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Air Force veteran David Grusch has come forward, alleging that the US government has secretly recovered alien spacecraft for decades.
Future Society

We’re Deeply Skeptical, But a Government Whistleblower Claims the US Has Recovered “Non-Human” Spacecraft

"We’re definitely not alone."

Imagine not only being referred to interchangeably with ChatGPT, but finding proof that your employers chose the OpenAI chatbot over you. 
OpenAI

Copywriter Fired After Bosses Started Calling Her “ChatGPT”

"Now I was actually out of a job because of AI."

Meta-formerly-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has denied getting choked out to the point of unconsciousness during a jiu-jitsu match.
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg Denies Getting Choked Out in Jiu-Jitsu Fight

Please, if you witnessed this, email us.

Startup Accidentally Tells Over 400 Patients They Might Have Cancer
Cancer

Startup Accidentally Tells Over 400 Patients They Might Have Cancer

Oops!

The SEC is officially accusing Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, of breaking US securities rules.
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Falls as SEC Sues Binance

These are some serious accusations.

Apple has announced its long-awaited VR headset — and it looks even stranger than we anticipated thanks to a view of the wearer's eyes.
Robots and Machines

Apple’s Bizarre Headset Has Front-Facing Screen Showing User’s Eyes

Talk to the headset, because the face is not listening.

Office vibes a little off? Some startups say you should try group workplace ketamine sessions. File under: that's one way to do it.
Developments

Startups Have a Fun New Idea: Workplace Ketamine Sessions

That's one way to do it.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joined a mutual admiration society with a ceremonial figurehead as both waxed prolific on the dangers posed by AI. 
OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Hopeful World Leaders Will Save Us From AI He’s Building

Look who's talking!

AI-generated joke images of toddlers wearing what looked like Target-peddled Satanic merchandise went viral in far-right social media circles.
Artificial Intelligence

Idiots Fooled by AI-Generated Pics of Satanic Merchandise at Target

This is just so stupid.

Google "Johannes Vermeer," and you'll be met with an AI-generated rendition of "Girl with a Pearl Earring" as the top search result.
Google

Google’s Top Result for “Johannes Vermeer” Is an AI-Generated Version of “Girl With a Pearl Earring”

Google is inserting AI into art history.

AI chatbots like ChatGPT are extremely expensive and could turn them into a major headache for tech companies in the long run.
OpenAI

A Dumb Reality of ChatGPT Could Spell Big Trouble for OpenAI

There's a problem with AI: it's incredibly expensive, with no clear path to monetization.

Ameca, the humanoid robot known for her creepy facial expressions, has "imagined" a vision of an AI "nightmare scenario."
Robotics

Robot With Super Realistic Face Describes AI “Nightmare Scenario”

Be afraid.

A robot pizza delivery startup that has raised almost half a billion dollars has shut down after failing to realize its vision.
Robotics

Robot Pizza Startup Shuts Down After Cheese Kept Sliding Off

Cowabunga!

Consumer groups are saying that the EPA hasn't done enough to battle Inhance, a producer of PFAS-riddled plastic food and cosmetic containers.
Developments

EPA Condemned for Weak Response to Toxic Takeout Containers

"It's a serious and ongoing threat to public health."

From their experiments, the researchers calculate that their tractor beam could be used to move debris weighing several tons.
Off-World

Scientists Experimenting With Actual Tractor Beam to Clean Up Space Junk

Once operational, their device could "essentially tug away the debris without ever touching it."

It's only day two of Pride Month, Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is already jumping headfirst into deeply transphobic wasters.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Celebrates Pride Month With Wildly Transphobic Outbursts

This guy sucks.

Sam Altman, a tech CEO, has finally watched a movie about sleazy tech CEO that invents a possibly conscious AI humanoid robot. Huh.
OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Says He Finally Watched “Ex Machina”

"Pretty good movie but I can't figure out why everyone told me to watch it."

A US Air Force Colonel described a simulation in which an AI drone went rogue, but the military claims this was taken out of context.
Military

US Military Denies AI Drone Killed Its Operator During Simulation

It was all just a "thought experiment."

Scientists say they've successfully transmitted solar energy gathered in orbit down to the Earth's surface.
Solar Power

Satellite Beams Solar Power Down to Earth Using Microwave Transmitter

"In the same way that the internet democratized access to information, we hope that wireless energy transfer democratizes access to energy."

Bill Gates apparently had an affair — and Jeffrey Epstein, who knew all about it, allegedly used it as leverage. 
Future Society

Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Had Dirt on Bill Gates

The strange relationship between Gates and Epstein seems to be getting weirder.