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A proposal put forward by Representative Gluesenkamp Perez would require members of congress to pass mental acuity exams in order to serve.
Brain

New Law Would Force Aging Members of Congress to Take Cognitive Tests

"It’s clear people want systemic reform. They want accountability."

As Elon Musk's Tesla triples down on an robotaxis, analysts are warning it could take many years for them to become profitable.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Bank Warns That Robotaxi Companies May Have Overlooked Severe Obstacles to Actually Making Money

They're not convinced.

Tesla has expanded the area where its Robotaxis can operate in Austin, and it appears to be shaped like something provocative. 
Tesla

We Are Having a Very Hard Time Believing the “Shape” of Tesla’s New Robotaxi Geofence Is a Coincidence

"Bigger, longer, and uncut."

Bernie Sanders has become one of the most surprising AI boosters in politics — and he's getting his intel straight from the source.
Artificial Intelligence

Bernie Sanders Issues Warning About How AI Is Really Being Used

"Doomsday scenario."

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has announced a nearly $200 million contract with the US Department of Defense to develop AI tools.
xAI

The Pentagon Is Pumping $200 Million Into Elon Musk’s AI That Just Had a Nazi Meltdown

This is an outrage.

Elon Musk has officially swapped xAI's Grok chatbot's gender into... a goth anime waifu? We're just as confused as you.
xAI

Users Immediately Find Grok’s Anime Waifu Persona Has Hidden “Full Gooner Mode”

We wish we were kidding.

Google's Gemini AI chatbot boasted that it would crush the Atari 2600 at chess — before cowering in fear in the face of a superior machine.
Google

Google’s AI Refuses to Even Play Chess Against 1977 Atari, After Hearing What It Did to Other Cutting-Edge AIs

"Canceling the match is likely the most time-efficient and sensible decision."

Billionaire Elon Musk, who has had a major falling out with president Donald Trump, called on him to release the "Epstein files."
Elon Musk

Musk Calls on Trump to Release Epstein Files

"Just release the files as promised."

AI has deeply infiltrated the restaurant world, leading to some outrageous menu descriptions on delivery websites.
Artificial Intelligence

Restaurant Uses AI for Menu, Accidentally Describes Appetizer in Way So Disgusting That We May Never Recover

Oh god... oh no...

Evangelicals have begun to embrace AI — but a growing subset of Christians claim the technology is quite literally demonic.
Artificial Intelligence

More and More Christians Say AI Is Demonic

"If the air is full of demons who hate you, why wouldn’t AI be?"

Many experts hold that generative AI will have sweeping effects on the job market. But how it will transform the workforce remains a debate.
Artificial Intelligence

These Strange Jobs Will Survive AI, Expert Says

"We’re the horses, we’re the film cameras."

The Information locked down none other than Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The live stream interview didn't go as planned.
Meta

Interview With Mark Zuckerberg Crashes and Burns as They Can’t Get His Audio Working

Think AI is hard? Try AV.

Scientists have witnessed evidence of a collision between black holes so huge that it defies their understanding of physics.
Off-World

Scientists Detect Sign of Something Impossible Out in Deep Space

The thing that cannot be.

Texas governor Greg Abbott is seemingly terrified of having his communications with billionaire Elon Musk come to light.
Elon Musk

Governor of Texas Says He Can’t Release His Emails With Elon Musk Because They Are “Intimate and Embarrassing”

What are they trying to hide?

Tesla sales are so abysmal in Canada that Elon Musk has chosen to dramatically lower the price of the new Model Y.
Tesla

A Clear Sign Just Emerged That Tesla Is Panicking

That's not good.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced over the weekend that shareholders of his EV maker will vote on whether to invest in his AI firm xAI.
xAI

Elon Musk Is Moving Money Between His Companies in a Sketchy Way

Business genius at work.

Children are replacing real friendship with AI, and experts are worried about how easily chatbots integrate themselves into their lives.
Artificial Intelligence

Vast Numbers of Lonely Kids Are Using AI as Substitute Friends

"Sometimes they can feel like a real person and a friend."

Scientists have gene-hacked mice to produce their own Ozempic-like drugs, paving a path for humans to do so themselves one day.
RX and Medicine

Scientists Gene Hack Mice So Their Livers Produce Their Own Ozempic-Like Drug

This could be majorly groundbreaking.

In a new study, scientists have uncovered evidence that psilocybin, the main compound in magic mushrooms, may be a cure for aging. 
Studies

Evidence Grows That Tripping on Shrooms Might Increase Your Lifespan

D.A.R.E. might have neglected to mention this one.

When reviewing the metadata for Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell footage, experts found something odd: that it appears to have been manipulated.
Future Society

Metadata From the “Raw” Epstein Video Shows Something Extremely Sketchy

"Whatever your flavor of Epstein conspiracy is, the video will help bolster it."