The tug of war for artificial intelligence developers between Meta and OpenAI is devolving into a knock-down, drag-out fight. In an effort to revive his crumbling AI program, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently declared open season on OpenAI’s staffers. The billionaire tech mogul is said to be hand-selecting AI researchers and developers to build… Continue reading Behind the Scenes, Sam Altman Is Absolutely Furious
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Tesla Gets Dismal Sales News After Disastrous Robotaxi Launch
Tesla has posted its second quarter delivery numbers — and they’re not looking good. As the New York Times reports, the company reported it had delivered just 384,000 vehicles between April and June, a massive drop from 444,000 vehicles over the same period last year. Meanwhile, CEO Elon Musk has focused his carmaker’s resources on… Continue reading Tesla Gets Dismal Sales News After Disastrous Robotaxi Launch
For $10, You Can Crack ChatGPT Into a Horrifying Monster
It’s astonishingly easy to prod OpenAI’s large language models (LLMs) into doing the most abominable things you can imagine. In an editorial for the Wall Street Journal, the researchers from the AI firm AE Studio explained that all it took was some tricky prompting and a $10 charge to access OpenAI’s developer platform — and… Continue reading For $10, You Can Crack ChatGPT Into a Horrifying Monster
Apple’s AI Research Has Failed So Spectacularly That It’s Considering Just Letting OpenAI Power Siri
For the past few months, Apple has been mired in a tangled legal web of its own making. When the tech giant released the iPhone 16 back in September of 2024, it promised customers a suite of shiny new “Apple Intelligence” features, which would “roll out later this year and in the months following.” At… Continue reading Apple’s AI Research Has Failed So Spectacularly That It’s Considering Just Letting OpenAI Power Siri
Iranian Hackers Threaten to Release Stolen Emails From Trump’s Inner Circle
As tensions bristle in the Middle East following the Trump administration’s air strikes on Iran, hackers allegedly backed by the Iranian government are flashing their wild card: 100 gigabytes’ worth of emails scraped from the president’s 2024 election campaign. As Reuters first reported, the hackers claim to have nabbed emails from accounts belonging to top Trump aides including… Continue reading Iranian Hackers Threaten to Release Stolen Emails From Trump’s Inner Circle
Tesla Bros Who Bet on Polymarket That Tesla Would Successfully Launch Full Self-Driving by July Are Now Screwed
Betting on Elon Musk fulfilling one of his promises is one hell of a risky venture. But that’s what users did on the crypto-based prediction hub Polymarket anyway — and now they’re on the verge of losing millions of dollars after Tesla’s Robotaxi service failed to live up to its CEO’s sky-high assurances. With over… Continue reading Tesla Bros Who Bet on Polymarket That Tesla Would Successfully Launch Full Self-Driving by July Are Now Screwed
OpenAI Is Shutting Down for a Week
In a bid to retain its staffers amid a Meta poaching spree, OpenAI is giving them a mandatory week-long vacation. According to insiders who spoke to Wired, a cloud of anxiety is lingering over OpenAI’s C-suite as leaders scramble to keep staff happy and on their side — a tall order given that employees there often… Continue reading OpenAI Is Shutting Down for a Week
Elon Musk Says He Is So Sorry for His Horrible Behavior
In February, as the disastrous effects of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s gutting of federal agencies started to emerge, the agency’s figurehead Elon Musk took to the stage of the Conservative Political Action Conference and waved a chainsaw in the air. Standing alongside Argentinian president Javier Milei, Musk wielded the shiny metal-plated prop to… Continue reading Elon Musk Says He Is So Sorry for His Horrible Behavior
Tesla’s Stock Has Fallen Dramatically Since Elon Musk Returned to the Business
When multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk returned to Tesla in May, it was met with a surge of enthusiasm from investors who feared he’d given up on the embattled carmaker during his disastrous stint in government. But that optimism has dimmed significantly as Musk has brought his signature aura of chaos and disappointment back to Tesla… Continue reading Tesla’s Stock Has Fallen Dramatically Since Elon Musk Returned to the Business
“Indie Rock Band” That’s Clearly Using AI Claims That “We Never Use AI”
An “indie rock band” called The Velvet Sundown, which is marketing its music with AI-generated pictures of members that don’t appear to exist, is now claiming that “we never use AI.” After being publicly accused of being the fabrication of AI, an “official” X account for the band is now seemingly attempting to control the… Continue reading “Indie Rock Band” That’s Clearly Using AI Claims That “We Never Use AI”