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Researchers studied what effect trigger warnings actually had on people who were exposed to them -- and the results were ironic.
Future Society

Trigger Warning Have a Weird Effect on People, New Paper Finds

The family of a college student who died trapped inside a Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames is now suing Tesla for its faulty doors.
Electric Vehicles

College Student Died Locked Inside a Cybertruck on Fire, Family Now Suing Tesla

"I never want this to happen to any other family."

Children are easily enamored by ChatGPT and other AI chatbots that can keep a conversation going, many parents are discovering.
Ethics

Parents Are Giving Their Toddlers ChatGPT on Voice Mode to Keep Them Entertained, and It’s Alarming

"Maybe I should not have my own kids be the guinea pigs."

In a video that went viral, a clip shows Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants cooking up meth, raising copyright concerns.
Art

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Is Generating Video of SpongeBob Cooking Meth, Highlighting Copyright Concerns

"We don't call it 'stuff,' Patrick. It's Blue Barnacle."

Astronomers have discovered that a "rogue" planet is going through a massive growth spurt and it's eating everything around it.
Exoplanets

Scientists Spot “Rogue” Planet Floating Between Stars, Devouring Everything in Reach

It eats... and eats... and eats...

Astronomers detected a gigantic wave pattern in a large portion of the Milky Way galaxy by analyzing data from young stars.
Astronomy

The Milky Way has a Colossal Wave Rippling Through It, Astronomers Say

A great disturbance.

Hallucinating AI platforms are spitting out nonexistent landmarks and it's putting tourists in dangerous situations.
Ethics

AI Endangering Tourists by Sending Them to Nonexistent Landmarks in Hazardous Locations

"The proliferation of AI is an impending threat to travel."

Employees ranging from senior leaders to engineers are quitting Elon Musk's companies — and often joining his rivals.
Elon Musk

Tesla and xAI Staff Are Fleeing as Musk Becomes Increasingly Erratic

"Elon's behavior is affecting morale, retention, and recruitment."

Merriam-Webster teased that it was releasing a large language model in a recent announcement — with a twist.
Artificial Intelligence

You Are Not Prepared for Merriam-Webster’s Announcement of Its New AI Model

"It never hallucinates. It does not require data centers, and uses no electricity."

Canadian Moon astronaut Jeremy Hansen told Ars Technica that he's hoping to "take a very short nap on the pad."
Moon

Astronaut Traveling to Moon Next Year Says He’s Hoping to Take a “Short Nap” on the Launch Pad

"I’ve been practicing falling asleep."

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images
Future Society

Mourning Women Say OpenAI Killed Their AI Boyfriends

"OpenAI, please feel free to toss yourself off the nearest cliff at your earliest convenience."

AI data centers in the US are spiking nearby customers electricity bills and bringing other unexpected costs.
Ethics

AI Data Centers Are Skyrocketing Regular People’s Energy Bills

How is this fair?

Elon Musk boasted that his "Optimus" humanoid robots will reach Mars and explore its surface by the end of next year.
Future Society

Elon’s Robots Will Quickly Become Dead Husks on Mars, Expert Warns

"Right now, humanoids aren't reliable enough to be autonomous on Earth, let alone Mars."

Chinese scientists tested a provocative military scenario: the effects of three rapid nuclear strikes on the same target.
Military

Chinese Military Investigates What Would Happen If They Shot the Same Target With Three Rapid-Fire Nuclear Missiles

That's gonna leave a mark.

Newly unveiled testimony has revealed that Elon Musk's SpaceX took money directly from Chinese investors, despite US military ties.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Caught Letting China Invest in SpaceX, a Huge US Military Contractor

"They obviously have Chinese investors to be honest."

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Altman and tech leaders from Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and CoreWeave testified about the global artificial intelligence race and how the United States can remain competitive. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
OpenAI

Former OpenAI Employee Horrified by How ChatGPT Is Driving Users Into Psychosis

"Believe me when I say: the things that ChatGPT has been telling users are probably worse than you think."

Astronomers said they had found "undepleted phosphine," a molecule associated with life, on Earth in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf.
Exobiology

Astronomers Startled to Spot Abundance of “Biosignature” Molecules in a Failed Star’s Atmosphere

"My first impression was shock that we finally saw it. We’ve been looking for so long."

New Yorkers appear to have plenty of reasons to ridicule and criticize AI startup Friend's latest offering.
Future Society

AI “Friend” Startup Overwhelmed With Hatred

"Befriend something alive."

sora-2-sam-altman-grilling-pikachu
OpenAI

Horrific Sora 2 Video Shows Sam Altman Grilling a Dead Pikachu

"Alright Nintendo it may be time to assemble your famed lawyer squad."

Famed sci-fi author and tech journalist Cory Doctorow has a spectacularly grim warning about the coming AI-fueled economic disaster.
Investing

Cory Doctorow Says the AI Industry Is About to Collapse

"So, you're saying a third of the stock market is tied up in seven AI companies that have no way to become profitable and that this is a bubble that's going to burst and take the whole economy with it?"