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It Seems a Lot Like Dead Internet Has Actually Come True
The infamous dead internet theory was originally a conspiracy that posited that the vast majority…
Suspicion Grows About OpenAI’s Tale About Its Rogue Hacker AI
Last week, ChatGPT maker OpenAI issued what seems like a frightening memo about an “unprecedented…
Elon Musk Is Having One of His All-Time Meltdowns
What would you do if you were unfathomably wealthy? Collect superyachts, throw extravagant parties, and…
High School Teacher Arrested for Clapping in Support of Anti-Data Center Activists
If you’re among the millions of US citizens against power-hungry data centers going up in…
SpaceX Stock Hammered After Starship Booster Fails in First Launch Since IPO
Was SpaceX’s recent Starship flight test a success or a failure? Many are hailing it…
Sam Altman Announces That the Singularity Has Arrived
The “singularity” is here — according to Sam Altman, who we’d wager has an ulterior…
A Whole Bunch of People’s Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online, and There’s Some Wildly Private Stuff in There
A trove of chat logs and projects created with Anthropic’s Claude — some including sensitive personal…
The AI Industry Has Acted So Badly That It’s Now Dealing With a Huge Wave of Hatred
The tech overlords pushing the AI boom are quickly wearing out what little welcome they…
The Type of Orbital Data Centers That Billionaires Want to Launch Into Space Would Wreak Ecological Catastrophe, Scientists Warn
Over the past year or so, a puzzling idea has taken hold among billionaires ranging…
Father-Son Duo Accused of Kidnapping Government Biologists Who Were Out Studying Frogs
An expedition to study frog habitats in Northern California’s Shasta-Trinity National Forest was cut short…
