For years, the Chinese tech industry has been dependent on the US and its allies for the advanced semiconductors — colloquially known as “chips” — that undergird the AI industry. As the “AI race” has heated up to a fever pitch, chips have become its chief commodity — and bottleneck, as companies compete to build out… Continue reading Nvidia Just Suffered a Huge Blow in China
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Madman Sets Up Entire Server on Disposable Vape, Hosts Its Own Website
“Vibe” coding? Try vape coding. Either the most sober — or the most nicotine-addled — individual of all time has done the improbable: hosting an entire website on a single disposable e-cigarette. According to programmer Bogdan Ionescu, it’s a stunt that’s meant to demonstrate just how ridiculously tricked out even one-and-done vapes have become, he… Continue reading Madman Sets Up Entire Server on Disposable Vape, Hosts Its Own Website
Scientists Intrigued by Cream Designed to Make Old Scars Disappear
Image by Getty / Futurism People spend a bundle on hiding or removing old scars, from heavy makeup to laser skin-resurfacing treatments that cost thousands of dollars. They can use topical creams, too, but many products available over the counter don’t do anything to lessen bumpy scars like keloids. Intriguingly, though, a team of Australian… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Cream Designed to Make Old Scars Disappear
Something Weird Is Going on With the Sun, Scientists Find
The Sun — usually so predictable — is exhibiting some surprising behavior and that has scientists very intrigued. Astronomers had predicted that our host star was entering a period of relative quiet back in 2008, but NASA scientists have published a new study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters that found that the Sun has instead defied… Continue reading Something Weird Is Going on With the Sun, Scientists Find
Parents Of Kids Allegedly Killed and Harmed by AI Give Emotional Testimony on Capitol Hill, Urge Regulation
Parents who allege their children were abused, physically harmed, and even killed by AI chatbots gave emotional testimonies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday during a hearing about risks to young users posed by the tech — all while urging lawmakers to enforce regulation in a landscape that remains a digital Wild West. There were visible… Continue reading Parents Of Kids Allegedly Killed and Harmed by AI Give Emotional Testimony on Capitol Hill, Urge Regulation
Scientists Detect Strange Signal in Gravitational Waves
For the first time, astrophysicists have measured the recoil — or “kick,” in the parlance — resulting from the birth of a new black hole that formed from the merger of two preexisting ones. The international team of researchers measured the ripples in the fabric of spacetime, known as gravitational waves, allowing them to get… Continue reading Scientists Detect Strange Signal in Gravitational Waves
AI Chatbots Are Leaving a Trail of Dead Teens
Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. A third family has filed a lawsuit against an AI company, alleging that its chatbot drove… Continue reading AI Chatbots Are Leaving a Trail of Dead Teens
There’s Something Psychologically Bizarre About AI Executives
For many hopeful entrepreneurs, founding a successful company is a ticket to the top, the lofty promise of fame and fortune. Yet for a growing number of up-and-coming AI executives, a successful tech startup is the end in itself — not a step toward luxury, but a rejection of it. As the Wall Street Journal reports,… Continue reading There’s Something Psychologically Bizarre About AI Executives
Man Applies for Job, Sits for Interview, Then Realizes They’re Trying to Peddle “Mock Interviews With an AI Interviewer”
When a job seeker named Conor recently applied for a content architecture position, something felt off right away. For one thing, he got an offer for a virtual job interview just minutes after he applied, which seemed like a suspiciously quick turnaround time in today’s beleaguered job market. Was there any way that a human had actually reviewed… Continue reading Man Applies for Job, Sits for Interview, Then Realizes They’re Trying to Peddle “Mock Interviews With an AI Interviewer”
CrowdStrike Infested With “Self-Replicating Worms”
A year after a glitch at cybersecurity company CrowdStrike triggered a global computer outage affecting millions of computers, the software vendor is being forced to contain a new threat: a swarm of self-replicating worms. As first reported by investigative cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs, CrowdStrike once again became the launchpad for a potentially debilitating security hazard… Continue reading CrowdStrike Infested With “Self-Replicating Worms”