“I will be running for president in 2024.” Don Jr. 2024 Donald Trump Jr.’s account on X-formerly-Twitter was apparently hacked today, NBC News reports, with the son of former president Donald Trump posting — falsely — that his father had died. “I’m sad to announce, my father Donald Trump has passed away,” the account tweeted,… Continue reading Don Jr’s Twitter Account Got Hacked, Posted That Trump Had Died
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SBF’s Parents Sued for Ignoring “Bright Red Flags” About Son’s Crimes
The bankrupt husk of crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against Stanford law professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, parents to the company’s former CEO and fallen crypto wunderkind, Sam Bankman-Fried. The charge, according to court documents? That the couple “exploited their access and influence within the FTX enterprise to enrich themselves, directly and indirectly,… Continue reading SBF’s Parents Sued for Ignoring “Bright Red Flags” About Son’s Crimes
Texas Pastor Defends Using ChatGPT to Write “Shotgun Sermon”
“Can a prayer written by artificial intelligence, in some way, communicate truth?” Fire and Brimstone Everything’s bigger in Texas — including, it seems, the enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. In an interview with Austin-based broadcaster KXAN, pastor Jay Cooper of the city’s Violet Crown City Church discussed using ChatGPT to help him write a sermon he delivered… Continue reading Texas Pastor Defends Using ChatGPT to Write “Shotgun Sermon”
Scientists Have Coined a Devastating New Term for Not Being Able to See the Stars at Night
Right in the feels. Sky Grief If you’ve found yourself mourning the ability to see stars in the night sky, you aren’t alone. As Flatiron Institute astrophysicist Paul Sutter writes for Space.com, this feeling is so prevalent that astronomers have come up with a name for it. Presented back in June in both a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed… Continue reading Scientists Have Coined a Devastating New Term for Not Being Able to See the Stars at Night
Elon Musk May Actually Kill Twitter For Real This Time
“I’ll pay for oxygen before I pay for this app.” Small Fee If killing X-formerly-Twitter was owner Elon Musk’s goal all along, as some have suggested, he may be about to drive the final death knell with his purported plan to start charging everyone a fee to use the site. During a live-streamed talk with… Continue reading Elon Musk May Actually Kill Twitter For Real This Time
Actor Stephen Fry Furious After AI Rips Off His Voice Without Permission
“It’s a f***ing weird time to be alive.” Into the Fry-ing Pan When it comes to voicing his concerns over AI, English actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry isn’t mincing words. As Deadline reports, Fry discussed his AI concerns onstage last week at London’s CogX Festival while addressing the ongoing entertainment strikes in Hollywood. AI has… Continue reading Actor Stephen Fry Furious After AI Rips Off His Voice Without Permission
US Marines Lose $80 Million Stealth Fighter Jet
Oopsie! Missing Impossible US Marines have somehow lost an expensive fighter jet that could still be cruising around on autopilot after its human operator was ejected during what the military branch is calling a “mishap.” As NBC News and other outlets reported, there’s a lot we still don’t know about what exactly happened with the roughly… Continue reading US Marines Lose $80 Million Stealth Fighter Jet
Scientists Stumped by Mysterious Flashes of Light on Venus
If they aren’t flashes of lightning, what could they be? Greased Lightning Mysterious flashing lights on Venus that scientists initially thought were from lightning, may be something else entirely. As detailed in a study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, researchers out of Arizona State University have suggested that flashes of light detected… Continue reading Scientists Stumped by Mysterious Flashes of Light on Venus
Antarctic Sea Ice Shrinks to “Mind-Blowing” Low
“Are we awakening this giant of Antarctica?” New Normal Antarctic sea ice continues to reach dire new lows. As the BBC reports, new satellite imagery from the National Snow and Ice Data Center reveals that sea ice levels at our planet’s South Pole reached yet another record low for its winter season in mid-September. According… Continue reading Antarctic Sea Ice Shrinks to “Mind-Blowing” Low
Shocking Research Discovers That Gamers Are Overall Pretty Healthy
Image by Getty Images Gone are the days of the gamer as a slovenly neckbeard: a new study suggests that actually, your average video game enjoyer is a pretty healthy person. The study, published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, investigated the physical and mental health of 270 Portuguese gamers who reported playing at… Continue reading Shocking Research Discovers That Gamers Are Overall Pretty Healthy