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Fast food chains like Wendy's are deploying AI in their drive-through ordering systems, but these technologies are error prone.
Artificial Intelligence

Wendy’s Says Its AI Only Screws Up 14 Percent of Drive-Through Orders

"Wish.com version of a cyberpunk dystopia."

By Sharon Adarlo

When Wired asked Perplexity's chatbot to summarize a test webpage that only contained one sentence, it came up with a perplexing answer.
Artificial Intelligence

Asked to Summarize a Webpage, Perplexity Instead Invented a Story About a Girl Who Follows a Trail of Glowing Mushrooms in a Magical Forest

Is it called "Perplexity" because its answers are "perplexing"?

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists in Japan reversed the signs of Alzheimer’s in lab mice by restoring the healthy function of neuron synapses in their brains.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Reverse Alzheimer’s Synapse Damage in Mice

Treated mice with Alzheimer's have same cognitive function as healthy mice.

By Sharon Adarlo

Researchers are warning that geoengineering efforts to help cool temperatures in California could trigger heatwaves in Europe.
Science & Energy

Oops! Geoengineering Trick to Cool Brutal Heat Could Spike Temperature Elsewhere, Scientists Say

"That is scary."

By Victor Tangermann

Stars at the Milky Way's center stay young forever, scientists claim, by feeding off dark matter particles that are abundant there.
Off-World

Something Strange Appears to Be Powering “Immortal” Stars at the Center of Our Galaxy

Unlike celebrities, these stars won't flame out.

By Sharon Adarlo

A researcher claims to have found the "world's first spatial computing hack" that affect's Apple's Vision Pro VR headset.
Hacking

Researcher Discovers Terrifying Apple Vision Pro Hack That Can Fill Your Entire Home Office With Fearsome Spiders

"We can instantly fill their room with hundreds of crawling spiders and screeching bats!"

By Victor Tangermann

A group of scientists have created a chip that can fit into smartphone and "see" through barriers using electromagnetic waves.
Science & Energy

Scientists Invent Smartphone Chip That Peers Through Barriers With Electromagnetic Waves

And they're making it hard for bad guys to use it, too.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Eli Lilly, the pharma firm behind Zepbound and Mounjaro is, ironically, calling people out for using the drugs to lose weight. 
RX and Medicine

Eli Lilly Blasts Use of Mounjaro and Zepbound for “Cosmetic Weight Loss”

This is kind of hypocritical, no?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have long observed animals having gay sex — but those observations have rarely made their way into academic papers.
Science & Energy

Scientists Accused of Ignoring Gay Animals

"I think that record should be corrected."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The premier of a movie featuring an entirely AI-generated script was canceled last week due to public backlash, reports say.
Artificial Intelligence

Premiere of Movie With AI-Generated Script Canceled Amid Outrage

"I didn't expect that."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The new generative AI tech from Snapchat aims to bring an augmented reality to your videos using your phone's hardware.
Artificial Intelligence

New AI Snapchat Filter Transforms You in Real Time

And it even gives your wardrobe a makeover.

By Frank Landymore

A number of tourists have died on the Greek islands with temperatures soaring over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Future Society

Tourists Dropping Dead From Heat in Greece

"You make wrong decisions and it can cost you your life."

By Victor Tangermann

A toddler was trapped inside a Tesla Model Y after the vehicle's battery died without warning — in the middle of an Arizona heat wave.
Tesla

Toddler Trapped in Scorching Tesla When Battery Dies

"When that battery goes, you’re dead in the water."

By Victor Tangermann

Former president Donald Trump's "Truth Social" meme stock is officially in free fall, sliding 15 percent after Thursday's close.
Future Society

Trump’s “Truth Social” Stock Is Officially in Free Fall

Is Trump's meme stock a sinking ship?

By Victor Tangermann

The World Health Organization has issued an alert about counterfeit Ozempic, noting that some of the batches might contain a different drug.
RX and Medicine

Scary Counterfeit Ozempic Contains the Wrong Drug

These phony batches ended up in the regulated supply chain, too.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The writer of a new Donald Trump biography said the ex-president couldn't remember him on their second meeting.
Neuroscience and Brain

Journalist Says Trump Suffered “Severe Memory Problems” During Extensive Interviews

"He couldn't remember things, he couldn't even remember me."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Though admitting there was retaliation, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun claimed that this did not fairly reflect on the company's culture.
Advanced Transport

Boeing CEO Admits It’s Retaliated Against Whistleblowers

"I know it happens."

By Frank Landymore

For the first time, scientists have found microplastics in human penises, highlighting the need to study their potential effects on health.
Studies

Microplastics Found in Human Penises

Could microplastics really be linked to erectile dysfunction?

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI confirmed that it has removed VIC, the AI chatbot running for mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, from public view.
OpenAI

OpenAI Imprisons AI That Was Running for Mayor in Wyoming

A big loss for the AI candidate.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

It's still unclear what Perplexity's AI chatbot actually does. Wired found that it isn't actually scraping actual news content.
Future Society

There’s Something Deeply Wrong With Perplexity

"It’s not 'rough,' it’s theft."

By Victor Tangermann