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Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb suggests that if interstellar object 3I/ATLAS isn't a comet, nor an asteroid, it may have been "sent" to us.
Off-World

Astronomer Says the Object Approaching Us From Beyond the Solar System Is Not What We Think

"Sent towards the inner solar system by design."

By Victor Tangermann

The type of advanced AI that Isaac Asimov imagined in fiction is finally here. And it's flunking his Three Laws of Robotics.
Artificial Intelligence

Leading AI Models Are Completely Flunking the Three Laws of Robotics

Isaac Asimov is spinning in his grave.

By Victor Tangermann, Jon Christian

As AI takes the programming world by storm, experienced devs are still the gold standard — and they're better off without AI assistance, too.
Artificial Intelligence

What Actually Happens When Programmers Use AI Is Hilarious, According to a New Study

Wait...

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new study shows that over half of teens are regular users of AI companions — and some prefer them to their human friends.
Artificial Intelligence

A Staggering Proportion of Teens Say Talking to AI Is Better Than Real-Life Friends

"There's not a perfect plan for parents because they're up against giant corporations who are very invested in getting their kids on these products."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk has been boasting about the capabilities of Grok 4, but new findings suggest that it doesn't match up to its competitors.  
xAI

Elon Musk Said Grok 4 Was the “Smartest AI in the World,” But Its Leaderboard Scores Just Came Out and They Tell a Different Story

Well, this is embarrassing.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Wired revealed that "raw" footage pertaining to the death of Jeffrey Epstein, released by the FBI, is missing three minutes.
Future Society

Metadata Shows That Critical Minutes Were Deleted From the Epstein Video

The plot thickens.

By Victor Tangermann

In his increasingly desperate bid to keep up in the ongoing AI race, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is constructing tents for extra compute.
Meta

Zuckerberg Is So Desperate for AI Power That He’s Building Temporary Data Centers in Tents

Meta is "prioritizing speed above all else."

By Victor Tangermann

A proposal put forward by Representative Gluesenkamp Perez would require members of congress to pass mental acuity exams in order to serve.
Brain

New Law Would Force Aging Members of Congress to Take Cognitive Tests

"It’s clear people want systemic reform. They want accountability."

By Joe Wilkins

As Elon Musk's Tesla triples down on an robotaxis, analysts are warning it could take many years for them to become profitable.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Bank Warns That Robotaxi Companies May Have Overlooked Severe Obstacles to Actually Making Money

They're not convinced.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla has expanded the area where its Robotaxis can operate in Austin, and it appears to be shaped like something provocative. 
Tesla

We Are Having a Very Hard Time Believing the “Shape” of Tesla’s New Robotaxi Geofence Is a Coincidence

"Bigger, longer, and uncut."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bernie Sanders has become one of the most surprising AI boosters in politics — and he's getting his intel straight from the source.
Artificial Intelligence

Bernie Sanders Issues Warning About How AI Is Really Being Used

"Doomsday scenario."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has announced a nearly $200 million contract with the US Department of Defense to develop AI tools.
xAI

The Pentagon Is Pumping $200 Million Into Elon Musk’s AI That Just Had a Nazi Meltdown

This is an outrage.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk has officially swapped xAI's Grok chatbot's gender into... a goth anime waifu? We're just as confused as you.
xAI

Users Immediately Find Grok’s Anime Waifu Persona Has Hidden “Full Gooner Mode”

We wish we were kidding.

By Victor Tangermann

Google's Gemini AI chatbot boasted that it would crush the Atari 2600 at chess — before cowering in fear in the face of a superior machine.
Google

Google’s AI Refuses to Even Play Chess Against 1977 Atari, After Hearing What It Did to Other Cutting-Edge AIs

"Canceling the match is likely the most time-efficient and sensible decision."

By Frank Landymore

Billionaire Elon Musk, who has had a major falling out with president Donald Trump, called on him to release the "Epstein files."
Elon Musk

Musk Calls on Trump to Release Epstein Files

"Just release the files as promised."

By Victor Tangermann

AI has deeply infiltrated the restaurant world, leading to some outrageous menu descriptions on delivery websites.
Artificial Intelligence

Restaurant Uses AI for Menu, Accidentally Describes Appetizer in Way So Disgusting That We May Never Recover

Oh god... oh no...

By Noor Al-Sibai

Evangelicals have begun to embrace AI — but a growing subset of Christians claim the technology is quite literally demonic.
Artificial Intelligence

More and More Christians Say AI Is Demonic

"If the air is full of demons who hate you, why wouldn’t AI be?"

By Noor Al-Sibai

Many experts hold that generative AI will have sweeping effects on the job market. But how it will transform the workforce remains a debate.
Artificial Intelligence

These Strange Jobs Will Survive AI, Expert Says

"We’re the horses, we’re the film cameras."

By Victor Tangermann

The Information locked down none other than Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The live stream interview didn't go as planned.
Meta

Interview With Mark Zuckerberg Crashes and Burns as They Can’t Get His Audio Working

Think AI is hard? Try AV.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have witnessed evidence of a collision between black holes so huge that it defies their understanding of physics.
Off-World

Scientists Detect Sign of Something Impossible Out in Deep Space

The thing that cannot be.

By Frank Landymore