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Massive layoffs among white collar workers are being blamed on AI -- but the evidence of a causal relationship is as thin as ever.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Blamed for Tens of Thousands of White Collar Layoffs

It's not looking good.

By Rae Witte

Grok, now integrated into newer Tesla vehicles, is continuing to be the edgiest mainstream AI chatbot around.
xAI

Mom Says Tesla’s New Built-In AI Asked Her 12-Year-Old Something Deeply Inappropriate

"I was at a loss for words."

By Frank Landymore

A video shows an AI-generated take on the iconic sitcom "Friends" that's so bizarre that it's uncomfortable to watch.
Ethics

This AI-Generated Sitcom Is Actually Unsettling to Watch

"Yeah man, this is great stuff if you have the brain of a lobotomized golden retriever."

By Victor Tangermann

A six-year investigation has helped uncover the brutal working conditions Tushar Atre's employees suffered under his hand.
The Industrialists

Murdered Tech CEO Was Cruelly Bullying Employees Before His Death

Jealous rage or bastille justice?

By Joe Wilkins

A woman in her 60s is angry that her Virginia home is surrounded by data centers, which are noisy and belch out pollution.
Future Society

Woman Aghast as 14 Data Centers Move Next Door, Emits Terrible Stench

"I will die on this hill and stay in this house."

By Sharon Adarlo

After being booted out of Intel, Patrick Gelsinger immediately threw himself into doing God's work: spreading Christian-aligned AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Former CEO of Intel Building Special AI to Bring About Second Coming of Christ

Naturally.

By Frank Landymore

At the end of Coinbase's earnings call, CEO Brian Armstrong pulled one over those using prediction markets to bet on what he would say.
Bitcoin

Coinbase CEO Pulls Up Predictions Market During Earnings Call and Rattles Off Words People Were Betting He’d Say

"This prediction market stuff is going to end badly."

By Victor Tangermann

AI-powered dinosaurs are coming, pumped out by robotics companies looking to shave off a piece of the edu-tainment market.
Future Society

China Unleashing AI-Powered Robot Dinosaurs

We all know where this is going.

By Joe Wilkins

Folks looking for evidence of SNAP recipients as welfare queens have no shortage of AI generated schlock to use as justification.
Ethics

Racist Influencers Using OpenAI’s Sora to Make it Look Like Poor People Are Selling Food Stamps for Cash

A new low.

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers studying stray dogs inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, spotted at least three dogs that had turned blue. They may know why.
Pollution

Stray Dogs in Chernobyl Zone Turn Mildly Blue

Researchers say they may have identified the cause.

By Victor Tangermann

Officers accused a Denver woman of stealing a $25 package after an AI camera flagged her car as being in the area.
Future Society

Woman Baffled When Cops Accuse Her of Random Crime, Saying They Have Cameras Everywhere

"You know we have cameras in that jurisdiction and you can't get a breath of fresh air, in or out of that place, without us knowing, correct?"

By Joe Wilkins

A software developer from Iceland has successfully hacked a satellite's flight computer to run a port of the infamous 1993 shooter.
Off-World

Hacker Gets “Doom” Running on Satellite in Outer Space

"The point was to break the curse of being too risk-averse with multi-million-dollar spacecraft."

By Joe Wilkins

We heard you like the gig economy.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Woman Using Waymo Robotaxi to Deliver Doordash

We heard you like the gig economy.

By Joe Wilkins

Out of the 80 analysts covering Nvidia stock for Bloomberg's enterprise terminals, only one of them is saying "sell."
Finance

Wall Street Analyst Warns That Nvidia Is Facing Serious Trouble

"This is not my first bubble."

By Joe Wilkins

Astronomer Avi Loeb outlines nine "anomalies" that he says support his hypothesis that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is an alien artefact.
Astronomy

Nine Reasons This Scientist Is Suspicious the Object Screaming Past the Sun Is a City-Sized Alien Spacecraft

"The implication of alien technology would be huge and therefore we must take this possibility seriously."

By Victor Tangermann

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is spending untold billions on infrastructure and top talent for its AI ambitions. Investors are rattled.
Meta

Meta Stock Plummets as Investors Horrified at How Much Zuckerberg Is Spending on Misfired AI

"The total dollar spend is just kind of what hangs us up a little bit."

By Victor Tangermann

A beloved neighborhood cat in San Francisco allegedly lost its life in a hit-and-run accident after a driverless Waymo failed to stop.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Beloved Bodega Cat Reportedly Killed by Driverless Waymo

Rest in peace, little one.

By Rae Witte

Days after announcing its conversion into a for-profit corporation, OpenAI is reportedly preparing for a mammoth initial public offering.
OpenAI

Immediately After Ditching Its Nonprofit Roots, OpenAI Is Already Preparing to Go Public

That was fast.

By Frank Landymore

Many NASA contractors and federal civil servants are not being paid during the ongoing government shutdown, which could lead to delays.
Moon

NASA Not Paying Moon Astronauts as They Prepare to Risk Their Lives

They're putting their lives on the line — and not even getting paychecks for it.

By Victor Tangermann

Federal immigration officers are busting out their phones to scan people's faces and confirm their residency.
Ethics

ICE Is Now Wandering the Streets, Scanning People’s Faces to Check If They’re Citizens

"I'm an American citizen so just leave me alone."

By Joe Wilkins