No minced words here. One Falls, Another Rises As language-modeling AIs continue their rise to dominance, a new-old victim to the tech might be emerging: voice assistants. According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, that is. As the scope and impact of Amazon’s recent layoffs — which reportedly hit Amazon’s Alexa division quite seriously — come… Continue reading Microsoft CEO Trashes Siri and Alexa for Being “Dumb as a Rock”
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Former SEC Lawyer Issues Warning That Binance Is an “FTX Redux”
“An epic bank run seems inevitable.” Stark Warning It feels safe to say that John Reed Stark, a former attorney for the US Securities and Exchange Commission, is not a fan of the cryptocurrency firm Binance. The crypto exchange — now the world’s largest in terms of trading volume, as a direct result of former rival… Continue reading Former SEC Lawyer Issues Warning That Binance Is an “FTX Redux”
Elon Musk Finally Relents and Apologizes for Mocking Disabled Twitter Ex-Employee
“I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation.” Say Sorry After dragging an ex-Twitter employee and then deleting some of the evidence, Elon Musk has apologized to Haraldur Thorleifsson after disparaging him publicly in front of his over 100 million followers. The entire debacle began earlier this week when Thorleifsson,… Continue reading Elon Musk Finally Relents and Apologizes for Mocking Disabled Twitter Ex-Employee
Researchers Say They’ve Created Superconductors At Room Temperature
A team of researchers at the University of Rochester claims to have achieved a “historic” breakthrough by creating a superconducting material at both room temperature and feasible levels of pressure — something that could potentially lay the groundwork for the mass adoption of the tech. “With this material, the dawn of ambient superconductivity and applied… Continue reading Researchers Say They’ve Created Superconductors At Room Temperature
Robodog Peeling Off a Model’s Clothes Is a Viral Riff on Ominous Tech
Last week, the leading American robotics firm Boston Dynamics made its official Paris Fashion Week debut, deploying its viral robodog, Spot, on French fashion label Coperni’s runway. Yes, that Spot, the one that can dance, jump rope, and — oh yeah — is already being used by the US military to, among other things, patrol America’s… Continue reading Robodog Peeling Off a Model’s Clothes Is a Viral Riff on Ominous Tech
Japan’s Newest Rocket Self Destructs During Launch
“This will have a serious impact on Japan’s future space policy, space business and technological competitiveness.” Explosive Finale What was meant to be the inaugural launch of Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) newest H3 rocket ended in dismal disappointment. The H3 rocket’s initial liftoff at 10:37am appeared to go smoothly. The 200-foot craft slowly heaved itself… Continue reading Japan’s Newest Rocket Self Destructs During Launch
ChatGPT Is Coming to Slack Because We Live and Work in Hell
Because Slack wasn’t already annoying enough to use. SlackGPT Salesforce is bringing OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT to Slack, yet another sign that the compulsively lying and hallucinating AI assistant is becoming inescapable in everyday life. Salesforce, which bought the popular communication app back in 2021, will allow users to take advantage of OpenAI’s blockbuster AI inside Slack to… Continue reading ChatGPT Is Coming to Slack Because We Live and Work in Hell
Elon Musk Deletes Tweet Roasting Disabled Twitter Employee
“He’s the worst.” “He’s the Worst” Yesterday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk publicly shamed former Twitter director Haraldur Thorleifsson in front of his well over 100 million followers, telling him his contributions to Twitter amounted to nothing. In his comments, Musk went as far as to make fun of Thorleifsson’s disability, accusing him of using the… Continue reading Elon Musk Deletes Tweet Roasting Disabled Twitter Employee
Scientists Investigated Why Clowns Are So Terrifying and [Sinister Circus Music Plays]
Image by Getty / Futurism Scientists have quantified why people are afraid of clowns, and the reasons behind this common phobia might surprise you. Writing for The Conversation, Welsh psychological researchers Sophie Scorehy, Shakiela Davies, James Greville, and Phillip Tyson described how they and their team at the University of South Wales managed to quantify coulrophobia,… Continue reading Scientists Investigated Why Clowns Are So Terrifying and [Sinister Circus Music Plays]
Chaos Inside Google as Execs Try to Figure Out How to Actually Use AI
Quick pulse check on Google’s Bard: according to a report from CNBC, the whole project is a total and complete mess — and no one seems to know what to actually do with the tech. To recap, Bard is Google’s search-integrated, AI-powered chatbot, which was billed as a competitor to Microsft’s OpenAI tech-powered Bing Search… Continue reading Chaos Inside Google as Execs Try to Figure Out How to Actually Use AI