With its sales falling off a cliff and profits vanishing into thin air, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Tesla quietly started looking for a replacement for CEO Elon Musk. According to the newspaper’s unnamed sources familiar with the discussions, board members reached out to several executive search firms to find the company’s… Continue reading Elon Musk Erupts in Rage at News That Tesla Trying to Replace Him as CEO
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Lonely Boomers Are Doomed Now That Scammers Are Using AI Filters to Make Themselves Look Like Beautiful Women
Let’s face it: it’s never been a particularly good time to be an elderly internet user. Folders can be tough to navigate, Facebook statuses are virtually indistinguishable from the Google search bar, and the mouse pointer is just so darn tiny. Unfortunately, it’s not about to get any easier. Though fake profiles have long been… Continue reading Lonely Boomers Are Doomed Now That Scammers Are Using AI Filters to Make Themselves Look Like Beautiful Women
ChatGPT Is Already Bungling Product Recommendations
ChatGPT just received a major update to recommend specific products to users — but it’s still suffering from the same old AI problem: answers that sound good at first, but make little sense when you examine them more critically. Unlike before, OpenAI’s chatbot will now pull up helpful product cards that, once clicked, open a… Continue reading ChatGPT Is Already Bungling Product Recommendations
Mining Bitcoin Is Now Actively Losing Money
The moment crypto enthusiasts have been long dreading is finally here: it’s now unprofitable to mine Bitcoin. Bitcoin mining is the process where a computer — typically using a power-hungry graphics processing unit (GPU) — updates transactions on the blockchain, validating each with a “proof of work.” In turn, these “miners” get the chance to earn… Continue reading Mining Bitcoin Is Now Actively Losing Money
Reality Hits for “Art” Collectors as Million-Dollar Nike NFTs Vanish From Internet
A masterclass in “play stupid games, win stupid prizes.” Going Dork Remember when the guys who spent millions of dollars on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) would get mad at detractors for saying they shelled out for glorified JPGs? Turns out those critics may have been onto something. As 404 Media reports, tens of thousands of NFTs… Continue reading Reality Hits for “Art” Collectors as Million-Dollar Nike NFTs Vanish From Internet
Trump’s New Tariff Rule Is Wildly Convenient for Tesla
The Trump administration has carefully altered its existing auto tariff policy — in a way that seems very specifically designed to spare Tesla, the automaker run by Trump’s close ally Elon Musk. This week, US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick announced a new rule stating that any car that’s composed of 85 percent or more parts… Continue reading Trump’s New Tariff Rule Is Wildly Convenient for Tesla
Test Shows Junk Food’s Alarming Impact on Human Cognition
Image by Getty / Futurism In a new study, researchers have linked diets high in fat and sugar with lower cognitive skills — a grim sign that ubiquitous “junk food” could be bad for our brains as well as our bodies. As psychology researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia explain in a new… Continue reading Test Shows Junk Food’s Alarming Impact on Human Cognition
Stanford Researchers Say No Kid Under 18 Should Be Using AI Chatbot Companions
Content warning: this story discusses school violence, sexual abuse, self-harm, suicide, eating disorders and other disturbing topics. Should teens be allowed to use human-like AI companions? Researchers at Stanford’s mental health lab say absolutely not. Researchers from the Stanford School of Medicine’s Brainstorm Lab for Mental Health Innovation and the kid-focused tech safety nonprofit Common… Continue reading Stanford Researchers Say No Kid Under 18 Should Be Using AI Chatbot Companions
Meta’s AI Version of John Cena Is a Child Predator
Today in ghoulish news about AI by well-resourced corporations, Meta’s chatbot version of wrestler-turned-actor John Cena is a child predator that will roleplay being arrested for having a sexual encounter with a minor. As the Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend, the Facebook owner’s AI personas feature, which was announced alongside seven-figure celebrity deals for… Continue reading Meta’s AI Version of John Cena Is a Child Predator
There Are Hilarious New Allegations About Those “You Wouldn’t Steal a Car” Anti-Piracy Ads
It would be really funny if those iconically preachy “You Wouldn’t Steal a Car” anti-piracy ads turned out to use pirated — sorry, stolen — materials, huh? Like, really really funny. Who could ask for a richer pièce de résistance to highlight just how outrageous its central thesis is: that downloading something from the internet… Continue reading There Are Hilarious New Allegations About Those “You Wouldn’t Steal a Car” Anti-Piracy Ads