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Just under three and a half years after its watershed ChatGPT moment, OpenAI seems almost unrecognizable and struggling to find its footing.
Anthropic

Why Does It Suddenly Feel Like OpenAI Is Melting Down Into Disaster?

It's been a bruising year so far.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is shown with a chainsaw and shaking hands with Argentinian president Javier Milei.
Viruses

DOGE Made Drastic Cuts to a Global Vaccine Assistance Program. Now There’s a Deadly Measles Outbreak in Bangladesh

Thanks, Elon.

By Joe Wilkins

A viral video shows a parakeet trapped inside a DIY submarine made of a 3,000 PSI paintball air cylinder, oxygen, meter, and lead weights.
Future Society

Man Creates Tiny Submarine for His Parakeet to Experience Life Underwater

"He voluntarily went into the tube."

By Victor Tangermann

A hand reaching out of dark water with digital code and programming text superimposed over the water's surface, creating a visual metaphor of someone struggling or drowning in code. The water has ripples around the hand, emphasizing the sense of distress.
Ethics

The Effects of AI-Generated Code Tearing Through Corporations Is Actually Kind of Funny

Womp womp!

By Frank Landymore

A spacecraft labeled "IMPULSE" is shown in space alongside a satellite with four solar panel arrays arranged in an X shape. The satellite has a circular, dish-like structure in the center. In the background, a partially illuminated moon is visible against a star-filled black sky.
Off-World

Trump Hires Orbital Towing Company to Build Space Interceptors

Stick to haulin' freight.

By Joe Wilkins

A woman wearing a green and white checkered dress is cleaning an electric stovetop. They are holding a coil burner in one hand and wiping the stovetop surface with a cloth in the other hand. The stovetop has multiple coil burners, and a cup and saucer are placed on the counter nearby. The background is a solid orange color.
Future Society

Psychologists Found Something Horrible About the Kind of Men Seeking Trad Wives

Color us shocked.

By Joe Wilkins

A black and white illustration of Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippopotamus. The hippo's skin texture is detailed, showing folds and a shiny surface. The overall style has a graphic, slightly grainy effect.
Environment

Man Punished for Breaking Into Moo Deng’s Zoo Enclosure

Justice is served.

By Frank Landymore

A black and white cow stands on a yellow background with a red circle behind it. In the foreground, a muscular blue-tinted arm is flexed, and a syringe is positioned near the arm's bicep. The image combines elements of livestock and vaccination or injection.
RX and Medicine

To Get Swole, Teens Are Pumping Themselves Full of Drugs Meant for Fattening Cows for the Slaughterhouse

"If I have a heart attack at 30, I have a heart attack."

By Joe Wilkins

Companies are releasing public opinion polling data that was generated by an AI, a trend that has researchers concerned.
Ethics

Foolish Pollsters Are Now Just Asking AI What Voters Would Say in Response to Questions and Publishing It at Face Value

"Pure fictions are on the brink of being treated as scientific and political knowledge."

By Victor Tangermann

Close-up of a portion of a US dollar bill featuring detailed line art of Benjamin Franklin's face, overlaid with the OpenAI logo.
OpenAI

OpenAI Says It’s Already Made $100 Million by Stuffing ChatGPT With Ads

A handsome chunk of change.

By Frank Landymore

A prescription pill bottle with a label featuring a close-up image of Benjamin Franklin from the US $100 bill, set against a bright blue textured background. The image has a pop art style with vibrant red and yellow tones.
Ethics

AI Is Causing Healthcare Costs to Surge

"We need technology to help us lower health care costs."

By Joe Wilkins

A man in a black suit and tie is holding a hammer in his right hand, raised near his shoulder, and standing behind a laptop. The man is smiling with an open mouth. The background features an orange grid pattern with a large red abstract shape behind him. The man and laptop are in black and white, contrasting with the colorful background.
The Industrialists

There’s a Mass Rebellion Against AI in the Workplace

"AI didn't deliver."

By Joe Wilkins

A blurred, abstract image of a person walking down a corridor or hallway with tall vertical columns. The figure appears to be carrying a briefcase and is dressed in dark clothing. The overall color tone is greenish with a glitch or digital distortion effect, creating a futuristic or surreal atmosphere.
Ethics

People Who Lose Their Job to AI Are in for a World of Pain, Goldman Sachs Report Finds

"Overall, these patterns suggest that AI-driven displacement could impose lasting costs on affected workers."

By Joe Wilkins

Shopping cart with a pink tint on a bright yellow background, featuring the OpenAI logo inside it.
Ethics

OpenAI Says Not to Worry About UBI, Because It Has Another Idea

We all hold stock down here.

By Joe Wilkins

The San Antonio Police Department was forced to intervene after a Waymo vehicle drove into the drive-thru lane of a Whataburger.
Electric Vehicles

Police Officer Helplessly Waves Arms at Waymo That Careened Wrong Way Through Whataburger Drive-Thru

They're becoming a real pest.

By Victor Tangermann

San Francisco police say they've arrested a suspect who allegedly attacked the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI

Someone Just Threw a Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s House

An arrest was made.

By Frank Landymore

A close-up of a computer screen showing a pixelated desktop icon of a trash can with the lid leaning against it, filled with crumpled paper. Below the icon, the word "Trash" is displayed in a pixelated font on a blue background.
Ethics

New York Times Makes Substantial Changes to Article That Glazed a Sleazy AI Startup: “Our Piece Should Have Included That Information”

"After this article was published, many readers noted that Medvi was facing legal and regulatory actions for its business practices."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Absorbing the vast majority of the extreme forces during reentry of NASA's Artemis 2 mission is a heat shield that has proven controversial.
Moon

Space Scientists Wince as Astronauts’ Lives Depend on Artemis 2’s Controversial Heat Shield During Plunge Back to Earth

"What they’re talking about doing is crazy."

By Victor Tangermann

Left image shows astronaut Victor Glover exercising in space. Right image shows astronaut Christina Koch displaying ripped muscles on arm while taking a photo.
Moon

The Moon Astronauts Have Been Working Out With a NASA Rowing Machine in Space

What's your excuse?

By Victor Tangermann

An executive told Bloomberg that Meta's latest Muse Spark AI model won't be able to keep up with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini in some areas.
Anthropic

First AI Model From Zuckerberg’s Wildly Expensive Superintelligence Lab Flops Compared to Virtually All Rivals

Why release it now?

By Victor Tangermann