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Stanley's wildly popular cups contain lead. The company says that lead poisoning due to using the viral tumblers is "rare" — but possible.
Developments

Stanley Cups Only Expose Drinkers to Lead If Damaged, Company Says

Be smart.

Researchers have discovered  "cometary organic matter" while studying samples from Ryugu, a near-Earth asteroid.
Future Society

Scientists Find Organic Matter in Sample From Distant Asteroid

"This organic matter might be the small seeds of life once delivered from space to Earth."

It looks like ChatGPT may be spewing out user data to unrelated parties — and it's far from the first time.
OpenAI

OpenAI Denies Report That ChatGPT Leaked User Passwords

The plot thickens.

Multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk claims Neuralink has successfully implanted a wireless brain chip into a human for the first time.
Prosthetics and Devices

Elon Musk Says Neuralink Has Implanted Brain Chip in Human Subject

"Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer."

South Carolina-based ocean exploration company Deep Sea Vision claims to have found the aircraft of American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.
Future Society

Scientists Say They’ve Finally Found the Wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s Plane

"You'd be hard-pressed to convince me that this is not an airplane and not Amelia's plane."

To combat misuse of its Autopilot feature, Tesla issued an update with more controls and "nags." Drivers are now complaining.
Tesla

Tesla Drivers Say Autopilot Is Ruined Now

"Time to sell my Tesla."

To curb the spread of nonconsensual AI deepfake porn of Taylor Swift, Twitter-formerly-X decided to block all searches for the star's name.
Artificial Intelligence

Twitter’s Idiotic Response to AI Porn: Block All Searches for “Taylor Swift”

Did it technically work? Sure, maybe. Is it stupid? Yes.

As CEO Elon Musk rails against DEI, Tesla quietly removed language about minority workers in a recent filing with the SEC.
Future Society

As Musk Rages Against DEI, Tesla Make Awkward Discovery About Itself

Oops.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is seemingly appalled by all of the deepfakes of Taylor Swift that have been flooding social media feeds.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft CEO Horrified by AI-Generated Taylor Swift Images

"I think we can govern a lot more than we think we give ourselves credit for."

Japan's Moon lander has officially been resurrected after landing at an awkward angle on the lunar surface earlier this month.
Moon

Japanese Moon Lander Springs Back to Life

"Communication with SLIM was successfully established last night, and operations resumed!"

Scientists have confirmed NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is indeed exploring an ancient lake. Will its collected samples hold signs of life?
Mars

Scientists Suspect Mars Rover Could Have Already Scooped Up Signs of Life

Tantalizing.

A new PBS documentary captured the last moments rare Madagascan chameleon bursting into a vibrant display of color as she died.
Science & Energy

Chameleon Bursts Into Pulsating Color Just Before Dying

"...as if uttering her last words."

Scientists have found that the Moon is still shrinking, a process that is causing its surface to become dotted with creases and cracks.
Future Society

The Moon Is Shrinking and Crumbling, Scientists Say

Living on the Moon sounds terrifiyng.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is warning his workers that they will have to live and sleep at the factory to make its next electric vehicle.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s New Whim: Tesla Workers Must Sleep on Assembly Line

"We'll be sleeping on the line, practically."

A Serbian deejay turned cybersquatter bought The Hairpin domain and is now using it to post AI-generated garbage content.
Future Society

Guy Buys The Hairpin’s Domain, Proudly Turns It Into AI-Powered Zombie Content Mill

He bought the domain for its "great reputation and excellent backlinks."

The Stanley mug-making company has been forced to respond after a TikToker found lead in her viral bottle.
Science & Energy

Stanley Admits Its TikTok-Famous Mugs Are Made With Lead After All

But not enough to make you sick — or even touch your drinks.

Google is gearing up to release a new feature for Chrome that's essentially an in-browser, AI-powered writing assistant.
Google

Google Debuting Chrome Feature Where AI Writes Your Posts For You

"We will will all suffer in the end, fed a mediocre stew of regurgitate."

in an attempt to fix ChatGPT's increasing laziness, the company issued an update to its GPT-4 Turbo large language model.
OpenAI

OpenAI Issues Patch to Fix GPT-4’s Alleged Laziness

Will a new update get ChatGPT to be more helpful?

The T-shirt and mug bots that prowl social media will steal almost any content that's out there, including horrendous looking AI "art."
Artificial Intelligence

Reply Bots Selling Mugs With Garbled AI Nonsense on Them

"The world is a dead thing, with nothing inside it."

Amid a giant wave of AI layoffs, Google is firing thousands of contractors tasked with making its search engine work better.
Google

As AI Destroys Search Results, Google Fires Workers in Charge of Improving It

"This is what AI work looks like when workers have no say in the process."