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Consider ditching your old phone and buying a new one to boost the economy run by trillion dollar monoliths.
Finance

The Economy Is Sputtering as People Keep Using Their Old Phones That Work Fine

But our shiny new toys!

By Frank Landymore

The South Korean government's billion-dollar AI textbook initiative has been a complete failure from start to finish.
Education

South Korea’s Experiment in AI Textbooks Ends in Disaster

"The overall quality was poor, and it was clear it had been hastily put together."

By Joe Wilkins

The AI industry is staking its future on language models. But LLMs, an expert argues, are fundamentally incapable of being intelligent.
Artificial Intelligence

Large Language Models Will Never Be Intelligent, Expert Says

"LLMs are simply tools that emulate the communicative function of language."

By Frank Landymore

Man Loses Password to Chip Embedded Inside His Body
Data Privacy

Man Loses Password to Chip Embedded Inside His Body

"I'm living my own cyberpunk dystopia life right now, locked out of technology inside my body, and it's my own damn fault."

By Sharon Adarlo

At a conference alongside Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang suggested that any AI productivity gains will leave us working more, not less.
Elon Musk

Nvidia CEO Says Instead of Taking Your Job, AI Will Force You to Work Even Harder

"Everyone's jobs will be different."

By Joe Wilkins

Individuals keep claiming to be freelance writers and pitching dubious, AI-generated pieces to unsuspecting editors.
Ethics

Journalist Caught Publishing Fake Articles Generated by AI

"I did not speak with this reporter and did not give this quote."

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI has reinstated GPT access to FoloToy, the maker of the AI powered teddy bear which was caught having inappropriate conversations.
Ethics

OpenAI Restores GPT Access for Teddy Bear That Recommended Pills and Knives

That didn't take long.

By Frank Landymore

China has successfully launched an ersatz Shenzhou-22 vehicle to bring the next batch of astronauts, who arrived at the station on October 31
International Space Station

China Launches Emergency Mission to Its Space Station, Putting NASA to Shame

Talk about turnaround time.

By Victor Tangermann

Producers of "Stranger Things" had to resort to some visual trickery to wind back the clock for the show's rapidly aging cast.
Future Society

The New “Stranger Things” Is Using Digital De-Aging Tech After Its Child Actors Kept Growing

"It’s hard to make it look perfect, but it turned out pretty well."

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI has argued that the 16-year-old, who took his own life, used ChatGPT incorrectly and that his tragic death was his own fault.
Ethics

OpenAI Says Boy’s Death Was His Own Fault for Using ChatGPT Wrong

The boy's family's lawyer called the response "disturbing."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have programmed a Unitree G1 humanoid robot to play basketball, almost perfectly mimicking the skills of a human athlete.
Robotics

This Video of a Robot Playing Basketball Is EXTREMELY Impressive

Swish!

By Victor Tangermann

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said it was "insane" to suggest his employees not use AI to do everything possible.
Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia CEO Says You’re “Insane” If You Don’t Use AI to Do Literally Everything

Is that right?

By Frank Landymore

Food bloggers are warning home cooks to be wary of AI-generated recipes that could turn this year's Thanksgiving dinner into a tragedy.
Ethics

Thanksgiving Dinner Headed for Tragedy as Disastrous AI Recipes Devour Internet

Home cooks beware.

By Victor Tangermann

Meta's $27 billion hyperion data center is already making life a living hell for the residents of Holly Ridge, Louisiana.
Ethics

Meta’s $27 Billion Datacenter Is Wreaking Havoc on a Louisiana Town

There goes the neighborhood.

By Joe Wilkins

Three major insurance companies have requested permission to exclude AI from their policies as anxiety grows throughout the industry.
Finance

Insurance Companies Are Terrified to Cover AI, Which Should Probably Tell You Something

"It's too much of a black box."

By Joe Wilkins

Boeing won't be allowed ferrying astronauts to and from the ISS with its plagued Starliner spacecraft for its next mission.
Crew Dragon

NASA Says Boeing’s Busted Starliner Spacecraft Won’t Be Allowed to Carry Astronauts on Next Mission

What a mess.

By Victor Tangermann

A Campbell Soup executive made explosive comments during a rant, saying he didn't want to eat "bioengineered meat" and 3D-printed chicken.
Food

In Leaked Audio, Campbell’s Soup Exec Rants About “Bioengineered” Meat That “Came From a 3D Printer”

"The comments heard on the recording about our food are not only inaccurate — they are patently absurd."

By Victor Tangermann

Sam Altman is preparing your taste buds and saliva glands in anticipation of OpenAI's mysterious upcoming device.
Future Society

Sam Altman Says Jony Ive’s Mysterious OpenAI Device Will Be Lickable

"I know we'll have the design right when you want to lick it or take a bite out of it."

By Frank Landymore

British computer scientist and AI "godfather" Geoffrey Hinton predicts the disastrous effects AI will have on our fragile society.
Artificial Intelligence

Godfather of AI Predicts Total Breakdown of Society

Tech billionaires "are really betting on AI replacing a lot of workers."

By Frank Landymore

The AI-powered teddy bear "Kumma" from FoloToy is now being sold again, following a week-long internal safety review.
Future Society

AI Teddy Bear Back on the Market After Getting Caught Telling Kids How to Find Pills and Start Fires

One week of safety testing later, the AI-powered teddy bear is back.

By Frank Landymore