Image by Getty / Futurism The United Kingdom’s health regulator is investigating weight loss jabs like Ozempic and Mounjaro after linking it to hundreds of severe illnesses and even a handful of deaths. As the Independent reports, the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is asking residents to submit their own experiences with… Continue reading Ozempic-Style Drugs Linked To Hundreds of Illnesses and Deaths
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“Nonsensical Benchmark Hacking”: Microsoft No Longer Believes OpenAI Is Capable of Achieving AGI
The love’s gone bad between Microsoft and OpenAI, whose lucrative partnership ushered in our age of AI hype. OpenAI is trying to convert into a for-profit company, but it’s so far failed to secure its benefactor’s approval and negotiate a new contract. The frustration is running so high that the ChatGPT maker is reportedly considering… Continue reading “Nonsensical Benchmark Hacking”: Microsoft No Longer Believes OpenAI Is Capable of Achieving AGI
Microsoft Is Having an Incredibly Embarrassing Problem With Its AI
Despite investing tens of billions of dollars into OpenAI, tech giant Microsoft has a problem: it’s in direct competition with its business partner, and OpenAI is winning. As Bloomberg reports, Microsoft salespeople are having trouble wooing both potential and existing customers with the company’s Copilot, its AI assistant built on OpenAI’s tech. Basically, it feels like a worse version… Continue reading Microsoft Is Having an Incredibly Embarrassing Problem With Its AI
Orlando Bloom Planning the Worst Possible Thing at Jeff Bezos’ Wedding
Orlando… don’t…. The Merchant of Venice Pop star and space tourist Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom have reportedly split after nearly a decade together — and he’s apparently planning to use the spectacle of the century to let his single flag fly. Many of the world’s elites have descended upon Venice, Italy this week… Continue reading Orlando Bloom Planning the Worst Possible Thing at Jeff Bezos’ Wedding
Bernie Sanders: If AI Is Doing Such Amazing Work, Everyone Should Get a Four-Day Workweek
In 2025, we’re constantly told, artificial intelligence is bringing about a workplace revolution. Countless billionaires have waxed poetic about the “coming recession” and “unemployment crisis” that their hyped up AI chatbots are sure to bring. Bernie Sanders, the progressive senator from Vermont, has been listening. Calling the US tech industry on its AI hype —… Continue reading Bernie Sanders: If AI Is Doing Such Amazing Work, Everyone Should Get a Four-Day Workweek
John Oliver Aghast at How AI Slop Is Devouring the Web
It’s safe to say that comedian and “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver isn’t a fan of AI slop — and he’s got a compelling argument for why you shouldn’t be, either. As the comedian laid out in the latest episode of his popular HBO show, AI-generated content is suddenly everywhere online. It’s going viral… Continue reading John Oliver Aghast at How AI Slop Is Devouring the Web
OpenAI Removes All Jony Ive Materials From Its Website
“This is silly, disappointing and wrong.” It’s only been a month since OpenAI announced its secretive new project with iPhone designer Jony Ive — and already, the partnership is in legal hot water. As the Associated Press reports, all mentions of Ive and his AI device brand, io, have been removed from OpenAI’s website and marketing… Continue reading OpenAI Removes All Jony Ive Materials From Its Website
The Architects of Project 2025 Are Suddenly Very Concerned About AI Safety
The Heritage Foundation — the group behind the infamous Project 2025, the conservative policy plan that outlined regressive social policies and the consolidation of executive power that’s served as a playbook for the Trump administration — is suddenly really, really down with AI regulation. Who could have guessed! The conservative think tank has recently been… Continue reading The Architects of Project 2025 Are Suddenly Very Concerned About AI Safety
Tesla Stock in Tailspin After Error-Plagued Robotaxi Debut
Things are veering way off the road for Tesla. In the wake of the long-awaited Robotaxi rollout in Austin, Tesla stock saw an initial bump — but those gains weren’t able to withstand the ample bad press the autonomous cabs have gotten in the few days they’ve trawled Texas streets. On Tuesday, the botched Robotaxi… Continue reading Tesla Stock in Tailspin After Error-Plagued Robotaxi Debut
Fansly Outlaws Furry Content
In just over a decade, the world has been transformed as smartphones put the internet at our fingertips. This digital revolution didn’t just change how we surf the web or chat with our friends, but reshaped our entire relationship with the economy. Among the most drastic changes in the smartphone era is the rise of the… Continue reading Fansly Outlaws Furry Content