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Rage Against the Machine is living up to its name by signing a pledge to boycott venues that use facial recognition technology. 
Facial recognition

Rage Against the Machine Refuses to Play Venues With Facial Recognition

We gotta take the power back!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Since 2020, the number of different e-cigarettes being sold in the US has tripled in large part due to unauthorized Chinese imports.
Developments

These New Gas Station Vapes Are Horrifying

They may be illegal, but they're absolutely everywhere.

By Frank Landymore

A Harvard behavioral scientist, who has extensively studied honest behavior, has been accused of fabricating study results.
Future Society

Harvard Scientist Who Studies Dishonesty Accused of Fraud

The jokes write themselves.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Space Force major general David Miller is worried the US could fall behind China and Russia in the space race — and is calling for action.
Space Force

General Says Space Force Should Stop Waffling and Build Epic Space Weapons

Come on, guys!

By Victor Tangermann

G/O Media, an online media company that owns Gizmodo and Kotaku has announced that it will begin a "modest test" of AI content on its sites.
Artificial Intelligence

Gizmodo and Kotaku Staff Furious After Owner Announces Move to AI Content

"God, this is gonna be such a f***ing nightmare."

By Victor Tangermann

Devastating wildfires in Canada have continued to burn, and its smoke is already hitting the United States for a second wave this year.
Climate Change

Canada Is Hotboxing the United States Again

There's "no end in sight."

By Frank Landymore

A new lawsuit is alleging that OpenAI violated individual data privacy and copyright by using scraped data to train its AI language model.
OpenAI

OpenAI Sued for Using Everybody’s Writing to Train AI

"...Defendants took a different approach: theft."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Local authorities saw a huge spike in 911 calls at Bonnaroo after countless iPhones started mistaking dancing for car crashes.
Future Society

Apple iPhones Are Calling 911 When Owners Go Dancing

Things got pretty rowdy at Bonnaroo.

By Victor Tangermann

The International Agency on Cancer Research will list aspartame as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" next month, according to a report.
Cancer

The WHO Is About to Declare Aspartame a Possible Carcinogen

That's a huge decision.

By Frank Landymore

Clippy's back! And this time, with a new daddy and a GPT-3.5 integration, it's more powerful than ever — unless Microsoft shuts it down.
Artificial Intelligence

Madman Brings Clippy Back as an AI

CLIPPY'S REVENGE!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Bankrate started publishing AI-generated content again -- but quickly deleted it after we pointed out it was loaded with errors.
Artificial Intelligence

Bankrate Posts AI-Generated Article, Deletes It When We Point Out It’s Full of Errors

Oops.

By Jon Christian

A part of the summit of a mountain in the Alps has collapsed, the likely result of permafrost thawing, dramatic footage shows.
Climate Change

Climate Change Blamed for Collapse of Mountain

The Alps will never be the same again.

By Victor Tangermann

Starting in September, a popular intro-level coding course at Harvard University, CS50, will be taught by an AI professor.
Artificial Intelligence

Harvard Will Teach Students Using an AI Instructor Next Semester

Getting what you paid for?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Officials have pulled the wreck of OceanGate's imploded submersible and possibly the remains of its crew of five passengers from the ocean.
Robots and Machines

Debris, Apparent Human Remains Recovered From Titan Sub

Rest in peace.

By Victor Tangermann

An internal investigation at the unicorn social media startup IRL has revealed that "95 percent" of the app's users were "automated or bots."
Future Society

Social Media App Shuts Down After Admitting 95% of Users Were Bots

Ouch!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

On Monday, SpaceX conducted a static fire test of its Starship spaceship, firing all six of its Raptor engines.
Advanced Transport

SpaceX Fires Up Starship Engines Ahead of Next Orbital Test

It's getting warmed up.

By Frank Landymore

LinkedIn's new AI will help you automate the already robotic process of posting on the networking website.
Artificial Intelligence

Rejoice! LinkedIn’s New AI Will Write Hustle Bro Posts For You

The unholy trinity: Content Industrial Complex meets generative AI meets LinkedIn brain rot.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk grappled with a podcaster on a mat, stoking the hype for a possible caged fight brawl with fellow billionaire Mark Zuckerberg.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Brawls With Podcaster to Prepare for Zuckerberg Fight

"I'm extremely impressed with his strength, power, and skill."

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has crushed its previous record for turning the planet's thin atmosphere into a source of oxygen.
Mars

NASA Gets Amazing New Results Generating Oxygen on Mars

"We rolled the dice a little bit. It was 'hold your breath and see what happens.'"

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just locked four non-astronaut volunteers in a simulated Mars habitat, marking the beginning of the much-anticipated CHAPEA missions.
Mars

NASA Locks Test Subjects Inside Simulated Mars Base

"Our best wishes go with you."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré