Image by Chesnot via Getty / Futurism Billionaire Elon Musk’s increasingly erratic behavior and decision making may, according to some people close with him, be due to an alleged increase in ketamine use. In Ronan Farrow’s sweeping and detailed look into the current Muskworld palace intrigue for The New Yorker, one choice tidbit stood out:… Continue reading Elon Musk Associates Say His Strange Behavior May Be Related to Ketamine Habit
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Google’s Search AI Says Slavery Was Good, Actually
Lots of experts on AI say it can only be as good as the data it’s trained on — basically, it’s garbage in and garbage out. So with that old computer science adage in mind, what the heck is happening with Google’s AI-driven Search Generative Experience (SGE)? Not only has it been caught spitting out completely… Continue reading Google’s Search AI Says Slavery Was Good, Actually
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Tests Spew Enough Methane to be Spotted From Space
Nothing to sneeze at! Gassed Up Things are getting kind of gassy at Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space tourism firm. Case in point, Bloomberg reports that a Blue Origin facility in West Texas is regularly emitting so much methane during recent rocket tests that plumes of the stuff are being spotted from space. The unexpected… Continue reading Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Tests Spew Enough Methane to be Spotted From Space
Scientists Say New Device Can Scrub 99.9 Percent of Microplastics From Water
This simple, organic device sounds like it could be a seriously good solution to the growing microplastics problem. Purification Station Scientists have developed a new technique that filters out microplastics from drinking water — and its ingredients are all plant-based. Crafted by researchers out of Canada’s University of British Columbia and China’s Sichuan University, the… Continue reading Scientists Say New Device Can Scrub 99.9 Percent of Microplastics From Water
Tesla’s Cat Bed Design Appears to Be Stolen
Did Tesla copycat a cat bed from another company? Copy Cat Tesla has had a whole slew of bad press this year—from people getting stuck in its cars to misaligned doors on the Cybertruck to a slew of investigations over the safety of its driver-assist features. Now add a case of cat burglary — speaking very literally… Continue reading Tesla’s Cat Bed Design Appears to Be Stolen
OpenSea Is Dropping Royalties to Artists as Crisis Deepens
“I’ve been working my ass off for you to make that profit.” Not Nifty Imagine you are an unknown visual artist at the beginning of your career. Eventually, you gain a reputation and your pieces start selling for more money, including paintings early in your career that garner higher prices in the resale or secondary… Continue reading OpenSea Is Dropping Royalties to Artists as Crisis Deepens
Professor Suggests Replacing Elections in US With Lottery System
“A lottery would also improve our odds of avoiding the worst candidates in the first place.” Luck of the Draw America’s presidential election is just next year, but the competitive ugliness on display on social media leading up to it is already making any sane person want to dip their head into boiling acid. Fortunately,… Continue reading Professor Suggests Replacing Elections in US With Lottery System
Japan Dumping Radioactive Water From Fukushima Into Ocean This Week
China is absolutely furious. Lefty Loosey Despite significant opposition from its neighboring countries, Japan is about to start releasing contaminated water from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster into the Pacific Ocean later this week. Enough water to fill 500 Olympic swimming pools has accumulated at the site of the accident, thanks to the plant… Continue reading Japan Dumping Radioactive Water From Fukushima Into Ocean This Week
OpenAI Is Funding an App for Parents to Manage Kids’ Lives
“You never hear someone talk about the power of these models to help families.” Modern Parenting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says artificial intelligence has the potential to automate tedious tasks and free people to do more meaningful work, but so far it’s mainly been generating headlines about how it’s gobbling people’s artwork and other intellectual property.… Continue reading OpenAI Is Funding an App for Parents to Manage Kids’ Lives
Elon Musk Is Apparently Making the US Government Quite Nervous
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite terminals have quickly become an essential tool in the arsenal of soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine. The small dishes allow them unfettered lines of communication, despite Russia’s attempts to dismantle their networks. The development has thrown SpaceX CEO Elon Musk right into the middle of a political crisis — worrying,… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Apparently Making the US Government Quite Nervous