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A Chinese firm has just unveiled the world's first underwater data center, cooled by the ocean and powered by wind.
Wind

Chinese Company Launches Wind-Powered Data Center at the Bottom of the Sea

Captain Nemo is that you?

The company has brought on a defacto consultant to oversee the company's transition to AI-based script writing.
Ethics

The WWE Says It’ll Use AI to Write Storylines, in the Latest Case of Forcing AI Into Everybody’s Lives

"The feeling is once bugs are worked out that AI will begin to have major impact on storyline direction."

3I-ATLAS could be an alien craft slamming on its breaks to orbit Mars, noted astrophysicist Ari Loeb argues.
Future Society

The Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Slamming on the Brakes, Scientist Says

It's out of this world!

After a relentless Wikipedia vandal filled the "brain rot" page with brain rot, it's protected until next year.
Computing

The Wikipedia Page on “Brain Rot” Is Protected Until 2026 Due to Extensive Vandalism

Editing privileges have been revoked.

Russia and China are allegedly deploying their finest babes to seduce tech industry professionals, a tactic known as "sex warfare."
Hacking

If You’re a Tech Worker With an Attractive Girlfriend, We Have Extremely Bad News

Coming to bed dear?

An AI-powered gun detection system mistook a bag of Doritos chips as a weapon — and called the cops on a 16-year-old student.G
Future Society

An AI Mistook a Doritos Bag for a Gun and Called the Cops on a Teenager

"If I eat another bag of chips or drink something, I feel like they’re going to come again."

Yet another huge chunk of space debris survived re-entry intact, landing in the middle of a road in Australia.
SpaceX

Space Junk Now Almost Constantly Crashing Down to Earth

Mind your head.

Amazon revealed smart glasses for delivery drivers that can scan packages and give directions without discussing ethical implications.
Advanced Transport

Amazon Reveals Smart Glasses That Effectively Turn Its Delivery Drivers Into Cyborg Drones

It's the last thing they needed.

The AI billboard asks you to visit a website called Replacement.AI, which brags that humans are "no longer necessary."
Ethics

Bystanders Horrified by Slightly-Too-Honest AI Billboard

"Building AI tools to fix the world's most pressing challenges is an unprofitable waste of time."

The University of North Carolina School of Law held a mock trial in which the "jury" was made up of the AIs ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude.
Anthropic

Law School Tests Trial With Jury Made Up of ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude

A jury of your peers — right?

The astronomical community is horrified at plans made by a for-profit company to flood the night sky with sunlight.
Off-World

Scientists Oppose Huge Array of Mirrors in Space That Shines Nighttime Sunlight on Wealthy Customers

"The beam reflected by these satellites is very intense, four times brighter than the full Moon."

OpenAI's outstanding debts now exceed $1 trillion, which could lead to drastic consequences for the rest of the US economy if it fails.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Now Has the Power to “Crash the Global Economy,” Financial Analyst Warns

No pressure, Sam!

Legal experts are now growing incensed not just about what's going into the chatbots, but what's coming out.
Ethics

OpenAI’s Copyright Situation Appears to Be Putting It in Huge Danger

You are what you eat.

The self-driving squad car is rolling out as part of a year-long trial in coordination with the non-profit Policing Lab.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Florida Unleashes Autonomous Police Cruisers That Deploy Thermal Imaging Drones

"It's a way that we can touch our community in a way we really have never done before."

The White House is providing plutonium to Sam Altman's Oklo, one of four US companies chosen to test experimental reactor designs.
Energy

Trump Administration Providing Weapons Grade Plutonium to Sam Altman

"If there were adults in the room and I could trust the federal government to impose the right standards, it wouldn't be such a great concern, but it just doesn't seem feasible."

Researchers found AI models trained on shortform, clickbait-y content experienced irreversible cognitive decline.
Artificial Intelligence

Training AI on “Brain Rot” Content Causes Lasting Cognitive Damage, New Paper Finds

Skibidi rizz, folks!

Experts confirmed almost immediately that OpenAI's latest AI browser, dubbed Atlas, is "definitely vulnerable to prompt injection."
Ethics

OpenAI’s New AI Browser Is Already Falling Victim to Prompt Injection Attacks

"Trust no AI."

Women report higher sex drives, more energy, better moods and tons of other benefits to testosterone therapy.
RX and Medicine

Women Are Getting on Testosterone and They Say It’s Absolutely Awesome

“It’s changed my marriage.”

Avi Loeb suggested that if 3I/ATLAS is a spacecraft, it may use its proximity to the Sun's powerful gravitational pull while hidden from us.
Astronomy

Astronomer Suspects Mysterious Object Is Up to No Good While It’s Hidden Behind the Sun: “If You Want to Take a Vacation, Take It Before Then”

"It is most energy-efficient for a spacecraft engine to burn its fuel when its orbital velocity is greatest."

The AI startup Perplexity fell for a clever trap laid by the social media site Reddit that all but proves it scraped data from the forum.
Google

Perplexity Just Got Caught Breaking the Rules Red-Handed

Good luck denying that one.