“Why not end this illegal trade by changing its name?” Beetle Juice Fascists are so hungry for Nazi memorabilia that they’ve been buying up Anophthalmus hitleri beetles for years — so much so that the poor bug is near extinction. As the Washington Post reports, the neo-Nazi trade of A. hitleri beetles is yet another reason some scientists are… Continue reading Beetle Named After Hitler Being Driven to Extinction by Neo-Nazis Collecting It
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Losing Human Users, Facebook Releasing Chatbots for Lonely to Talk To
“Human, please! Share your experiences, thoughts, and emotions!” Lonely Island Meta-formerly-Facebook, the Mark Zuckerberg-helmed social media company that continues to shout from the rooftops that its platforms are designed to “help people connect” and “bring people closer together,” is marching forward with an eyebrow-raising solution for reviving declining user numbers: introducing an array of AI-powered… Continue reading Losing Human Users, Facebook Releasing Chatbots for Lonely to Talk To
Tinder Now Letting Rizzless Sad Sacks Pay $500/Month to Message People Without Even Matching
This is pathetic. Sad! If you get a message from someone you never matched with on Tinder, it’s not a glitch — it’s part of the app’s expensive new subscription plan that it teased earlier this year, which allows “power users” to send unsolicited messages to non-matches for the small fee of $499 per month.… Continue reading Tinder Now Letting Rizzless Sad Sacks Pay $500/Month to Message People Without Even Matching
NYPD Deploys Villainous-Looking Dalek in Subway System
Exterminate! Exterminate!!! Doctor Adams Watch out, New Yorkers — the NYPD’s new surveillance bot has officially arrived at a subway platform near you. On Friday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams finally deployed “K5,” the NYPD’s latest foray into robot-assisted surveillance technology, at the highly-trafficked 42nd Street subway station in Times Square, The New York… Continue reading NYPD Deploys Villainous-Looking Dalek in Subway System
Elon Musk Apparently Bursts Into Tears With Surprising Frequency
Whether or not you think astrology is nonsense, Elon Musk isn’t beating the allegation that Cancers are a bunch of crybabies with whiplash-inducing mood swings. At least, that’s the impression you get from quite a few anecdotes in Walter Isaacson’s bombastic new biography of the mercurial business titan. Though Musk himself often demands extreme emotional… Continue reading Elon Musk Apparently Bursts Into Tears With Surprising Frequency
Scientists Say They’ve Invented a Speaker That “Mutes” Annoying People
“You can have four people having two conversations and isolate any of the four voices.” Cone of Silence A new speaker can rearrange its seven “self-deploying” microphones to partition a room into so-called “speech zones,” allowing it to track and identify different voices, even as they move. Even better, the researchers behind the invention say… Continue reading Scientists Say They’ve Invented a Speaker That “Mutes” Annoying People
Research Suggests That Bad Dental Health May Increase Risk of Dementia
Image by Luis Alvarez via Getty Images Keep your gums and chompers spick and span, folks, because there’s a growing body of evidence that shows that your dental health may affect your risk of dementia, The Washington Post reports. “People should really be aware that oral health is really important,” Anita Visser, a professor of… Continue reading Research Suggests That Bad Dental Health May Increase Risk of Dementia
Harvard Says That for $1 Billion, You Can Rename Its Medical School
Got a billion dollars lying around? Bargain Basement Got a billion dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Harvard’s got just the thing. As the Harvard student newspaper The Crimson reports, The Harvard Corporation — the governing body that prides itself on its status as the “oldest corporation in the Western Hemisphere,” according to its… Continue reading Harvard Says That for $1 Billion, You Can Rename Its Medical School
Elon Musk’s Dad Says Someone at His Emerald Mine Got Eaten by a Crocodile
“Think of the early Wild West, except add jungle, wild animals (and wild humans), and many many things that can kill you.” Crocod-Errol For an emerald mine that Elon Musk continues to claim doesn’t exist, his father, Errol Musk, sure seems to know a lot about it. Despite having previously bragged about the existence of… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Dad Says Someone at His Emerald Mine Got Eaten by a Crocodile
OpenAI Trembles as John Grisham Joins Lawsuit Targeting ChatGPT
Earlier this week, a number of high-profile authors, including John Grisham and George R. R. Martin of “Game of Thrones” fame, announced they’re suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, claiming its large language models are violating their copyright. It’s yet another sign that OpenAI is in serious legal trouble following several copyright lawsuits, and the number of… Continue reading OpenAI Trembles as John Grisham Joins Lawsuit Targeting ChatGPT