“They don’t actually have the money.” Funding Not Secured Multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk has broken stride with his tight confidante Donald Trump — lobbing criticism at Trump’s lucrative $500 billion AI infrastructure project, seemingly because he was left out of the deal. Earlier this week, OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and UAE-backed investor MGX pledged to pour… Continue reading Elon Musk Blasts Donald Trump’s Huge AI Infrastructure Deal
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DOGE.gov Website Launches With Mangled, AI-Generated American Flag
With Donald Trump firmly in place as president, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is finally off to the races. As such, its brand new website — DOGE.gov — launched yesterday. And as we couldn’t help but notice, it was adorned with a graphic of an AI-generated Shiba Innu waving a mangled American flag that… Continue reading DOGE.gov Website Launches With Mangled, AI-Generated American Flag
Pentagon Official Boasts That AI Is Helping The Military Kill People Faster Than Ever Before
“We’ll always have humans involved in the decision to employ force.” Kill Chain Engage The Pentagon is bullish on recent AI advances, saying they’re helping kill people faster than ever before. In an interview with TechCrunch, the Pentagon’s chief digital and AI officer, Radha Plumb, admitted in a mask-off moment that the technology is helping to… Continue reading Pentagon Official Boasts That AI Is Helping The Military Kill People Faster Than Ever Before
Trump Set to Approve $500 Billion Deal to Build Huge AI Datacenters
That’s a *lot* of money. Big Spenders Returning president Donald Trump is preparing to approve a $500 billion investment into private sector-developed AI infrastructure, according to reporting from CBS. The project is reportedly a joint venture between ChatGPT creator OpenAI, the Japanese investment group SoftBank, and the software behemoth Oracle, and will see the building… Continue reading Trump Set to Approve $500 Billion Deal to Build Huge AI Datacenters
Director Admits “The Brutalist” Used AI to Alter Characters’ Accents
“The Brutalist” director Brady Corbet has confirmed that his critically acclaimed historical drama used AI in post-production to clean up Adrien Brody’s and Felicity Jones’ Hungarian accents — though he insists it didn’t impact the authenticity of their performances. “Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own. They worked for months with dialect coach Tanera… Continue reading Director Admits “The Brutalist” Used AI to Alter Characters’ Accents
The CIA Is Quietly Using AI to Build Emulated Versions of World Leaders
That’s one way to use chatbot technology. Spy Family The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been stepping up its efforts in the world of AI — including an eyebrow-raising use of chatbot tech. As the New York Times reports, the CIA has been quietly developing a platform that lets analysts “talk” to foreign leaders, in a bid to… Continue reading The CIA Is Quietly Using AI to Build Emulated Versions of World Leaders
New Electric Hypercar Can Leap Over Police Road Spikes With Cheetah-Like Powered Suspension
Eat my dust, cops. Hot Pursuit Chinese carmaker BYD recently unveiled the Yangwang U9, a fully electric hypercar that has an absolutely wild trick up its sleeve. As a recent promotional video demonstrates, the Yangwang U9 can leap over small obstacles — including large potholes and even road spikes deployed in a police roadblock —… Continue reading New Electric Hypercar Can Leap Over Police Road Spikes With Cheetah-Like Powered Suspension
A Peek Into Trump’s AI Border Dystopia
President Donald Trump’s second term is underway, and already off to a raucous start. As the world waits with bated breath to see what wild promises the US’s 47th president will deliver on — like the 25 percent tariff he’s threatened on goods from Canada and Mexico — it seems that incoming immigrants from South America will… Continue reading A Peek Into Trump’s AI Border Dystopia
Elon Musk Seen Acting Strangely Before Nazi Salute
Something bizarre was going on with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during Donald Trump’s inaugural festivities — and we’re not just talking about that apparent Sieg Heil that earned him recriminations from across the world. In videos posted on X-formerly-Twitter and Bluesky, Musk was seen from multiple angles rolling his neck hypnotically and twitching… Continue reading Elon Musk Seen Acting Strangely Before Nazi Salute
Rumors Swirl That OpenAI Is About to Reveal a “PhD-Level” Human-Tier Intelligence
Are we about to see a huge reveal? PhD Candidate Tech execs, including Mark Zuckerberg, are excited to start replacing “midlevel engineers” with AI. And if a recent column by Axios cofounder Mike Allen and CEO Jim VandeHei is to be believed, it sounds an awful lot like OpenAI is ready to take a big… Continue reading Rumors Swirl That OpenAI Is About to Reveal a “PhD-Level” Human-Tier Intelligence