The Saudi crown family’s megalomaniac dreams of building a gigantic city of the future in the middle of the desert are getting a brutal reality check. Saudi Arabia’s plans for Neom, a futuristic fever dream which includes a massive all-inclusive resort on the coast, a second ski resort in the mountains, and an up to… Continue reading Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper Is Turning Into a Disaster
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Trump Suggests That the Stranded Astronauts May Have Fallen in Love
In a series of strange remarks, president Donald Trump posited that the stranded Starliner astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, may have fallen in love during their extended stay on the International Space Station. “They’ve been left up there — I hope they like each other, maybe they love each other, I don’t know,” Trump… Continue reading Trump Suggests That the Stranded Astronauts May Have Fallen in Love
Scientists Intrigued by Galactic Structure That’s 1.4 Billion Light-Years Wide
Scientists say they’ve uncovered the “largest known galactic structure” — a cosmic monster that spans a mind-boggling 1.4 billion light-years, which is around 14,000 times the diameter of our own Milky Way galaxy. The team, led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Physics, made the discovery after analyzing data as part of the ROSAT… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Galactic Structure That’s 1.4 Billion Light-Years Wide
Scientists Realize They Witnessed the Last Gasp of a Planet as It Met a Horrible Fate
The “death knell” of an entire world. Since they were first detected over four decades ago, unusually powerful x-ray emissions originating from the site of a dying star called the Helix Nebula have proved an enigma to astronomers. Now, we may finally have an explanation for what they are — and it’s pretty grisly. As… Continue reading Scientists Realize They Witnessed the Last Gasp of a Planet as It Met a Horrible Fate
Side Effects of Ketamine Could Explain a Lot About Elon Musk’s Behavior
Image by Shawn Thew / Pool via Getty / Futurism Amid his newfound role as unelected government wrecker, Elon Musk’s use of the powerful tranquilizer ketamine is once again in the press. As The Atlantic reports, research into the effects of sustained ketamine use may offer some insights into the increasingly bizarre antics of the South… Continue reading Side Effects of Ketamine Could Explain a Lot About Elon Musk’s Behavior
MrBeast Says His Life Is Full of Sorrow Due to All the Boss Things That Occupy His Schedule
“The average person does not want to live the life I live.” For some people, the world is not enough. At least that’s how Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson feels, a YouTuber whose content empire is worth a cool $85 million. He’s recently gone on record lamenting the stress and anguish of the centimillionaire media lifestyle, complaining… Continue reading MrBeast Says His Life Is Full of Sorrow Due to All the Boss Things That Occupy His Schedule
Chinese People Keep Comparing Trump’s Authoritarianism to Mao and Xi Jinping
A charismatic leader comes to power on a wave of populist rage against elites, dismissive of pesky ideas about civil liberties and free speech, and supported by a cadre of yes-men who rally around bright-red imagery. Sound familiar? As the New York Times reports, Chinese people inside and outside the communist country are comparing the… Continue reading Chinese People Keep Comparing Trump’s Authoritarianism to Mao and Xi Jinping
Elon’s Grok Chatbot Calculates Probability That Trump Is a Russian Asset
Elon Musk’s supposedly “anti-woke” chatbot, Grok, keeps spewing outputs that are hilariously opposed to the billionaire’s views — including that newly-minted President Donald Trump is likely a Russian asset. Responding to a prompt from Arizona Republic columnist EJ Montini, Musk’s “maximally truth-seeking” AI, which is built into X, said after an analysis that the probability of the… Continue reading Elon’s Grok Chatbot Calculates Probability That Trump Is a Russian Asset
The Woman Accused of Running a Murderous Cult Linked to Roko’s Basilisk Faked Her Own Death Before “Coming Back to Life”
The leader of an alleged cult informed by the murderous hypothetical artificial superintelligence of “Roko’s Basilisk” once faked her death in the months before the first of several killings that have been linked to her followers. As The Guardian notes, Jack “Ziz” LaSota — the alleged leader of the “Zizians,” a militantly vegan group of computer scientists… Continue reading The Woman Accused of Running a Murderous Cult Linked to Roko’s Basilisk Faked Her Own Death Before “Coming Back to Life”
Pinterest Changes User Terms So It Can Train AI on User Data and Photos, Regardless of When They Were Posted
Pinterest has updated its privacy policy to reflect its use of platform user data and images to train AI tools. A new clause, published this week on the company’s website, outlines that Pinterest will use its patrons’ “information to train, develop and improve our technology such as our machine learning models, regardless of when Pins were posted.”… Continue reading Pinterest Changes User Terms So It Can Train AI on User Data and Photos, Regardless of When They Were Posted