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SBF's former colleague and romantic partner Caroline Ellison says that her ex had what seems to be a pretty skewed moral compass.
Blockchain

Caroline Ellison Testifies That SBF’s Strange Philosophy Justified Lying and Stealing

"He thought the only moral rule that mattered was doing whatever would maximize the utility."

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a letter to Elon Musk, an EU lawmaker accused X of allowing "illegal content and disinformation" about the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is in Big Trouble Over the Israel-Palestine Violence

X is teeming with fake news about the war.

By Victor Tangermann

Caroline Ellison told the court yesterday that back in 2021, Alameda Research already had an alleged $2.7 billion hole in its balance sheet.
Blockchain

Alameda Secretly Had Value of Negative $2.7 Billion, Insider Tells Court

SBF allegedly continued to make risky investments anyway.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Two astronauts on the ISS are gearing up for a spacewalk to figure out if microorganisms on the outside of the station can survive.
NASA

NASA Swabbing Outside of Space Station to See If Stuff Is Growing on It

Could microorganisms really survive those conditions?

By Victor Tangermann

AI researcher Geoffrey Hinton, widely regarded as the "Godfather of AI," is worried that AI might take over the world one day.
Artificial Intelligence

Godfather of AI Admits He Fears His Creation Could “Take Over From Humanity”

"There's enormous uncertainty about what's going to happen next."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA Announces Asteroid Samples Contain Both Water and Carbon
NASA

NASA Announces Asteroid Samples Contain Both Water and Carbon

Okay, this is interesting.

By Victor Tangermann

Alex de Vries, a data scientist at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, found that AI companies could soon use as much power as a country worldwide.
Artificial Intelligence

AI’s Electricity Use Is Spiking So Fast It’ll Soon Use as Much Power as an Entire Country

"Each of these Nvidia servers, they are power-hungry beasts."

By Victor Tangermann

An analyst from a tech advisory firm said that generative AI is slated for a slowdown next year due to increasing costs.
Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI Is Headed for a Financial “Cold Shower” Next Year, Analyst Predicts

Is reality crashing down?

By Sharon Adarlo

X-formerly-Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino's speaking tour is on pause for the foreseeable future following her disastrous Code interview.
Elon Musk

Twitter CEO Says That Due to Reasons, She Has to Cancel Appearance Defending Elon Musk’s Deranged Behavior

Linda Yaccarino's speaking tour is officially on hold.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A Tesla Cybertruck with flashing hazard lights seemed to had become stalled on the side of a highway this weekend in California.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Spotted Broken Down on Highway Shoulder

Don't hold your breath, buyers.

By Sharon Adarlo

Caroline Ellison testified that Sam Bankman-Fried once told her there was a five percent chance that he would become the president.
Blockchain

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Delusions Included That He Could Become President, Former Girlfriend Says

Sure, Sam.

By Victor Tangermann

Caroline Ellison, the ex-girlfriend of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, clearly came to court with guns blazing.
Blockchain

Caroline Ellison Says Sam Bankman-Fried “Directed” Her to Commit Crimes

She came out the gate swinging.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Fun's over, kids. As Windows Central reports, Microsoft appears to have lobotomized Bing's DALL-E 3-powered AI Image Creator.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Lobotomizes Bing’s Image Generating AI

Bing's AI guardrails are better — kind of.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A new Stockholm, Sweden-based startup called Luvly has unveiled a new car that can be delivered in flat pack form.
Advanced Transport

Sweden Invents Flat Pack Car

It's like IKEA, but for your car.

By Victor Tangermann

The space station's Russian segment has sprung yet another coolant leak, the third in less than a year, raising questions about reliability.
NASA

NASA Alarmed to See Flakes Drifting Past Space Station Window

"One is whatever, two is a coincidence, three is something systematic."

By Victor Tangermann

The results of a comprehensive survey of over 8,000 species of amphibians shows that 41 percent are globally threatened with extinction.
Climate Change

The Poor Little Froggos Are Going Extinct

Thousands of amphibian species are at risk.

By Frank Landymore

The potential detection of objects lying beyond the Kuiper Belt's limits may upend our understanding of what encircles our solar system.
Off-World

Scientists Find Evidence for Large Unknown Objects in Distant Solar System

It's a big mystery out there.

By Frank Landymore

A cat is said to have jumped on a VA technician's keyboard, deleting a trove of US government-held medical data.
Future Society

VA Department Staffer Blames Cat Jumping on Keyboard for Server Outage

US government versus... kitty.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The city of Denver, Colorado gave out monthly payments from $50 to $1,000 to 800 unhoused residents, and the results were promising.
Future Society

Denver Gave Homeless People $1,000 Per Month and It Got Them Off the Streets and Working Full-Time

"Nothing helps you out of poverty when you live in a capitalist society like money in your pocket."

By Victor Tangermann

The food industry is apparently in a tizzy over the appetite-suppressing semaglutide — and even the megastore Walmart is feeling the burn. 
Food

Walmart Spies on Ozempic Patients’ Shopping Habits, Finds They’re Buying Less Food

What a time to sell drugs *and* groceries.

By Noor Al-Sibai