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Elon Musk's dystopian AI future: Fewer jobs, more money, but no purpose in life

Elon Musk shared his dystopian vision for the future on Thursday while remotely joining the Viva Technology Conference in Paris. An audience member asked whether AI would one day replace Musk, expressing real concerns about automation taking jobs — a situation many are already facing. The owner of X, xAI, Tesla, and…Read more...

Thu May 23, 2024 22:46
The most bizarre alien worlds, according to NASA

Do we live in an unusual star system? Astronomers have been trying to figure out if the Solar System is unique compared to other stars and their orbiting planets, and they just took a major step towards answering the longstanding cosmic mystery.Read more...

Thu May 23, 2024 22:46
Get ready for a doozy of a hurricane season

It’s that time of the year again — but warmer than average. Hurricane season is upon us and the National Weather Service is expecting “above-normal” hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin, which could portend a difficult six months for coastal states, the Caribbean, and eastern Central America. Read more...

Thu May 23, 2024 22:46
Nvidia earnings stun the street and the stock is soaring

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Thu May 23, 2024 22:46
OpenAI used stock to silence dissent. Here's how

Last week, Sam Altman apologized for OpenAI’s contracts which threatened to claw back equity from former employees, claiming in a tweet he “did not know this was happening and I should have.” Now, documents leaked to Vox on Wednesday suggest Altman did know, showing that the CEO and other senior OpenAI executives…Read more...

Thu May 23, 2024 22:46
Chevy wants in on EVs — just as everyone else wants out

Chevrolet is decidedly very late to the electric vehicle game. Cars that should have been out a while ago, like the Silverado EV and Equinox EV are just starting to show up at dealerships now, and its rollout of the Blazer EV has been anything but smooth. It means Chevy is well behind other automakers like Ford, Hyunda…Read more...

Thu May 23, 2024 22:46

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