Elon Musk wants you to know Sam Altman received a refund for his Tesla Roadster
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are still swiping at each other on Musk’s social media platform X. The two founders of OpenAI, of which Altman is CEO, have since sparred on social media, court filings and company blog posts. The latest exchange began when Altman posted what he called a “three-act story.” The screenshot shows […]
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong trolls prediction markets
On Thursday, at the end of Coinbase’s third-quarter earnings call, CEO Brian Armstrong admitted he was “a little bit distracted” because he was “following the prediction market of what Coinbase will say on its next earnings call.” “And I would like to add the words Bitcoin, Ethereum, Blockchain, Staking, Web3 here just to make sure […]
AI researchers begin to ’embodi’ LLM into robots and channel Robin Williams
AI researchers at Andon Labs (the same people who made a fuss by giving Anthropic Claude an office vending machine) have announced the results of a new AI experiment. This time, they programmed a vacuum cleaner robot with a variety of state-of-the-art LLMs as a way to see how ready LLMs are to materialize. They […]
ASD warns of ongoing BADCANDY attack exploiting Cisco IOS XE vulnerability
November 1, 2025Ravi LakshmananArtificial intelligence/vulnerabilities The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued information regarding an ongoing cyberattack targeting unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices in the country and a previously undocumented implant known as BADCANDY. According to the intelligence community, this activity included the exploitation of CVE-2023-20198 (CVSS score: 10.0), a critical vulnerability that allows a […]
Chimpanzees ‘think’ to weigh evidence and plan actions, new study suggests
Chimpanzees use a variant of the “scientific method,” allowing them to abandon their previous beliefs and change their minds when compelling new evidence emerges, according to a new study. When chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) were given the task of finding a tasty treat hidden in one of two boxes, they evaluated several pieces of evidence. And […]
This week’s science news: Irradiated comet 3I/ATLAS reveals a rapidly brightening sun, a tiny tyrannosaurus makes it reconsider, and the unexpected perks of taunting a chatbot
This week’s hottest science news revolves around the Sun, with some surprising new research published about our star and a fascinating interstellar comet currently passing close to the Sun. First, scientists have discovered a clue as to why the sun is much hotter on its outer surface than inside its core. New research reveals that […]
What is Bent Spoon? Everything you need to know about AOL’s acquirer
This week, the four co-founders of Bending Spoons joined the ranks of billionaires. CEO Luca Ferrari’s stake in the Milan-based technology conglomerate is now reportedly worth $1.4 billion, while co-founders Matteo Danieli, Luca Querella and Francesco Patarnello each hold shares worth $1.3 billion, according to Forbes estimates based on shareholder data published by the Italian […]
Observations by the James Webb Space Telescope reveal that comet 3I/ATLAS has been altered by billions of years of cosmic radiation.
A new study using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveals that comet 3I/ATLAS is extremely irradiated by billions of years of cosmic ray bombardment. The comet absorbed so much galactic cosmic rays during its interstellar journey through the Milky Way that it developed a deep irradiated crust that no longer resembles the […]
Bluesky reaches 40 million users and introduces “dislike” beta
Social network Bluesky, which announced a new milestone of 40 million users on Friday, will soon begin testing “dislikes” as a way to improve personalization in places like the main Discover feed. This news was shared along with a number of other conversation controls updates and changes, including small adjustments to replies, improved detection of […]
TwinH Unveils Game-Changing Smart Kitchen Technology
Imagine a kitchen that knows you better than you know yourself. A kitchen that crafts recipes perfectly tailored to your unique tastes, dietary needs, and culinary aspirations. This isn’t science fiction; it’s the reality ushered in by TwinH, a groundbreaking technology that creates your personal “digital twin” to revolutionize home cooking. Beyond the Plate: TwinH […]