The United Arab Emirates’ so-called “spy sheikh” controls a whopping $1.5 trillion in wealth — and he’s funneling a colossal stream of it into AI, making him one of the world’s most powerful figures in the space. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan — the son of the UAE’s… Continue reading This Emirati Prince Controls Four Times Elon Musk’s Wealth and He’s Going All-In on AI
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It Looks an Awful Lot Like Elon Musk Is Awarding a Huge Government Contract to Himself
Multi-hypenate billionaire and unelected White House advisor Elon Musk has been accused of unabashedly enriching himself on the dime of American taxpayers — while slashing funding across a growing number of agencies. And that conflict of interest is about to really be put to the test. As the Washington Post reports, the Federal Aviation Administration —… Continue reading It Looks an Awful Lot Like Elon Musk Is Awarding a Huge Government Contract to Himself
Watching One of the World’s Most Advanced AIs Try to Beat Pokémon Red Is Strangely Fascinating
You can even watch its thought process. To prepare to take over the real world, AI models are first conquering virtual ones. On Tuesday, Anthropic kicked off its Twitch livestream titled “Claude Plays Pokémon.” Without human intervention, the Google-backed startup’s latest AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, explores the world of Pokémon Red, doing its best… Continue reading Watching One of the World’s Most Advanced AIs Try to Beat Pokémon Red Is Strangely Fascinating
Sounds Like Elon Musk Is About to Get Eviscerated by Jon Stewart
Elon Musk is apparently headed to “The Daily Show” — where his interview with Jon Stewart will air unedited. News of this all-star showdown comes fresh on the heels of Stewart’s return to the small screen, which saw the satirical host delivering an anti-Musk tirade so fiery that he smashed a mug and injured his… Continue reading Sounds Like Elon Musk Is About to Get Eviscerated by Jon Stewart
Robot With Large Drill Headed for Surface of Moon
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a lunar lander from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, kicking off the latest attempt to touch down on the Moon’s surface. Houston-based startup Intuitive Machines’ lander, dubbed Athena, is equipped with various scientific instruments, including a tiny “hopper” robot, three separate rovers — and a drill. The drill… Continue reading Robot With Large Drill Headed for Surface of Moon
Ads for Elon Musk’s “Swasticar” Go Viral as Tesla Crumbles
Palpable hatred for Elon Musk seems to be everywhere you look this week, from viral ads to Tesla’s plummeting stock value. Across the pond in London Town, a group of anti-Musk crusaders operating under the handle “Everyone Hates Elon” have erected a bus stop ad that features the billionaire doing his infamous “Sieg Heil” salute… Continue reading Ads for Elon Musk’s “Swasticar” Go Viral as Tesla Crumbles
Real Life Is Now “Don’t Look Up” as Trump Pulls Support for Any Research About the Climate
Technically, no one’s forcing you to stare down the barrel of imminent climate doom, inevitable as it seems to be. You can always bury your head in the sand instead — which is pretty much what the Trump administration has decided to do, on the behalf of all of us. As the Guardian reports, the… Continue reading Real Life Is Now “Don’t Look Up” as Trump Pulls Support for Any Research About the Climate
Jeff Bezos Announces That Washington Post Opinions Will Now Exclusively Celebrate the Glories of Capitalism
The free market just got a little more so today, thanks to the benevolent decree of one of the richest men who’s ever lived. Seriously though, an email from Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos to the newspaper’s staff is now saying the quiet part out loud: the newspaper will no longer tolerate opinions its billionaire… Continue reading Jeff Bezos Announces That Washington Post Opinions Will Now Exclusively Celebrate the Glories of Capitalism
Elon Musk’s Guiding Principle Seems to Be Trying to Inflict as Much Cruelty as Possible
In a 2018 essay, The Atlantic‘s Adam Serwer attempted to make sense of the political chaos unfolding roughly a year and a half into president Donald Trump’s first term. His argument, that “cruelty is the point,” became a common catchphrase among Trump critics, denoting his politics of demonization and exclusion, which seemed to be about… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Guiding Principle Seems to Be Trying to Inflict as Much Cruelty as Possible
Trump Posts AI-Generated Video of Genderqueer Bellydancers Frolicking
Late last night, Donald Trump took to Truth Social, the social media platform he has a majority stake in, to publish a hallucinatory AI-generated video of what he purports a Trump-ruled Gaza Strip might one day look like. The video opens with synthetic clips depicting a war-torn Gaza, where ominous automatic rifle-wielding figures stand by… Continue reading Trump Posts AI-Generated Video of Genderqueer Bellydancers Frolicking