Lucas Ropek
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Sacramento, CA, United States
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AI This Week: Time to Replace Your CEO with AI
Ed Zitron talks to us about how to automate your boss. Plus: a look at how the AI industry consumes an ungodly amount of water. → Read More
Trump Can't Stop Posting About His Legal Problems. The Feds Say He Could Prejudice a Jury.
Special counsel Jack Smith wants Donald Trump to stop posting about his legal problems. → Read More
A Proposed Massachusetts Law Would Ban the Sale of Your Cell Phone Location Data
Data brokers can sell your location data to any paying customer but a Massachusetts bill designed to protect abortion-seekers would outlaw such sales. → Read More
Better Update Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac Right Now
Apple released "emergency" security updates for a number of its products on Monday to patch a software vulnerability that could be seeing active exploitation. → Read More
ChatGPT's User Base Shrinks for the First Time Ever
Is that the sound of a bubble bursting? A new report suggests that AI may be losing some of its appeal with consumers. → Read More
Don’t Count Bluesky Out Yet
Threads got all the attention this week but Bluesky may eventually reign supreme as the heir apparent to Twitter. → Read More
Here’s the Deal With Las Vegas’ Huge Psychedelic Orb
What is the heck is that thing? Here's what's going on in Las Vegas with the enormous MSG Sphere. → Read More
Macron Proposes Cutting Off Social Media Access in France in Response to Riots
The French president has suggested resorting to authoritarian tactics to quell ongoing tumult rocking the country. → Read More
Bluesky Sees "Record" Web Traffic After Elon's Latest Dumb Twitter Decision
As Elon continues to burn Twitter to the ground, some users appear to be headed towards a different microblogging platform. → Read More
Valve All But Bans Steam Games From Using AI-Generated Content
The gaming platform claims that it's not banning AI content outright but says it won't tolerate assets that were generated using copyrighted material. → Read More
A New Class Action Lawsuit Adds to OpenAI's Growing Legal Troubles
Could a new lawsuit spell big trouble for the AI industry's top dog? It sure does look like it. → Read More
Elon Musk's Parents: Please Don't Let Our Grown Child Fight The Facebook Guy
The billionaire's parents recently weighed in on his upcoming (?) battle with Meta's CEO. → Read More
'Misused with Wild Abandon': How FTX Reportedly Exploited Some $8.7 Billion in User Funds
The story of the failed crypto exchange just keeps getting worse. A new report provides further allegations against the firm's leaders. → Read More
OceanGate, the Company Behind the Titanic Sub, Was a Sea of Red Flags
As the "Titan" saga reached its tragic conclusion, critics say its owner had always a ticking time bomb en route to disaster. → Read More
"Send Me Location": Mark Zuckerberg Says He's Down to Fight Elon Musk in a Cage Match
A fight way more entertaining than any UFC match is currently brewing in the heart of Silicon Valley... → Read More
The Company Behind the Missing Tourist Sub Fired an Employee After He Expressed Safety Concerns
As a frantic search for OceanGate's missing submarine continues, an old lawsuit has resurfaced that reveals a former employee's safety concerns. → Read More
U.S. Funded Scientist One of Several Wuhan Lab Researchers Sickened During Early Covid Outbreak
As the search for the origins of covid-19 continue, new reporting shows a scientist backed by U.S. funding was among the first to fall ill in Wuhan. → Read More
The FBI Used Intel from a Hacker Convicted of Child Sex Crimes to Nab a Murder-for-Hire Suspect
A cybercriminal aided the government in its case against a woman accused of haplessly ordering a murder on the dark web. → Read More
Microsoft and OpenAI's Bromance Is Off to a Rocky Start
The most powerful AI-forged union in Silicon Valley may be suffering from growing pains. → Read More
Amazon Web Services Meltdown Temporarily Breaks the Internet
An AWS outage, which is what occurred on Tuesday, always means problems for large portions of the web. → Read More