This could seriously complicate things. Clippy 2.0 Microsoft is reportedly in talks with OpenAI to invest upwards of $10 billion into the artificial intelligence company — and use its powerful text generator tools not just in its Bing search engine, but in its Office suite as well. First reported by The Information, insiders say Microsoft is… Continue reading Microsoft Working on Deal to Add OpenAI’s GPT Into MS Word
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Russia Announces Plan to Rescue Stranded Cosmonauts
The saga continues. Rescue Mission Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has announced plans to rescue two stranded cosmonauts, currently stuck on board of the International Space Station, by launching an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft next month, SpaceNews reports. But officials are refusing to refer to it as an emergency solution. “We’re not calling this a rescue Soyuz,”… Continue reading Russia Announces Plan to Rescue Stranded Cosmonauts
People Thought an AI Was Brilliantly Analyzing Their Personalities, But It Was Actually Giving Out Feedback Randomly
Image by Getty / Futurism Myers-Briggs. Astrology. BuzzFeed quizzes that tell you what kind of bread you are, according to your favorite Twilight quote. Based on their abundance alone, it’s safe to say that people — whether they’re seeking to self-categorize as a means of self discovery or simply as a way to quell some… Continue reading People Thought an AI Was Brilliantly Analyzing Their Personalities, But It Was Actually Giving Out Feedback Randomly
Self-Driving Tesla Causes Eight-Vehicle Crash, Injures Child
This is not good. This is not good at all. Found Footage New footage just dropped of a Tesla self-driving accident that caused a pileup on the San Francisco Bay Bridge — a serious accident that even resulted in a toddler being injured. Obtained by The Intercept via a California Public Records Act request, the… Continue reading Self-Driving Tesla Causes Eight-Vehicle Crash, Injures Child
In Terrifying News, Big Brained T-Rex May Have Been as Smart as Primates
That’s, uh, scary. Clever Girl The tyrannosaurus rex was the apex of all apex predators in its heyday over 65 million years ago, known more in pop culture for its ferocity than its smarts. But according to a new study, we may have been underestimating how intelligent these towering tyrants were this whole time. In… Continue reading In Terrifying News, Big Brained T-Rex May Have Been as Smart as Primates
Sam Bankman-Fried Reportedly Lived in Astonishing Opulence
That’s… a lot. Livin’ Large Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, claimed that he wanted to make billions — or maybe even trillions — so that he could give it all away. In fact, as he told Bloomberg back in April, he only planned to keep one percent of… Continue reading Sam Bankman-Fried Reportedly Lived in Astonishing Opulence
Scientists Say They Gene Hacked Mice to Double Remaining Lifespan
Image by Getty Images/Futurism San Diego-based biotech startup Rejuvenate Bio is making a major claim that’ll likely draw heated scrutiny from the scientific community: that its technology was able to significantly extend the lives of elderly mice. According to a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, scientists at the company say an injection that reprograms genes in the bodies… Continue reading Scientists Say They Gene Hacked Mice to Double Remaining Lifespan
Expensive Robodog Walks Down Street, Gets Viciously Stomped By Belligerent Australian
“Poor Stampy.” Here’s The Kicker Thanks to one belligerent Aussie, an expensive robot dog that was trawling the streets of Brisbane late at night got the crap kicked out of it for no apparent reason. In an interview with Vice, that robodog’s operator Mark Trueno said that he’s not really sure why the woman twice kicked “Stampy,”… Continue reading Expensive Robodog Walks Down Street, Gets Viciously Stomped By Belligerent Australian
Richard Branson Says Elon Musk Showed Up at His House at 2am
“We made a pot of tea and sat outside under the stars and caught up.” Tally-Ho POV: you’re so hyped up for your first flight to space that you wake up around 2am, roughly two hours earlier than you’re supposed to get up. You go downstairs for a cup of water, and to your surprise,… Continue reading Richard Branson Says Elon Musk Showed Up at His House at 2am
Facebook Tried to Open a Railroad, Failed Miserably
Community leaders were “heartbroken.” Choo Choo You may be shocked to discover that Facebook, the social media company, once tried to open a railroad. You might not be as shocked to discover that the Silicon Valley company abandoned the project after pouring roughly $20 million into it, realizing during the pandemic that it may have… Continue reading Facebook Tried to Open a Railroad, Failed Miserably