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Make Sunsets had barely got two of its sulfur dioxide releasing balloons in the air before the Mexican government banned the experiments outright.
Solar Power

Mexico Bans Startup From Future Solar Geoengineering Experiments

"I expected and hoped for dialogue."

Content moderation is horrifying work, but Silicon Valley — this time, OpenAI — keeps taking advantage of cheap labor in the Global South to do it.
OpenAI

OpenAI Apparently Paid People in the Developing World $2/Hour to Look at the Most Disturbing Content Imaginable

Once again, Silicon Valley rips off content moderators.

Bank of America and the Zelle money exchange app apparently lost a bunch of peoples' funds yesterday in a strange error between the institutions.
Future Society

Furious Customers Trash Bank of America and Zelle For Somehow Losing Their Money

"Now I’m extremely in debt."

The iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is releasing a mysterious and seriously haunting howl. But there's a simple explanation.
Science & Energy

The Golden Gate Bridge Is Emitting a Horrible Howling Sound

It's not because of ghosts.

We regret to inform you that, sadly, AmazonSmile — which allowed Amazon customers to give a portion of purchase proceeds to charity — is coming to an end.
Future Society

Amazon Kills Off Feature That Let Customers Give Sales Proceeds to Charity

"The program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped."

An economist known for his doomsday predictions is going off on cryptocurrency at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Cryptocurrency

Influential Economist Tells Davos Elites That Crypto Is a Complete Scam

"Literally 99 percent of crypto is a scam."

NVIDIA has released a beta of a new feature called Eye Contact, software that makes you stare into the camera even if you're looking away.
Artificial Intelligence

Horrifying Algorithm Locks Your Gaze Into Your Webcam

Why does this need to exist?

OpenAI's CEO is warning that its long-rumored successor, GPT-4, could end up being a huge letdown, given the sheer volume of attention.
OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Says Unfortunately, People Will Be Disappointed With GPT-4

Turns out those viral graphs about GPT-4 were completely made up.

Turns out, all you need is a million dollar laser that can shoot high energy pulses at an absurdly fast rate, and you can maybe divert lightning.
Science & Energy

Scientists Test System for Controlling Where Lightning Strikes Hit Using Lasers

"It's like drilling a hole through the air with the laser."

Sam Bankman-Fried's friend and colleagues turned on him to save themselves. So, his parents have apparently given him a dog — who doubles as security.
Blockchain

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Reportedly Got Him a Dog So He Wouldn’t Be So Lonely

His name is Sandor, and he's a 75-pound German shepherd.

According to the people actually already working — or attempting to work — in the Meta's Horizon Worlds metaverse, there are a lot of issues.
Metaverse

People Forced to “Go to Work” in the Metaverse Say It’s a Complete Nightmare

"There's just a lot that can go wrong."

A team of researchers have come up with a machine learning-assisted way to detect and estimate the position of people only using WiFi.
Artificial Intelligence

New Tech Can See People Through Walls Using WiFi

It's eerily accurate.

Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot showed off its problem solving skills in a video titled "Atlas Gets a Grip," released by the robot maker today.
Boston Dynamics

Watch a Boston Dynamics Robot Deftly Toss a Bag of Tools to a Construction Worker

The flip at the end is seriously impressive.

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Robots and Machines

The Best iPad Keyboards in 2023

The tablet accessory you didn’t know you needed.

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Robots and Machines

The Best Studio Monitors in 2023

Every detail is worth hearing.

A provocative court case may prove whether or not a man's recurrent nightmares were evidence of surgery malpractice or of an anesthetic hangover.
Health & Medicine

Man Claims He Woke Up Partway Through Spine Surgery

A horrifying thought!

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Robots and Machines

The Best Grow Lights of 2023

Grow vegetables, herbs, and other beneficial plants all year long with high-quality grow lights.

Amid rumors of a huge OpenAI deal, Microsoft has announced that it's laying off a whopping 10,000 employees as the economy continues its downturn.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Fires 10,000 Employees as It Invests in AI

This timing is unfortunate.

Freshman congressman and alleged serial liar George Santos will soon be sitting on a committee charged with overseeing NASA. 
NASA

Serial Liar George Santos Tapped For Committee in Charge of NASA

He's not beating the allegations, but that doesn't seem to matter much.

There's no surviving the fireball of a nuclear bomb, but beyond that, there are certain spots indoors where you can try avoid the destructive shockwave.
Science & Energy

New Study Shows Where You Should Hide to Survive a Nuclear Attack

"People should stay away from these locations and immediately take shelter."