Nowhere is safe. Under a Rock A cave that’s been closed off to human visitors for 30 years has been found to contain high concentrations of microplastics — and that should worry you. Such were the findings of a pair of new studies, the most recent of which was published in the journal Science of… Continue reading Scientists Find Microplastics in Cave Sealed Off From All Humans
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Suing Writers Seethe at OpenAI’s Excuses in Court
“OpenAI is clearly signaling its intent to unilaterally rewrite US copyright law in its favor.” Writers Strike Back Hell hath no fury like a writer scorned. ChatGPT creator OpenAI has been on the receiving end of two high profile lawsuits by authors who are absolutely livid that the AI startup used their writing to train… Continue reading Suing Writers Seethe at OpenAI’s Excuses in Court
ChatGPT Could Put People Who Write Essays for Cheating Students Out of Business
There’s never a shortage of cheaters. Outcheat the Cheat ChatGPT has become the go-to cheating tool for lousy students. And that potentially means trouble for the essay ghostwriters that cash in on the countless students willing to eschew academic integrity for a better grade, The Walrus reports. Indeed, OpenAI’s blockbuster chatbot — and generative AIs… Continue reading ChatGPT Could Put People Who Write Essays for Cheating Students Out of Business
Scientists Find Microplastics Inside Clouds
Plastic pollution is literally raining down on us. Plastic Scene A team of researchers in Japan has discovered microplastics inside rain clouds — the latest sign that the tiny particles are contaminating nearly every part of nature, from the things we eat and drink to the air we breathe. The team sampled water from mists… Continue reading Scientists Find Microplastics Inside Clouds
Dudes Arrested for Trying to Steal Entire Uber Eats Delivery Robot
“It didn’t end well (for them).” All-Seeing Bot In a fresh display of our looming panopticon, an investigation has revealed that the camera on an Uber Eats food delivery robot has been used to convict two men accused of trying — and ultimately failing — to steal said robot. The newly-launched 404 Media — which has… Continue reading Dudes Arrested for Trying to Steal Entire Uber Eats Delivery Robot
France Just Raided the Offices of Nvidia
Uh oh. Wake Up Call French authorities just paid an early morning visit to the offices of Nvidia, one of the world’s foremost computer chip manufacturers and a red-hot player in the AI arms race. On Wednesday, the French Competition Authority (FCA) announced that it had raided a company in the “graphics cards sector,” but… Continue reading France Just Raided the Offices of Nvidia
Elon Sends Pleading Email to All of Twitter Staff After Live Stream Flub
That didn’t go as planned. Libera Te Elon Musk paid a visit to the US-Mexico border on Thursday evening, but his attempt to livestream the occasion on his platform Twitter-now-known-as-X didn’t quite go as planned. The centi-billionaire has reignited his obsession with immigration as of late, promising earlier this week to visit the Texas border… Continue reading Elon Sends Pleading Email to All of Twitter Staff After Live Stream Flub
Scientists Disappointed to Find That Antimatter Falls When You Drop It
In the world of science fiction, warp drives or antigravity devices are often powered by antimatter, which in real-life physics are mysterious particles that have an opposite charge and spin compared to the regular particles you encounter in everyday life. According to the latest results, unfortunately, the exotic material may be a lot more conventional… Continue reading Scientists Disappointed to Find That Antimatter Falls When You Drop It
Judge Warns Sam Bankman-Fried He’s Facing a “Very Long Sentence”
He’s staring down the barrel. Buckle Up Disgraced crypto scion Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial is about to start heating up — and the judge has a stark warning for the FTX founder. As the Reuters reports, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan told SBF ahead of his trial, which begins Monday, that he’s facing major time.… Continue reading Judge Warns Sam Bankman-Fried He’s Facing a “Very Long Sentence”
Facebook Proud of New Glasses That Let You Record People Without Them Knowing
Spying just got easier. Spy Glasses Meta-formerly-Facebook just unveiled its new model of Ray-Ban smart glasses, and as you might expect, they’re a privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Awkwardly announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the Meta Connect event on Wednesday, these new pieces of facewear, formally called an unwieldy “Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses,” are… Continue reading Facebook Proud of New Glasses That Let You Record People Without Them Knowing