A new British TV show called “Deep Fake Neighbor Wars” — created by ITV, the channel that brought you “Love Island” — is betting big on deepfakes by putting the likes of Kim Kardashian and Idris Elba up against each other as discontent neighbors. The setup is predictable: digitally disguised celebrity impressionists play out skits,… Continue reading Trashy TV Prank Show Deepfakes Celebrities Into Jackass-Style Situations
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Whoops! It Turns Out The Bored Ape People Didn’t Copyright Their JPGs
This seems like a pretty huge oversight! Ape Copyright Gone Yuga Labs, the firm behind the infamous Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible tokens (NFTs), apparently never actually copyrighted its computer-generated primates. This hilarious admission, which came from a legal document submission from Yuga Labs itself, stems from a lawsuit involving art world nepo baby and… Continue reading Whoops! It Turns Out The Bored Ape People Didn’t Copyright Their JPGs
89 Percent of College Students Admit to Using ChatGPT for Homework, Study Claims
Wait, what!? TAIcher’s Pet Educators are battling a new reality: easily accessible AI that allows students to take immense shortcuts in their education — and as it turns out, many appear to already be cheating with abandon. Online course provider Study.com asked 1,000 students over the age of 18 about the use of ChatGPT, OpenAI’s… Continue reading 89 Percent of College Students Admit to Using ChatGPT for Homework, Study Claims
The Best Exercise Bikes of 2023
The exercise bike felt like a workout relic from a bygone era for at least a decade or more. The ’90s and 2000s saw home gym equipment evolve from stationary bikes and Thigh Masters into full-body resistance machines and high-powered treadmills. Then Peloton began running a commercial involving a husband buying his wife an exercise… Continue reading The Best Exercise Bikes of 2023
Bill Gates Gives $12 Million to Flatulent Australian Cows
Whatever makes you happy, Bill. Crossover Episode Billionaire philanthropist and toilet tech evangelist Bill Gates’ climate fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), just invested $12 million dollars in — checks notes — Australian cow farts and burps. More specifically, BEV is investing in a startup called Rumin8, an Australian climate tech company seeking to reduce livestock… Continue reading Bill Gates Gives $12 Million to Flatulent Australian Cows
Of Course Elon Musk Is Pushing The Cybertruck Back Again, What Did You Expect?
“The start of production is always very slow.” Cyberfricked Like death and taxes, the slippage of an Elon Musk timeline is an inevitability you can plan your life around. Now, it’s happened once again as the multi-hyphenate CEO announced that Tesla’s long-awaited Cybertruck wouldn’t begin shipping out regularly until 2024. As the Wall Street Journal notes,… Continue reading Of Course Elon Musk Is Pushing The Cybertruck Back Again, What Did You Expect?
BuzzFeed Announces Plans to Use OpenAI to Churn Out Content
Welcome to AI Hell. CNET Effect Fresh off the heels of CNET being outed for using artificial intelligence to write articles, BuzzFeed has announced that its content machine will soon be assisted by ChatGPT creator OpenAI. As the Wall Street Journal reports, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti announced in a memo to staff today that moving forward, AI will… Continue reading BuzzFeed Announces Plans to Use OpenAI to Churn Out Content
Eccentric Wealthy Guy Spends $2 Million Per Year Staving Off Aging
Image by Bryan Johnson via Twitter Tech centimillionaire and middle-aged human man Bryan Johnson, founder of the online payment behemoth Braintree, among other ventures, wants to be 18 again. Not mentally or spiritually, but physically so — Johnson’s on a quest to turn back his biological clock, returning his body’s 45-year-old “brain, heart, lungs, liver,… Continue reading Eccentric Wealthy Guy Spends $2 Million Per Year Staving Off Aging
Twitter Is Quietly Re-Suspending the Lunatics Elon Musk Let Back On
And rightly so! Ban Hammer It’s only been a few months since Elon Musk took over Twitter and promised to resurrect those permabanned right-wing chuds who kept getting kicked off for being terrible — but now, the chickens seem to be coming home to roost. At least two previously-suspended right-wingers — Ali Alexander, best known… Continue reading Twitter Is Quietly Re-Suspending the Lunatics Elon Musk Let Back On
ChatGPT Shamelessly Writes Letter Announcing Layoffs While Promoting Execs and Quoting MLK
OpenAI’s viral text generator ChatGPT is a real jack of all trades. The AI-powered tool can write convincing college essays, pass business exams, and even apply for jobs on your behalf. And, as it turns out, it could also easily take over the role of a CEO who is tasked with delivering an unfortunate message.… Continue reading ChatGPT Shamelessly Writes Letter Announcing Layoffs While Promoting Execs and Quoting MLK