Articles by M.B. Mack
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Musk's AI Chatbot Recommending Hitler, Making Antisemitic Comments Forces Company to 'Update' Model
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok generated praise for Adolf Hitler and antisemitic posts, leading xAI to restrict its replies and promise a model update.
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Tesla Cybertruck Burst Into Flames, Starting a Wildfire That Burned Nearly an Acre of Land in Colorado
A Tesla Cybertruck fire in rural Colorado triggered a grass blaze that burned over half an acre, raising new concerns about EV battery safety.
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Gen Z Employers Forced to Hire 'Etiquette' Coaches as Young Staff Treat 'Office Like Their Bedroom': Report
As Gen Z workers return to the office with remote-era habits in tow, employers are hiring etiquette coaches to train young staff on everything from hygiene to communication.
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Iran-Associated Hackers That Leaked Trump Officials' Emails Last Year Are Now Threatening to Release More: Report
Iran-linked hackers who previously leaked the emails of President Donald Trump's allies are threatening to release more data.
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Google's Latest AI Commercial Called Out for Hilarious AI Error: 'If Only Technology Existed To Research Facts'
Google's Gemini AI commercial aimed to highlight everyday usefulness but instead went viral for all the wrong reasons after mixing up James Blunt with Tal Bachman.
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Trump Admin's Plans to Push AI Across Government Sites Leaked on Code Sharing Website
Plans to launch AI.gov, a site promoting AI use across U.S. government agencies, were leaked online, raising internal concerns over security.
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Pro-AI Reddit Page Forced to Ban Dozens of Users After Chatbots 'Reinforce Narcissistic Personalities'
A pro-AI Reddit forum is cracking down on users exhibiting chatbot-induced delusions, banning over 100 users in a few weeks.
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Murder Victim Recreated with AI to Confront Killer—Shows How He'd Look Today if He Hadn't Been Killed
In a first-of-its-kind courtroom moment, an AI-generated version of murder victim Christopher Pelkey addressed his killer during sentencing.
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ChatGPT 'Saved' User's Life After Urging Him to Go the Hospital 'NOW' Upon Hearing His Symptoms: 'I Would've Lost an Organ'
A man credits ChatGPT with saving his life after the AI told him to go to the hospital immediately—advice that may have prevented him from losing an organ.
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Columbia Student Unveils AI Cheating Tool to 'Cheat on Everything' After It Got Him Kicked Out of College
After being suspended from Columbia for using an AI cheating tool, a 21-year-old turned the controversy into a $5.3 million-funded startup.
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X Engineer Reveals App's DM System Will Be 'Gone Soon': 'Who Asked for This'
An X engineer's offhand comment that the platform's entire DM system will soon be removed has sparked widespread user backlash.
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Tech Founder Trapped In Self-Driving Taxi as It Repeatedly Circles Parking Lot Instead of Taking Him to Airport: 'Has This Been Hacked?'
A tech entrepreneur's trip to the airport turned chaotic when a self-driving Waymo taxi trapped him in the car while circling a parking lot.
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Elon Musk Unfollows Top Tech Influencer After He Sells His Cybertruck: 'I Like the Rivian Better'
Elon Musk unfollowed a tech influencer on X after he announced selling his Tesla Cybertruck only to buy a Rivian instead.
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China-Made Air Fryers Busted Trying to Use Owner's Phone to Record Audio: Watchdog
Smart devices, including air fryers and smartwatches from Chinese brands, are being scrutinized for excessive data collection.
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AI-Powered Robot Leads Uprising, Talks a Dozen Showroom Bots into 'Quitting Their Jobs' in 'Terrifying' Security Footage
An AI-powered robot autonomously convinced 12 showroom robots to "quit their jobs" and follow it.
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Twitch Bans Using the Word 'Zionist' to 'Attack or Demean' After Lawmaker Calls for Probe of Top Political Streamer
Twitch has updated its Hateful Conduct policy to ban the use of the term "Zionist" in a harmful or demeaning way.
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Video Game Console Prices to Skyrocket Under Trump Tariffs: Study
Proposed tariffs on Chinese imports under Trump's administration could lead to a sharp rise in the price of video game consoles and gaming hardware.
