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
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Duolingo Announces Plans to Replace as Many Human Workers as Possible With AI
Don’t do it, Duolingo. Pivot Power The gamified, owl-mascoted language learning app Duolingo is completing its “AI-first” pivot — and replacing all its human contractors along the way. In an all-hands email that was later posted on LinkedIn, Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announced that the company would “gradually stop using contractors to do work that… Continue reading Duolingo Announces Plans to Replace as Many Human Workers as Possible With AI
Reddit Threatens to Sue Researchers Who Ran “Dead Internet” AI Experiment on Its Site
The subreddit r/changemyview has long been a contentious place for Reddit users to “post an opinion” and “understand other perspectives.” It’s a forum filled with fiery — but largely civil — debates, covering everything from the role political activism to the dangers of social media echo chambers. Lately, though, not every user posting on the… Continue reading Reddit Threatens to Sue Researchers Who Ran “Dead Internet” AI Experiment on Its Site
Ice Age Humans Were Skilled Firebenders, Scientists Find
Hominids have been using fire for at least a million years — but scientists have found that human fire-wielding skills during our planet’s last great Ice Age became so advanced that they would have made Bobby Flay proud. A group of archaeologists from across Europe has found, per a new study in the journal Geoarchaeology, that… Continue reading Ice Age Humans Were Skilled Firebenders, Scientists Find
Microsoft’s AI Secretly Copying All Your Private Messages
Microsoft is finally relaunching “Recall,” its AI-powered feature that records almost everything you do on your computer by constantly taking screenshots in the background. The tool is rolling out exclusively to Copilot+ PCs, a line of Windows 11 computers built with specific hardware optimized for AI tasks. And if it sounds like a privacy nightmare,… Continue reading Microsoft’s AI Secretly Copying All Your Private Messages
Elon Musk Has Become Toxic Waste to the Average Person, New Poll Shows
A new Associated Press-backed poll has shown that billionaire Elon Musk’s popularity is declining rapidly. According to the survey, which was conducted in partnership with the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, a measly 33 percent of US adults now view Musk as “very or somewhat favorable” as of April — an incredible reversal, since before… Continue reading Elon Musk Has Become Toxic Waste to the Average Person, New Poll Shows
Elon Musk Using Private Data to Build List of People to Deport
Elon Musk is slated to leave the White House soon — but he’s still planning to mine private data with the help of his old friend Peter Thiel to assist in speedier deportations on his way out the door. According to sources who spoke to Wired and CNN, Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is planning to… Continue reading Elon Musk Using Private Data to Build List of People to Deport
Sam Altman Admits That New OpenAI Updates Made ChatGPT’s Personality Insufferable
With its latest update, ChatGPT seems have adopted an uber-annoying tone — and it’s so bad, even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is calling it out. Following weeks of user complaints about the chatbot’s new toxic positivity, Altman acknowledged in a Sunday tweet that the “last few” updates to GPT-4o — the most advanced version of… Continue reading Sam Altman Admits That New OpenAI Updates Made ChatGPT’s Personality Insufferable
Extremely Bare-Bones $20,000 Electric Pickup Truck Doesn’t Even Have a Radio
A Michigan-based startup called Slate Auto has shown off an extremely affordable, all-electric pickup truck. By far the most eye-catching figure related to the sleek two-seater Slate Truck is its cost: just $20,000 — before federal EV incentives. But you get what you pay for. The truck is as bare-bones as it gets, lacking even a… Continue reading Extremely Bare-Bones $20,000 Electric Pickup Truck Doesn’t Even Have a Radio
This 1987 Prediction of What Technology Would Be Like Today Will Make You Gasp and Wheeze
More than three decades ago, the BBC envisioned what today’s consumer technology would look like — and their predictions were somehow both astonishingly accurate and hilariously misfired. Aired in 1987, the clip from the British broadcaster’s “Tomorrow’s World” technology show correctly forecasted that in the year 2024 — now the recent past, for those keeping track… Continue reading This 1987 Prediction of What Technology Would Be Like Today Will Make You Gasp and Wheeze