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A new way of delivering vaccines using nanoparticles could prevent or slow down a number of different cancers in mice.
Cancer

Doctors Intrigued by Shot That Prevents Multiple Types of Cancer in Mice

The results speak for themselves.

Only a tiny sliver — roughly five percent — of the 800 million people using ChatGPT are actually paying for a subscription.
Ethics

If You Were Bankrolling OpenAI, the Percent of ChatGPT Users Willing to Pay for It Might Make You Break Out in a Cold Sweat

It's looking grim.

In an analysis of recent economic trends, economists wrote that "jobless growth" is pretty much the new normal.
Ethics

Goldman Sachs Says Gen Z Is Pretty Much Permanently Screwed

"History also suggests that the full consequences of AI for the labor market might not become apparent until a recession hits."

Thanks to OpenAI's Sora 2, it's never been easier to generate photorealistic AI slop videos puppeting the likenesses of deceased celebrities.
Ethics

People Are Using OpenAI’s Sora to Mock the Dead

"Please stop."

Major talent agencies told the Hollywood Reporter that OpenAI had been "purposely misleading" them in behind-the-scenes communications.
Ethics

It Sounds Like OpenAI Really, Really Messed Up With Hollywood

"You quite literally set the bridge on fire."

OpenAI's GPT-5 model is giving more dangerous responses than its predecessor GPT-4o, new research has found.
OpenAI

Study Finds GPT-5 Is Actually Worse Than GPT-4o, New Research Finds

Another nail in the coffin for OpenAI's flagship model.

Much of the rest of the world is growing deeply concerned about AI as well, a new Pew Research Center poll has shown.
Ethics

International Polling Shows Fear of AI Across the World

It's not just the US.

Halloween came early this year for a man in the UK who landed in hot water after trying to collect "every element on the periodic table."
Chemistry

Police Arrest Mad Scientist

I'm sorry, I thought this was spooky season.

Konstantin Ganich was found dead in his Lamborghini after the crypto crash, but some say there's more to this story than meets the eye.
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Kingpin Turns Up Dead in Lamborghini After Market Crash

A grim mystery.

Even after being caught, the embattled lawyer, at first, refused to admit that he used AI in his court documents.
Artificial Intelligence

Lawyer Gets Caught Using AI in Court, Responds in the Worst Possible Way

Not making a great case for yourself, pal.

Even the biggest players in AI are losing billions — "brutal" economics that highlight growing concerns of an enormous AI bubble.
Anthropic

The Economics of Running an AI Company Are Disastrous

Everybody is losing copious amounts of money on AI. But will there be any winners?

One of the most epic cosmic explosions ever seen may have been caused by a black hole infiltrating a star and destroying it from the inside.
Black Holes

Scientists Intrigued by Black Hole That Fell Into Star, Then Ate It From the Inside

Devoured... from the inside out.

Just two months ago, Altman boasted that OpenAI hadn't "put a sexbot avatar in ChatGPT yet." Now, it announced that it will allow for that.
Ethics

Two Months Ago, Sam Altman Was Boasting That OpenAI Didn’t Have to Do Sexbots. Now It’s Doing Sexbots

Surprise, surprise.

Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would've required AI companies to prevent minors from engaging with dangerous AI content.
Ethics

Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill to Protect Kids From Predatory AI

"Clearly, Governor Newsom was under tremendous pressure from the Big Tech Lobby to veto this landmark legislation."

Researchers have found that posting as few as 250 "poisoned" documents online can introduce "backdoor" vulnerabilities in an AI model.
Anthropic

Researchers Find It’s Shockingly Easy to Cause AI to Lose Its Mind by Posting Poisoned Documents Online

"Poisoning attacks may be more feasible than previously believed."

Using an $800 consumer satellite dish, researchers were able to pick up text messages, industrial data, military chatter, and more.
Military

Researchers Alarmed to Discover Satellites Broadcasting Unencrypted Military Secrets

"It just completely shocked us."

New research from the firm Graphite found that around half of all articles on the internet are AI generated.
Artificial Intelligence

Over 50 Percent of the Internet Is Now AI Slop, New Data Finds

Humans aren't finished... yet.

The lead US military commander in South Korea told reporters he's becoming really close with ChatGPT lately.
Future Society

Top US Army General Says He’s Letting ChatGPT Make Military Decisions

Your decision to launch an invasion isn't just gutsy — it's downright kinetic.

Western executives warn that China's heavily roboticized manufacturing industry could quickly leave the West behind.
Robotics

Western Executives Shaken After Visiting China

"There are no people — everything is robotic."

Over the weekend, a prankster went viral after calling some 50 self-driving cars to "the longest dead end street in San Francisco."
Hacking

Man Launches “World’s First Waymo DDoS” by Ordering 50 Robotaxis to Dead End Street

"That’s Waymo than they accounted for."