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A major oil spill off the coast of Louisiana is sending over 1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
Science & Energy

Oil Spill Pours Into the Gulf of Mexico

For shame.

A crypto company is working with the feds after an investigation revealed that millions of dollars worth of its coins were being used for human trafficking.
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Company Says Oops, Its Coin Was Being Used in a Human Trafficking Scam

It's freezing $225 million worth of crypto.

After an extremely confusing five days, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has made his triumphant return to helm the ChatGPT maker once again.
OpenAI

In Stunning Reversal, OpenAI Rehires Sam Altman

Back to square one.

A video captured by an amateur astronomer in Japan shows a super-bright comet, also known as a bolide, exploding as it collides with Jupiter.
Off-World

Object Crashes Into Jupiter, Explodes

See ya.

Even before advertisers began jumping ship over Elon Musk's antisemitic shenanigans, the site had been in deep doo-doo.
Future Society

Twitter Is in Extremely Deep Trouble

Elon Musk's really stepped in it this time.

After firing CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI's board reportedly offered Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei — a former OpenAI employee — the CEO gig.
Anthropic

OpenAI Secretly Tried to Merge With Anthropic

The offer was swiftly declined.

Nothing Chats was taken down less than 24 hours after researchers discovered that the system was plagued with egregious privacy issues.
Future Society

App That Turned Android’s Texts Blue Taken Down After Researchers Discover Something Horrible

Disastrous.

We're still scrambling to find a plausible explanation as to why OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was suddenly fired from his position last Friday.
OpenAI

Is OpenAI Melting Down Because It Secretly Created Something Really Scary?

"If OpenAI is doing something potentially dangerous to humanity, the world needs to know."

The guy currently tasked with running OpenAI after Sam Altman's ouster has some pretty bizarre ideas about AI.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s New CEO Said Something Terrifying a Few Months Ago

"That should cause you to s*** your pants."

OpenAI VP of global affairs Anna Makanju tried to calm angry staff in an internal memo, telling them they were in "intense discussions."
OpenAI

OpenAI Ponders How to Crush Staff Revolt

The vast majority of employees are ready to walk.

After Elon Musk co-signed antisemitic comments, Twitter CEO has been inundated with messages urging her to quit her job and save herself.
Future Society

Twitter CEO Keeps Getting Texts From Colleagues Telling Her to Resign

How much more of this kind of madness can she take?

According to longtime Tesla investor Ross Gerber, Elon Musk is an absentee CEO — and meanwhile, his antisemitism is destroying the company.
Elon Musk

Longtime Tesla Investor Says Elon Musk Has Effectively Stepped Aside as CEO

"But what he's really doing is destroying everything he built."

OpenAI chief scientist and board member Ilya Sutskever reportedly likes to burn effigies and lead ritualistic chants at the company.
OpenAI

OpenAI Employees Say Firm’s Chief Scientist Has Been Making Strange Spiritual Claims

"Feel the AGI! Feel the AGI!"

Last week, a group of AI and military leaders met in a secretive three-day retreat hosted at a luxury resort in the Utah mountains.
Military

AI and Military Leaders Gathered for Mysterious Event in Utah

Why so secretive?

OpenAI's staffers are pressuring the company to reinstate Sam Altman as its CEO — and say they'll walk if the board refuses.
OpenAI

700 OpenAI Staffers Demand Board Reinstate Sam Altman as CEO

This might be the messiest breakup in tech history.

A new report says that former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's high-dollar side projects might have been the reason for his firing.
OpenAI

This Might Be the Reason OpenAI Fired Sam Altman

Yeah, we can see why corporate governance wouldn't love that.

OpenAI's interim CEO, announced after cofounder Sam Altman was fired, seems to have made some really weird posts.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s New CEO Posted Edgelord Tweets About Rape and Nazis

"The Nazis were very evil, but..."

SpaceX has launched its second orbital attempt of its massive Starship rocket. It exploded just eight minutes into its flight.
Starship

SpaceX’s Starship Reaches Space, Immediately Explodes

Another big boom for the books.

To cap off one of the most bizarre weekends in tech history, Microsoft has announced that it is hiring freshly-fired OpenAI chief Sam Altman.
OpenAI

Microsoft Immediately Hires Sam Altman After He’s Fired by OpenAI

Talk about a quick turnaround.

An engineer developed an interactive website with a 3D view of Earth and the option to see what the planet looked like in the distant past.
Science & Energy

Awesome Website Lets You See What Dinosaurs Lived Near Your House

Forget time travel.