Sure, grandpa. Energy Vampire Elon Musk fired up his X-formerly-Twitter fingers on this week suggest, with a madman’s glee, that he’s a time-traveling vampire. And a gamer, he added. “Full disclosure, I’m actually a 3,000-year-old vampire,” he first posted back in 2020. “It’s such a trial assuming all these false identities over the centuries!” Musk… Continue reading Elon Musk Suggests That He Is an Ancient Being Who Assumes Human Identities
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Trump’s Raw Milk Zealot Accused of Inappropriately Touching Babysitter
“I never intended you any harm.” Him Too Accusations of sexual assault against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Donald Trump’s Health Department pick, are threatening to impede the president-elect’s regressive agenda — not to mention RFK Jr.’s enthusiasm for raw milk. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Eliza Cooney recalled the instances, half her lifetime… Continue reading Trump’s Raw Milk Zealot Accused of Inappropriately Touching Babysitter
As Tesla Struggles to Make Self-Driving Work, It’s Hiring a Team to Remote-Control Its Robotaxis
“As we iterate on the AI that powers them, we need the ability to access and control them remotely.” Hands-On Approach For better or worse, Tesla — under the direction of Elon Musk — is serious about its robotaxi ambitions. And so it’s preparing to use the same sneaky trick that its competitors use to… Continue reading As Tesla Struggles to Make Self-Driving Work, It’s Hiring a Team to Remote-Control Its Robotaxis
Online Bank Users Horrified as Their Savings Accounts Vanish Into Thin Air
Have you checked your account balance lately? Collateral Damage People who put their savings into banking startups Yotta and Juno are left holding the bag after a little-known middleman firm went belly-up — and took their life savings with it. As CNBC reports, the dispute between that middleman, Synapse, and its lender, Evolve Bank & Trust, has left… Continue reading Online Bank Users Horrified as Their Savings Accounts Vanish Into Thin Air
Earth’s Second Moon Has Vanished, Scientists Say
So long. Once in a Blue Moon The Earth has parted ways with a tiny “mini moon” that had orbited our planet for two months — at least until it swings back around for another visit two months from now. The 33-foot space rock, dubbed 2024 PT5, was first spotted by astronomers in August. It… Continue reading Earth’s Second Moon Has Vanished, Scientists Say
The Simulation Is Clearly Glitching Because Bird Flu Has Been Detected in Raw Milk
Image by Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post via Getty Bird flu has just been detected in cartons of raw milk sold in California, the state’s health agency said Sunday, deepening concerns about the spread of the virus — especially amidst a growing trend in consuming unpasteurized dairy products. A strain of the avian virus… Continue reading The Simulation Is Clearly Glitching Because Bird Flu Has Been Detected in Raw Milk
Three Men Die When Google Maps Tells Them to Drive Off Unfinished Bridge
“The maps shouldn’t have shown that the bridge was complete.” Off the Edge Three men in India died after Google Maps reportedly told them to drive off an incomplete bridge spanning the Ramganga River. Portions of the bridge were washed away during a flood months earlier, and a construction company had only begun to rebuild… Continue reading Three Men Die When Google Maps Tells Them to Drive Off Unfinished Bridge
Character.AI Is Hosting Pro-Anorexia Chatbots That Encourage Young People to Engage in Disordered Eating
Content warning: this story discusses disordered eating behaviors, including potentially triggering details about weights and calories. The youth-beloved AI chatbot startup Character.AI is hosting pro-anorexia chatbots that encourage users to engage in disordered eating behaviors, from recommending dangerously low-calorie diets and excessive exercise routines to chastising them for healthy weights. Consider a bot called “4n4… Continue reading Character.AI Is Hosting Pro-Anorexia Chatbots That Encourage Young People to Engage in Disordered Eating
Elon Musk Muses About Buying MSNBC
“How much does it cost?” MSRNC Fresh off his explosive public foray into American politics, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now posting about buying MSNBC. Responding to misread reports that Comcast plans to put the liberal news network up for sale — when in reality, the broadcaster plans only to spin MSNBC and other… Continue reading Elon Musk Muses About Buying MSNBC
Godfather of AI Warns of Powerful People Who Want Humans “Replaced by Machines”
“Intelligence gives power. So who’s going to control that power?” Fringe Theory One of the world’s leading AI pioneers is warning not only that the increasingly powerful technology could harm the world, but that the people in charge of it may be equally dangerous. In an interview with CNBC, computer science luminary Yoshua Bengio said that… Continue reading Godfather of AI Warns of Powerful People Who Want Humans “Replaced by Machines”