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A ChatGPT conversation went viral on Reddit purportedly showing the chatbot reaching out to a user first. Other users are crying foul.
OpenAI

OpenAI Says It’s Fixed Issue Where ChatGPT Appeared to Be Messaging Users Unprompted

"Did you just message me first?"

By Victor Tangermann

o1-preview's "chain-of-thought reasoning" allows users to get a glimpse of what the model is "thinking." It also shows how its deceiving.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s Strawberry “Thought Process” Sometimes Shows It Scheming to Trick Users

Instead of just lying, it'll walk you through how and why it lied.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk posted — and later deleted — an unhinged post wondering why no one has tried to murder Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Deletes Deranged Post About Assassinating Kamala Harris

Unhinged.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The man alleged to be Donald Trump's second would-be assassin once asked Elon Musk if he could buy a rocket off of him. 
Elon Musk

The Latest Failed Trump Assassin Tried to Buy a Used Rocket From Elon Musk

"It can be old and used as not returning."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The hidden Mars structures are mysterious because they appear to be significantly denser than their surroundings.
Mars

Gravity Mapping Detects Large Hidden Structures Under Surface of Mars

"There seems to be no trace of them at the surface."

By Frank Landymore

In a creepy new video, ChatGPT's voice mode is heard screaming eerily when a user prompted the OpenAI chatbot to do so.
OpenAI

It Turns Out ChatGPT’s Voice Mode Can Scream, and It’s an Upsetting Sound

This is beyond uncanny.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Stranded NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have few regrets about ditching Starliner, according to a recent livestream.
Future Society

Stranded Astronaut Says He Just Wasn’t “Comfortable” Getting “Back in the Starliner” After Safety Issues

"In this case, we found some things that we just could not get comfortable with putting us back in the Starliner."

By Victor Tangermann

Nonprofit environmental organization The Ocean Cleanup has announced that it can clear the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within a decade.
Science & Energy

Cleanup Group Says It’s on Track to Eliminate the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

It claims it can get rid of the patch within just five years.

By Victor Tangermann

With so many kids already taking Ozempic, a new finding from the company behind the drug may expand its pediatric market. 
RX and Medicine

Doctors Concerned About Drugmakers Testing Ozempic-Style Injections on Six-Year-Olds

"Are they going to have delayed puberty? Are they going to have delayed growth?"

By Noor Al-Sibai

A local newspaper in Hawaii called The Garden Island is using AI to power fake news anchors. Unsurprisingly, they're freaky.
Artificial Intelligence

Journalist Alarmed When Newspaper Replaces Humans With Glitchy AI Bot

"This is so grim."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

This bizarre looking, two-door car spotted in L.A. might be a Tesla robotaxi, though there's more than meets the eye.
Tesla

Photo of Strange Yellow Vehicle May Be Tesla’s Secret New Project

Is this the long-awaited robotaxi?

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk gave the name he discussed with Grimes to a baby he had with a woman who worked at one of his companies, Neuralink.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Agreed to a Baby Name With Grimes, Then Gave It to Another Baby With Another Woman

A total dirtbag move.

By Frank Landymore

According to a pair of new studies, a passing star could have scraped the outer limits of the Solar System billions of years ago.
Off-World

A Star Appears to Have Come Closer to Earth Than the Voyager Probes

Talk about a close call.

By Frank Landymore

There's a chance that the 1,100 foot long asteroid Apophis could hit our planet after all, if it gets nudged by another asteroid.
Off-World

Will This Killer Asteroid Hit Earth in 2029? Scientists Say They’ll Know for Sure by 2027

The suspense is unbearable.

By Frank Landymore

Those self-driving, supposedly fully-autonomous robotaxis aren't all what they appear to be. Humans, it turns out, are still in the loop.
Self-Driving Vehicles

“Self-Driving” Cars Have a Dirty Secret

And it's a big one.

By Frank Landymore

A group of experts from the public and private sectors are warning that NASA's Earth-bound facilities are not at all up to snuff.
NASA

NASA Facilities Are Falling Apart, Experts Say

"NASA’s problem is it always seems to have $3 billion more program than it has of funds."

By Noor Al-Sibai

So-called "stablecoins" are far from stable. But Donald Trump's sons have a new stablecoin-forward crypto venture — which Trump is backing.
Cryptocurrency

Trump’s New Crypto Project Is a Type Linked to Organized Crime and Terrorism

Everything about this is awful.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Astronomers have spotted a tiny space rock just 33 feet long, which will orbit the Earth once, making it a "mini-moon."
Moon

Earth Gaining a Temporary New Moon, Scientists Say

It's adorably little.

By Victor Tangermann

The mega-tsunami created seismic vibrations in the Earth that were felt globally for over a week straight.
Science & Energy

Scientists Intrigued by Detection of 650-Foot Mega-Tsunami

"No one had ever seen anything like this."

By Frank Landymore

As his infamy grows, Elon Musk has apparently resorted to employing a massive security team to fend off would-be attackers. 
Elon Musk

Paranoid Elon Musk Now Constantly Surrounded by 20 Armed Bodyguards and a Medic

This is a little over-the-top, even for Elon.

By Noor Al-Sibai