Self-styled Pentagon whistleblower and former US Army counterintelligence officer Luis “Lue” Elizondo showed off a peculiar image of what appeared to be a gigantic, disc-shaped object floating hundreds of feet above the ground, during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee meeting this week. The briefing, which took place on Thursday, was hosted by the Unidentified Anomalous… Continue reading A Military Whistleblower Showed a Photo of an Allegedly Huge “Disc-Shaped” Object, But There’s an Incredibly Obvious Explanation
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Scammers Stole the Website for Emerson College’s Student Radio Station and Started Running It as a Zombie AI Site
Earlier this month, student leaders at Emerson College’s student radio station, WECB, received an urgent email. “Yo!!!” read the subject line. “There’s an AI website using your identity!” The email was from a student at the University of Oregon, who went on to explain that her professor had, in class, pulled up what they believed… Continue reading Scammers Stole the Website for Emerson College’s Student Radio Station and Started Running It as a Zombie AI Site
Katy Perry Says Her Treatment After Bezos Spaceflight Was Horribly Unfair
It’s the 11-minute space trip heard round the world — and it just won’t go away. Weeks on from Katy Perry’s epic girlboss trip to the outer atmosphere, the multi-millionaire pop musician says she’s been “battered and bruised” by the internet’s backlash to her garish stunt. The all-female space trip — which happened on April… Continue reading Katy Perry Says Her Treatment After Bezos Spaceflight Was Horribly Unfair
Top Venture Capitalist Says AI Will Replace Pretty Much All Jobs Except His, Which Relies on His Unique Genius
The future is a world of jobless workers — except for the enlightened philosopher-kings of venture capital, that is. Or at least that’s according to Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Marc Andreessen, who imagines a future where the workers of the world sit jobless, in an employment apocalypse that will affect pretty much everyone except the unique genius of… Continue reading Top Venture Capitalist Says AI Will Replace Pretty Much All Jobs Except His, Which Relies on His Unique Genius
Signs Grow That AI Is Starting to Seriously Bite Into the Job Market
The discrepancy between expectations and reality faced by young college graduates entering the workforce has hit an all-time low in the United States, with figures published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that new grads are struggling to find jobs. As The Atlantic reports, the cause behind the shift is likely a combination of several… Continue reading Signs Grow That AI Is Starting to Seriously Bite Into the Job Market
Elon Musk Erupts in Rage at News That Tesla Trying to Replace Him as CEO
With its sales falling off a cliff and profits vanishing into thin air, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Tesla quietly started looking for a replacement for CEO Elon Musk. According to the newspaper’s unnamed sources familiar with the discussions, board members reached out to several executive search firms to find the company’s… Continue reading Elon Musk Erupts in Rage at News That Tesla Trying to Replace Him as CEO
Lonely Boomers Are Doomed Now That Scammers Are Using AI Filters to Make Themselves Look Like Beautiful Women
Let’s face it: it’s never been a particularly good time to be an elderly internet user. Folders can be tough to navigate, Facebook statuses are virtually indistinguishable from the Google search bar, and the mouse pointer is just so darn tiny. Unfortunately, it’s not about to get any easier. Though fake profiles have long been… Continue reading Lonely Boomers Are Doomed Now That Scammers Are Using AI Filters to Make Themselves Look Like Beautiful Women
ChatGPT Is Already Bungling Product Recommendations
ChatGPT just received a major update to recommend specific products to users — but it’s still suffering from the same old AI problem: answers that sound good at first, but make little sense when you examine them more critically. Unlike before, OpenAI’s chatbot will now pull up helpful product cards that, once clicked, open a… Continue reading ChatGPT Is Already Bungling Product Recommendations
Mining Bitcoin Is Now Actively Losing Money
The moment crypto enthusiasts have been long dreading is finally here: it’s now unprofitable to mine Bitcoin. Bitcoin mining is the process where a computer — typically using a power-hungry graphics processing unit (GPU) — updates transactions on the blockchain, validating each with a “proof of work.” In turn, these “miners” get the chance to earn… Continue reading Mining Bitcoin Is Now Actively Losing Money
Reality Hits for “Art” Collectors as Million-Dollar Nike NFTs Vanish From Internet
A masterclass in “play stupid games, win stupid prizes.” Going Dork Remember when the guys who spent millions of dollars on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) would get mad at detractors for saying they shelled out for glorified JPGs? Turns out those critics may have been onto something. As 404 Media reports, tens of thousands of NFTs… Continue reading Reality Hits for “Art” Collectors as Million-Dollar Nike NFTs Vanish From Internet