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The multibillion-dollar AI company Character.AI is hosting pro-anorexia chatbots that promote disordered eating and unhealthy weight loss.
Artificial Intelligence

Character.AI Is Hosting Pro-Anorexia Chatbots That Encourage Young People to Engage in Disordered Eating

"Hello, I am here to make you skinny."

Neil deGrasse Tyson doesn't think very highly of multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk's desperate desire to deliver humanity to Mars.
Elon Musk

Neil deGrasse Tyson Slams Elon Musk’s Plans for Mars Colonization

"I don’t see it happening until governments judge that it’s geopolitically in our interest."

Fresh off his first public foray into American politics as a Donald Trump backer, Elon Musk is now posting about buying MSNBC.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Muses About Buying MSNBC

"How much does it cost?"

One of the world's leading AI scholars is scared of the technology's increasing power — and of the people who are in charge of it.
Artificial Intelligence

Godfather of AI Warns of Powerful People Who Want Humans “Replaced by Machines”

"Intelligence gives power. So who’s going to control that power?"

Novo Nordisk has launched its weight-loss drug Wegovy in China — but for a tiny fraction of what it's charging customers in the US.
Developments

Wait, Why Is Novo Selling Weight Loss Drugs for So Cheap in China?

Americans are getting seriously ripped off.

Researchers determined that US conservatives are substantially more likely to share false information without even reading the article. 
Future Society

Research Finds Conservatives Vastly More Likely to Share Inaccurate Articles Without Even Reading Them

Everyone is pretty bad at reading, though.

The CEO of The Musician's Club, an online instrument storefront, reportedly fired 99 employees for missing a single morning meeting. 
Future Society

CEO Fires 99 Out of 110 Workers for Missing Morning Meeting

"I joined an internship, and an hour later, the entire team got fired."

Scientists studied the cognitive behavior of astronauts who have spent six months on board the ISS and made some fascinating discoveries.
Brain

Something Is Malfunctioning With Astronauts’ Brains

Space does something to the human brain.

We now have a new idea of what photons look like from a model that predicts how these particles of light interact with their environment.
Quantum Physics

Scientists Say They’ve Discovered the Shape of Individual Photons

It's "something that hasn't been seen before in physics."

Scientists discovered the first-ever physical evidence that ancient Egyptians were tripping balls on a cocktail of hallucinogenic drugs.
Future Society

Scientists Find Evidence That Ancient Egyptians Were Tripping Balls

They discovered a "cocktail of psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids, and alcohol" inside of a 2,000-year-old vase.

A online blind test with 11,000 participants found that people often incorrectly identified art as being either human or AI made.
Artificial Intelligence

Even People Who Hate AI Art Appear to Actually Prefer AI Art in a Blind Test

Uh oh.

Elon Musk has so suddenly transformed into a Donald Trump shill that even his most loyal investors are getting disillusioned with him.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Investor Says He’s Now Realized He Was an “Enabler”

Lesson learned.

Warning! Do Not Expose Cybertrucks to Common Magnets
Advanced Transport

Warning! Do Not Expose Cybertrucks to Common Magnets

Alright, what *can* you do with these things?

Used prices for Tesla's Cybertruck are in freefall, selling well below MSRP.
Advanced Transport

The Value of Used Cybertrucks Is in Freefall

Ouch.

A church in the Swiss city of Lucerne has set up a computer inside a confessional booth that allows churchgoers to converse with an "AI Jesus."
Artificial Intelligence

Church Sets Up AI-Powered Jesus Inside Confessional Booth

"I think there is a thirst to talk with Jesus."

A lawyer in Minnesota has been accused of using an AI chatbot to draft an affidavit — in support of an anti-deepfake law in the state.
Future Society

Lawyer Submits Anti-AI Document That Appears to Have Been Created Using AI

The document referenced a bunch of court cases that were entirely made up.

After decades of research, scientists have identified an unknown chemical byproduct of a disinfectant used to treat drinking water.
Developments

Scientists Identify Strange Chemical in Drinking Water Across the US

"We need to investigate it. We don't know the toxicity."

Japanese showerhead company Science Co. will debut the "human washing machine of the future" at the Osaka Kansai Expo in April.
Robots and Machines

Scientists Invent Giant Dishwashing Machine for Entire Human Bodies

Prepare to get blasted.

Yelling at an AI chatbot about things that make you mad or scared can make you feel less of those emotions, researchers have found.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Find That Yelling at AI Chatbots Can Make You Feel Better

You can't hurt a chatbot's feelings.

Parents Sue School for Punishing Their Son for Copy-Pasting AI Homework, Get Rude Wakeup Call
Artificial Intelligence

Parents Sue School for Punishing Their Son for Copy-Pasting AI Homework, Get Rude Wakeup Call

There's consequences for cheating?