Even after OpenAI banned her account, a school shooter continued planning her attack by asking ChatGPT how to evade moderation: “You can still be twisted. Just be clever about it.” (Content warning) / Mother Jones Google seems pretty certain the small data center it’s launching into orbit next week will
Living near an Amazon distribution center piloting the company’s new drone deliveries is not unlike listening to an 83-pound mosquito buzz past your house all day long. / The New York Times [$] The South has become Elon Musk’s personal playground, with states vying for whatever business project that
To garner approval for his projects, Trump consistently cites “national security,” which is apparently why his triumphal arch now has snipers. / The New York Times [$] See also: In documents related to his ballroom construction, the president pushed back on fire and safety violations: “I am the code.” / The Washington Post
Today the Senate is scheduled for a cloture vote on a cryptocurrency bill advertised as ethics legislation, yet it’s “riddled with loopholes to protect Trump’s grift.” / NPR, Citation Needed Likewise, the House of Lords still has time to amend a bill removing limits on political donations—just after
Kennedy Center officials installed by Trump say the only way they can think of to save the institution is to put the president’s name back on the building. / The Washington Post [$] In government documents, the contractor that renovated DC’s Reflecting Pool admits “human oversight” caused the lining failure,
An investigation finds Facebook is hosting AI-generated videos depicting violence against children, and Meta doesn’t seem especially concerned about removing them. / Futurism As part of the AI-centric Alpha School’s “boot camp,” teens apparently must watch videos of their parents critiquing them while having their heart rates
Newly released documents appear to show New York officials misleading the public on air quality dangers in the months following the Sept. 11 attacks. / The New York Times [$] Americans without college degrees are having one of the best hiring streaks in decades, while the opposite seems to be true for
We’ll be off on Monday for Labor Day, and will see you again on Tuesday! Lake America, the Dept. of War, nicknames for political enemies: President Trump’s renaming obsession would be outright dumb if it didn’t have sinister, Orwellian connotations. / The Ringer Under new proposed regulations, the
An analysis of fossilized Galápagos corals shows the current Super El Niño is the strongest in 1,000 years. / Ars Technica “When power is mobilized by an appliance to do work, heat will be shed somewhere.” Keeping a Parisian apartment cool during record heatwaves. / Places Journal A “guerrilla subway heat
More than a dozen people remain missing, and at least one person is dead, from flash floods that hit a remote area of the Grand Canyon yesterday. / NBC News Over the past year, the Trump administration has been working with the National Park Service to sell off a corner of
