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Direct-to-consumer DNA testing company 23andMe could soon run out of money after burning through over a billion dollars in cash.
Gene Editing

23andMe Has Lost Billions, Almost Worthless Now

How the mighty have fallen.

A national news service in Australia has been criticized for using AI to photoshop a sexualized image of parliament member Georgie Purcell.
Artificial Intelligence

Scandal Mounts as TV Network Used AI to Sexualize Image of Politician

"Note the enlarged boobs and outfit to be made more revealing."

Apple's Vision Pro will be released on Friday, and reviews of the VR goggle's custom digital avatars are already pouring: unsettling and bad.
Future Society

Ridicule Erupts as Apple Reveals the Avatars in Its Super Expensive VR System

"Good God! This is horrifying."

OpenAI's DALL-E could be used to make pornographic images like the ones targeting Taylor Swift, Microsoft engineer says.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Engineer Says He Was Silenced for Warning About DALL-E Issue Linked to Taylor Swift Nudes

Whistleblower says OpenAI's DALL-E should be closed to the public.

A Delaware judge has voided Tesla CEO Elon Musk's gargantuan $55 billion pay package following a lawsuit by shareholders.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Fumes as Judge Takes His $55 Billion

"If this ruling stands, it will put a sizable dent into his net worth."

Universal Music Group is letting its contract with TikTok expire over concerns about AI, safety, and artist compensation.
Artificial Intelligence

TikTok Facing Huge Crisis as It Loses Taylor Swift, BTS, Drake Over Its AI Features

TikTok is in huge trouble.

A project restoring the original granite casing of the Menkaure pyramid has incited controversy after footage of the ongoing work was shared.
Future Society

Experts Horrified by How They’re “Restoring” Egyptian Pyramid

"When are we going to stop the absurdity in the management of Egyptian heritage?"

NASA shared pictures following its Ingenuity Mars helicopter's final flight, showing some gnarly damage to its four rotor blades.
Mars

Photos Show Catastrophic Damage to Mars Helicopter

It took a beating during its last flight.

Meta's AI image generator is spitting out freaky images — and its ad manager is, apparently, using them to monetize rule-breaking content.
Meta

Facebook Approves Disgusting Pro-Anorexia and Drug Ads Targeted at Teens and Made With Its Own AI

This is some pretty dark stuff.

Elon Musk's Neuralink has implanted its first brain chip into a human subject — which is freaky given what happened to all those monkeys.
Prosthetics and Devices

Here’s What Happened to Monkeys That Got the Neuralink Implant

Alarming.

Snoop Dogg's 24-year-old daughter Cori Broadus suffered a severe stroke — and now, she's raising awareness about how to spot the symptoms.
Health & Medicine

Snoop Dogg’s 24-Year-Old Daughter Shares Symptoms Before She Suffered Stroke

"I'm glad I'm still here and able to tell my story."

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."