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Chinese scientists tested a provocative military scenario: the effects of three rapid nuclear strikes on the same target.
Military

Chinese Military Investigates What Would Happen If They Shot the Same Target With Three Rapid-Fire Nuclear Missiles

That's gonna leave a mark.

Newly unveiled testimony has revealed that Elon Musk's SpaceX took money directly from Chinese investors, despite US military ties.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Caught Letting China Invest in SpaceX, a Huge US Military Contractor

"They obviously have Chinese investors to be honest."

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Altman and tech leaders from Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and CoreWeave testified about the global artificial intelligence race and how the United States can remain competitive. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
OpenAI

Former OpenAI Employee Horrified by How ChatGPT Is Driving Users Into Psychosis

"Believe me when I say: the things that ChatGPT has been telling users are probably worse than you think."

Astronomers said they had found "undepleted phosphine," a molecule associated with life, on Earth in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf.
Exobiology

Astronomers Startled to Spot Abundance of “Biosignature” Molecules in a Failed Star’s Atmosphere

"My first impression was shock that we finally saw it. We’ve been looking for so long."

New Yorkers appear to have plenty of reasons to ridicule and criticize AI startup Friend's latest offering.
Future Society

AI “Friend” Startup Overwhelmed With Hatred

"Befriend something alive."

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OpenAI

Horrific Sora 2 Video Shows Sam Altman Grilling a Dead Pikachu

"Alright Nintendo it may be time to assemble your famed lawyer squad."

Famed sci-fi author and tech journalist Cory Doctorow has a spectacularly grim warning about the coming AI-fueled economic disaster.
Investing

Cory Doctorow Says the AI Industry Is About to Collapse

"So, you're saying a third of the stock market is tied up in seven AI companies that have no way to become profitable and that this is a bubble that's going to burst and take the whole economy with it?"

Roomba maker iRobot cofounder Rodney Brooks argued that Musk's vision of an Optimus robot-filled future is "pure fantasy thinking."
Robots and Machines

Cofounder of Roomba Maker Says Elon Musk Is in for a Terrible Surprise With Humanoid Robots

"Today’s humanoid robots will not learn how to be dexterous despite the hundreds of millions, or perhaps many billions of dollars being donated."

The multinational IT firm has laid off 11,000 employees as part of a $865 million plan to "upskill" its "reinventors."
Future Society

Accenture CEO Says It’s Sacking Employees Who Won’t Embrace AI

It's called "upskilling your reinventors."

New safety data suggests that Waymo's robotaxis are astonishingly safe — perhaps far safer than we give them credit for.
Mass Transit

New Data Shows Waymos Are So Safe That It’s Almost Comical

"I like to tell people that if Waymo worked as well as ChatGPT, they’d be dead."

Italian movie producer Andrea Iervolino unveiled what he claims will be the first film directed entirely by an AI entity.
Artificial Intelligence

Producer Announces New Movie Will Be Directed by an AI Entity

Who is this for?

The White House's Office of Management and Budget is looking into tearing NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery into pieces to move it to Texas.
Future Society

White House Investigates Whether to Chop Space Shuttle Discovery Into Pieces

"It's like taking the Washington Monument, sawing it into pieces, and moving it somewhere."

The once favored in-home fitness company is putting pedal to the metal to carve out their own lane in the AI race.
Artificial Intelligence

Peloton Announces Pivot to AI, Jacks Up Price

Predictable.

The launch of Sora 2 has mostly been a showcase of its ability to generate caricatures of Sam Altman in bizarre scenarios.
OpenAI

Sora 2 Is Generating Videos That Brutally Mock Sam Altman

Altman: "Not sure what to make of this."

Disgraced former Governor and mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo had his AI do various ostensibly New York jobs and everyone is laughing at him.
Artificial Intelligence

Cuomo’s AI-Generated Ad Roasted by Mamdani

Cuomo really can't take no for an answer.

Bay Area cops were on the look out for drunk drivers — and were probably disappointed to pull over a driverless Waymo instead.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Police Pull Over Waymo to Check for Drunk Driving

"No driver, no hands, no clue."

The "AI Actress" called Tilly Norwood was slammed by actors across the industry after its creator claimed it was being "signed" by agents.
Artificial Intelligence

Creator of “AI Actress” Responds to Near-Universal Backlash

"She is not a replacement for a human being."

A viral video made on OpenAI's Sora 2 that looks like a 1990s toy ad makes fun of financier Jeffrey Epstein and President Donald Trump.
Ethics

Sora 2 Is Creating Ads for “Epstein Island” Children’s Toys

"As a parent this leaves such a bad taste. Terrible."

As Donald Trump held a meeting in the Oval Office to announce a Pfizer deal, his health secretary sneezed loudly.
Viruses

RFK Jr. Sneezes Loudly While Trump Is Speaking

Trump asked the Pfizer CEO if he had any Paxlovid on him.

California Gov. Newsom says the new law fills the gap left without any federal AI legislation and is a step in the right direction.
Ethics

Gavin Newsom Signs Law Cracking Down on AI Industry

The AI industry has been a Wild West. Is that starting to change?