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The Stanley mug-making company has been forced to respond after a TikToker found lead in her viral bottle.
Science & Energy

Stanley Admits Its TikTok-Famous Mugs Are Made With Lead After All

But not enough to make you sick — or even touch your drinks.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Google is gearing up to release a new feature for Chrome that's essentially an in-browser, AI-powered writing assistant.
Google

Google Debuting Chrome Feature Where AI Writes Your Posts For You

"We will will all suffer in the end, fed a mediocre stew of regurgitate."

By Sharon Adarlo

in an attempt to fix ChatGPT's increasing laziness, the company issued an update to its GPT-4 Turbo large language model.
OpenAI

OpenAI Issues Patch to Fix GPT-4’s Alleged Laziness

Will a new update get ChatGPT to be more helpful?

By Victor Tangermann

The T-shirt and mug bots that prowl social media will steal almost any content that's out there, including horrendous looking AI "art."
Artificial Intelligence

Reply Bots Selling Mugs With Garbled AI Nonsense on Them

"The world is a dead thing, with nothing inside it."

By Frank Landymore

Amid a giant wave of AI layoffs, Google is firing thousands of contractors tasked with making its search engine work better.
Google

As AI Destroys Search Results, Google Fires Workers in Charge of Improving It

"This is what AI work looks like when workers have no say in the process."

By Noor Al-Sibai

As it continues to layoff thousands of employees, Google remains unwavering in its commitment to "responsible AI."
Google

Leaked Google Memo Shows Aimless Execs Basically Worshiping AI

AI remains priority number one.

By Frank Landymore

A yogurt company is giving away $10,000 to whoever can live without their phones for a month — and it's a pretty ingenious marketing scheme.
Future Society

Contest Giving Away $10,000 If You Can Give Up Your Phone for A Month

This is probably a lot harder than it sounds.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The fossil has led to the discovery of a new dinosaur species nicknamed the "pharaoh's dawn chicken from hell."
Science & Energy

Researcher Buys Dinosaur Fossil Online, Discovers Terrifying Monster

"I felt my heart skip a beat."

By Frank Landymore

Researchers have found that North Korean scientists are using artificial intelligence for surveillance and wargaming purposes.
Artificial Intelligence

Experts Warn North Korea Is Using AI Nefarious Purposes

A new report has found the nation is using AI for "wargaming" purposes.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers gene-hacked a strain of bacteria to turn wasteful polyethylene plastic into a spider silk-like material as strong as Kevlar.
Science & Energy

Scientists Gene-Hack Bacteria to Turn Waste Plastic Into Kevlar-Like Spider Silk

"We're really harnessing what nature has developed to do manufacturing for us."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An Australian streamer has been banned from Twitch for 30 days after faking a stunt involving him sticking two forks in two toasters.
Future Society

Twitch Streamer Suspended for Sticking Forks in Toasters

"We've received your content and we're concerned about you."

By Victor Tangermann

During the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, astronauts saw strange flashes of light on the Moon. NASA still wants to catch them on camera.
Moon

NASA Curious Whether Astronauts Will See Strange Flashes of Light on the Moon

"Hey, I just saw a flash on the lunar surface!"

By Victor Tangermann

The news about semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, keeps getting more and more surprising.
Health & Medicine

New Study Contradicts Patients Regaining Weight If They Stop Taking Ozempic

Could it be that different bodies react differently to different things?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Lawmakers are calling for stronger laws on AI porn after Taylor Swift became the disgusting practice's latest victim.
Artificial Intelligence

New Law Would Illegalize AI Taylor Swift Porn Flooding Internet

"I’m appalled this type of sexual exploitation isn’t a federal crime."

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX has bought a Boeing 737-800 jet that once belonged to Air China. It's much bigger than its existing fleet.
Advanced Transport

SpaceX Buys Mysterious Aircraft

And it's got a strange color scheme.

By Victor Tangermann

The George Carlin estate is suing the people behind the "AI special" for allegedly using the artist's likeness without consent.
Artificial Intelligence

George Carlin Estate Sues Podcasters Over AI “Comedy Special”

"It raises issues of civil and criminal liability..."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The city of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit to get those pesky autonomous vehicles off of its streets, appealing a recent decision.
Self-Driving Vehicles

San Francisco Sues to Get Nuisance Self-Driving Cars Off Its Streets

"Poor AV performance has caused serious problems on San Francisco streets, jeopardizing public safety and emergency response."

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's new AI venture xAI is attempting to raise up to $6 million in funding, the Financial Times reports.
Tesla

Elon Musk Looking for $6 Billion to Develop AI Outside Tesla

Tesla is out. xAI is in.

By Victor Tangermann

BMW has signed an unprecedented deal with the robotics firm Figure to bring general-purpose humanoid robots into its factories.
Robotics

BMW Putting Humanoid Robots to Work in Its Factory

Automatons, roll out!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The controversy surrounding fake AI images of Taylor Swift highlights just how big and long-standing this problem really is.
Artificial Intelligence

Taylor Swift Has Threatened Legal Action Over AI and Fake Nudes Before

Bandaids don't fix bullet holes, but lawsuits sure make the healing easier.

By Noor Al-Sibai