Image by Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has invested a whopping $180 million in a startup called Retro Biosciences that’s looking for novel ways to extend human longevity. As Bloomberg reports, the company has an unusual way of exploring new treatments: it’s investigating not just one area of research, but five — an extremely… Continue reading Sam Altman’s Life Extension Guy Warns of Injections That Cause Wild Tumor Growth
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Microsoft’s Stuffing Talking Generative AI Into Your Car
“Generative AI is going to add an emotional layer to interaction with the car.” Car Talk Remember those talking GPS monitors from the early-to-mid-2000s? They’re back with a vengeance and will soon be AI-enabled, even though it’s unclear who asked for that. In a press release, the GPS company TomTom announced that it’s teaming up… Continue reading Microsoft’s Stuffing Talking Generative AI Into Your Car
Scientists Warn That Plastic Rocks Are Appearing Across the World
This is a disaster. Plastic Beach Scientists have come across strange new rocks that contain manmade plastic in all five inhabited continents, Newsweek reports — a shocking sign of the sheer permeation of plastic pollution into the “natural” world. According to a study published earlier this year in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, rocks… Continue reading Scientists Warn That Plastic Rocks Are Appearing Across the World
Teslas Crash More Than Any Other Brand, Analysis Finds
Yikes. Accident Prone It’s not just you — as it turns out, Teslas are astonishingly prone to being involved in accidents. According to a recent analysis of 30 car brands by online lending marketplace LendingTree, Tesla drivers have the highest accident rate out of all of them. Between November 2022 and November 2023, based on tens… Continue reading Teslas Crash More Than Any Other Brand, Analysis Finds
Elon Musk Says the Cybertruck Will Be Able to Travel as a Boat, Until It Sinks
Then it becomes a submarine — permanently. Watery Grave Remember when Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised to strap SpaceX rockets onto the back of a Tesla Roadster? Not only has the feature failed to materialize well over three years later, but even the next-gen Roadster seems to be more of a distant dream than an… Continue reading Elon Musk Says the Cybertruck Will Be Able to Travel as a Boat, Until It Sinks
Those Scam Texts You’re Getting Are Sent By Victims of Human Trafficking
At this point, the texts have become commonplace — someone asking for a veterinarian, and when you tell them they have the wrong number, the sender apologizes before introducing themselves and trying to start a conversation. For most who receive them, the messages go largely ignored, but for those who fall victim, they end up… Continue reading Those Scam Texts You’re Getting Are Sent By Victims of Human Trafficking
National Forest Service Trolls Tesla After Cybertruck Gets Stuck in Forest
“We are always thrilled when new opportunities to explore our public lands become available.” Unlimited Slip Last week, a video showed a Tesla Cybertruck getting woefully stuck on a small, snow-covered hill. The clip, which made the rounds on social media, showed the 7,000-pound truck with a Christmas tree loaded in its bed helplessly spinning… Continue reading National Forest Service Trolls Tesla After Cybertruck Gets Stuck in Forest
Founder of Tesla Competitor Nikola Going to Jail for Fraud
It’s the end of an era. Guilty as Charged The founder of electric trucking company Nikola, Trevor Milton, was just sentenced to four years in prison following a jury finding him guilty of misleading investors back in October of 2022. That’s in addition to a $1 million fine. It could’ve been worse for him. In… Continue reading Founder of Tesla Competitor Nikola Going to Jail for Fraud
Booze Effects Sperm More than a Month After Cessation in Mouse Research
Image by Getty / Futurism The effects of boozing can be detected in sperm for more than a month after cessation and can lead to some pretty serious birth defects, Texas A&M University scientists have found in — at least in mice, though the research could be suggestive of risks for men who drink as well.… Continue reading Booze Effects Sperm More than a Month After Cessation in Mouse Research
Billions in Funding Pouring Into Facilities for Sucking Carbon From Atmosphere
The huge question: can it actually work? Buried Promises Despite pledges from countries to do better, some analysts think the world will keep burning fossil fuel for decades and even consume more of it in coming years — which isn’t so cool for our warming planet. In response, billions of dollars are getting earmarked for carbon… Continue reading Billions in Funding Pouring Into Facilities for Sucking Carbon From Atmosphere