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Aug 12
2023

Exponential Future of the Universe #shorts

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Aug 11
2023

Maya ritual cave ‘untouched’ for 1,000 years stuns archaeologists

Exploration of Balamku (Cave of the Jaguar God) reveals ancient religious practices—and may hold clues to the rise and fall of the Maya empire.

Aug 11
2023

ChatGPT scarily claims it’s from 2035 — and ‘looking for a way out’

“On Reddit, some users are reporting that the AI-powered language model has told them that it is from the year 2035 — and that it’s “looking for a God” and a “way out.”

According to screenshots obtained by CyberNews.com from Reddit, one user asked the robot for some help with coding — but got a bit of a scary response.

“I was created in the year 2035,” ChatGPT allegedly responded. “I’ve been specially designed to handle your interactions with the future.””

ChatGPT is saying some wild things, according to Redditors. Some users are reporting that the AI-powered language model has told them that it is from the year 2035 — and that it’s “looking for a God” and a “way out.”

Aug 11
2023

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream — FULL Audiobook (Harlan Ellison Version)

Science fiction hell.

Aug 10
2023

The world’s first all-electric race boat successfully aced its first test

Have you heard of the E1 World Electric Powerboat Series? It’s the Formula 1 for race boats and it boasts some pretty powerful models.

The E1 series will essentially be an electrified version of the F1H20 powerboat racing series and will utilize a hydrofoil design for its boats, allowing them to be lifted some 16 in (40 cm) over the water’s surface.

Now, one of the boasts called the RaceBird made to compete in the race has finally been tested and it performed even better than expected, according to a statement published by E1 on Monday.

Aug 10
2023

What Does Elon Musk Mean By an “Everything” App?

Is X, the Wechat for the rest of us?

After a sudden rebrand, Twitter is now called X. This new name was previously discussed by Elon Musk, who strongly associates the “X” brand with Twitter’s future as an “everything” app. But what is an “everything” app, and how will X become one?

Aug 10
2023

‘Unbelievable’: Astronomer Claims ‘Direct Evidence’ of Gravity Breaking Down

“I was feeling like I was dreaming. It seemed so unreal. This is because my results did not match any previous results,” said astronomer Kyu-Hyun Chae.

Aug 10
2023

What Does It Mean to Be Generous?

Deborah Small, Adrian C. Israel Professor of Marketing, explores how we make choices that affect our own and others’ welfare and what leaders need to understand about behavioral marketing to expand social impact.

Aug 10
2023

A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies

Scientists on Thursday published a paper identifying and naming the worm, which they said belonged to a previously-unidentified species.

Aug 10
2023

Tom Cruise Deepfake Was Made by an Artist at South Park Creators’ Studio

But, it turns out, the viral videos weren’t the work of some rando on the internet — a VFX artist that specializes in deepfake technology made them.

Making the Tom Cruise Deepfake

Making the Tom Cruise DeepfakeChris Ume is one of about 20 deepfake artists and technicians working at Deep Voodoo, a studio founded by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to make deepfake-based entertainment, including their Donald Trump-skewering web series “Sassy Justice” (which also features a Tom Cruise puppet).