March 5, 2026 9:22 PM
March 5, 2026
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Vending Machine Run by Claude More of a Disaster Than Previously Known
Maybe we don’t need the Turing test, because there’s a mighty obstacle that’s proving far more challenging to…
It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children’s Balloon
Federal officials made the unprecedented decision to abruptly close the airspace above El Paso, Texas, this week —…
AI Is a Burnout Machine
Some software engineers are finding that AI is speeding up their work, but at a cost: it’s also…
OpenAI Fires Top Safety Exec Who Opposed ChatGPT’s “Adult Mode”
OpenAI fired a top safety executive after she opposed the company’s decision to allow adult and sexual content…
Cofounders Fleeing Elon Musk’s xAI
On paper, Elon Musk’s xAI is gearing up for a big year. After being folded into Musk’s SpaceX,…
The Scientist Who Predicted AI Psychosis Has a Grim Forecast of What’s Going to Happen Next
When the Danish psychiatrist Søren Dinesen Østergaard published his ominous warning about AI’s effects on mental health back…
You Are Not Prepared for What Actually Shut Down the El Paso Airport This Morning, But Let’s Just Say It Involves a Military Mega-Laser Shooting Something Down
When the Federal Aviation Administration announced it was shutting down El Paso Airport this morning, social media lit…
It Seems Almost Statistically Impossible That This Polymarket Bettor Didn’t Profit Off Inside Knowledge About the Super Bowl Half Time Show
Earlier this year, an anonymous bettor on Polymarket perfectly predicted the US invasion of Venezuela mere hours before…
Ring Boasts About Power to Surveil Entire Neighborhoods
When Ring’s latest commercial came on over a Super Bowl ad break, it offered a service that seems…