“If you’re able to build here, this technology is universal.” Waymo Terrifying We’re willing to bet that you’ve never seen anything quite as anxiety-inducing as a recent video shared by Indian startup Swaayatt Robots, showing an extremely adventurous self-driving SUV navigating the hectic streets of Bhopal, India. The nation’s streets are infamously chaotic, with basic… Continue reading To Experience Pure Anxiety, Watch This Video of a Self-Driving Car Navigating India’s Chaotic Traffic
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Organ Transplants Can Change Personality and Even Sexual Orientation, Scientists Find
Image by Getty / Futurism Scientists have found that organ transplants can have unexpected consequences, including profound changes to one’s personality and sexual preferences. In a study involving 47 participants, a whopping 89 percent reported personality changes following their surgery, the South China Morning Post reports, no matter what organ they had received. These changes included… Continue reading Organ Transplants Can Change Personality and Even Sexual Orientation, Scientists Find
Women Diagnosed With HIV After “Vampire Facial” Procedures Popularized by Kim Kardashian
Image by Kim Kardashian via Instagram At least three women were diagnosed with HIV after receiving a bloody “vampire facial” at a New Mexico wellness spa, an alarming Center for Disease Control (CDC) report reveals. According to the report, the case represents the first documented transmission of HIV via contaminated cosmetic injections — not to… Continue reading Women Diagnosed With HIV After “Vampire Facial” Procedures Popularized by Kim Kardashian
Venture Capital Firms Are Actually Considering Giving Elon Musk $6 Billion For xAI
Why do they think this is a good idea? Check, Please At least one big Silicon Valley venture capital firm is considering a $6 billion cash infusion for Elon Musk’s xAI startup and its troubled chatbot, Grok. As people close to the fundraising told The Information, Musk is closing in on a first-round fundraising deal with… Continue reading Venture Capital Firms Are Actually Considering Giving Elon Musk $6 Billion For xAI
Drake Pulls Down AI-Generated Diss Track After Lawsuit Threat From Tupac’s Estate
A masterclass in legal threats. Down and Out After being sent a very guilt-inducing cease-and-desist, Drake has taken down his AI-generated diss track that deepfaked the voices of Tupac and Snoop Dogg. As The Verge reports, the Canadian-born rapper, née Aubrey Graham, has deleted the track “Taylor Made” from his profile on X-formerly-Twitter, though because it… Continue reading Drake Pulls Down AI-Generated Diss Track After Lawsuit Threat From Tupac’s Estate
Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD Linked to Hundreds of Crashes, Many Fatal
Tesla “did not adequately ensure that drivers maintained their attention.” Checked Out Federal regulators released a report this week in which they found that Tesla’s controversial driver assistance software was linked to hundreds of injuries and dozens of deaths. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that those making use of the EV maker’s misleadingly called… Continue reading Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD Linked to Hundreds of Crashes, Many Fatal
Gym Teacher Arrested for Using AI to Make Principal Say Racist Things
As dystopian as it is predictable. Blackmail Order A Baltimore-area educator has been arrested after he allegedly used AI to deepfake his school’s principal into spewing bigotry, in a misfired blackmail scheme. As the Baltimore Banner and other news outlets report, now-former athletic director Dazhon Darien has been charged with several crimes after audio surfaced of… Continue reading Gym Teacher Arrested for Using AI to Make Principal Say Racist Things
A Tesla Vice President Just Quit and Sold $181 Million of Its Stock
Cashing out. Abandon Ship Tesla is going through a crisis right now. The company, which posted disastrous first-quarter results earlier this month, isn’t just losing over ten percent of its rank-and-file workforce due to layoffs. A number of high-profile insiders have also abandoned ship. Take longtime Tesla executive Drew Baglino, who joined Tesla in 2006 — and… Continue reading A Tesla Vice President Just Quit and Sold $181 Million of Its Stock
Cybertruck Driver Goes Berserk With Road Rage After Mild Teasing
“I don’t want nothing more than rip off your heads and spit down your throats.” Road Rage A thin-skinned Cybertruck driver has had enough of being teased for his questionable life choices. A video making the rounds on social media shows the driver cussing out a group of cyclists, who purportedly poked fun at him… Continue reading Cybertruck Driver Goes Berserk With Road Rage After Mild Teasing
Self-Driving Waymo Spotted Plowing Down Wrong Side of Street
A video making the rounds on social media shows a self-driving Waymo car bombing down the wrong side of the road in downtown San Francisco — yet another glaring incident involving the company’s vehicles acting unexpectedly. The footage shows the vehicle passing a group of electric-powered unicyclists and scooters in the city’s Mission and Market… Continue reading Self-Driving Waymo Spotted Plowing Down Wrong Side of Street