The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week has sparked a fiery debate over what's clearly a widespread hatred of the health insurance system in the United States. From…
While AI chatbots keep making headlines for their bad behavior, one company is leaning into that propensity — and then some. As the Verge reports, the AI companion company Friend,…
Content warning: this story discusses sexual abuse, self-harm, suicide, eating disorders and other disturbing topics. Earlier this week, Futurism reported that two families in Texas had filed a lawsuit accusing…
Congress is pushing to break up the nation's biggest insurance monopolies after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder last week sparked widespread anger. As the New York Times reports, a pair of bipartisan…
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OpenAI has finally opened its much-hyped Sora video generator to the public — and its work isn't exactly blowing us away. One particular weakpoint: Sora's attempts to generate videos of…
"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Brandi Glanville claims that she has a parasite living in her face that has caused her massive physical pain and embarrassment for a year-and-a-half.…
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Google has made an eyebrow-raising claim, saying that its new quantum chip may be tapping into parallel universes to achieve its results. The search giant recently unveiled a new quantum computer…
Imagine the unbelievable expectations that come with being among the small number of "designer babies" — children whose embryos are handpicked before birth so that they possess their parent's conception…
Mor-Don't Life imitates art. And oftentimes, so do tech bro capitalists — although in a way that often makes us wonder if they actually understood the subject matter. Case in…
A Cure for Weldness SpaceX is pulling out all the stops in preparation for the upcoming test launches of its gigantic Starship spacecraft next year. Footage shared by NASASpaceflight shows…
Locked Up After discovering that his Cybertruck had a fatal flaw, allowing snow and ice to perfectly build up in front of the headlights, owner Joe Fay has encountered yet…
Thrusters Engaged SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, just got a lot richer. The private space company's valuation has sky-rocketed to $350 billion following a secondary…
Branching Out The mysterious "car-sized" drones plaguing the skies of New Jersey since last month have now been spotted in the Big Apple. Additional sightings of the apparent UFOs were…
Threat Level Midnight Grim "wanted" posters for healthcare executives have started cropping up around New York City in the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's stunning assassination last week —…
It's no secret that multi-hyphenate CEO — and richest man in the world Elon Musk — has become significantly detached from reality. He's long surrounded himself with sycophants, going as far…
In the face of piling controversy — and a second lawsuit concerning the welfare of children — Google has taken pains to downplay its relationship to the embattled AI chatbot…
Rare Bird Police now sound confident that the handgun and suppressor found in possession of Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, were…
Wack AF Law enforcement has recovered a notebook that belonged to Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who was charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last week.…