The American Pope surprised everyone. Papal Predictor Polymarket, the crypto-based prediction market where users can place bets on events ranging from national elections to natural disasters, got the Pope odds way wrong. Those forecasts were reflected in Polymarket as well as the similar platform Kalshi, which both took a hard turn toward Parolin as the public… Continue reading Crypto Prediction Platform Polymarket Was Utterly Wrong About the New Pope
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Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Canada After Tesla Was Caught Doing Something Incredibly Sketchy
It’s not a great time to be an attorney for Tesla. In recent months, the floundering electric vehicle company has been bombarded with dozens of lawsuits, like the California class-action that alleges Tesla’s manipulated odometers to get out of warranties, or the Australian class-action that alleges the company misled consumers with claims about its so-called… Continue reading Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Canada After Tesla Was Caught Doing Something Incredibly Sketchy
The Judge’s Reaction to an AI-Generated Victim Impact Statement Was Not What We Expected
A slain Arizona man’s family used AI to bring him back from the dead for his killer’s sentencing hearing — and the judge presiding over the case apparently “loved” it. As 404 Media reports, judge Todd Lang was flabbergasted when he saw the AI-generated video of victim Chris Peskey that named and “forgave” the man… Continue reading The Judge’s Reaction to an AI-Generated Victim Impact Statement Was Not What We Expected
College Students Are Sprinkling Typos Into Their AI Papers on Purpose
To bypass artificial intelligence writing detection, college students are reportedly adding typos into their chatbot-generated papers. In a wide-ranging exploration into the ways AI has rapidly changed academia, students told New York Magazine that AI cheating has become so normalized, they’re figuring out creative ways to get away with it. While it’s common for students… Continue reading College Students Are Sprinkling Typos Into Their AI Papers on Purpose
Ludicrously Expensive Fighter Jets Keep Mysteriously Tumbling Off of an Aircraft Carrier
What the hell is going on? Taking a Bath For the third time in six months, an uber-expensive military fighter jet has fallen into the sea from the same Navy warship amid continued American strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. As CNN reports, a $67 million F/A-18F jet was lost to the Red Sea earlier this… Continue reading Ludicrously Expensive Fighter Jets Keep Mysteriously Tumbling Off of an Aircraft Carrier
Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of “Killing the World’s Poorest Children”
In an ongoing battle for which capitalist overlord can claim the moral high ground, Microsoft founder and the world’s sixth richest man, Bill Gates, has accused Elon Musk of “killing the world’s poorest children” by gutting the US Agency for International Development (USAID). “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children… Continue reading Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of “Killing the World’s Poorest Children”
You’ll Start Spiralling When You Learn What the Trump Administration Just Did
Nothing is safe. Bye Bye, Savings The Trump administration is so committed to environmental deregulation that it’s ending a program that has saved Americans more than half a trillion dollars. According to officials briefed on the matter who spoke to the Washington Post, the Environmental Protection Agency — or what’s left of it, anyway — is… Continue reading You’ll Start Spiralling When You Learn What the Trump Administration Just Did
Tesla Is Sitting on an Enormous Pile of Unsold Cybertrucks as Crisis Deepens
Tesla’s Cybertruck, it’s fair to say, isn’t exactly flying off the shelves. As Electrek reports, the automaker’s inventory of unsold Cybertrucks has reached a record high of over 10,000 units — even as it reportedly slows down production of the disastrous vehicle. The figure is an estimate based on the number of Cybertruck listings in the… Continue reading Tesla Is Sitting on an Enormous Pile of Unsold Cybertrucks as Crisis Deepens
MrBeast Takes Out Online Ads to Wish Himself Happy Birthday
It’s an unwritten rule in some crankier circles online that after 21, your birthdays should be quiet, humble affairs shared with friends and family. Sure, there can be some exceptions for the big ones. But in this day and age, it could be seen as a bit ostentatious to make a spectacle out of, say, your… Continue reading MrBeast Takes Out Online Ads to Wish Himself Happy Birthday
Family Uses AI To Revive Dead Brother For Impact Statement in Killer’s Trial
In Arizona, the family of a man killed during a road rage incident has used artificial intelligence to revive their dead loved one in court — and the video is just as unsettling as you think. As Phoenix’s ABC 15 reports, an uncanny simulacrum of the late Christopher Pelkey, who died from a gunshot wound in… Continue reading Family Uses AI To Revive Dead Brother For Impact Statement in Killer’s Trial