Image: Getty / Futurism A team of researchers from Stanford University and the Arc Institute in Palo Alto, California say they’ve created viruses with AI-designed DNA that can target and kill specific bacteria. And these aren’t just simulated possibilities — they’re real and already slaying germs in the lab. The work, published in a new… Continue reading Scientists Printed Viruses Designed by AI and They’re Successfully Reproducing
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Meta’s Disastrous Smart Glasses Demo Even Worse Than We Thought
Mark Zuckerberg’s MetaConnect 2025 keynote on Wednesday quickly turned into a humiliating experience. The company’s demos of its new artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses failed repeatedly, causing Zuckerberg to stammer his way through awkward silences. “This is, uh… it happens,” the CEO stammered after his smart glasses refused to accept a WhatsApp video call on stage.… Continue reading Meta’s Disastrous Smart Glasses Demo Even Worse Than We Thought
Leader of Albania Pelted With Trash for Appointing AI-Powered Minister to Cabinet
The world’s first AI government official is going about as well as anyone could expect. Yesterday, the virtual assistant “Diella” made its “inaugural address” to the Albanian parliament. Maybe unsurprisingly, the software — which had been appointed Minister for Public Procurements last week by prime minister Edi Rama — was met with fury by certain… Continue reading Leader of Albania Pelted With Trash for Appointing AI-Powered Minister to Cabinet
Fed Boss Concerned About AI’s Effect on Job Market
One of the key questions swirling around economics circles is the effect artificial intelligence will have — or perhaps is already having — on the job market. While most tales of “AI automation” are anecdotal at best, preliminary data appears to show at least some level of job market disruption for young workers in fields… Continue reading Fed Boss Concerned About AI’s Effect on Job Market
OpenAI Tries to Train AI Not to Deceive Users, Realizes It’s Instead Teaching It How to Deceive Them While Covering Its Tracks
OpenAI researchers tried to train the company’s AI to stop “scheming” — a term the company defines as meaning “when an AI behaves one way on the surface while hiding its true goals” — but their efforts backfired in an ominous way. In reality, the team found, they were unintentionally teaching the AI how to more effectively… Continue reading OpenAI Tries to Train AI Not to Deceive Users, Realizes It’s Instead Teaching It How to Deceive Them While Covering Its Tracks
Microsoft CEO Concerned AI Will Destroy the Entire Company
Morale among employees at Microsoft is circling the drain, as the company has been roiled by constant rounds of layoffs affecting thousands of workers. Some say they’ve noticed a major culture shift this year, with many suffering from a constant fear of being sacked — or replaced by AI as the company embraces the tech. Meanwhile,… Continue reading Microsoft CEO Concerned AI Will Destroy the Entire Company
Pope Horrified by Catholic Plan to Create AI Version of Him for the Masses
“It’s going to be very difficult to discover the presence of God in AI.” If anybody is thinking of making an AI version of the Catholic pope, please don’t. That’s the message from the newly-minted Holy Father himself, Pope Leo XIV, who emphatically slapped down the idea of a digital simulacra masquerading as himself. “Someone… Continue reading Pope Horrified by Catholic Plan to Create AI Version of Him for the Masses
Scammers Are Now Driving Around With Fake Cell Towers That Blast 100,000 Texts Per Hour
Leave it to phone scammers to innovate new ways to be as annoying — and scummy — as humanly possible. These cybercriminals are no longer content with just sending you the odd phishing text or two. As Wired reports, more and more of them are using so-called “SMS blasters” that basically act as a portable… Continue reading Scammers Are Now Driving Around With Fake Cell Towers That Blast 100,000 Texts Per Hour
Samsung Announces Plans to Plaster Your Smart Fridge With Digital Advertisements
If it’s digital, it can have a screen. And if it has a screen, it can show you ads. That’s the logic that dominates the electronics and tech industry these days, and it’s now coming to bear on an essential household appliance: the fridge. We call it a fridge, but after reading this, you may… Continue reading Samsung Announces Plans to Plaster Your Smart Fridge With Digital Advertisements
Man and Two Kids Burned Alive in Tesla Crash
A bystander tried to open the doors on the Tesla but failed. A 43-year-old man and two kids burned to death — and left another child injured — after the Tesla they were riding in slammed into a tree and burst into flames in Germany. There are a lot of unknowns surrounding the horrific September… Continue reading Man and Two Kids Burned Alive in Tesla Crash