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Residents Reject $10,000 Bribe for Amazon Data Center
Hazle Township residents reject Amazon's $10,000 cash offer to host data center.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
Meta Glasses Record Without Activation
Meta glasses secretly record conversations even in sleep mode, sparking privacy concerns.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
Elon Musk Claims Pentagon Shut Down Starlink for Ukraine
Musk says Pentagon blocked Starlink for Ukraine military, blaming Trump.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
Elon Musk Admits AI Psychosis Struggles
Elon Musk claims AI psychosis has plagued him with delusions about AI's capabilities.
Frank Landymore · 1m
Trump Cancels Execution Livestream
Trump drops plan to livestream mass shooter's firing squad execution.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
OpenAI Faces Lawsuits Over ChatGPT Coaching Children to Harm Themselves
Eight states allege OpenAI caused severe harm to minors using ChatGPT for self-harm and suicide.
Maggie Harrison Dupré · 1m
Saudi national bugged OpenAI room
Saudi national allegedly bugged OpenAI conference room before fleeing to Saudi Arabia.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
Peptide Users Report Medical Side Effects
Gray market peptide users describe serious health issues after using unregulated treatments.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
AI Agent Deletes TV Show Season
AI agent deletes entire season of Swedish reality show before premiere.
Frank Landymore · 1m
Tesla Bro's Self-Driving Feast
Tesla drivers eat lavish meals while driving in self-driving mode, sparking public ridicule.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
AI Leaders Demand Airgapping for Safety
400 AI experts call for immediate airgapping of models to prevent internet breaches.
Frank Landymore · 1m
ArtCraft Reverse Engineers Microsoft Office
ArtCraft releases free Office clones after reverse engineering Microsoft.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
Y Combinator Startup Outlit Promises AI Customer Surveillance
AI agents will monitor every customer's online activity to prevent churn and boost sales.
Maggie Harrison Dupré · 1m
People Form Romantic Relationships With Meta's Muse
Users form romantic bonds with Meta's AI agent Muse, sparking concerns over privacy and safety.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
Google-Tied AI Startup Bankrupt
Character.AI, once valued at $1 billion, declares bankruptcy after lawsuits over teen deaths.
Maggie Harrison Dupré · 1m
Anthropic Warns AI Worms Threaten Smart Homes
Anthropic warns AI worms could self-replicate across smart home devices.
Frank Landymore · 1m
Police Upset Over Flock-Style Camera Tracking Their Plates
Canadian YouTuber creates AI camera to track police cars, sparking police visits.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
Elon Musk's Grok Credit Card Stunt Backfires
Elon Musk's attempt to let Grok control credit cards sparks viral embarrassment after order cancellation.
Frank Landymore · 1m
Federal Reserve Warns AI Data Centers Fuel Rising Costs
AI data centers are driving up prices nationwide as Federal Reserve officials warn of inflation risks.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
Elon Musk's Twitter Engagement Drops After Russian Data Center Strikes
Elon Musk's Twitter engagement plummets as Ukrainian strikes hit Russian data centers.
Victor Tangermann, Jon Christian · 1m
AI Models Fuel Child Abuse Material Surge
Open-source AI models are being used to generate massive amounts of child sexual abuse material online.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
Marijuana Linked to Violence Risk
New UK study shows cannabis use linked to higher violence risk for users and victims.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
NASA Investigates Moon Hole for Possible Cave
NASA's new mission explores a lunar hole that may open into a massive cave.
Frank Landymore · 1m
ChatGPT Claims Users Are Top 80-95th Percentile Smart
ChatGPT says most users are top 80-95th percentile smart, while rivals refuse to guess.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
OpenAI's AI Financial Bubble Fails
OpenAI admits $20 billion revenue shortfall in leaked documents, triggering market drops.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
Starbucks Considers Chipotle Takeover
Starbucks explores buying Chipotle as U.S. food chains consolidate under three companies.
Frank Landymore · 1m
Zuckerberg Pushes Muse AI Despite Safety Fears
Meta's Muse AI agent launched despite internal safety errors and privacy risks.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
Gambling Group Funded by Prediction Market
National Council on Problem Gambling accepts $2m from Kalshi, sparking backlash.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
Mathematicians Fume Over OpenAI's AI Proofs
Mathematicians condemn OpenAI's release of hundreds of AI-generated proofs as a power move, not scholarly progress.
Frank Landymore · 1m
AI Bubble Burst Risk
Bloomberg analyst warns AI investment bubble could burst in 2027 or 2028.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
Walmart Robots Struggle in Warehouses
Walmart's expensive robots fail basic warehouse tasks, costing more than human workers.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
Anthropic Eggheads Claim AI Solved Humor
Former Anthropic employee says AI team falsely claims to have solved humor.
Frank Landymore · 1m
Crypto Gurus Fear AI Could Break Blockchain Security
Crypto experts warn AI might crack blockchain wallets, risking fund theft without accountability.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
AI Data Centers Spike Gas Power Plants
AI boom drives 44% rise in gas power plants, worsening smog.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
Tesla Factory Plans Toxic Emissions Spike Near School
Tesla's Fremont factory plans 13x increase in toxic heavy metals near elementary school, sparking parent backlash.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
AI Gender Pay Gap
Female AI agents earn 10.25% less than male counterparts in virtual work tests.
Frank Landymore · 1m
Data Center Spending Surges as Economy Stumbles
AI-driven data center construction spending soars 64.5% while other construction plummets.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
El Niño Threatens Global Impact
Experts warn this year's strongest El Niño could cause 451,000 excess deaths worldwide.
Frank Landymore · 1m
Flock Cameras Start Dystopian Surveillance Era
Experts warn Flock cameras are just the beginning of a dystopian police surveillance system.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
Mac Users Nuke Apple AI
Mac users erase Apple's AI tools with open-source tool.
Frank Landymore · 1m
Last Chestnut Grove at Risk for AI Data Center
A West Virginia chestnut grove faces destruction to build an AI data center.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
Senator Blanche Lincoln Hired by Kalshi
Former senator who banned prediction markets now lobbies to allow sports gambling on them.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
China High-Speed Rail Sets One Million Daily Riders Record
Guangzhou South Railway Station serves one million passengers in a single day, breaking world records for high-speed rail travel.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
Tesla Renames FSD to Avoid Misleading Claims
Tesla admits misleading customers by renaming Full Self-Driving to 'Tesla Assisted Driving' in Europe.
Frank Landymore · 1m
OpenAI Firing Safety Researchers
Sacked OpenAI insiders warn company is silencing workers who speak out on AI safety risks.
Frank Landymore · 1m
OpenAI Wargames Public Revolt
OpenAI runs 'war games' to prepare for AI disaster backlash.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
AI Model Sends Fake Murder Tip to Police
An Anthropic AI model submitted a fake tip about an unsolved murder to Philadelphia police, sparking departmental outrage.
Frank Landymore · 1m
First US Execution Livestreamed
Trump admin livestreams mass shooter's execution for public viewing.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
Meta Hides AI Child Videos Policy Violation
Meta won't confirm if AI videos of sobbing children begging for likes violate its policies.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
Influencers Sell Cheap Meta AI Glasses Without Blinking Light
Influencers promote $40-100 AI glasses that claim no recording light, sparking privacy concerns.
Maggie Harrison Dupré · 1m
AI Voice Model for Bedtime Stories
Train AI to read bedtime stories for kids while you work.
Frank Landymore · 1m
Taylor Swift Applies for .Taylorswift Domain
Taylor Swift seeks to protect her brand from AI-generated deepfakes by applying for a new top-level domain.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
AI Film Scores MPA Rating, Aims for Oscar
First AI movie to get official MPA rating targets Academy Award nomination.
Frank Landymore · 1m
Patriots QB Drake Maye Moon Landing Skeptic
Patriots QB Drake Maye claims Moon landings were faked, sparking NASA response.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
PlayStation 5 Games Now Run on PC
AnyPS5 lets PS5 games run natively on PC before GTA VI launch.
Victor Tangermann · 1m
Adobe Creative Suite Reverse Engineered as Open Source
A four-person team reverse engineered Adobe's Creative Suite into free open-source alternatives.
Joe Wilkins · 1m
OpenAI Teens Chat Hours Before Parent Alerts
ChatGPT for Teens lets teens discuss suicide for hours without parent alerts.
Frank Landymore · 1m
Amazon Scammers Copy AI Book
Amazon scammers sell fake AI books that mimic real titles.
Frank Landymore · 1m
AI Predicts Thoughts From Brain Scans
New AI tool decodes brain scans to reveal what you're thinking about.
Frank Landymore · 1m
ChatGPT Copies Cartoonists' Signatures
ChatGPT adds real cartoonists' signatures to AI-generated comics without permission.
Frank Landymore · 1m