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Researchers have found a significant link between screen time and diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Mental Health

Social Media Is Absolutely Nuking Children’s Brains, New Research Finds

"Our study suggests that it is specifically social media that affects children’s ability to concentrate."

By Victor Tangermann

Trains as far as Scotland were halted or delayed due to a viral AI hoax spreading misinformation in the aftermath of an earthquake.
Future Society

Officials Halt Dozens of Trains Due to AI Hoax

"The disruption caused by the creation and sharing of hoax images and videos like this creates a completely unnecessary delay to passengers at a cost to the taxpayer."

By Joe Wilkins

The Chinese robotics firm EngineAI lets its humanoid robot loose on its CEO, whom it promptly proceeds to lay out.
Robotics

Video Shows Robot Attacking CEO

"Too violent. Too brutal!"

By Frank Landymore

A new video appears to show a Tesla Optimus humanoid robot stumbling backwards after its teleoperator tried to take off their headset.
Robotics

Amazing Video Shows Tesla Optimus Teleoperator Taking Off Headset, Causing Robot to Stumble and Collapse

"Absolutely hilarious."

By Victor Tangermann

As AI researchers churning out papers with AI models rise to the top, the entire field is becoming a rapid race to the bottom.
Ethics

AI “Research” Papers Are Complete Slop, Experts Say

The field of AI is being destroyed by AI.

By Frank Landymore

An impersonator appears to be using generative AI to poorly clone rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's iconic sound on Spotify.
Anthropic

King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs

"I find this absolutely deplorable and am now quitting my account."

By Victor Tangermann

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array detected significant amounts of methanol and hydrogen cyanide in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.
Astronomy

3I/ATLAS Is Carrying Ingredients for Life, NASA Finds

"In this alien comet they’re very abundant."

By Victor Tangermann

Sensationalist travel vlogger Kurt Caz was caught using AI to doctor a thumbnail to look like immigrants are taking over London.
Ethics

Travel Influencer Caught Using AI to Make It Seem Like Minorities Are Terrorizing London

"Just surrounded by hostiles. Goodness, gracious me."

By Joe Wilkins

The powerful surveillance startup Flock was caught using workers in the Philippines to collate data on US residents.
Ethics

AI Surveillance Startup Caught Using Sweatshop Workers to Monitor US Residents

Who's watching the watchers?

By Joe Wilkins

A modern American Election Day
Ethics

AI Is Incredibly Good at Changing Voters’ Minds, New Research Finds — With an Incredible Caveat

"The more info you give people, the more they change their minds."

By Joe Wilkins

Blue Origin showed off a device that it claims can store energy from hot Moon dust inside a battery. We have questions.
Blue Origin

There’s Something Very Weird About Blue Origin’s Device That Generates Electricity From Moon Dust

We have questions.

By Victor Tangermann

Mike Winkelmann, also known as the digital artist Beeple, has a bizarre new art instillation with billionaire heads on robot dog bodies.
Robot Dogs

Billionaires’ Fleshy Heads Put on Robot Dog Bodies

That's Beeple.

By Joe Wilkins

in a new episode of "The Kardashians," Kim Kardashian's doctor told her that she has "holes" in her brain that are related to "low activity."
Treatments

Kim Kardashian’s Doctor Finds Holes in Her Brain, Signs of “Low Activity”

Experts are calling foul.

By Victor Tangermann

Apologies to our art director, who must depict a plane plunging after being blasted by cosmic rays, which is something that actually happened.
Advanced Transport

Passenger Jet Suddenly Dropped From Sky for a Wild Reason, Airbus Says

Reality is sometimes too strange to wrap our heads around.

By Frank Landymore

A team of researchers found prompts that are so effective at tricking AI models that they're keeping them under wraps.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Researchers Say They’ve Invented Incantations Too Dangerous to Release to the Public

Whatever you do, don't show them to AI models.

By Frank Landymore

Country music producers in Nashville are increasingly turning to AI tools like Suno, following a long pattern of industrialization.
Future Society

The Country Music Industry Has Discovered That AI Can Crank Out Hits Like Crazy

What do small towns, cold beer, and fast-talkin' algorithms have in common?

By Joe Wilkins

On Consumer Reports' latest ranking of used car reliability, Tesla came in dead last with a rating not even half of the top placed brand.
Tesla

Old Teslas Are Falling Apart

Used Teslas are ticking time bombs.

By Frank Landymore

A Rudolph-themed drone show was a major disappointment for English families who braved a muddy swamp to attend.
Future Society

Christmas Drone Show for Children Ends Flops Pathetically

"A lot of the parents were leaving after five minutes."

By Joe Wilkins

The Centre for Social Justice in the UK has estimated that about 814,000 children ages three to five have access to social media.
Data Privacy

Researchers Concerned to Find That Five-Year-Olds Are Already Deeply Hooked on Brain Rot Content

"This research is deeply alarming."

By Sharon Adarlo

Police in Oregon are warning that AI apps like CrimeRadar are generating misinformation based on hallucinated police radio chatter.
Ethics

AI Is Mangling Police Radio Chatter, Posting It Online as Ridiculous Misinformation

"There's no accountability."

By Victor Tangermann