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In an all-hands meeting, Red Ventures CEO Ric Elias laid out an expansive plan for the publisher's AI-driven future.
Artificial Intelligence

CNET’s Parent Company Preparing to Kickstart the AI Content Engine

"From here on out, we are not going to think about AI — we are going to become AI."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Four individuals have agreed to be locked inside NASA's Mars simulator for just over a year. And they're being paid surprisingly little.
Mars

Here’s What NASA Pays to Be Locked in a Mars Simulator for a Year

Spoiler alert: it's not a lot.

By Victor Tangermann

Women interviewing for jobs at Bill Gates' private office were reportedly asked about sensitive topics including affairs, porn, and STIs.
Future Society

Women Reportedly Asked Inappropriate Questions Before Getting Hired by Bill Gates

They were apparently asked about their sexual histories and porn preferences, among other things.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Below the Indian Ocean, there's a giant "gravity hole" over one million square miles in size. Scientists may have figured out why it exists.
Science & Energy

Scientists Intrigued by “Gravity Hole” at Bottom of Ocean

They may have just figured out why it exists.

By Victor Tangermann

Consultant Roger Anderson has created a voice, powered by OpenAI's GPT-4, that can waste and frustrate telemarketers and scammers.
Artificial Intelligence

Finally, a Good Use for AI: Wasting Scam Callers’ Time Forever

"I’m sorry. I didn’t catch your name. What’s your name, buddy?"

By Victor Tangermann

For over 100 years, scientists have been puzzling over a blood-red liquid seeping out of a glacier in Antarctica. Until now.
Science & Energy

Scientists Intrigued by Glacier Bleeding Red Fluid

Their discovery could even help us find life on Mars.

By Victor Tangermann

The Pope and the Vatican have partnered with Santa Clara University to publish a handbook about AI ethics.
Artificial Intelligence

The Pope Just Released a Guide to Artificial Intelligence

Sounds like that Pope Drip picture really got to him.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Rage Against the Machine is living up to its name by signing a pledge to boycott venues that use facial recognition technology. 
Facial recognition

Rage Against the Machine Refuses to Play Venues With Facial Recognition

We gotta take the power back!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Since 2020, the number of different e-cigarettes being sold in the US has tripled in large part due to unauthorized Chinese imports.
Developments

These New Gas Station Vapes Are Horrifying

They may be illegal, but they're absolutely everywhere.

By Frank Landymore

A Harvard behavioral scientist, who has extensively studied honest behavior, has been accused of fabricating study results.
Future Society

Harvard Scientist Who Studies Dishonesty Accused of Fraud

The jokes write themselves.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Space Force major general David Miller is worried the US could fall behind China and Russia in the space race — and is calling for action.
Space Force

General Says Space Force Should Stop Waffling and Build Epic Space Weapons

Come on, guys!

By Victor Tangermann

G/O Media, an online media company that owns Gizmodo and Kotaku has announced that it will begin a "modest test" of AI content on its sites.
Artificial Intelligence

Gizmodo and Kotaku Staff Furious After Owner Announces Move to AI Content

"God, this is gonna be such a f***ing nightmare."

By Victor Tangermann

Devastating wildfires in Canada have continued to burn, and its smoke is already hitting the United States for a second wave this year.
Climate Change

Canada Is Hotboxing the United States Again

There's "no end in sight."

By Frank Landymore

A new lawsuit is alleging that OpenAI violated individual data privacy and copyright by using scraped data to train its AI language model.
OpenAI

OpenAI Sued for Using Everybody’s Writing to Train AI

"...Defendants took a different approach: theft."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Local authorities saw a huge spike in 911 calls at Bonnaroo after countless iPhones started mistaking dancing for car crashes.
Future Society

Apple iPhones Are Calling 911 When Owners Go Dancing

Things got pretty rowdy at Bonnaroo.

By Victor Tangermann

The International Agency on Cancer Research will list aspartame as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" next month, according to a report.
Cancer

The WHO Is About to Declare Aspartame a Possible Carcinogen

That's a huge decision.

By Frank Landymore

Clippy's back! And this time, with a new daddy and a GPT-3.5 integration, it's more powerful than ever — unless Microsoft shuts it down.
Artificial Intelligence

Madman Brings Clippy Back as an AI

CLIPPY'S REVENGE!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Bankrate started publishing AI-generated content again -- but quickly deleted it after we pointed out it was loaded with errors.
Artificial Intelligence

Bankrate Posts AI-Generated Article, Deletes It When We Point Out It’s Full of Errors

Oops.

By Jon Christian

A part of the summit of a mountain in the Alps has collapsed, the likely result of permafrost thawing, dramatic footage shows.
Climate Change

Climate Change Blamed for Collapse of Mountain

The Alps will never be the same again.

By Victor Tangermann

Starting in September, a popular intro-level coding course at Harvard University, CS50, will be taught by an AI professor.
Artificial Intelligence

Harvard Will Teach Students Using an AI Instructor Next Semester

Getting what you paid for?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré