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Eli Lilly announced clinical trial results this week for a daily pill to treat obesity and diabetes. Its name is absolutely terrible.
Developments

Eli Lilly’s New Weight Loss Drug May Have the Worst Name in Pharmaceutical History

Now, say it three times fast.

A 23-year-old man is accused of murdering his mother in a botched DIY exorcism in Fort Worth, Texas last week.
Health & Medicine

Man Tries to Perform Exorcism, Instead Allegedly Murders His Mother

Don't try this at home.

Chinese robotics manufacturing is far outpacing the rest of the world, with over 276,000 robots going online between 2022 and 2023 alone.
Robotics

Experts Alarmed by China’s Enormous Army of Robots

Behold: the rise of the machine.

An experiment by researchers at Carnegie Melon University staffed a fake software company with AI Agents, and the results were dismal.
Artificial Intelligence

Professors Staffed a Fake Company Entirely With AI Agents, and You’ll Never Guess What Happened

Who would have thought?

A federal judge has accused Mike Lindell and his lawyers of turning in a legal document filled with AI hallucinations.
Artificial Intelligence

The MyPillow Guy’s Lawyers Used AI in Court and You’ll Never Guess How That Turned Out

"I'm in ruins."

Scientists have figured out, using statistics, exactly how often you should have sex to safeguard against depression.
Mental Health

Scientists Identify Ideal Amount of Boinking for Maximum Mental Health

Good to know.

As if the market weren't already bad enough, applicants are now having to compete with AI-generated job seekers.
Artificial Intelligence

When You Apply for a Job Now, You’re Competing With Non-Human Entities

Unemployment has never been more depressing.

Gold particles could help reproduce the visual signals of damaged photoreceptor cells and restore vision, according to new research.
Developments

Doctors Say Injecting Gold Into Eyeballs Could Restore Lost Vision

No surgery required.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's dream of creating virtual worlds continues to be a disaster. Over 100 workers were fired from its Reality Labs.
Metaverse

Remember Zuckerberg’s Cherished Metaverse? Now He’s Firing the People He Hired to Build It

Sorry, folks!

A group of former employees and activists have sent a letter pleading with lawmakers to stop OpenAI from going private.
OpenAI

Former OpenAI Staffers Implore Courts to Block What It’s Trying to Do

"OpenAI may one day build technology that could get us all killed."

A new species of caterpillar called the "bone collector" strips the body parts of its slain enemies and uses them to make a gruesome suit.
Science & Energy

Extremely Metal “Bone Collector” Caterpillar Cloaks Itself in the Shattered Exoskeletons of Its Vanquished Foes

They call it the "bone collector."

Despite Jon Stewart and his team's best efforts, Elon Musk appears to have slunk away with his tail between his legs.
Elon Musk

Realizing He Was About to Be Humiliated by Jon Stewart, Elon Musk Slunk Away With His Tail Between His Legs

"It’s truly shameless."

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said that his company is working on an AI browser that "deeply understands" your personal data.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Browser Will Track Every Single Thing You Do, CEO Reveals

They want to know everything.

Priscilla Chan is shutting down her free school — and the families implicated were blindsided by the news.
Future Society

Low-Income Families “Dumbfounded” When Told Zuckerberg Is Shutting Down Their School

"Mommy, the guy who’s been giving money to our school doesn’t want to give it to us anymore."

For one Reddit user, OpenAI's ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode suddenly went from chirpy and helpful to downright demonic.
OpenAI

ChatGPT Suddenly Starts Speaking in Terrifying Demon Voice

"It's a nightmare room."

Despite its many guardrails, ChatGPT is still able to generate controversial images — depending on your definition of "controversial."
Future Society

The Results of Asking ChatGPT for the Most Controversial Image Possible Are Rather Wild

There's a lot going on with this prompt.

US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth has been using the same phone he uses to send out war plans to also go on sports betting websites.
Future Society

The Head of the Pentagon Has Been Using His Personal Phone for Sports Betting and Sharing Military Secrets

"There's zero percent chance that someone hasn't tried to install Pegasus or some other spyware on his phone."

If he had to choose between the Moon or Mars, incoming NASA administrator Jared Isaacman picked the Moon, against Elon Musk's wishes.
Mars

Incoming NASA Administrator Throws Elon Musk’s Mars Plans Under the Bus

"Given existing law, I would prioritize the Artemis program."

The State Bar of California admitted that AI was used to draft dozens of questions in the bar exam administered to aspiring lawyers.
Artificial Intelligence

California Admits AI Was Used to Write Bar Exam Plagued by Problems

"I'm almost speechless."

The government is launching a registry tracking Americans with autism as part of RFK Jr.'s probe into the disorder's roots.
Health & Medicine

Government Launching Database of Everyday People With Autism

This is terrifying.