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Sam Altman Reveals Internal Model Name Was ‘Hold My Beer,’ Pours One Out for All the Lives AI Could Destroy
I'm actually probably not supposed to say this, but I will since we're drinking."
Here’s What io9 Is Watching This Halloween
The staff picks their holiday favorites they revisit ever year, or at least just this year.
The AI Gold Rush Is Turning Into a Wall Street Bloodbath
Alphabet lost roughly $500 billion in market value as investors grow increasingly worried about Silicon Valley's massive AI spending spree.
The Callers Most Likely to Phone a Psychedelic Hotline Mid-Trip Weren’t on Psychedelics
After fielding over 25,000 calls, a nonprofit has discovered that one type of drug user has been more likely than any other to call their support hotline in a state of panic or concern.
Patrick Stewart Was a Man for All Generations
Stewart loved doing the work and showing he could do whatever it asked of him.
Elon Musk, a Guy Who Destroyed the Future for Millions, Advises You Not to Save Money
You could start handing out your cash any day, man.
Intel Admits It’s Ignored ‘High-End Desktop Chips.’ That May Soon Change
Intel wants to fight AMD by getting hard into gaming-ready desktop chips.
The Season Finale of ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Book One Got There in the End
After a shaky start, the 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' sequel series finds its footing by refusing to live in Aang and Korra's shadow.
Amazon’s $42.4 Billion Cash Burn Delivers Final Blow In a Rough Week For AI
Only one of the four AI hyperscalers reported positive free cash flow in this round of earnings.
Senators Launch Inquiry Into Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’
Senators want answers on whether Meta conducted due diligence on potential human rights violations posed by the smart glasses.
Polymarket Temporarily Froze Trading After Hackers Reportedly Stole Millions Via Third-Party Service
Polymarket said all customers will be reimbursed.
Binance Likely Lost at Least $1.7 Billion in Largest Crypto Hack Ever, Says Founder
"Our security teams are reviewing all relevant information with urgency," the company said.
AI Company’s Stock Craters After Admitting Its Bitcoin Is Stuck on an Exchange Nobody’s Heard of
Datavault AI disclosed it has been unable to withdraw roughly $65 million worth of bitcoin from an obscure exchange for four months.
Google Eats Its Own Tail (and Profits) With AI Summaries as Stock Price Plunges
The one thing that can maybe slow the roll of AI: losing money.
The World Mourns the Loss of the Great Sir Patrick Stewart
Fans, actors, filmmakers, and more react to losing the acting titan, who died this week at 86.
A Woman Asked ChatGPT How to Get Off Her Seizure Meds. Her Family Says It Killed Her
"Bowen's death is what happens when companies race one another and ship a product faster than they can control it," the family's lawyers said Tuesday.
Did Trump Cancel a Rally to Attend the Mar-a-Lago Halloween Party?
The 80-year-old president will reportedly hold 20 "virtual rallies" in the final stretch of the midterm elections.
El Niño Is Already Flooding California’s Coasts—and the Year’s Highest Tides Haven’t Arrived
Experts are warning that floods from this week's record-high October tides in San Francisco herald the chaos to come once El Nino's winter storms really hit.
Legendary ‘X-Men’ and ‘Star Trek’ Actor Patrick Stewart Has Died
The Shakespearean actor turned sci-fi icon was 86.
Hacker Group Claims UNM Hospital Cyberattack, Then Apologizes and Offers Patients $2,500
We are still going to keep the data, but we will provide the decryption key for the hospital sector only."
Netflix’s Next Live-Action Game Adaptation Is ‘PUBG’ With Donald Glover
The fan-favorite actor will direct and star; he will also write and executive produce alongside his brother and frequent creative collaborator Stephen Glover.
Data From More Than 41,000 DHS Workers Exposed in Massive Leak
The leaked records include names, phone numbers, job titles, and assignments of thousands of ICE, CBP, and other DHS employees.
James Gunn Reveals if ‘The Suicide Squad’ Is Canon to His DC Universe
The DC Studios president dissected the news in a new podcast about that very question.
Let’s Talk About the Shocking Tony Stark Revelation on ‘VisionQuest’
The origins of Stark's AI, J.A.R.V.I.S., came into question during the show's sixth episode, 'Deadlock.'
Man Who Identifies as a ‘Humanist’ Gets Religious Exemption From Using AI at Work
Believe.
Trump’s CTFC Steps in to Defend Kalshi as Utah Brings Criminal Charges Against Execs
This is a crazy overreach; Utah is clearly playing politics," a Kalshi spokesperson told Gizmodo.
A Farmer Went in for Cataract Surgery. Doctors Found 11 Worms Wriggling in His Eyes
Some of the worms had already started to lay fertilized eggs by the time doctors discovered them.
The Unholy ‘Dune’ Sandworm Popcorn Bucket Has Returned
AMC, Cinemark, and Regal's new iterations of the infamous 'wormussy' popcorn bucket push innuendos to max capacity.
Intel Community Reportedly Tied Trump’s Favorite AI Boss to a Chinese Spy
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has lobbied fiercely with the U.S. government to curb restrictions on the sale of powerful AI chips to China.
Archaeologists Fished a 3,300-Year-Old Sword From a Volcanic Crater Lake—and It’s Still Sharp
Authorities say that the sword is still exceptionally sharp, even after spending presumably thousands of years underwater.
I Miss McFarlane’s Game-Changing Toy Line Movie Maniacs
The iconic toy line that began in 1998 was a game-changer for horror collectible fans.
Scientists Sound Alarm as Antarctica’s Ocean Grows Saltier for the First Time in 130,000 Years
New research shows that the ocean's freshwater engine is growing saltier, with global consequences.
Virgin Galactic Unveils a Shiny New Spaceplane for the Ultra-Rich to Almost Reach Space
A small fortune in exchange for a few minutes in zero gravity? Worth it.
Eye Tracking Could Be the Next Big Smart Glasses Trend
Rokid is the latest company to introduce a pair of smart glasses with eye-tracking features.
Feds Demand Info on Surveillance Pricing From 9 Companies, Including Walmart, Uber, and Delta
The FTC says we deserve to know if companies use our data to set the "highest price they can charge each consumer."
Plastic Tea Bags Steep Thousands of Microplastics Into Every Cup—and That’s Not All
Some plastic tea bags can steep as much as 555 to 2,498 microplastic particles per cup, according to university researchers in Turkiye. But that contamination is only the beginning.
M6 MacBook Pro Hands On: Non-OLED Macs Live On, for Now
What's there to say about a Mac without OLED? More than you might think.
10 Scary Movies to Stream on Shudder for Halloween
Devils, demons, ghosts, and horrible humans await.
M6 iMac Hands-On: Small Upgrades May Matter More Than You Think
We'll just keep waiting for a 27-inch OLED iMac, I guess.
DoorDash Is Buying Instacart for $17 Billion
The massive deal would help DoorDash better compete in the growing grocery delivery market.
The First Two ‘Dune’ Movies Are Coming Back to IMAX
'Dune' and 'Dune: Part Two' will return to theaters on November 13.
Lawmakers Can’t Ban VPNs No Matter How Hard They Try
Governments can make it harder to get around internet restrictions, but eliminating the workarounds is another matter entirely.
Scientists Thought Comets Seeded Life on Earth. The Physics Says Otherwise
It's kind of a romantic idea, but our results suggest it's highly unlikely."
Linda Hamilton on ‘Terminator 7’: ‘I’m Out’
Plus, Scout Taylor-Compton's haunted board game movie enlists Jamie Alexander, Olivia Holt, and Rohan Campbell.
The Biggest Benchmark in AI Just Updated, Dealing a Major Blow to a Chinese Contender
Kimi K3.1 Pro is no longer the fourth best AI model in the world.
Microsoft Posts Record Revenue Despite Employee Buyout Offers
It may be the only hyperscaler left with positive free cash flow.
Google’s Flashy New Model Gets Outshone by Its Financial Troubles
Google's "strongest" model so far did not distract from the $3 billion free cash flow drop.
Maybe ‘VisionQuest’ Really Can Reach What It’s Trying to Grasp
Episodes five and six challenge our preconceptions about Marvel TV shows-in a good way.
Expert Judgement Can Be Easily Hacked by AI, Anthropic Study Finds
In a recent study, 86% of participants followed Claude's advice-but only a small fraction acknowledged the agent had played a role in their decision-making process.
Who Is the Touchscreen MacBook for, Exactly?
Were you asking for this? Was anyone?
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