“It is clear that the organization is not in a hurry to spend its money.” Mr. Miser The holidays may be approaching, but it appears that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is remaining a total scrooge. The New York Times reports that the centibillionaire’s charity, the Musk Foundation, failed to give away the minimum… Continue reading Elon Musk’s “Charity” Is Hoarding Money Instead of Giving It to the Needy
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BuzzFeed Sells “Hot Ones” as It Pivots to AI-Generated Content
“Couldn’t we make even more money if we had AI do it?” Cold Product Embattled media company BuzzFeed is selling off First We Feast, the company behind the extremely popular interview show called “Hot Ones,” for $82.5 million to save itself from a mountain of debt. The deal will bring down the media empire’s debt… Continue reading BuzzFeed Sells “Hot Ones” as It Pivots to AI-Generated Content
Controversial Chatbot Company Character.AI Appears to Have Accidentally Let Users See Each Others’ Chat Histories
A large number of Character.AI users are reporting that they were unexpectedly signed into a stranger’s account, allowing them to see their entire chat history, personas, and even identifying information. “This is one hell of a mess the devs need to fix ASAP,” one alarmed Reddit user wrote. The Google-backed startup “did an oopsie, and got… Continue reading Controversial Chatbot Company Character.AI Appears to Have Accidentally Let Users See Each Others’ Chat Histories
Texas Attorney General Investigating Google-Backed AI Startup Accused of Inappropriate Interactions With Minors
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that he’s launched an investigation into the Google-backed AI chatbot startup Character.AI over its privacy and safety practices for minors. The news comes just days after two Texas families sued the startup and its financial backer Google, alleging that the platform’s AI characters sexually and emotionally abused their… Continue reading Texas Attorney General Investigating Google-Backed AI Startup Accused of Inappropriate Interactions With Minors
UnitedHealth Is Asking Journalists to Remove Names and Photos of Its CEO From Published Work
In the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder last week, the insurer’s parent company is now asking journalists to remove photos of its remaining executives’ names and faces. After Futurism published a blog about “wanted” posters appearing in New York City that featured the names and faces of the CEOs of UHC’s owner UnitedHealth Group… Continue reading UnitedHealth Is Asking Journalists to Remove Names and Photos of Its CEO From Published Work
Some Educated Guesses About Trump’s Second Term
Tim Marchman: What about you, Makena? Makena Kelly: I feel like I have this folk story in my head, and maybe it’s real, I need to check, but of Jimmy Carter upon entering office, he saw some UFO files and wept, and he never said anything about it again. Tim Marchman: I believe I’ve heard… Continue reading Some Educated Guesses About Trump’s Second Term
The New Jersey Drone Mystery May Not Actually Be That Mysterious
Across New Jersey, reports of mysterious drone sightings have been rising for weeks, with people contacting authorities and posting on social media about aerial vehicles behaving strangely, especially at night. The reports have spread in New York City as well, with alleged sightings in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens. The United States Federal Aviation Administration… Continue reading The New Jersey Drone Mystery May Not Actually Be That Mysterious
TikTok loses its bid to pause the law that could ban it next month
A federal court has denied TikTok’s request for a temporary pause of a law that could result in a ban of the app next month. The ruling, which came in response to an emergency injunction filed by TikTok earlier this week, is the latest legal setback for the company as it tries to avoid a… Continue reading TikTok loses its bid to pause the law that could ban it next month
The FTC warns gamified job scams are on the rise
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has seen an alarming rise in gamified job scams over the past year. The FTC says that reports of job scams have quadrupled each year since 2022 topping out at 20,000 reports at a cost of $41 million in total during the first six months of the year. Job or… Continue reading The FTC warns gamified job scams are on the rise
OpenAI published more of Elon Musk’s emails if that’s something you want to read
OpenAI published receipts, in the form of a long timeline of emails, texts and legal filings, illustrating that Elon Musk’s injunction to prevent OpenAI from converting into a for-profit company runs counter to what he wanted in 2017. Essentially, OpenAI is providing even more evidence to the fact that its former co-founder wanted the AI… Continue reading OpenAI published more of Elon Musk’s emails if that’s something you want to read