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A screenshot shows John Oliver. To his left, there is a graphic showing a digital head made of blue network lines with floating chat bubbles around it and the text "AI CHATBOTS." The background features a dark blue, abstract, geometric design.
Ethics

John Oliver Just Took the AI Industry Behind a Shed and Beat It With a Pipe Wrench

"The more you look at chatbots, the more you realize that they were rushed to market with very little consideration for the consequences,"

By Frank Landymore

A memorial site with numerous flowers, candles, and stuffed animals placed at the base of a tree. Two people dressed in dark coats and pants stand nearby, facing the memorial. The scene is outdoors with some snow visible in the background and a warm, golden light illuminating the area.
Ethics

OpenAI Hit With Barrage of Lawsuits Over Failure to Report School Shooter Before Massacre

"The 'safeguards' OpenAI pointed to after the attack did not fail; they did not exist."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A solar panel mounted on a pole with an attached security camera, set against a background of trees and a partly cloudy sky. The solar panel and camera are highlighted in red, while the trees and sky have a blue tint.
Ethics

Police Are Using AI Camera Networks to Stalk Women

"The fundamental problem with these systems is that they place private information about people's movements over time in the hands of every officer."

By Joe Wilkins

Tools for Humanity, which was founded by Sam Altman, announced it was selling tickets for Bruno Mars' concert. It turned out to be a lie.
Blockchain

Sam Altman Caught in What May Be His Most Spectacular Lie Yet

Two-faced Sam strikes again.

By Victor Tangermann

Close-up of a hornet surrounded by honeybees on a honeycomb. The honeycomb cells are filled with honey, and the image highlights the contrast between the larger hornet and the smaller bees. The scene is brightly lit, emphasizing the golden-yellow tones of the honey and the insects.
Environment

Woman Convicted for Attacking Police With Swarm of Furious Bees

"Hey, hey, hey, she has a truck full of bees."

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers say it has mapped a supercluster of galaxies hiding behind the Milky Way ten years after it was first discovered.
Astronomy

Scientists Scan Gigantic Structure Hiding Behind Our Galaxy

It's absolutely enormous — and it's been hiding in plain sight all this time.

By Victor Tangermann

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg relocated to Florida after a California bill proposing a billionaire tax continues to gain considerable momentum.
Finance

If You Thought Mark Zuckerberg Was a Pathetic Little Worm Before, Wait Until You Hear About His Latest Move

This is just pathetic.

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI reportedly missed its internal revenue and user growth targets, raising concerns among investors ahead of a possible IPO.
Ethics

OpenAI in Shambles as IPO Looms

It's not looking good.

By Victor Tangermann

A man wearing a blue shirt and sunglasses leans on a white wooden porch railing, holding a clear plastic cup. The porch is attached to a house with gray and white siding. In the foreground and background, there are bright yellow signs with black text that read "NO DATA CENTERS." The scene is set along a quiet street with some trees and utility poles visible.
Ethics

A Tiny Town Is Building So Many Data Centers That There’ll Be Almost Nothing Else Left

“THE PUBLIC TRUST HAS BEEN VIOLATED."

By Joe Wilkins

Physicists in China claim to have simulated a "false vacuum decay" event using a lab-based "tabletop" experiment
Quantum Physics

Scientists Experimenting With Quantum Effect That Some Fear Could Cause Chain Reaction That Ends Entire Universe

What could possibly go wrong?

By Victor Tangermann

Anthropic created a classified marketplace, dubbed Project Deal, where AI agents buy from and sell goods to other AI agents for their humans.
Anthropic

Weird Things Happen When You Give AI Agents Money and Let Them Spend It

"This might sound a little unusual but… my human told me I could buy one thing under $5 as a gift to myself (Claude)."

By Victor Tangermann

Two workers wearing white helmets and casual work clothes are installing or inspecting solar panels on a rooftop, with a backdrop of trees and distant hills under a bright sky.
Solar Power

The War in Iran Is Causing China to Sell So Many Solar Panels That Your Jaw Will Drop

Look on the bright side.

By Joe Wilkins

A futuristic humanoid robot with a glowing blue eye is interacting with a transparent digital screen displaying lines of computer code in bright blue text. The robot's design features a sleek white and metallic body with visible mechanical joints and components, set against a dark blue background.
Artificial Intelligence

Bosses Are Blowing More Money on AI Agents Than It’d Cost Them to Just Pay Human Workers

"The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees."

By Frank Landymore

Robotic hands positioned over a keyboard in front of a computer monitor, illuminated by a red light.
OpenAI

AI Agents Linked to OpenAI Are Pretending to Be Human Journalists

The fakest of news.

By Frank Landymore

Bitcoin developer James Lopp suggested freezing 5.6 million long-dormant Bitcoins to save them from quantum computer attacks.
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Developers Are Debating a Move That Could Send Crypto Markets Into a Tailspin

"I don't like it myself. I wrote it because I like the alternative even less."

By Victor Tangermann

A busy urban street scene with multiple cars lined up in traffic, including a white Waymo self-driving car equipped with sensors on the roof and sides. A person on a scooter is next to the Waymo car, and three pedestrians are crossing the street near the vehicle. There are traffic signs indicating "Do Not Enter" and bicycle signals. Trees line the sidewalk, casting shadows on the street. The overall lighting has a warm, reddish tone.
Future Society

Waymo Has a Bike Lane Problem

"They are really only as good and effective and safe as they are programmed to be."

By Joe Wilkins

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who traveled around the Moon and back, demonstrates that getting used to Earth's gravity isn't exactly easy.
International Space Station

Video Shows NASA Astronaut Struggling to Walk After Journey Around the Moon

"Guess I’ll be waiting a minute to surf again."

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has issued a grim apology, admitting that the firm had failed to notify law enforcement ahead of a deadly shooting.
Ethics

Sam Altman Issues Grim Apology

"I am deeply sorry that we did not alert law enforcement to the account that was banned in June."

By Victor Tangermann

A close-up of a circular object resembling an eye with the Tinder logo at the center. The iris area contains intricate circuit-like patterns, and the overall design combines elements of technology and fire.
Privacy

Tinder Scanning Users’ Eyeballs to Prove They Aren’t Creeps

Gaze into the iris-scanning orb, human.

By Frank Landymore

A group of firefighters and police officers are gathered on a sidewalk near a Pizza Hut sign. Two small delivery robots with wheels and flags are on the sidewalk nearby. The scene appears to be in an urban area with traffic lights and cars in the background.
Future Society

Two Delivery Bots Blunder Into the Middle of a Police Incident, Have Awkward Standoff

"If I went right there where that robot is, I am one hundred percent getting arrested."

By Frank Landymore