Whoa. Uni Versus In a new interview, perpetually provocative Harvard astronomer and alien hunter Avi Loeb posited both that super-human aliens could be building “baby universes” in labs and that his haters are just “jealous.” When discussing his work and theories in a chat with Fox News, Loeb showed his tendency toward imaginative, deeply speculative theories of… Continue reading Harvard Professor Says Godlike Aliens May Be Creating Universes in Labs
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SEC Head Fears AI Could Cause a Financial Crash
“This technology will be the center of future crises, future financial crises.” Webs We Weave Looks like SEC Chair Gary Gensler has been harboring some serious — as in, destroy-the-economy-level serious — AI apprehensions for some time now. As Axios reports, back in 2020, Gensler — still a professor at MIT at the time —… Continue reading SEC Head Fears AI Could Cause a Financial Crash
The Most Fearsome Hackers Just Went Ham on ChatGPT
Def Con, the world’s largest hacker conference, has long been a place for cybersecurity ninjas to put their skills to the test, from breaking into cars to discovering smart home vulnerabilities, or even rigging elections. So it isn’t exactly surprising that hackers at this year’s Def Con in Las Vegas have turned their sights on… Continue reading The Most Fearsome Hackers Just Went Ham on ChatGPT
People in San Francisco Are Already Having Sex in Self-Driving Taxis
Horniness remains undefeated. Case in point? Passengers are apparently getting it on in the backseat while their driverless robotaxi ferries them to their destination in San Francisco. As the San Francisco Standard reports, the added privacy of not having a pesky driver judging you appears to be lowering inhibitions in the self-driving cabs that are… Continue reading People in San Francisco Are Already Having Sex in Self-Driving Taxis
Grimes Says She Loves Being Mansplained To
“It’s my love language.” Grimes A-Changin’ Electronic artist and AI enthusiast Claire “Grimes” Boucher has taken a cultural stance that just might explain her decision to procreate with Elon Musk. “I enjoy mansplaining,” Grimes tweeted matter-of-factly over the weekend. “It’s my love language.” “I will gladly be talked at with pure facts for hours,” she… Continue reading Grimes Says She Loves Being Mansplained To
Cybertruck Already Found Broken Down and Abandoned on Side of Road
What does this mean for the release of Cybertruck at the end of Q3? Go For Broke A Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted abandoned and apparently broken down on the side of the interstate near Silicon Valley — and we’ve got a lot of questions about what’s going on. As Electrek reports, a reader saw… Continue reading Cybertruck Already Found Broken Down and Abandoned on Side of Road
Sam Bankman-Fried Heads to Squalid Jail
It’s a massive downgrade from his parents’ lavish Palo Alto mansion. Straight to Jail Do not pass go, do not collect $200. Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is officially heading to a Brooklyn jail to await his fraud trial, Reuters reports, after a Manhattan US district judge ruled he tampered with witnesses while on $250… Continue reading Sam Bankman-Fried Heads to Squalid Jail
Scientists Puzzled to Find Plastic Fragments Inside Human Hearts
Image by Getty / Futurism Researchers have found microplastics inside human heart tissues — though as the scientists note, that shouldn’t be all too surprising. “Everywhere scientists look for microplastics,” a press release about the new research reads, “they’ve found them.” Be it in food, water, air, and even some parts of the human body, microplastics… Continue reading Scientists Puzzled to Find Plastic Fragments Inside Human Hearts
Chinese Military Says It’s Figured Out How to Build “Infinite” Laser Weapons
This could be a massive breakthrough. Beam Me Up The Chinese military has announced what could be a major breakthrough in energy weapon tech — if it holds up. As the South China Morning Post reports, representatives from the country’s National University of Defence Technology say they’ve developed a state-of-the-art cooling system that would allow high-energy… Continue reading Chinese Military Says It’s Figured Out How to Build “Infinite” Laser Weapons
Scientists Intrigued by Huge Structure Buried Under Australia
It could be the largest crater ever. Concealed History The landmass of Australia could be harboring a massive, subterranean secret. In a new essay for The Conversation, geologist Andrew Glikson explains his latest research that indicates that an epic asteroid crater could be buried underneath the continent — and all the evidence points to it… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Huge Structure Buried Under Australia