stylized, textured effect with a yellowish tint on the person and wallet, set against a dark background with a red circle and a grid pattern.
Ethics

Economist Warns That the Poor Will Bear the Brunt of AI’s Effects on the Job Market

"It comes down to who has the power."

By Joe Wilkins

Despite plenty of optimism, a striking number of Elon Musk's xAI's cofounders are jumping ship amid restructuring efforts.
xAI

Cofounders Fleeing Elon Musk’s xAI

"Grateful to have helped cofound at the start."

By Victor Tangermann

A young man with curly hair and a white shirt looks confused and bites his lip while holding a piece of chalk near a chalkboard. On the chalkboard, part of a math equation " + 2 =" is visible. In the foreground, a hand is raised showing four fingers. The background is stylized with a blue and yellow color scheme.
Neuroscience and Brain

The Scientist Who Predicted AI Psychosis Has a Grim Forecast of What’s Going to Happen Next

"If the use of AI chatbots does indeed cause cognitive debt, we are likely in dire straights."

By Joe Wilkins

Illustration showing an airplane flying through a dark sky illuminated by multiple bright green laser beams. The lasers create a glowing effect around the aircraft, highlighting its wings and fuselage.
Military

You Are Not Prepared for What Actually Shut Down the El Paso Airport This Morning, But Let’s Just Say It Involves a Military Mega-Laser Shooting Something Down

Our heads are spinning.

By Joe Wilkins

An Polymarket account correctly guessed 17 out of around 20 bets about the Super Bowl half-time show, sparking concerns over insider trading.
Future Society

It Seems Almost Statistically Impossible That This Polymarket Bettor Didn’t Profit Off Inside Knowledge About the Super Bowl Half Time Show

"If you bet, you’re a rube for these people."

By Victor Tangermann

Ring ad showing an aerial view of a suburban neighborhood with multiple houses and streets, overlaid with blue circular digital effects indicating surveillance or search zones. Text says "Introducing Search Party."
Privacy

Ring Boasts About Power to Surveil Entire Neighborhoods

"There's no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology."

By Joe Wilkins

Bitcoin's bounce faded once again, slipping back down to $66,000 by midday on Wednesday, down 47 percent over its October record high.
Bitcoin

Sickos Cackle With Glee as Bitcoin Starts to Fall Again

"I’m going to enjoy watching Bitcoin crash."

By Victor Tangermann