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The ongoing presidential campaign in Argentina is packed with enough chaos as it is — and now, AI has found its way into the mix.
Artificial Intelligence

Argentinian Presidential Candidate Uses AI-Generated Campaign Poster That Gives Him Gruesome Thumb

Haunting...

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

This week, Elon Musk openly expressed support for the "Great Replacement" theory. Rabbis are reminding us of the conspiracy's deadly past.
Elon Musk

Rabbis Warn That Elon Musk Is Spreading the Type of Antisemitism “That Leads to Massacres”

Jewish leaders are reminding us that the "Great Replacement" theory has a long and deadly history.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Nine musicians, including Demi Lovato, John Legend, and Troye Sivan, have lent their voices and styles to YouTube's new AI tool.
Artificial Intelligence

YouTube Launching AI Tool That Clones Singers’ Voices

Demi Lovato? John Legend? Troye Sivan?

By Frank Landymore

Researchers in China discovered that microplastics could be affecting the formation of the clouds they're found in.
Pollution

Microplastics Inside Clouds May Be Changing Global Weather, Scientists Say

Another dire consequence of plastic pollution.

By Frank Landymore

Lawyer Zachariah Crabill was caught using ChatGPT to help him write a court document — but even after being fired, he still believes in AI.
OpenAI

Lawyer Fired for Using ChatGPT Says He Will Keep Using AI Tools

"There’s no point in being a naysayer."

By Victor Tangermann

In an editorial, an executive at Stable Diffusion announced that he was resigning from his ranking position based on principle. 
Artificial Intelligence

Stability AI Exec Quits in Disgust Over Using Copyrighted Works to Train AI

Finally, someone with a backbone!

By Noor Al-Sibai

A TikTok account has an AI-generated talking Jesus — and it may be an uncanny robot televangelist posing as Christ himself.
Future Society

People Are Doing Something Very Dark With AI-Generated Jesus, Expert Warns

There's something really off about these videos.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers have developed a method to keep a brain alive and functioning for several hours without being connected to the body.
Prosthetics and Devices

New Device Can Keep Brain Alive for Hours Without Body

It keeps the brain functioning — even after it's severed from the body.

By Sharon Adarlo

Tattoos of Spotify codes don't always hold up after a few years of natural wear and tear, as many music fans are beginning to discover.
Future Society

Music Fans Horrified When Their Spotify Tattoos Stop Scanning

"It’s so corny and so cheesy."

By Frank Landymore

Cruise, the company behind those driverless taxis, is taking its entire fleet offline — including the ones that have "safety drivers."
Advanced Transport

Cruise Is Taking All of Its Robotaxis Off the Streets, Even the Ones With “Safety Drivers”

Things are not looking great for General Motors' robotaxi company.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tech millionaire Bryan Johnson bragged about donating a liter of his blood plasma to his 70-year-old father to slow down his aging.
Health & Medicine

Zillionaire Biohacker Brags That He’s His Dad’s “Blood Boy”

"I am my dad’s blood boy."

By Victor Tangermann

Documents have revealed that the federal government has absolutely no idea how many civilians have been hit by Cruise's driverless vehicles.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Government Unsure How Many Pedestrians Have Been Hit by Self-Driving Cars

Seriously?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers have reduced the level of bad cholesterol in human subjects after injecting them with an experimental gene editing treatment.
Health & Medicine

Patient Dies After Being Gene-Edited to Have Lower Cholesterol

It's a promising treatment — but the safety is unclear.

By Sharon Adarlo

A new leaked video shows the interior of Tesla's long-awaited electric pickup, including a detailed breakdown of the UI and possibly range.
Advanced Transport

Did the Cybertruck’s Actual Driving Range Just Leak?

Is this it?

By Victor Tangermann

A smartphone startup called Nothing will launch Nothing Chats, a messaging service that turns green texts into blue-bubbles iMessages.
Future Society

Rejoice, Peasants! New App Turns Android Messages Blue in iMessage

Finally...

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

“Euphoria” Producer Died After Medical Emergency While Tesla Was on Autopilot
Medical

“Euphoria” Producer Died After Medical Emergency While Tesla Was on Autopilot

Tragic — and very strange.

By Victor Tangermann

In a disturbing co-sign, Elon Musk has agreed with a shocking claim about Jewish people that goes beyond his prior bigotry.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Calls Disgusting Anti-Jewish Tweet the “Actual Truth”

He's barely hiding it anymore.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A study pitting human children against large language models in basic reasoning problems revealed AIs to have one big blind spot: innovation.
Artificial Intelligence

In New Experiment, Young Children Destroy AI at Basic Tasks

"Unlike large language and language-and-vision models, children are curious, active, self-supervised, and intrinsically motivated."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A powerful gamma ray burst was so powerful, it took a chunk out of the Earth's upper atmosphere last year.
Science & Energy

A Supernova Blew Out Part of Earth’s Atmosphere, Scientists Say

Humanity narrowly avoided a "catastrophe."

By Victor Tangermann

Giorgetto Giugiaro, the 85-year-old Italian designer behind the DeLorean, has some thoughts on Tesla's brutalist Cybertruck.
Advanced Transport

The Designer of the DeLorean Has Some Thoughts About the Cybertruck

"When you step outside the norms, it's almost always seen as a provocation."

By Victor Tangermann