“You are very much at risk of damaging the connective tissue across our innovation system.” Innovation Killer President-elect Donald Trump has appointed multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk and big pharma shill Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” (or DOGE, in a nod to a cringey memecoin) an effort to inflict “temporary hardship” on… Continue reading Experts Say Elon Musk’s Ridiculous “DOGE” Initiative Could Actually Crush Innovation
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COP29 Climate Summit Being Held in Petrostate Where People Bathe Their Nude Bodies in Crude Oil
You can’t make this up. Fossil Fools While attending the United Nations’ COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, a New York Times reporter decided to engage in a time-honored local custom of bathing his entire nude body in crude oil. As the newspaper reports, the same oil that fueled the Soviet victory over the Nazis had… Continue reading COP29 Climate Summit Being Held in Petrostate Where People Bathe Their Nude Bodies in Crude Oil
OpenAI “Accidentally” Deleted Evidence From Its New York Times Lawsuit
File Error OpenAI made a major oopsie when its engineers accidentally deleted a bunch of evidence sought by the New York Times in its copyright lawsuit against the AI firm and its benefactor Microsoft. In a letter to the judge presiding over the suit, lawyers for the NYT and the New York Daily News said that a… Continue reading OpenAI “Accidentally” Deleted Evidence From Its New York Times Lawsuit
Henry Kissinger Issues AI Warning From Beyond the Grave
Are we doomed? Midas Touch It’s been nearly a year since Nobel peace laureate and war criminal Henry Kissinger died — but he’s somehow still offering policy suggestions from beyond the grave. In an uncanny video introducing his posthumously-published book “Genesis,” an AI-generated voice clone of the amply loathed Kissinger likens the burgeoning field of… Continue reading Henry Kissinger Issues AI Warning From Beyond the Grave
Grimes Says Elon Musk Has Become “Unrecognizable”
“And this is only what can be said publicly.” Grime Time Claire “Grimes” Boucher is getting personal on Elon Musk’s “everything” app as she opens up about how the right-wing billionaire has affected her and her art. The Canadian-born artist and mother to three of Musk’s ever-growing litter of children suggested in a lengthy post… Continue reading Grimes Says Elon Musk Has Become “Unrecognizable”
Elon Musk’s Father Is Worried About Him
Being too busy is a “big concern.” Errol of His Ways Elon Musk’s estranged father, Errol Musk, is concerned that his son is stretching himself too thin. “Elon has no eyes on anything more than trying to make sure that whatever he does now… he’s able to give a proper job without affecting his own… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Father Is Worried About Him
Internet Notices Something Bizarre in Image Posted by Kesha
“The pop girls have become lazy.” Dellusonal Pop sensation Kesha Sebert, known more commonly as Kesha, has landed in hot water with fans after posting a painfully AI-generated image on social media. The image shows a pile of leather handbags with the word “delusional” spray painted in black across each of them, intended to market… Continue reading Internet Notices Something Bizarre in Image Posted by Kesha
Real Dogs’ Reaction to Robodogs is Terrifying
It’s the pupper singularity. Dog Days The internet is flooded with videos of AI-powered robot dogs meeting real furry puppies, who often seem horrified to have come across what they seem to perceive as a canine abomination. In one clip recently posted to X-formerly-Twitter, a large unlucky dog encounters what seems to be Unitree’s Go2… Continue reading Real Dogs’ Reaction to Robodogs is Terrifying
Newspaper Fires Two AI Reporters After Bizarre Behavior
Good riddance. You’re Fired Hawaiian local broadcaster and newspaper The Garden Island has fired the two AI bots it recently introduced as its new anchors. As Wired journalist Guthrie Scrimegour — who was also previously let go by the paper — reports, the bots known as James and Rose were let go just two months after… Continue reading Newspaper Fires Two AI Reporters After Bizarre Behavior
Study Finds Tesla Has Higher Rate of Fatal Accidents Than Any Other Car
Surprised? Death Drive Tesla has the highest rate of fatal accidents on the road out of every other car brand in the US, according to new research. The study, conducted by the automotive site iSeeCars, analyzed data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System maintained by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Focusing on crashes… Continue reading Study Finds Tesla Has Higher Rate of Fatal Accidents Than Any Other Car