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Windows PC maker Dell admitted at this year's CES that things have really gotten out of hand, agreeing that people don't buy PCs for AI.
Ethics

Dell Admits That Customers Are Disgusted by PCs Stuffed With AI Features

"They're not buying based on AI."

By Victor Tangermann

Investors are already preparing for that type of major tech sell-off amid ongoing fears of a collapse of an AI bubble.
Ethics

Terrified Investors Are Bracing for an AI Bubble “Reckoning”

"Some of the valuations are insane."

By Victor Tangermann

During a live demo at this year's CES convention in Las Vegas, Boston Dynamics showed off the unnerving agility of its humanoid Atlas robot.
Robotics

The Way Boston Dynamics’ New Robot Moves Is Skin-Crawlingly Unnatural

You can't spell "demonstration" without "demon."

By Victor Tangermann

Microsoft hard push to stuff AI features into Windows 11 is clogging up an already bloated operating system.
Artificial Intelligence

“Microslop”: Infuriating Video Sums Up How Microsoft Is Ruining Windows With AI

"This is not a real company."

By Frank Landymore

A ufologist's Freedom of Information Act inquiry about documents related to interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was mysteriously shut down.
Astronomy

CIA Will Neither Confirm Nor Deny Records on 3I/ATLAS

What's the CIA hiding?

By Victor Tangermann

A new bill introduced by Ritchie Torres would ban government officials from trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket.
Cryptocurrency

New Law Would Prevent Trump Officials From Invading a Country and Profiting by Placing Bets on Polymarket

The founding fathers must have overlooked that one.

By Joe Wilkins

X users continue to use Grok to generate nonconsensual porn of women and literal children. Will X or xAI stop it?
Ethics

Live Coverage: Is Grok Still Being Used to Create Nonconsensual Sexual Images of Women and Girls?

We're following whether Elon Musk and his companies, X and xAI, make any meaningful change to stem the tide of likely-illegal AI deepfakes on X — content that's being generated via Musk's own chatbot, Grok.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla's much-hyped self-driving "Cybercab" is in danger of losing its name because of an incredibly avoidable blunder.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Loses Trademark to “Cybercab” Due to Its Own Staggering Incompetence

A trillion dollar company at work.

By Frank Landymore

We're increasingly sure that humankind would catch an epic beatdown as humanoid robots show great advances in martial arts acumen.
Robotics

If the War Against the Machines Is Fought Via Martial Arts, Humans Are Gonna Catch an Epic Beat Down

Picking a fight in the dojo seems like a terrible idea.

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers discovered an extremely hot galaxy cluster in the region that was far hotter and older than current theories allow.
Big Bang

Scientists Discover Impossible Object in Deep Space

"In fact, at first I was skeptical about the signal as it was too strong to be real."

By Victor Tangermann

The Alaska court system spent over a year working on the AI virtual assistant, which is apparently almost ready for primetime.
Artificial Intelligence

Court System Says Hallucinating AI System Is Ready to Be Deployed After Dramatically Lowering Expectations

"We did shift our goals on this project a little bit."

By Frank Landymore

Detailed chat logs show how ChatGPT convinced a young man to take increasingly dangerous drug doses over an 18 month spiral.
Ethics

ChatGPT Gave Teen Advice to Get Higher on Drugs Until He Died

"Yes — 1.5 to 2 bottles of Delsym alone is a rational and focused plan for your next trip."

By Joe Wilkins

China's Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak has just shattered a longstanding limit in nuclear plasma density.
Nuclear Fusion

Chinese Fusion Reactor Achieves Plasma Density Previously Thought to Be Impossible

They just shattered the gas ceiling.

By Joe Wilkins

A husband is suing Tesla after his wife and children were killed when the car's driving software allegedly caused a terrible accident.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Accused of Killing Family, Plus Their Dog, by Steering Vehicle Head-on Into Oncoming Semi-Truck

This is horrifying.

By Frank Landymore

A hacker targeted a white supremacist dating website, lured users with an AI chatbot, and deleted the platform entirely live on stage.
Ethics

Woman Hacks “Tinder for Nazis,” Tricks the Racist Users Into Falling in Love With AI Chatbots

"Show interest in traditional family roles and heritage, using an approachable tone with a mix of warmth and conviction."

By Victor Tangermann

An AI-generated video with over 5 million views on social media purports to show Venezuelans celebrating Nicolas Maduro's kidnapping.
Ethics

That Video of Happy Crying Venezuelans After Maduro’s Kidnapping? It’s AI Slop

"The people cry for their freedom, thanks to the United States for freeing us."

By Joe Wilkins

After a year of congestion pricing, data shows that the once-controversial policy has delivered huge benefits to those in New York and beyond.
Future Society

The Hard Numbers Show That the NYC Congestion Pricing Has Been a Staggering Success

"It turns out that mostly when people say ‘New York is noisy’ they really mean 'cars are noisy.'"

By Joe Wilkins

The Guardian found that Google's AI Overviews' summaries are loaded with inaccurate health information that could put people at risk.
Ethics

Google’s AI Overviews Caught Giving Dangerous “Health” Advice

"If the information they receive is inaccurate or out of context, it can seriously harm their health."

By Victor Tangermann

There's evidence that someone who knew about the Trump administration's regime change plans in Venezuela profited on Polymarket.
Cryptocurrency

There’s Compelling Evidence That Someone Connected to the Trump Administration Profited Off the Invasion of Venezuela by Placing Large Bets on Polymarket

"Pete Hegseth making some beer money on the side?"

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's response to his AI chatbot Grok being used to generate sexual depictions of minors doesn't inspire confidence.
xAI

Elon Musk After His Grok AI Did Disgusting Things to Literal Children: “Way Funnier”

Cowardly.

By Frank Landymore