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Devices

In Blind Test, Audiophiles Unable to Tell Difference Between Sound Signal Run Through an Expensive Cable and a Banana

"Maybe there are high-end bananas."

3D Printing

The Economics of 3D Printed Homes Are Surprisingly Horrible

That's a lot of dough.

Artificial Intelligence

Woman Uses AI to Apologize for Burning Down House, Biting Cop

Not making a strong case for yourself.

Ethics

AI Could Cause Workers to Rise Up Against the Corporations Driving Them Into Poverty

"Larger working-class movements for dignity are possible."

Pollution

Scientists Find That Igniting Oil Spills to Create Fire Tornadoes Might Actually Be Good for the Oceans

"Our goal is to harness the chaotic nature of fire whirls as a powerful, precise restoration tool, to protect coastlines, marine ecosystems and the environment as a whole."

Ethics

Man Letting AI Rent Human Bodies Says Elon Musk Is His Hero

"People would love to have a clanker as their boss."

Ethics

Hollywood Is Lying to Everyone About How Much AI They’re Using, Says Consummate Hollywood Insider

"Everyone's lying just a little bit."

OpenAI

It’s Comically Easy to Trick ChatGPT Into Saying Things About People That Are Completely Untrue

"Anybody can do this."

Artificial Intelligence

Developer’s Honest Assessment of AI at Work Rattles the Official Narrative

AI won't save you, or your floundering company.

Robotics

Video Shows Man Bleeding After Flailing Robot Kicks Him in Nose

That definitely hurt.

Elon Musk

Court Having Trouble Assembling Jury for Elon Musk Because People Hate Him So Much

A man of the people.

Ethics

Personal Electronics Spiking in Price as AI Industry Buys Up All the Components

"RAMaggedon" could drag on for years, executives fear.

Artificial Intelligence

Amazon’s Blundering AI Caused Multiple AWS Outages

Is this a forecast of how hopelessly AI-dependent our tech overlords will be going forward?

Pathogens

Stanford’s New “Universal Vaccine Formula” Nasal Spray Protects Mice Against Stunning Range of Diseases

"I think what we have is a universal vaccine against diverse respiratory threats."

RX and Medicine

It Seems Bad That Temu Is Selling Peptides

"Our average customer is closer to a Starbucks barista."

NASA

3I/ATLAS Spraying Material as It Exits the Solar System

It was "full-on erupting" during its flyby of the Sun.

OpenAI

OpenAI Flagged a Mass Shooter’s Troubling Conversations With ChatGPT Before the Incident, Decided Not to Warn Police

Employees at OpenAI urged leaders to alert the police, but they opted not to.

OpenAI

OpenAI’s Hardware Device Just Leaked, and You Will Cringe

Thanks, but no thanks.

Ethics

Jack Dorsey’s New Company Falling Apart as It Forces Employees to Use AI

"The overarching culture at Block is crumbling."

Military

Lockheed Martin F-35s Can Be Jailbroken Like $80 Million iPhones, European Military Chief Says

"You can jailbreak an F-35 just like an iPhone."