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Astronomers found that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS shows an "extreme abundance ratio" of nickel and iron in its gas plume.
Future Society

The Mysterious Object Cruising Through Solar System Is Releasing Strange Metals, Paper Finds

Astronomers just made an "extremely puzzling" discovery.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of geophysicists say that an enormous mass shifted deep beneath the Earth's surface 18 years ago, as spotted by NASA satellites.
Environment

Scientists Say They Detected Something Huge Shifting Inside the Earth

"It has to come from very deep."

By Victor Tangermann

AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio says building machines smarter than us will ultimately lead to the end of humanity.
Ethics

Godfather of AI Says We’re Barreling Straight Toward Human Extinction

“It’s like creating a competitor to humanity that is smarter than us.”

By Rae Witte

The AI spending bubble could have an ominous effect on 401(k)s, given the massive concentration of tech stocks in the S&P500.
Finance

AI Poised to Gut Your Retirement Fund, Analysts Warn

"Few would escape the pain."

By Joe Wilkins

Tesla is now recommending drivers that its cars detect falling asleep at the wheel to use its Full Self-Driving mode.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Tells Sleepy Drivers to Switch to Its Self-Driving Mode That Needs to Be Monitored Constantly So It Doesn’t Cause a Fatal Accident

"Drowsiness detected. Stay focused with FSD."

By Frank Landymore

The billionaire YouTuber insists his latest stunt was only an illusion, and that his contestant was never in any real danger.
Future Society

MrBeast Refuses to Apologize After Tying Man Up Inside Burning House

"You're braver than me. This is crazy!"

By Joe Wilkins

There are dozens of variations on this theme, usually showing an elderly woman smashing a glass bridge with a large rock.
Meta

People Are Using Zuckerberg’s AI to Post Videos of Senior Citizens Falling to Their Death

"The AI slop has escaped containment."

By Joe Wilkins

OpenAI's new Sora 2-powered TikTok rival will generate a video of the company's CEO Sam Altman shoplifting.
Future Society

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Generates Realistic Videos of People Shoplifting

"Every defense attorney now has a pre-written motion when it comes to video evidence, I see."

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI introduced a new shopping feature in ChatGPT but it pissed off people online who think it's a shameless money grab.
Ethics

OpenAI Ridiculed for Its Latest Cash Grab

"What on earth are you doing?"

By Sharon Adarlo

In an unsettling promotional clip, a synthesized version of OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, announces the company's answer to Meta's Vibes app.
Ethics

OpenAI Releases Ghoulish AI Video of Sam Altman

"Unsettling, empty, soulless filth."

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI is said to be launching a TikTok-like app that recommends an endless stream of swipeable — and purely AI-generated — videos.
Google

OpenAI Launching TikTok Competitor for Short-Form AI Slop Videos

It's like TikTok — but with an extra heaping helpful of AI slop.

By Victor Tangermann

A faulty Samsung Galaxy Ring battery caused the smart ring to swell up, sending its wearer to the emergency room for removal.
Devices

Smart Ring Swells Up, Crushes Man’s Finger and Sends Him to the Hospital

New fear unlocked.

By Rae Witte

An AI startup called friend has plastered the New York City subway system in advertisements -- and furious riders are vandalizing them.
Ethics

New Yorkers Are Defacing This AI Startup’s Million-Dollar Ad Campaign

"AI wouldn’t care if you lived or died."

By Rae Witte

People all over the world now think there are conscious entities within the AI chatbots they use everyday such as OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Ethics

Across the World, People Say They’re Finding Conscious Entities Within ChatGPT

Does it feel like something is staring back?

By Sharon Adarlo

CNBC personality Jim Cramer says there's no bubble coming for the AI sector — which should probably make any AI investors just a bit nervous.
Ethics

You Might Want to Ditch Your AI Investments Now That Jim Cramer Says No Bubble Is Coming

"The grim reaper of finance has weighed in, the collapse of the global financial system is imminent."

By Victor Tangermann

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Ethics

Compsci Grads Are Cooked

"They're happy to get one job offer."

By Sharon Adarlo

Strange, quasi-circular circles structures called coronae scour the surface of Venus — but their origins are a mystery.
Astronomy

Scientists Intrigued by Weird Structures on Surface of Venus

They're like nothing seen on Earth.

By Frank Landymore

Harvard astornomer Avi Loeb suggests interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could've sent off the Wow! Signal back in 1977.
Astronomy

Mysterious Object Cruising Through Solar System May Have Emitted a Signal, Scientist Says

"To measure these properties, we should attempt to use all telescopes on Earth and in space."

By Victor Tangermann

A sociology scholar is cautioning that we are hurtling toward a "systemic digital crisis" caused by the digital economy.
Hacking

Professor Warns Society Is Veering Toward a Digital Apocalypse

"Constant hacks, ransomware attacks and data leakages are warning signs that this is a deeply fragile system."

By Joe Wilkins

NASA whistleblowers claim that President Donald Trump has been making drastic cuts to its budget that may result in an astronaut's death.
NASA

Whistleblowers Say NASA Is Poised to Kill an Astronaut

"No one is coming to save us."

By Sharon Adarlo