Geothermal power is heating up. Up and Running Google has officially fired up an advanced, first-of-its-kind geothermal project in Nevada, providing carbon-free power to its massive data centers nearby. The plant, made in partnership with the energy firm Fervo, is part of Google’s grand plan to operate entirely on carbon-free energy by 2030. While this plant… Continue reading Google Fires Up Experimental New Geothermal Plant
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Benzinga Retracts “Interview” With Rapper That Was Allegedly AI-Generated
Earlier this month, business publication Benzinga published what they billed as an interview with rapper and cannabis entrepreneur Gilbert Anthony “Berner” Milam, Jr. In the apparent interview, Benzinga contributor David Daxsen appeared to press Milam Jr. on growing concerns over lawsuits that were filed against his cannabis company Cookies. In April, the entrepreneur was accused of using… Continue reading Benzinga Retracts “Interview” With Rapper That Was Allegedly AI-Generated
In Seven Years, Elon Musk’s Boring Company Has Only Drilled 2.4 Miles of Tunnel
Did Elon get… bored? Tunnel to Nowhere We wouldn’t blame you for having forgotten about Elon Musk’s tunneling venture, the Boring Company. And apart from opening a seemingly redundant project that ferries visitors at the Las Vegas Convention Center through Tesla-lined tunnels two years ago, the company doesn’t have an awful lot else to show… Continue reading In Seven Years, Elon Musk’s Boring Company Has Only Drilled 2.4 Miles of Tunnel
The Word’s Largest Iceberg Is on the Move
It’s triple the size of New York City — and taller than the Empire State Building. On the Run Tour At more than triple the size of New York City, the world’s largest current iceberg is on the move. As Reuters reports, the iceberg — dubbed, forgettably, A23a — actually broke off of the Antarctic… Continue reading The Word’s Largest Iceberg Is on the Move
Elon Musk Unveils Plans for Next Version of Starship
It’s gonna have some key upgrades. Next Episode Earlier this month, SpaceX launched its second orbital attempt of its massive Starship rocket. And while the massive rocket and its accompanying Super Heavy booster managed to reach a new record height of 90 miles, the rocket then violently exploded yet again, in what the company cheekily… Continue reading Elon Musk Unveils Plans for Next Version of Starship
Saudi Arabia Apparently Scheming to Get Poor Countries Addicted to Oil
The oil must flow. False Note The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is publicly committed to curbing carbon emissions — but apparently that’s just lip service, according to a new investigation that found the petrostate has plans to get developing countries hooked on its lucrative fossil fuel exports. Reporting from the nonprofit journalism organization Centre for… Continue reading Saudi Arabia Apparently Scheming to Get Poor Countries Addicted to Oil
Facebook Researchers Test AI’s Intelligence and Find It Is Unfortunately Quite Stupid
In a new intelligence test, AI got *destroyed* by humans. Failing Grade A team of researchers at Facebook’s parent company Meta has come up with a new benchmark to gauge the abilities of AI assistants like OpenAI’s large language model GPT-4. And judging by current standards, OpenAI’s current crop of AI models are all… still… Continue reading Facebook Researchers Test AI’s Intelligence and Find It Is Unfortunately Quite Stupid
Sports Illustrated Union Says It’s “Horrified” by Publication of AI-Generated Writers
Yesterday, we reported that Sports Illustrated — the esteemed magazine once considered the standard for sports journalism — has been churning out content under the bylines of fake authors with AI-generated headshots. In the wake of the fracas, Sports Illustrated‘s publisher The Arena Group issued a statement blaming the content on a contractor called AdVon and… Continue reading Sports Illustrated Union Says It’s “Horrified” by Publication of AI-Generated Writers
Millennials’ Avocado Habit Is Killing Mexico’s Forests
“The avocados you’re eating in the United States are bathed in blood.” Tree Killer Americans’ insatiable appetite for the humble avocado — a tasty fruit inexplicably linked to millennials’ financial habits in the popular discourse — is fueling a wave of deforestation in the western part of Mexico, The New York Times reports, with violence… Continue reading Millennials’ Avocado Habit Is Killing Mexico’s Forests
Elon Musk Posts and Then Deletes Idiotic Pizzagate Meme
After getting in so much trouble over co-signing antisemitism that he had to go on an apology tour to Israel, noted tech weirdo Elon Musk tweeted a Pizzagate meme — and then deleted it, seemingly realizing that once again he had self-inflicted a terrible self-own. In a post made on the social network he owns… Continue reading Elon Musk Posts and Then Deletes Idiotic Pizzagate Meme