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Facebook's AI guru is coming for the artificial intelligence chatbot craze — and it may put him at odds with his own employer.

Artificial Intelligence

Facebook’s Chief AI Scientist Says LLMs Are Just a Passing Fad

By Noor Al-Sibai

Enceladus, an icy, 300 miles-in-diameter Moon that orbits Saturn, contains all of the six major ingredients for life after all.

Scientists Extremely Intrigued to Find Ingredients for Life on Enceladus

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Cybertruck With Camouflage Pattern Spotted at In-N-Out Drive-Thru

Advanced Transport

Cybertruck With Camouflage Pattern Spotted at In-N-Out Drive-Thru

By Victor Tangermann

The erratic behavior of Betelgeuse, a bright star some 300 light years away, has many wondering what its supernova would look like.

If Betelgeuse Explodes, It’ll Be So Bright You Could See It During the Day For a Year

By Frank Landymore

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' lawyers claim she can't pay monthly installments of $250 to her victims after prison.

Elizabeth Holmes Says She Can’t Afford $250 Per Month to Pay Back Victims

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers found that sharks — including juvenile great white sharks — hang out far closer to swimmers and surfers than previously thought.

Drone Footage Shows Swimmers Often Have No Idea There Are Giant Sharks Right Nearby

By Victor Tangermann

Gamurs, which owns gaming sites like Destructoid and Dot Esports, is looking for an AI editor to output up to 250 articles per week.

Artificial Intelligence

Owner of Gaming Sites Fires Writers, Hires for “AI Editor” to Churn Out Hundreds of Articles Per Week

By Frank Landymore

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is worried we'll turn into the blobby people being carted around on hovering recliners, like in "WALL-E."

Virtual Reality

Jack Dorsey Says VR Will Turn Us Into the Blob People From “WALL-E”

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers say they can steal encrypted keys by analyzing the glow that a power LED emits in a device, such as a smart card reader.

Robots and Machines

Godlike Hack Steals Encrypted Keys by Watching LED From 16 Meters Away

By Sharon Adarlo

A team of researchers at Switzerland’s Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have come up with an ingenious origami-inspired robot.

Ikea Trembles as Scientists Invent Flat Packable Robot

By Victor Tangermann

A white dwarf that's about 104 light years away is slowly crystallizing, a process that could take a quadrillion years.

Scientists Spot Star Transforming Into Colossal Cosmic Diamond

By Sharon Adarlo

Three Arrows Capital (3AC) founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies say they haven't on the lam. They've just been vibing with beach time and shrooms.

After Blowing Up Crypto Industry, Exec Turns to Magic Mushrooms

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Last fall, OpenAI warned Microsoft that rushing to integrate its AI could lead to nonsense responses and lies.

OpenAI Warned Microsoft That Its AI Is Absolutely Terrible At Telling the Truth

By Victor Tangermann

After spending a year and a half one million miles away from Earth, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is finally getting some company.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Sending Adorable Little Buddy to Hang Out Next to the James Webb

By Victor Tangermann

He hasn't even made it to Mars yet, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk already has his eyes on a new exoplanet to colonize: Proxima Centauri B.

Elon Musk Expresses Interest in Planet Four Light-Years Away

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tyler Winklevoss believes that an alleged Democratic "war on crypto" will be as impactful in 2024 as the Roe v. Wade decision was in 2022.

Winklevoss Twin Compares “War on Crypto” to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Over 300 parishioners gathered in Germany last week to attend a church service written by ChatGPT and delivered by AI-powered avatars.

ChatGPT Delivers Church Sermon, Tells Congregants Not to Fear Death

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Living music legend Paul McCartney has announced that he's using artificial intelligence to create "the last Beatles record."

Artificial Intelligence

Paul McCartney Using AI to Create “Last Beatles Record”

By Victor Tangermann

Writing for The Guardian, former journalist Tristan Cross says he learned to code, an area that is now being threatened by AI chatbots.

Artificial Intelligence

A Writer Actually “Learned to Code” And Now AI Threatens That, Too

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk tweeted that Unabomber Ted Kaczynski was probably right about technology being a disaster for the human race.

Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk Says Maybe the Unabomber Was Right

By Sharon Adarlo

In response to controversial and platform-altering changes to its API, Redditors are officially mobilizing against Reddit and its CEO.

Reddit Is in a Full-Blown Rebellion Against Its CEO

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A yacht captain whose vessels have twice been attacked by the same pod of orcas has some interesting ideas about these killer whales.

Science & Energy

Captain Attacked Twice by Orcas Says They’re Developing Better Anti-Boat Strategies

By Noor Al-Sibai

Kairan Quazi, 14 years old, is set to graduate from college and has already nabbed a job to be a software engineer at SpaceX.

Advanced Transport

14-Year-Old Graduates College, Gets Job at SpaceX

By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists have confirmed through genetic testing that an 18-year-old female crocodile impregnated herself without a male mate.

Science & Energy

Jesus Crocodile Conceived With No Father

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA researchers say Moon astronauts should consider that microbial life could survive in shadowed niches near the south pole.

NASA Says There May Be Life on the Moon After All

By Victor Tangermann

Meta-formerly-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a genius new plot to add some interest to Meta products: just put generative AI everywhere.

Artificial Intelligence

Zuckerberg Announces Bold Plan to Jam AI Into “Every Single One of Our Products”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The gigantic "Chonkasaurus" snapping turtle, which captured hearts online, has once again been spotted on the Chicago River.

Science & Energy

Hallelujah! The Mighty “Chonkasaurus” Turtle Has Been Spotted Again

By Noor Al-Sibai

Meta-formerly-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken a dig at Apple's recently-announced Vision Pro mixed-reality headset.

Mark Zuckerberg Takes Dig at Apple’s VR Headset

By Victor Tangermann

An internal report examined by Wired details how an "alpha" Cybertruck design was mired with braking, handling, and body-sealing issues.

Advanced Transport

Leaked Documents Reveal Cybertruck’s Glaring Design Flaws

By Frank Landymore

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is back at it again with yet another admission that he's fearful of ChatGPT and the AI future that he hath wrought.

OpenAI CEO Says He Loses Sleep Over Decision to Release ChatGPT

By Noor Al-Sibai

Redditors are teeming with rage right now in light of the social media platform's controversial decision to start charging for its API.

A Scandal Is Making Reddit Look Absolutely Horrible Right Now

By Victor Tangermann

Self-Driving Car Runs Over Dog

Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Car Runs Over Dog

By Victor Tangermann

Our primate predecessors may have enjoyed masturbation for millions of years before we ever entered the picture.

Science & Energy

Scientists Ponder When Our Ancestors First Started Cranking the Hog

By Frank Landymore

As the copyright controversy shrouding generative AI outputs only continues to deepen, Adobe has planted its flag in the sand.

Artificial Intelligence

Adobe Says It’ll Cover Legal Bills for Its AI Tool

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The eating disorder nonprofit at the center of the issue says their AI bot was updated with generative AI without their knowledge.

Artificial Intelligence

The Backstory to the Eating Disorder Bot That Went Off the Rails Is Too Stupid for Words

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA is getting increasingly worried that SpaceX's Starship may not be ready for the space agency's return to the lunar surface in 2025.

NASA Worried SpaceX’s Failure Will Push Back Landing on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

A lawyer named Steven Schwartz is in even more deep trouble after using ChatGPT to research a brief. He's now facing sanctions.

Things Are Getting Even Worse for Lawyer Who Used ChatGPT in Court

By Victor Tangermann

The OpenAI CEO explained that he does not want to take the company public. His "strange decisions" might be too much for Wall Street.

Sam Altman Says OpenAI May Need to Make a “Very Strange Decision” If It Develops AI Superintelligence

By Frank Landymore

Alejandro Núñez Vicente wants airlines to provide more legroom with his Chaise Lounge Economy seat design, but at what cost?

Double Decker Airplane Seats Could Let Travelers Fart Directly In Your Face

By Frank Landymore

Asked to provide accurate air quality index (AQI) information, Google's AI-powered search tool offered incorrect and conflicting answers.

As Smoke Fills the Sky, Google’s New AI Gives Wildly Inaccurate Info on Air Quality

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Stressed out about a potential AI-wrought apocalypse? Billionaire Mark Cuban says that's fair, actually. Cheers!

Artificial Intelligence

Mark Cuban Says Yes, You Should Be Worried About AI Doomsday

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Furious Orcas Throw Around Yacht “Like a Ragdoll”

Science & Energy

Furious Orcas Throw Around Yacht “Like a Ragdoll”

By Frank Landymore

A radio host from Georgia named Mark Walters is suing OpenAI after its ChatGPT told a journalist that he was embezzling funds.

Man Sues OpenAI After ChatGPT Claimed He Embezzled Money

By Victor Tangermann

Smoke from especially dire wildfires in Canada has swept across the East Coast, leaving an ugly and hazardous haze over cities like New York.

A Huge Cloud of Smoke Is Casting a Ghoulish Gloom Over New York City

By Frank Landymore

An Air Force veteran has come forward alleging that the government has been hiding alien spacecraft. Experts say we shouldn't dismiss him.

NASA Pushes Back Against Claim Government Has an Alien Spaceship

By Victor Tangermann

Rowan Atkinson, the actor best known for playing "Mr. Bean," apparently has a bone to pick with electric vehicles.

Advanced Transport

Mr. Bean Blasted for Hating on Electric Cars

By Noor Al-Sibai

Apple's Vision Pro was launched with great fanfare but Apple execs have not been pictured wearing the AR device. Maybe because it looks dorky.

Virtual Reality

Apple Execs Seem Terrified of Being Photographed Wearing Dorky AR Headset

By Sharon Adarlo

A video of the jiu-jitsu match where Meta-formerly-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was maybe-choked-out was obtained by NPR.

Video Emerges of Mark Zuckerberg Getting Beat Down

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

FTX appears to have made a $500 million dollar investment into the buzzy AI startup Anthropic — which might spell good news for customers.

FTX Made a Very Smart Investment That May Be Able to Pay Back Its Customers

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

It appears that one of our ancestral species had burial rituals that included the carving of symbols hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Science & Energy

Pre-Human Species Carved Symbols More Than 200,000 Years Ago

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists Finally Invented Robot That Can Sweat Heavily

Scientists Finally Invented Robot That Can Sweat Heavily

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

There are staggeringly tall mountains inside the Earth that rival Mount Everest. Scientists are puzzling over their origin.

Science & Energy

Gigantic Mountains Inside Earth Mystify Scientists

By Sharon Adarlo

Apple's expensive new headset can simply register your eyes via a feature called Optic ID by scanning the wearer's irises.

Robots and Machines

Apple’s New AR Headset Scans Your Eyeballs to Unlock

By Victor Tangermann

Ever dreamed of sending a raunchy missive into outer space on the side of a NASA spacecraft? If the answer's yes, we have good news.

If You Want to Make NASA Carve Something Rude Into a Spacecraft Headed to Jupiter, Now’s Your Chance

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Imagine not only being referred to interchangeably with ChatGPT, but finding proof that your employers chose the OpenAI chatbot over you.

Copywriter Fired After Bosses Started Calling Her “ChatGPT”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Meta-formerly-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has denied getting choked out to the point of unconsciousness during a jiu-jitsu match.

Mark Zuckerberg Denies Getting Choked Out in Jiu-Jitsu Fight

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Apple has announced its long-awaited VR headset — and it looks even stranger than we anticipated thanks to a view of the wearer's eyes.

Robots and Machines

Apple’s Bizarre Headset Has Front-Facing Screen Showing User’s Eyes

By Victor Tangermann

AI-generated joke images of toddlers wearing what looked like Target-peddled Satanic merchandise went viral in far-right social media circles.

Artificial Intelligence

Idiots Fooled by AI-Generated Pics of Satanic Merchandise at Target

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

AI chatbots like ChatGPT are extremely expensive and could turn them into a major headache for tech companies in the long run.

A Dumb Reality of ChatGPT Could Spell Big Trouble for OpenAI

By Victor Tangermann

Ameca, the humanoid robot known for her creepy facial expressions, has "imagined" a vision of an AI "nightmare scenario."

Robot With Super Realistic Face Describes AI “Nightmare Scenario”

By Noor Al-Sibai

A robot pizza delivery startup that has raised almost half a billion dollars has shut down after failing to realize its vision.

Robot Pizza Startup Shuts Down After Cheese Kept Sliding Off

By Victor Tangermann

From their experiments, the researchers calculate that their tractor beam could be used to move debris weighing several tons.

Scientists Experimenting With Actual Tractor Beam to Clean Up Space Junk

By Frank Landymore

It's only day two of Pride Month, Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is already jumping headfirst into deeply transphobic wasters.

Elon Musk Celebrates Pride Month With Wildly Transphobic Outbursts

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Sam Altman, a tech CEO, has finally watched a movie about sleazy tech CEO that invents a possibly conscious AI humanoid robot. Huh.

OpenAI CEO Says He Finally Watched “Ex Machina”

By Frank Landymore