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Researchers claimed they had created an above-room-temperature superconductor that can operate at ambient pressures. Chaos ensued.
Science & Energy

Claim of “Room-Temperature” Superconductor Is Tearing the Scientific World Apart

It's absolute chaos.

A convincing hoax tricked numerous media publications into reporting that Barbie-maker Mattel was to go plastic-free by 2030.
Science & Energy

Mattel Denies Claim That All Barbies Will Be Compostable

A whole bunch of prominent media outlets were fooled.

That viral business run by ChatGPT appears to be defunct. But to be fair, despite the AI hype of it all, it never really got off the ground.
OpenAI

Remember That Guy Who Gave ChatGPT $100 to Start a Business? It Failed Miserably

The AI hype bubble in action.

An app called Remini claims to use generative AI to show users what their future kids might look like. Security experts wonder if it's safe.
Artificial Intelligence

App Claims to Use AI to Show What Your Children Would Look Like

"The scary thing about this... is how accurate it has been."

The NHTSA is officially investigating reports of Tesla drivers losing steering control and power steering while driving.
Tesla

Government Investigating Tesla Over Small Issue Where Steering Wheel Locks Up While Driving

"Very unsafe and unreliable to drive on highways at high speeds."

It's easy to poke fun at the idea of marijuana addiction. But the addiction can be very real – and the stigma isn't doing addicts any favors.
Developments

Marijuana Addicts Say Nobody Takes Them Seriously

"We were sort of laughed out of 12-step spaces."

A vegan influencer seems to have died of starvation-related causes after eating only raw fruits and vegetables for multiple years.
Future Society

Influencer Who Only Ate Raw Fruits and Vegetables Dies

This influencer met a tragic end that her loved ones tried to prevent.

A friendly beluga whale who has been suspected of being a Russian spy is looking downright skinny in a recent photo compared to a 2019 image.
Science & Energy

The Suspected Russian Spy Whale Isn’t Looking So Good

"You can see how much weight he has lost."

Another stone left unbranded in Twitter's disastrous X rebrand: CEO Linda Yaccarino's former username, which was quickly snagged by a troll.
Future Society

Trolls Immediately Steal Twitter CEO’s Handle After “X” Name Change

"Does anyone know who owns xvideos?"

Artist Greg Rutkowski has made it clear that he doesn't want his art in AI. Someone made a Rutkowski-specific image generator anyway.
Artificial Intelligence

Guy Puts Artist Back Into AI System After He Begs to Be Removed

Terrible behavior!

The Ethereum-based token called ApeCoin, linked to the once-coveted Bored Apes NFT collection, dropped to an all-time low on Tuesday.
Cryptocurrency

The Bored Ape Crypto Just Hit an All-Time Low

It's not looking good.

It looks like Elon Musk is once again ignoring his politics in search of a government handout — this time for Tesla's electric semi-trucks.
Tesla

Tesla Begs Biden for Nearly $100 Million to Build Semi-Truck Charging Stations

We thought you were against government subsidies, Elon.

OpenAI has applied for new trademark for "GPT-5," giving us a glimpse of its successor to its blockbuster large language model GPT-4.
OpenAI

OpenAI Drops Huge Clue About GPT-5

The company has applied for a new trademark.

Disney and NBC are both watching a proposed New York law that would bar them from lucrative state tax breaks if they use AI to replace humans.
Artificial Intelligence

Disney Furious at Law That Would Cut Tax Breaks If It Replaced Actors With AI

It's always about the money.

We talked to Rice University scientists studying how training AI with synthetic, AI-generated content causes a destructive inbreeding effect.
Artificial Intelligence

When AI Is Trained on AI-Generated Data, Strange Things Start to Happen

"Loops upon loops."

Experts, including executives who are marketing these tools, argue that AI chatbots are doomed to forever come up with falsehoods.
Artificial Intelligence

It’s Impossible for Chatbots to Stop Lying, Experts Say

"This isn’t fixable."

A professional UFO hunter is throwing cold water on the government whistleblower who claims the Pentagon has alien carcasses.
Off-World

SETI Institute Shreds UFO Whistleblower’s Claims About Alien Corpses

If the evidence is there, why is it still hidden?

While messing with an AI image generator, an Asian MIT grad found that the bot's way of professionalizing her headshot was to make her white.
Artificial Intelligence

An Asian Woman Asked AI to Improve Her Headshot and It Turned Her White

"I'll have to go without a new LinkedIn profile photo for now!"

Another day, another step closer to the normalization of romantic AI chatbot partners — if Andreessen Horowitz has things its way, that is.
Artificial Intelligence

Venture Capital Firm Releases Instructions for Creating AI Girlfriend

File under: the most depressing hierarchy of emotions you will ever see.

The only thing beastly about the MrBeast Burger is, apparently, the allegedly "raw" and uncooked meat that comprises it.
Future Society

MrBeast Sues His Ghost Kitchen for Serving “Revolting” Burger

If even half of this suit's claims are true, this company majorly effed up.