OpenAI Shuts Down Developer Who Made AI-Powered Gun Turret

In a statement toFuturism, OpenAI said it had viewed the video and shut down the developer behind it. Maybe OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was right that AI could destroy humanity. Or maybe there just needs to be guardrails similar to how photocopiers refuse to scan paper currency. Gizmodo The concern does not appear to be theoretical either. A recentreportfrom theWashington Postfound that Israel has already used AI to select bombing targets, sometimes indiscriminately....

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Tammy Stewart

Photogenic Yakuza Boss Pleads Guilty to Trying to Sell Nuclear Material

Ebisawa was a known entity to the feds, who set up a sting operation to catch him. The Yakuza leader also wanted to sell an additional 500 kilograms of meth and heroin as a separate transaction. And then theres the weapons-grade nuclear material. Takeshi Ebisawa posing with a rocket launcher during a meeting with two undercover agents from the Denmark Police (left) and a photo allegedly sent by Ebisawa showing plutonium with a Geiger counter (right)© Image: U....

January 9, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · Valerie Vazquez

Pizzagate Gunman Who Stormed Comet Ping Pong in 2016 Killed by NC Police

A third officer on the scene who was not identified didnt fire their weapon. Cernovich also has some influence here in the 2020s, as someone who frequently interacts with billionaire Elon Musk. Yeah, you heard me right. The sign for the Comet Ping Pong restaurant is seen in Washingon, DC, on December 5, 2016.Photo: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images Hillary Clinton has personally murdered children. I just cant hold back the truth anymore....

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Douglas Lane

Real Authors Wreak Havoc for Chatbots in This Dystopian Short Story

io9 is proud to present fiction fromLightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we featurea storyfromLightspeeds current issue. This months selection is Teach Them a Story to Teach Them Kindness by B. Pladek. Courtesy of Lightspeed anyway thanks for the story you had RIGHTR generate for my 10th graders Empathy Week. it was really great! can you tell me more about it? CURATOR: I am happy to have fulfilled the assignment. USER: this isnt a trap, I promise!...

January 9, 2025 · 13 min · 2562 words · Gregory Lewis

Republican Senator Says Mark Zuckerberg Challenged Him to a Cage Fight

Mark Zuckerberg is itching for a fight. Mark has actually reached out to me, texted me a couple times. He wants to train, he actually wants to get in the cage and fight. Mark Zuckerberg with his fist raised at a UFC event, taken from behind the cage© Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images He said, Id love for you to come down and spar with me sometime. I think thatd be great to go down there and do that....

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · John Myers

Severance‘s First Season Is Now Free on the Roku Channel

First Apple TV+ made its original programming free to watchduring the first weekend in January. Users will also be eligible for three free months of Apple TV+. (Netflix, by contrast, had over 260 million at the time of the IndieWire article.) Trammell Tillman as Mr. Milchick on Severance.© Apple TV+ Severancecomes from director and executive producer Ben Stiller, and creator, writer, and exec producer Dan Erickson. Season two kicks off January 17 on Apple TV+....

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Katie Villegas

Severance‘s Showrunner Knows How and When It All Ends

When you think ofSeverance,you think of Adam Scott. You think of Ben Stiller. You may even think of John Turturro, Christopher Walken, or Patricia Arquette. Dylan and Irv get deep on season two of Severance.Image: Apple TV+ You probably dont, however,think of Dan Erickson. Even though you should. And, as one might expect, Erickson has enjoyed that relative anonymity. Dan Erickson is the creator ofSeverance– Apple TV+ Its just one of many things he spoke about in a recent conversation with io9....

January 9, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Tiffany Weeks

SinceBlueyIs Getting the Lego Treatment, Here Are 5 Sets We’d Like to See

Blueysets are coming to Lego! Here are fiveBlueysettings and moments wed like to see come to life in brick form! Duck cake A full-on duck cake Lego build would be wild but so fun. © Disney+ A Duplo life-size version of it would be easy and would also become an instant collectible. Classroom The classroom from the show would be a delight. Here come the Grannies! © Disney+ It would be awesome with scooter and pedal car builds too with the old Heeler girls....

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Jessica Morrow

This Made-in-USA VPN Slashes Prices: 83% Off and Just Over $2/Month

January is a great time of the year to be generous. To your family, to your friends, and to you. Theres no better way to start the year than with a highly secure VPN like PIA. © Gizmodo.com We think its83% discount with 4 free monthssounds stupendous! The bad news is that the deal doesnt last very long. What is the good news? © Private Internet Access To save 83% on PIA VPN, you want to opt for its2-year plan with 4 free months....

January 9, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Christopher Norris

Watch Duty App Creator Says He’ll Never Pull an OpenAI

Mills evacuated his property during the Walbridge Fire in 2020 and decided he needed to take action. And a lot of the people who got me through that fire are actually now employees of my company. Its a team of people who actually make the thing work. Dozens of beachfront homes in Malibu, CA were destroyed overnight in the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.© Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images...

January 9, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Blake Davis

We Now Know a Bit More About28 Years Laterand Its Trilogy

Clearly we all know how much time has passed betweenthe worlds of28 Days Laterand28 Years Later. And, if you dont know, well give you a second to think about it. It was a wholly different approach, Boyle saidin a new interview with Empire. This kid just had to learn about the world, didn’t he?Image: Sony It was about what that 28 years gives you. What 28 years gives you is stability....

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Heather Thomas

Yellowstone’s Standing Dead Trees Are a Wildfire Disaster Waiting to Happen, Scientists Warn

The teams research waspublishedlast month inForest Ecosystems. Yellowstone National Park is overtwo million acresof spellbinding natural wonder. According to the parks website, approximately 80% of Yellowstone is covered in forest. A stand of dead trees in Yellowstone National Park.Photo: Wikimedia Commons Wildfiresare a natural part of Yellowstones ecosystem; some species have specifically adapted to rebound after fires. When natural wildfires occur, but hazardous conditions suggest widespread damage could result, the burns are suppressed....

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · James Johnson

‘Path of Exile 2’ Players Call Bullshit on Elon Musk’s Video Game Stream

Musk loves video games. He keeps a replica of the Diamond Back .357 handgun fromDeus Ex: Human Revolutionon his nightstand. Grimes, mother of three of Musks children, wrote a song about their relationship andhis gaming addiction. Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk raises his hands as he takes the stage during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City....

January 9, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · David Williams PhD