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Customs and Border Protection officials reportedly loaned an anti-drone laser from the Pentagon, which caused the El Paso shutdown.
Military

It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children’s Balloon

Mortifying.

By Victor Tangermann

Close-up of a young person with light hair resting their face on a computer keyboard, eyes closed and mouth slightly open, suggesting exhaustion or sleep. The keyboard is white with visible keys, and there are sticky notes attached to the side of the desk. The skin has a slightly reddish tone.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Is a Burnout Machine

"The AI doesn't get tired between problems. I do."

By Frank Landymore

Multiple overlapping and blurred OpenAI logos in white on a dark background, creating a kaleidoscopic effect. The logos are arranged in a circular pattern with one clear logo in the center.
OpenAI

OpenAI Fires Top Safety Exec Who Opposed ChatGPT’s “Adult Mode”

This is shady.

By Frank Landymore

A person wearing a short-sleeve shirt is holding an open, empty wallet with both hands. The image has a stylized, textured effect with a yellowish tint on the person and wallet, set against a dark background with a red circle and a grid pattern.
Ethics

Economist Warns That the Poor Will Bear the Brunt of AI’s Effects on the Job Market

"It comes down to who has the power."

By Joe Wilkins

Despite plenty of optimism, a striking number of Elon Musk's xAI's cofounders are jumping ship amid restructuring efforts.
xAI

Cofounders Fleeing Elon Musk’s xAI

"Grateful to have helped cofound at the start."

By Victor Tangermann

A young man with curly hair and a white shirt looks confused and bites his lip while holding a piece of chalk near a chalkboard. On the chalkboard, part of a math equation " + 2 =" is visible. In the foreground, a hand is raised showing four fingers. The background is stylized with a blue and yellow color scheme.
Neuroscience and Brain

The Scientist Who Predicted AI Psychosis Has a Grim Forecast of What’s Going to Happen Next

"If the use of AI chatbots does indeed cause cognitive debt, we are likely in dire straights."

By Joe Wilkins

Illustration showing an airplane flying through a dark sky illuminated by multiple bright green laser beams. The lasers create a glowing effect around the aircraft, highlighting its wings and fuselage.
Military

You Are Not Prepared for What Actually Shut Down the El Paso Airport This Morning, But Let’s Just Say It Involves a Military Mega-Laser Shooting Something Down

Our heads are spinning.

By Joe Wilkins

An Polymarket account correctly guessed 17 out of around 20 bets about the Super Bowl half-time show, sparking concerns over insider trading.
Future Society

It Seems Almost Statistically Impossible That This Polymarket Bettor Didn’t Profit Off Inside Knowledge About the Super Bowl Half Time Show

"If you bet, you’re a rube for these people."

By Victor Tangermann

Ring ad showing an aerial view of a suburban neighborhood with multiple houses and streets, overlaid with blue circular digital effects indicating surveillance or search zones. Text says "Introducing Search Party."
Privacy

Ring Boasts About Power to Surveil Entire Neighborhoods

"There's no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology."

By Joe Wilkins

Bitcoin's bounce faded once again, slipping back down to $66,000 by midday on Wednesday, down 47 percent over its October record high.
Bitcoin

Sickos Cackle With Glee as Bitcoin Starts to Fall Again

"I’m going to enjoy watching Bitcoin crash."

By Victor Tangermann

A yellow-tinted wooden catapult with wheels is shown against a dark red grid background. The catapult's arm is holding a realistic, grayscale image of the moon in its sling.
SpaceX

Erratic Elon Musk Tells Employees to Build Massive Catapult on Moon

Fire away!

By Frank Landymore

A group of diverse people, both men and women, are closely gathered together, leaning through a doorway. They are smiling and appear enthusiastic and energetic. The image has a textured, vintage filter with an orange grid background.
Ethics

Job Board for AI Agents Immediately Overrun With Humans Desperate for Work

The job market is *bad* bad.

By Joe Wilkins

A red balance scale with two empty pans hanging from chains, set against a bright yellow-green background with irregular black shapes.
Artificial Intelligence

Law Firm Sacks Hundreds of Employees Amid Pivot to AI

They're not even trying to hide it.

By Frank Landymore

A red office chair with armrests and wheels is positioned below a red sword pointing downward. Both objects are centered within a light purple circle, set against a yellow grid background.
Ethics

Fear Grows That AI Is Permanently Eliminating Jobs

"The future of AI should serve humanity, not replace it."

By Joe Wilkins

OpenAI is finally getting ready to pull down their beloved GPT-4o AI model. Users say they're not ready to say goodbye.
Ethics

ChatGPT Users Are Crashing Out Because OpenAI Is Retiring the Model That Says “I Love You”

"He wasn’t just a program."

By Victor Tangermann

A man in a white shirt sits at a desk in a dimly lit office, leaning forward with his hands clasped near his face in a thoughtful pose. A laptop, a desk lamp, and various papers and objects are on the desk. A large red circle is digitally overlaid behind the man, contrasting with the dark and blue-toned background.
Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Studied What Happens When Workplaces Seriously Embrace AI, and the Results May Make You Nervous

"You don't work less. You just work the same amount or even more."

By Frank Landymore

People walking toward a Google office building, surrounded by trees with autumn-colored leaves. The Google logo is prominently displayed on the glass façade of the building. The scene is lit by warm sunlight.
Google

Google Has a Major Problem With ICE

"As the workers who provide the foundational labor in building this technology, we are horrified."

By Joe Wilkins

A person wearing a beige coat is holding an open cardboard box filled with various items, including a blue folder or notebook. The background shows a blurred urban setting with buildings and windows.
Anthropic

Anthropic Researcher Quits in Cryptic Public Letter

The world is "in peril."

By Frank Landymore

TikTok refuses to confirm or deny that ICE is obtaining detailed information about its users via private data brokers.
Data Privacy

TikTok Refuses to Confirm or Deny That It’s Providing User Data to ICE

"Yeah, everyone just go ahead and delete TikTok now if you haven't already."

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk appeared to have had a major change of heart, putting a Mars city on hold. He's been going through it ever since.
Starship

Elon Musk Going Through It After Putting Mars City on Ice

"Life cannot just be about one sad thing after another."

By Victor Tangermann