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'Summer Was Scary': Amazon Fined for Not Giving Workers Enough Shade, Water
Workers were made to take heat breaks under a plane wing and couldn't sit down, according to three OSHA citations.
AI-Generated Propaganda Is Just as Persuasive as the Real Thing, Worrying Study Finds
Propaganda from popular AI tools “could blend into online information environments on par with…existing foreign covert propaganda campaigns."
X Suspends, Then Reinstates, Alexei Navalny’s Widow After Pledge to Continue Anti-Putin Politician’s Work
Yulia Navalnaya pledged to continue her late husband’s work to unseat Vladimir Putin in videos shared across social media. X promptly suspended her.
Scientific Journal Publishes AI-Generated Rat with Gigantic Penis In Worrying Incident
AI-generated images in a new academic paper included a rat with a gigantic penis; a peer reviewer who spoke to Motherboard said it wasn't their concern.
The First VR Squirting Video Shot Specifically for Apple Vision Pro Is Here
Two weeks after Apple's headset launched without porn, sex educator Kenneth Play is debuting adult instructional videos shot with the iPhone 15.
Man Shot at by Cops Who Got Scared by an Acorn ‘Damaged for Life’
Marquis Jackson was handcuffed in the back of a police car when officers began firing into the car after being startled by an acorn.
A Crowd Attacked a Self-Driving Car and Set It on Fire. It's Unlikely to Be the Last Time.
The incident in San Francisco is the latest in a years-long trend of people lashing out at driverless vehicles as controversies pile up.
How Tech Firms Made a Crypto-Boosting Book an NYT Best Seller by Gaming the System
Motherboard found that firms linked to a16z and general partner Chris Dixon bought numerous copies of his new book promoting cryptocurrencies, which became an NYT Best Seller.
Even the Kremlin Is Fact-Checking Tucker Carlson Ahead of Putin Interview
Carlson's claim that no other Western journalist has tried to interview Putin was instantly debunked by reporters and now, the Kremlin itself.
NASA’s Mars Exploration Lab Lays Off 570 Workers Because Congress Can’t Get It Together
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory put robots on Mars, but Congressional foot-dragging is forcing the space agency to lay off hundreds of workers.
Apple Vision Pro Turned the Real World Into a ‘Black Mirror’ Episode Overnight
You, too, can live in a new tech dystopia—for the low, low cost of $3,499 plus $199 for an extra battery pack.
Zuckerberg Boasts He Will Be AI God King Because We Already Gave Him All Our Data
Meta's plan to overtake the competition in AI hinges on billions of images, posts, and videos that were willingly given.