Who’s gonna be next? Stars Are Blind X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk is seemingly having a lot of trouble coping with advertisers fleeing his Truth Social alternative after he infamously endorsed a wildly antisemitic post on the platform. And given his followup remarks — he quite literally told advertisers to go fuck themselves last week —… Continue reading Elon Musk Kicks Off Feud With Paris Hilton
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OpenAI Agreed to Pay $51 Million to Company Linked to Sam Altman
We’re still waiting to get a final answer as to why OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was unceremoniously booted from the company last month, only to be reinstated following several days of sheer chaos. Some theories have since surfaced as to why, from a potentially dangerous next-generation AI model to simple boardroom drama. Now, if the latest… Continue reading OpenAI Agreed to Pay $51 Million to Company Linked to Sam Altman
Facebook Accused of Pressuring Harvard to Fire a Disinformation Expert
A disinformation expert who previously ran a pioneering research center at Harvard is accusing the university of firing her — under pressure from Facebook. Best known for her work tracking COVID-19 disinformation, extremism researcher Joan Donovan is, per new court filings, accusing Harvard’s Kennedy School of kowtowing to pressure from Facebook’s parent company Meta after… Continue reading Facebook Accused of Pressuring Harvard to Fire a Disinformation Expert
Tesla Has Quietly Built a New Vehicle That Riffs on the Cybertruck
Honestly, this thing looks kinda awesome. Cybercart Tesla’s long-awaited delivery event of its much-hyped Cybertruck was a bit of a dud, from a poorly rehearsed and downright half-assed presentation by CEO Elon Musk to the reveal of disappointing specs and much-higher-than-expected prices. But the EV maker may have buried the lede with its presentation. Audience… Continue reading Tesla Has Quietly Built a New Vehicle That Riffs on the Cybertruck
Elon Musk Was Reportedly “Speechless” When Someone Pointed Out a Basic Flaw in His Mars Plan
How often has this happened? Plot Hole A new deep dive into the history of OpenAI includes some surprising details about one of the firm’s erstwhile cofounders, Elon Musk — including that he was apparently dumbfounded when another would-be artificial intelligence guru pointed out a basic flaw in his much-hyped plan to colonize to Mars.… Continue reading Elon Musk Was Reportedly “Speechless” When Someone Pointed Out a Basic Flaw in His Mars Plan
James Webb Spots Strange “Ghostly” Object Reappearing
“This thing is a real monster.” Ghost Galaxy NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has come across a mysterious yet familiar “ghostly” object. The dusty and faint galaxy was previously entirely undetectable by the Hubble Space Telescope, but still managed to show up in observations by certain ground-based telescopes. So the reappearance of AzTECC71, an extremely distant… Continue reading James Webb Spots Strange “Ghostly” Object Reappearing
Amazon’s AI Reportedly Suffering “Severe Hallucinations” and “Leaking Confidential Data”
That can’t be good. QAmazon In a surprise announcement last week, Amazon’s cloud computing division announced a flashy new AI chatbot aimed at businesses called Amazon Q — not to be confused with OpenAI’s secretive Q*, pronounced Q star, which is rumored to be a separate and powerful new AI system. But according to leaked… Continue reading Amazon’s AI Reportedly Suffering “Severe Hallucinations” and “Leaking Confidential Data”
Carbon Dioxide Is Becoming More Fearsome, Scientists Find
The greenhouse effect is even more potent than we thought. Beat the Heat New research has found that the greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide, the gas primarily responsible for making our planet hotter, becomes even more potent as as more of it is emitted. That grim finding comes from a new study, published in the… Continue reading Carbon Dioxide Is Becoming More Fearsome, Scientists Find
Uber Eats Mocked for Grotesque AI-Generated Food Pictures on Menu
“Welcome to the future of AI powered experiences.” Fake Pizza Pie As the web continues to fill up with bottom-tier AI-generated content — see our reporting this week that Sports Illustrated had been publishing articles by fictional authors with AI-generated headshots — here’s a new one: Uber Eats seemingly publishing a restaurant’s menu with, instead… Continue reading Uber Eats Mocked for Grotesque AI-Generated Food Pictures on Menu
Tragic Footage Shows Orcas Trying to Save Their Dying Companion
“And then I saw his giant body sinking.” Last Gasp A dying adult orca in the wild has been captured on camera in what is believed to be first-of-its-kind footage, Live Science reports. The unfortunate orca, a 35-year-old male nicknamed “Hunchy,” was apparently acting strangely when he was spotted by whale watchers on November 6… Continue reading Tragic Footage Shows Orcas Trying to Save Their Dying Companion