From lunar orbit with love. Moon Snaps Russia is officially on the way to the Moon, the country’s first lunar mission since 1976. Russian state media recently shared the first images taken by its Luna-25 spacecraft, showing the Earth as a small dot in the distance. Another image shows the Moon as an equally small… Continue reading Russia Sends Back Photos From Trip to Moon
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It Sounds Like Caroline Ellison Has Some Major Dirt on Sam Bankman-Fried
Ouch. Um, Uh As we get closer to the trial against disgraced FTX founder Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, prosecutors are teasing new evidence from the jailed wunderkind’s ex-girlfriend Caroline Ellison that sounds like an important part of the case against him. Quoted in a recent court filing, Ellison reportedly told employees of Alameda Research, FTX’s sister… Continue reading It Sounds Like Caroline Ellison Has Some Major Dirt on Sam Bankman-Fried
Scientists Extracted a Pink Floyd Song From Someone’s Brain Waves. Here’s What It Sounds Like.
Image by Getty / Futurism After a decade of research, scientists have managed to recreate a song from brain recordings with the help of AI — and they’re letting us hear the track. In a press release about this pioneering research, UC Berkeley neurologist and psychology professor Robert Knight said that he and his fellow… Continue reading Scientists Extracted a Pink Floyd Song From Someone’s Brain Waves. Here’s What It Sounds Like.
Twitter Now Throttling Traffic to Sites Elon Musk Doesn’t Like
Surprise, surprise. X-ed Out Twitter — sorry, uh, X — owner Elon Musk is making it more difficult to access content via external links on the social media platform by literally slowing the speed with which users get redirected. The sites that are affected are unsurprisingly X’s competitors and reputable news sources that Musk has… Continue reading Twitter Now Throttling Traffic to Sites Elon Musk Doesn’t Like
Michio Kaku Says AIs Like ChatGPT Are “Glorified Tape Recorders”
“This isn’t intelligence.” Tape Fear Famed theoretical physicist Michio Kaku isn’t buying all the doomsaying surrounding the purported dangers of AI. In an interview with CNN, Kaku dismissed chatbots as “glorified tape recorders,” arguing we’re vastly overestimating their capabilities. “It takes snippets of what’s on the web created by a human, splices them together and… Continue reading Michio Kaku Says AIs Like ChatGPT Are “Glorified Tape Recorders”
Ford CEO Goes on Road Trip in Electric F-150, Runs Into Trouble
“Long hauling in an electric truck is an act of pioneerism.” Road Warrior Ford’s lucrative line of trucks, the F-Series, was the number one best selling vehicle in America last year — even topping roadway regulars like Toyota’s Camry — and Ford aims to remain on the top of the leader board with its F-150… Continue reading Ford CEO Goes on Road Trip in Electric F-150, Runs Into Trouble
Scientists Say New Tool Makes Images Worthless for Training AI
“Yes, there is a point in pushing back.” Krispy Kreme Good news, human artists! Scientists at the University of Chicago are claiming to have invented a tricky new tool, dubbed Glaze, to protect the work of human artists from being used to train AI systems. Designed to “protect human artists by disrupting style mimicry,” as… Continue reading Scientists Say New Tool Makes Images Worthless for Training AI
Cops Say “Aliens” Attacking Amazonian Village Are Men With Jetpacks
“They seem armored like the Green Goblin from Spider Man.” Jet Set Picture this: somebody has attacked an isolated indigenous village in rural Peru and tried to kidnap a 15-year-old girl. Locals claim it was aliens, as in little green men. But government officials investigating the strange incident say it’s actually… drum roll… illegal miners… Continue reading Cops Say “Aliens” Attacking Amazonian Village Are Men With Jetpacks
Ten Self-Driving Cars Cause Huge Traffic Jam After Losing Wireless Signal
Behold: a car that only works when it’s connected to the internet. Self-Driving Wars Talk about poor timing. As CBS reported this weekend, the self-driving carmaker Cruise caused a major traffic jam on Friday in San Francisco when ten of its controversial robotaxis simply shut down after losing their wireless signals. Which, of course, would… Continue reading Ten Self-Driving Cars Cause Huge Traffic Jam After Losing Wireless Signal
Oops! Purported Room Temp Superconductor Fails to Work When Replicated by Outside Team
We started out being skeptical, but cautiously optimistic. Then, the bad news just kept rolling in. Claims of a room temperature and ambient pressure superconductor have torn the scientific community apart. But as more evidence gathers, the existence of a miraculous lead-based metal that can perfectly conduct electricity at room temperature is seriously starting to… Continue reading Oops! Purported Room Temp Superconductor Fails to Work When Replicated by Outside Team