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Google faces a $270 million fine from France for using articles from media companies to train its AI chatbot, Gemini, without permission.
Google

Google Hit With Huge Fine for Training AI With News Articles Without Getting Permission

Is a $270 million fine a big enough sting?

AI chip manufacturer Nvidia and the startup Hippocratic AI are teaming up to replace nurses with freaky AI healthcare "agents."
Prosthetics and Devices

Nvidia Announces AI-Powered “Agents” to Replace Nurses in Hospitals

This sucks so bad.

Several key AI developers, who worked on Stable Diffusion, Stability AI's popular text-to-image generator, have resigned, Forbes reports.
Artificial Intelligence

Stability AI Is Falling Apart

Looks like Stable Diffusion is anything but stable.

As the space race heats up, the US is growing increasingly concerned about China, its chief adversary, using the Moon to launch attacks.
Moon

US Military Commander Worries China Could Launch Attack From Moon

Uh oh.

Scientists say they've been able to literally cut out the "bad" bits of DNA from infected cells to eliminate HIV using CRISPR gene editing.
Gene Editing

Scientists Manage to Cut HIV Out of Individual Cells

"These findings represent a pivotal advancement towards designing a cure strategy."

Until recently, Glassdoor allowed users to anonymously trash talk their employers — but the site has apparently changed that policy.
Future Society

User Horrified When Glassdoor, a Site for Trashing Your Boss, Starts Adding Real Names

"Glassdoor now requires your real name and will add it to older accounts without your consent..."

Russia has accused the US of using commercial satellite operators for its intelligence efforts — and is threatening to take military action.
SpaceX

Russia Warns of Potential Military Strike on SpaceX Satellites

A "legitimate target for retaliatory measures, including military ones."

Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft has unveiled prototypes for its AI-powered non-playable characters (NPCs), dubbed "NEO NPCs."
Artificial Intelligence

Ubisoft Shows Off AI-Powered NPC That Can Talk Back

"Passion. You can feel it, can't you?"

SpaceX has tested the emergency slides that could save astronauts' lives during a launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Future Society

SpaceX Tests Epic Escape Slide in Case of Exploding Rocket

"Even though it’s meant to be used for emergencies, it looks like a lot of fun!"

The comet 12P/Pons-Brookes is returning for the first time since 1954, and astrophotographers are already discovering new things about it.
Off-World

Exploding “Devil Comet” Flying Past Earth Has Spiral Core

Currently visible in the night sky.

Academic journals have been caught publishing papers that were clearly written by ChatGPT — and at least one has yet to retract.
OpenAI

Scientists Caught Generating “Academic Papers” Using ChatGPT

This is a disgrace.

After spending nearly a decade hyping WeightWatchers, Oprah Winfrey has changed her tune and is now taking the CEO of her ex-sponsor to task.
RX and Medicine

Oprah Questions Need For WeightWatchers Now That We Have Wegovy

Oprah's weight loss journey has continued into her 70s.

Google researchers say a new AI model called Vlogger can transform a single still image of a person into a moving, talking avatar.
Google

Dystopian Google AI Tool Turns Still Images into Creepy Talking Videos

Reality is cracking in half, actually.

Researchers have found that playing happy coral reef sounds through underwater speakers could allow sad coral reefs to come back to life.
Climate Change

Coral Reefs Coaxed Back to Life by Playing Happy Reef Sounds on Underwater Speakers

"If we can save reefs, we can save anything."

A study found that practitioners of intermittent fasting who fasted for at least 16 hours a day had a higher risk of dying from heart disease
Developments

Intermittent Fasting Linked to Vastly Increased Chance of Heart Attack and Stroke

A startling find that has been met with healthy skepticism.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is remaining tight-lipped about its secretive Q* project — even after admitting that his company is a leaky ship.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Shuts Down Q* Questions

"It's very mysterious, Sam."

The Under Armour ad reused footage shot for a previous commercial two years ago, but was not credited when it was shared by the director.
Artificial Intelligence

Advertisers Horrified by Under Armour’s AI-Generated Commercial

"This whole thing is soulless."

Musk didn't take lightly to Don Lemon's questioning, appearing defensive and increasingly distressed at being held accountable.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Basically Throws Tantrum on Camera

"You are upsetting me."

Facebook is quickly being overrun by dubious, AI-generated junk — which is attracting huge amounts of attention from its aging user base.
Meta

Facebook Is Making Insane AI-Generated Fever Dreams Go Viral for Gullible Boomers

"Lots of normal things happening there."

A pair of new studies have found that government agents who suffered from the so-called "Havana syndrome" had no lasting brain damage.
Brain

Government Scientists Find No Brain Damage in “Havana Syndrome” Survivors

The Havana syndrome debacle just got even more confusing.