Bluesky / Reddit / Futurism Earlier this week, locals in Kingston upon Thames, a small borough south-west of London, were perturbed by “scenes of Lovecraftian horror” in the form of two enormous murals that appear to have been sloppily generated by AI to celebrate the holiday season. The murals showed horrifyingly disfigured people, animals and… Continue reading Giant AI-Generated Christmas Decoration Being Torn Down After Residents Noticed Grotesque Horrors Hidden in It
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Oops! Nvidia’s Stock Is Falling Again After Its “Blowout” Earnings Report
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Yui Mok / Pool / AFP via Getty Images On Wednesday night, Nvidia released its highly anticipated-slashed-dreaded quarterly earnings report — and Wall Street let out a sigh of relief, at least initially. The multitrillion dollar chipmaker at the center of the AI boom reported a ludicrous $57… Continue reading Oops! Nvidia’s Stock Is Falling Again After Its “Blowout” Earnings Report
Bitcoin Is Getting Absolutely Crushed Right Now
Getty / Futurism Bitcoin dipped well below $87,000 on Thursday, continuing a devastating, weeks-long slump. The cryptocurrency is down almost ten percent over the last five days alone, wiping out much of its gains over the last seven months. It’s lost just over 30 percent of its value since hitting an all-time high of over… Continue reading Bitcoin Is Getting Absolutely Crushed Right Now
Grok Insists That Elon Musk Is More Physically Fit Than LeBron James
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Pauline Lubens / MediaNews Group / The Mercury News via Getty Images Elon Musk is many things, but being a peak physical specimen rivaling that of elite athletes is not one of them. And there’s nothing wrong with that; most of us aren’t elite athletes. And successful businessman… Continue reading Grok Insists That Elon Musk Is More Physically Fit Than LeBron James
Professor in Epstein Files Makes Extremely Awkward Announcement at Start of Class
Larry Summers gives a wave after he was cheered during Harvard’s commencement ceremony in Cambridge, MA on Jun. 7, 2007. David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe via Getty Images It’s been a rocky week for public intellectual Larry Summers. On Tuesday, the 70-year-old Harvard economics professor gave an awkward announcement to his class of… Continue reading Professor in Epstein Files Makes Extremely Awkward Announcement at Start of Class
OpenAI Is Suddenly in Trouble
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images ChatGPT maker OpenAI was dealt a one-two punch on Tuesday, in a pair of separate blows that could undermine the firm’s dominance in the AI field. First, as The Economist reports, Microsoft and Nvidia announced that they had signed a $350 billion deal with competitor Anthropic, “strategic partnerships” that almost… Continue reading OpenAI Is Suddenly in Trouble
Nvidia Gloats as It Defies AI Bubble With Massive Revenue
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AI chipmaker Nvidia reported a massive $57 billion in quarterly revenue on Wednesday, a whopping increase of 62 percent compared to the same period last year, exceeding Wall Street’s wildest expectations. The numbers appear to have calmed nervous investors, who had been palpably nervous about a looming AI bubble during the days… Continue reading Nvidia Gloats as It Defies AI Bubble With Massive Revenue
Report Finds That Leading Chatbots Are a Disaster for Teens Facing Mental Health Struggles
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images A new report from Stanford Medicine’s Brainstorm Lab and the tech safety-focused nonprofit Common Sense Media found that leading AI chatbots can’t be trusted to provide safe support for teens wrestling with their mental health. The risk assessment focuses on prominent general-use chatbots: OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s… Continue reading Report Finds That Leading Chatbots Are a Disaster for Teens Facing Mental Health Struggles
Amazing Telescope Photo Shows Comet Breaking Apart Into Huge Chunks
Giancula Masi / Virtual Telescope Project A comet, dubbed C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), spectacularly broke apart into three huge chunks — and anybody with an eight-inch telescope or bigger can catch the resulting fireworks show for the next several weeks, according to Sky & Telescope. The comet shouldn’t be confused with interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. K1/ATLAS originated… Continue reading Amazing Telescope Photo Shows Comet Breaking Apart Into Huge Chunks
Man Cryogenically Freezes Wife, Gets New Girlfriend in the Meantime
Getty / Futurism A Chinese man cryogenically froze his 49-year-old wife after she died from lung cancer in 2017. But in spite of the implicit promise that he was waiting for future technology to bring her back to life, now he’s ready to move on. As the BBC reports, Gui Junmin revealed in a recent… Continue reading Man Cryogenically Freezes Wife, Gets New Girlfriend in the Meantime