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This AI company says its helping lower advertising costs for underfunded progressive campaigns. Its product feels anything but progressive.
Artificial Intelligence

Democratic Startup Proposes Flooding the Web With AI-Generated Political Ads

"Voters may not be able to easily spot or detect AI-generated content," the company bragged.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

AI CEO Proud of Chatbot for Convincing Woman to Euthanize Her Dog
Artificial Intelligence

AI CEO Proud of Chatbot for Convincing Woman to Euthanize Her Dog

"Your dog is at the end of his life. I recommend euthanasia."

By Victor Tangermann

A judge who tossed out a huge settlement against Boeing admitted he had traded and sold Boeing stock while he in charge of the case.
Future Society

Judge Who Overturned Huge Boeing Verdict Admits He Was Trading Boeing Stock at the Time

Will this impact the appeal process?

By Sharon Adarlo

The microscope uses electron pulses at the speed of a single attosecond to get a clear look at moving electrons.
Science & Energy

New Microscope So Absurdly Fast It Can See Electrons In Motion

It captures images at one *quintillionth* of a second.

By Frank Landymore

Eating both red and processed meats increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, with eating ham increasing your chances even higher.
Studies

Scientists Reveal Grim Results of Eating Two Slices of Ham Per Day

Put down that ham sandwich!

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA has officially made the decision to have Boeing's plagued Starliner spacecraft return without a crew on board.
Boeing

It’s Official: NASA Will Rescue Its Stranded Astronauts With SpaceX, Not Boeing’s Plagued Starliner

Well then.

By Victor Tangermann

The bug affects iPhones running the latest version of iOS 17, and causes the home screen app to abruptly crash.
Future Society

Typing These Four Characters Causes iPhones to Crash

Huh.

By Frank Landymore

Researchers made a surprising discovery while analyzing over 300-year-old, preserved brains found in a burial site in Milan: cocaine.
Developments

Scientists Open Up 17th Century Cadavers, Discover Good Old Fashioned COCAINE

Europeans were chewing on the leaves of the coca plant "for recreational purposes" over 300 years ago.

By Victor Tangermann

Of the many features boasted by Google's new Pixel 9 smartphones, the option to digitally photobomb inside the camera app is quite hilarious.
Google

Google Uses Magic of AI to Let You Insert Yourself Into Other People’s Family Photos

This feature might need some work.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers found that the vast majority exchange-traded funds that used AI to pick stocks did worse than the S&P 500.
Artificial Intelligence

AI’s Hyped Up Attempts at Picking Stocks Are Completely Faceplanting

Total botch jobs.

By Frank Landymore

The untimely passing of "Friends" star Matthew Perry was a complex tragedy with many players — most of whom were major sketchballs.
Health & Medicine

The People Selling Matthew Perry Ketamine Before It Killed Him Were Sketchy Beyond Absolute Belief

This is the tale of the "Ketamine Queen."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists in China have discovered a shockingly simple trick to extract large quantities of water from lunar soil.
Off-World

Chinese Scientists Extract Water From Lunar Soil

This could be huge for future Moon bases.

By Noor Al-Sibai

One of the most shocking inclusions on the list of people who helped fund Elon Musk's takeover Twitter has been accused of sex trafficking.
Elon Musk

One of Elon Musk’s Major Twitter Investors Has Been Accused of Sex Trafficking and Domestic Abuse

Could this be Musk's worst "friend"?

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a divisive opinion piece, historian and author Arthur Herman argued that Elon Musk should be made the head of all of NASA.
Elon Musk

Bonkers Plan Calls for Making Elon Musk Head of NASA

"The right choice for Mr. Musk’s talents and vision is obvious."

By Victor Tangermann

We've reached a new milestone in the uncanny valley, folks: artificial intelligence is now Rickrolling humans.
Artificial Intelligence

Startup Alarmed When Its AI Starts Rickrolling Clients

"Literally f*cking Rickrolling our customers."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Almost exactly a hundred years ago, American astronomer David Todd listened for radio signals from Mars as the planet was at opposition.
Mars

100 Years Ago, Scientists Looking for Life On Mars Received a Strange Radio Signal

"It's a freak which we can't explain."

By Frank Landymore

New research shows that AI models need to be completely retrained to learn new concepts — which is an expensive problem for AI companies.
Artificial Intelligence

There’s a Humongous Problem With AI Models: They Need to Be Entirely Rebuilt Every Time They’re Updated

"A solution to continual learning is literally a billion-dollar question."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla drivers are saying the latest version of the car company's "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) software is making their cars run red lights.
Tesla

Tesla Drivers Say New Self-Driving Update Is Repeatedly Running Red Lights

This is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

By Sharon Adarlo

One of America's leading automotive magazines admitted that when one of its top editors rented a Cybertruck, the car straight up bricked.
Advanced Transport

When These Journalists Tried to Review the Cybertruck, It Bricked

"The one we rented broke on the second day."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, speculated the crew failed to carry out standard safety procedures for stormy conditions.
Future Society

Billionaire Yacht Was Piloted Recklessly Before Deadly Sinking, Its Builder Warns

"Everything that has been done reveals a very long sum of errors."

By Frank Landymore