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Background actors recall how they were scanned with little heads up, fearing that their digitized selves will be used by studios without pay.
Artificial Intelligence

Background Actor Describes When Marvel Made Her Go to a Strange Trailer to Be Scanned

"Look this way. Look that way. Let us see your scared face. Let us see your surprised face."

By Frank Landymore

During a recent interview, rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube pulled no punches while trashing the use of AI in music.
Artificial Intelligence

Ice Cube Says AI Is “Demonic”

Tell us how you really feel, Cube.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Throw out those serums and scrubs because, as it turns out, lifting weights may be enough to improve your skin.
Developments

Turns Out Weight Lifting Is Really Good for Your Skin, Scientists Say

New skincare hack just dropped.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have created a glass that uses DNA as its skeleton that far outclasses steel in strength and weight — at the nano-scale, at least.
Science & Energy

Scientists Use DNA to Construct Material Lighter and Stronger Than Steel

"For the given density, our material is the strongest known."

By Frank Landymore

Chatbot defamation cases continue to rise, as Meta's Blenderbot3 accused Stanford cybersecurity expert Marietje Schaake of being a terrorist.
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook AI Accuses AI Researcher of Being a Terrorist

"I've never done anything remotely illegal."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Priscilla Chan is not at all pleased that her husband, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has built a fighting ring in their backyard.
Meta

Mark Zuckerberg’s Wife Unhappy He’s Building Fighting Arena in their Backyard

"Did you see the octagon I put in the backyard?"

By Noor Al-Sibai

Waves off of California's Pacific coast have been getting demonstrably bigger, even in the winter — and they keep hurting coastal communities.
Science & Energy

Freakishly Gigantic Waves Keep Battering California

Surf's up.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was shocked to learn how much it costs to take a three-mile ride in New York City using his company's app.
Advanced Transport

Uber CEO Stunned When He Heard Cost of 3-Mile Uber Ride

"Oh my god."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Three Tesla owners in California have proposed a class action lawsuit, accusing the EV maker of falsely advertising its vehicles' ranges.
Tesla

Tesla Sued for Exaggerating Battery Range

These are some serious accusations.

By Victor Tangermann

Florida has had a recent surge of leprosy cases and the disease may have become endemic to the state, according to the CDC.
Developments

Very Normal! Leprosy Cases Surging in Florida, Government Says

Leprosy is now endemic in Florida, the CDC is warning.

By Sharon Adarlo

Kenya claims it is shutting down Sam Altman's eyeball-scanning cryptocurrency within its borders — but Worldcoin has a different take.
Blockchain

Worldcoin and Kenya Argue About Who’s Breaking Up With Whom

"I'm breaking up with you!" "No, I'm breaking up with YOU!"

By Noor Al-Sibai

"Star Trek" legend William Shatner has chimed in, calling recent congressional hearings about UFO reports "ridiculous."
Future Society

Annoyed William Shatner Weighs in on Claims of Government Harboring UFOs

"If they were, they would make their presence known."

By Victor Tangermann

A Florida sheriff's office is apparently fed up with folks calling them about groups of manatees having group sex in public.
Science & Energy

Florida Sheriff Begs Public to Stop Calling About Manatee Orgies

"If you see this, no you didn't."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers claimed they had created an above-room-temperature superconductor that can operate at ambient pressures. Chaos ensued.
Science & Energy

Claim of “Room-Temperature” Superconductor Is Tearing the Scientific World Apart

It's absolute chaos.

By Victor Tangermann

A convincing hoax tricked numerous media publications into reporting that Barbie-maker Mattel was to go plastic-free by 2030.
Science & Energy

Mattel Denies Claim That All Barbies Will Be Compostable

A whole bunch of prominent media outlets were fooled.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

That viral business run by ChatGPT appears to be defunct. But to be fair, despite the AI hype of it all, it never really got off the ground.
OpenAI

Remember That Guy Who Gave ChatGPT $100 to Start a Business? It Failed Miserably

The AI hype bubble in action.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An app called Remini claims to use generative AI to show users what their future kids might look like. Security experts wonder if it's safe.
Artificial Intelligence

App Claims to Use AI to Show What Your Children Would Look Like

"The scary thing about this... is how accurate it has been."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The NHTSA is officially investigating reports of Tesla drivers losing steering control and power steering while driving.
Tesla

Government Investigating Tesla Over Small Issue Where Steering Wheel Locks Up While Driving

"Very unsafe and unreliable to drive on highways at high speeds."

By Victor Tangermann

It's easy to poke fun at the idea of marijuana addiction. But the addiction can be very real – and the stigma isn't doing addicts any favors.
Developments

Marijuana Addicts Say Nobody Takes Them Seriously

"We were sort of laughed out of 12-step spaces."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A vegan influencer seems to have died of starvation-related causes after eating only raw fruits and vegetables for multiple years.
Future Society

Influencer Who Only Ate Raw Fruits and Vegetables Dies

This influencer met a tragic end that her loved ones tried to prevent.

By Noor Al-Sibai