“Let me reiterate again to everyone that I am a sun bear.” Sun Police Officials at China’s Hangzhou zoo want you to know that their resident Malayan sun bear is not, in fact, a human in a suit — thank you very much! As multiple outlets report, a video of a sun bear named Angela… Continue reading Chinese Zoo Denies Their Bear Is a Dude in a Bear Costume
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When AI Is Trained on AI-Generated Data, Strange Things Start to Happen
It hasn’t even been a year since OpenAI released ChatGPT, and already generative AI is everywhere. It’s in classrooms; it’s in political advertisements; it’s in entertainment and journalism and a growing number of AI-powered content farms. Hell, generative AI has even been integrated into search engines, the great mediators and organizers of the open web.… Continue reading When AI Is Trained on AI-Generated Data, Strange Things Start to Happen
Antarctica Is Losing a Flabbergasting Amount of Ice
“There’s a sense that something weird is going on.” Ice Slice Researchers are increasingly concerned about a huge chunk of ice — larger in area than Mexico — failing to refreeze as seasonal temperatures drop in Antarctica. The continent’s sea ice had already hit a record low in February, for the second year in a… Continue reading Antarctica Is Losing a Flabbergasting Amount of Ice
After Seeing This Terrifying Study, We’re Never Microwaving Plastic Again
Image by Getty Images New research has found that microwaving plastic food containers spews out toxic microplastics — and it’s really freaked out the guy who’s studying it. In an interview with Wired about a new study out of the University of Nebraska — Lincoln, researcher Kazi Albab Hussain said that becoming a new dad inspired… Continue reading After Seeing This Terrifying Study, We’re Never Microwaving Plastic Again
Elon Forced to Remove Strobing “X” Sign From Twitter Building
X, Y, Z U L8er. X Eyes San Franciscans are already bidding adieu to the strobing “X” sign that sat atop the Twitter headquarters, which came down earlier today after the city launched an investigation into the eyesore. As the San Francisco Standard reports, the sign was removed from the roof of the Elon Musk-owned… Continue reading Elon Forced to Remove Strobing “X” Sign From Twitter Building
Multiple Countries Investigating Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb
Are the walls closing in? Pondering the Orb Germany announced Friday that it has been quietly investigating Worldcoin, a new iris-scanning cryptocurrency venture by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — which seemingly brings the total number of European investigations into the scheme up to three, signaling what could be a tough regulatory road ahead for the project.… Continue reading Multiple Countries Investigating Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb
Scientists Say Atlantic Current Collapse Could Lead to Extreme Cold in Europe and North America
Researchers are warning that the crucial ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could collapse as soon as 2025 — an impending, climate change-fueled disaster that could usher in a new era of extreme temperature fluctuations. It’s important to note that not every scientist is convinced by this assessment. And though the… Continue reading Scientists Say Atlantic Current Collapse Could Lead to Extreme Cold in Europe and North America
Man Jumps Into Lake, Dies From Electrocution
We’re confused too. Nightmare Lake Georgia’s notorious Lake Lanier has claimed another victim in what authorities say was a bizarre electrocution incident. That’s right: in a grim and counterintuitive tragedy, they’re saying someone jumped into a lake, where they were killed by electricity. The 24-year-old Thomas Shepard “Shep” Milner apparently jumped off his family’s dock for a… Continue reading Man Jumps Into Lake, Dies From Electrocution
OceanGate Cofounder Now Planning Totally Safe Colony Above Venus
Sure, what could go wrong? Cloud Nine Ever wanted to live in the atmosphere of our Solar System’s hottest planet? In just a few short decades, you might — or at least, that’s what the other co-founder of OceanGate, the builder of the doomed Titanic-seeking submersible, is saying. In an interview with Insider, still-living OceanGate cofounder… Continue reading OceanGate Cofounder Now Planning Totally Safe Colony Above Venus
Authorities Raid Unlicensed Lab Full of Infectious Diseases
Image by Getty / Futurism Investigators in California have reportedly raided a secret and unlicensed laboratory stocked with roughly 1,000 lab mice, NBC News reports, alongside vessels of human blood and numerous infectious diseases including herpes, hepatitis and HIV. “I’ve been in government for 25 years. I’ve never seen anything like this,” Nicole Zieba, city… Continue reading Authorities Raid Unlicensed Lab Full of Infectious Diseases