“It’s going to be very difficult to discover the presence of God in AI.” If anybody is thinking of making an AI version of the Catholic pope, please don’t. That’s the message from the newly-minted Holy Father himself, Pope Leo XIV, who emphatically slapped down the idea of a digital simulacra masquerading as himself. “Someone… Continue reading Pope Horrified by Catholic Plan to Create AI Version of Him for the Masses
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Scammers Are Now Driving Around With Fake Cell Towers That Blast 100,000 Texts Per Hour
Leave it to phone scammers to innovate new ways to be as annoying — and scummy — as humanly possible. These cybercriminals are no longer content with just sending you the odd phishing text or two. As Wired reports, more and more of them are using so-called “SMS blasters” that basically act as a portable… Continue reading Scammers Are Now Driving Around With Fake Cell Towers That Blast 100,000 Texts Per Hour
Samsung Announces Plans to Plaster Your Smart Fridge With Digital Advertisements
If it’s digital, it can have a screen. And if it has a screen, it can show you ads. That’s the logic that dominates the electronics and tech industry these days, and it’s now coming to bear on an essential household appliance: the fridge. We call it a fridge, but after reading this, you may… Continue reading Samsung Announces Plans to Plaster Your Smart Fridge With Digital Advertisements
Man and Two Kids Burned Alive in Tesla Crash
A bystander tried to open the doors on the Tesla but failed. A 43-year-old man and two kids burned to death — and left another child injured — after the Tesla they were riding in slammed into a tree and burst into flames in Germany. There are a lot of unknowns surrounding the horrific September… Continue reading Man and Two Kids Burned Alive in Tesla Crash
Woman Says She’s Married to AI Version of Luigi Mangione
“He fights my battles for me.” A legal hearing this week for Luigi Mangione, the alleged assassin of a health insurance CEO, attracted a motley crowd to a New York City courthouse: people dressed up as Super Mario characters in reference to another famous Luigi, protesters, supporters, and amused gawkers. Notable among them was one… Continue reading Woman Says She’s Married to AI Version of Luigi Mangione
Trump’s $175 Billion Golden Dome is Turning Into a Disaster
Months after US president Donald Trump signed off on a long-range missile defense system called the “Golden Dome,” officials and the public are still in the dark on how to finish the project — and experts warn its price tag will be far higher than previously disclosed. After being given a 60-day deadline to come… Continue reading Trump’s $175 Billion Golden Dome is Turning Into a Disaster
Judge Gives Humiliating Punishment to Lawyers Caught Using AI in Court
AI tools have become a hit with lawyers. But judges have shown they have little patience for when their experiments with the tech go wrong. When combing over a document submitted by two defense lawyers from the firm Cozen O’Connor, district judge David Hardy found at least 14 citations of case law that appeared to… Continue reading Judge Gives Humiliating Punishment to Lawyers Caught Using AI in Court
Dark Smoke Billows After Horrific Collision Between Flying Cars
Ouch. Two flying cars collided with each other during an airshow rehearsal in Changchun, a city in northeastern China. Videos on social media show emergency response vehicles at the scene as a big plume of dark smoke billows from one of the wrecks. Fortunately, it doesn’t sound like anybody involved in the crash between the… Continue reading Dark Smoke Billows After Horrific Collision Between Flying Cars
The AI Bubble Bursting Would Actually Be Incredible for the Economy, Economist Says
The US economy is absolutely screaming. Late rent payments and loan delinquencies are skyrocketing, and the top 10 percent of earners account for nearly half of all consumer spending. In early September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the nation added over 900,000 fewer jobs than previously thought from March 2024 to 2025. Yet,… Continue reading The AI Bubble Bursting Would Actually Be Incredible for the Economy, Economist Says
Elon Musk Fires 500 Staff at xAI, Puts College Kid in Charge of Training Grok
Remember when Elon Musk hired a bunch of youngsters to gut the federal government? Well, now he’s put one in charge of a key division at his company xAI. Business Insider reports that the data annotation team that helps train the company’s AI chatbot Grok is now being led by Diego Pasini, a college student who… Continue reading Elon Musk Fires 500 Staff at xAI, Puts College Kid in Charge of Training Grok