We’re a happy fa-m-ily! Funky Dino Deep in the heart of Texas, a goofy-looking dinosaur skeleton has been unearthed — and it’s got a funny head that makes it look like a dead wringer for Barney, the purple lizard of 90s television fame with the annoyingly cheery voice. As the Houston Chronicle reports, the dinosaur in… Continue reading Paleontologists Find Skeleton That Weirdly Looks Exactly Like Barney the Purple Dinosaur
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Families Get Unpleasant Surprise After Trying to Shoot Their Loved Ones’ Ashes Into Space
Hundreds of families shelled out to pay an out-of-this-world tribute to their lost loved ones — but tragically, their mortal remains ended up floating in the Pacific thanks to an error with the capsule they were riding in. As the Chicago Sun-Times reports, a capsule containing the ashes and DNA of some 166 departed souls was… Continue reading Families Get Unpleasant Surprise After Trying to Shoot Their Loved Ones’ Ashes Into Space
Scientists Intrigued by Comet With Jets Blasting From Its Interior
What can a comet tell us about the Universe? Vomit Comet Astronomers have detected a gigantic comet — possibly the largest ever discovered — and it’s spewing gases from its nucleus as it shoots through our cosmic neighborhood. Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) is 85 miles in diameter, far bigger than the six-mile asteroid that ended… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Comet With Jets Blasting From Its Interior
The Economy Is So Off the Rails That They’re Trying to Figure Out How to Make Ads Specifically Targeted at AI Bots
As artificial intelligence ruins the economy and takes over the world, Google is quietly working to change the advertising game in a mind-bending way. As Semafor reports, AI has so utterly altered the way search engine advertising works that Google is now being forced to rewrite the script it forged itself. Chief among its new directives: creating… Continue reading The Economy Is So Off the Rails That They’re Trying to Figure Out How to Make Ads Specifically Targeted at AI Bots
FBI, cybersecurity firms say a prolific hacking crew is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector
The FBI and cybersecurity firms are warning that the prolific hacking group known as Scattered Spider is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector. In a brief statement on Friday shared with TechCrunch, the FBI said it had “recently observed” cyberattacks resembling Scattered Spider to include the airline sector. Executives from Google’s cybersecurity unit Mandiant… Continue reading FBI, cybersecurity firms say a prolific hacking crew is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector
People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into “ChatGPT Psychosis”
As we reported earlier this month, many ChatGPT users are developing all-consuming obsessions with the chatbot, spiraling into severe mental health crises characterized by paranoia, delusions, and breaks with reality. The consequences can be dire. As we heard from spouses, friends, children, and parents looking on in alarm, instances of what’s being called “ChatGPT psychosis”… Continue reading People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into “ChatGPT Psychosis”
Tech Workers Say They’re Rapidly Being Replaced by AI
“She claimed it was outperforming us.” As AI conquers every human-driven endeavor at a breathless pace, from bombing military targets to teaching kids, we gotta ask ourselves a scary question: what is it doing to the workplace right now, and in the future? Sure, we have Dario Amodei, CEO of hotshot AI company Anthropic, saying… Continue reading Tech Workers Say They’re Rapidly Being Replaced by AI
Wall Street Bigwig Says He’s Confused How He Ended Up Funding an Armed Coup in African
Who among us hasn’t stumbled headfirst into a violent coup attempt involving millions of dollars of black market weaponry? That’s the argument Robert Granieri, multimillionaire cofounder of trading firm Jane Street, is invoking after being caught funneling hoards of cash to an opposition party in South Sudan. The funding allegedly included millions of dollars in… Continue reading Wall Street Bigwig Says He’s Confused How He Ended Up Funding an Armed Coup in African
Time Is Three-Dimensional and Space Is Just a Side Effect, Scientist Says
A fringe new theory suggests that time is the fundamental structure of the physical universe, and space is merely a byproduct. According to Gunther Kletetschka, a geologist — not a physicist, you’ll note, but more on that later — from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, time is three-dimensional and the dimensions of space are an… Continue reading Time Is Three-Dimensional and Space Is Just a Side Effect, Scientist Says
Tesla says it delivered its first car autonomously from factory to customer
The milestone was achieved a day early. But Tesla’s robotaxis still require safety monitors and remote supervisors. The milestone was achieved a day early. But Tesla’s robotaxis still require safety monitors and remote supervisors. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has… Continue reading Tesla says it delivered its first car autonomously from factory to customer