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Thursday February 13, 2025. 12:48 AM
Mowi is apparently the world's largest producer of farmed salmon. At least they were, until 27,000 of their fish escaped off the coast of Norway. Now they're offering a $45-per-fish bounty for their safe return. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? — Read the rest The po...
In 'Soy Right ascendent' Max Read describes the shift in Trumpdom away from the old MAGA tribe of angry dads and obsessed moms toward the 'Soy Right' of sexist techbros, whiny contrarians and meme Nazis. This group, he points out, is what evolved out of Gamergate, and its...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from People: Scarlett Johansson is urging U.S. legislators to place limits on artificial intelligence as an unauthorized, A.I.-generated video of her and other Jewish celebrities opposing Kanye West goes viral. The video, which has been...
Wednesday February 12, 2025. 11:30 PM
A BBC study published yesterday (PDF) found that AI news summarization tools frequently generate inaccurate or misleading summaries, with 51% of responses containing significant issues. The Register reports: The research focused on OpenAI's ChatGPT, Microsoft's Copilot,...
Demand described as a 'soft layoff' IBM has begun what a source describes as a soft layoff for its Finance & Operations business unit, in the form of a return-to-office (RTO) order.…
Police in San Carlos Park, Florida are searching for a fellow drove his lawnmower into multiple mailboxes on a residential street. His antics were caught on video, below. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! 'It was egregious, absolutely...
TL;DR: Save 50% on the NanoPhone through February 23, the ultra-tiny smartphone that'll make you think twice about your current phone. Has reducing your nightly doomscroll binges been on your 2025 resolution list? It's tough—we really love our TikTok binges,...
OpenAI has canceled the release of o3 in favor of a 'simplified' product lineup. CEO Sam Altman said in a post on X that, in the coming months, OpenAI will release a model called GPT-5 that 'integrates a lot of [OpenAI's] technology,' including o3. TechCrunch reports: The...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed on February 12 that ChatGPT’s next model upgrade will be GPT-4.5. Following that, the company will release the much-anticipated GPT-5 as a mixture of models including OpenAI o3—a slightly different form than expected—in a timeframe Altman ...
After years of GOP attacks on US health agencies, Trump appointees are poised to bring Covid-19 conspiracies to their leadership of US agencies. Federal workers are scared of what comes next.
GOP lawyer Sean Cairncross will be learning on the fly, as we also say hi to new intelligence boss Tulsi Gabbard President Trump has reportedly chosen a candidate for National Cyber Director — another top tech appointee with no professional experience in that role.…
A new feature film about paranormal radio pioneer Art Bell may be on the horizon. Apparently Paul Giamitti (John Adams, The Holdovers, Sideways) is attached to play Bell who died in 2018. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! — Read the rest...
We love portable SSDs and there’s no hiding it. They’re speedy, they’re compact, and they have tons of space for all those files we need to move around and keep safe. And right now, one of our favorites is on sale. The 4TB Samsung T7 Shield is now $276 on Amazon, which ...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Last night, Apple posted a new support document about migrating purchases between accounts, something that Apple users with long online histories have been waiting on for years, if not decades. If you have movies, music, ...
The General Services Administration, staffed at its upper levels by Elon Musk associates, plans to sell 500-plus buildings—some of which house government agencies and the offices of US senators.
Karoline Leavitt attacked AP News today for ignoring the new regime's demand that the Gulf of Mexico now be called the 'Gulf of America.' The snippy Press Secretary then took it a step further, referring to the original name itself as a 'lie.' — Read the rest The post Creepy...
300+ US companies, 70+ individuals hit by the fraudsters An Arizona woman who created a 'laptop farm' in her home to help fake IT workers pose as US-based employees has pleaded guilty in a scheme that generated over $17 million for herself... and North Korea.…
Trump Administration cronies have got the formula down. If they want to cancel a legitimate government program or anything else, just label it fraud or DEI. Fraud is a thing, however, proving it is not necessary in Trumpistan. DEI is a policy that means 'we want to hire...
Congressperson Robert Garcia (D-CA) followed in the tradition of his committee Chairperson Marjorie Taylor Greene and entered a dick pic into the congressional record. This time, it's a photo of 'President' Musk. Recalling the time of Marge's weird battle with Hunter 'Now...
In an era where generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping how we work, learn, and create, a new study raises an important question: Is AI enhancing our critical thinking skills or quietly eroding them? A fascinating paradox has emerged — participants with greater confidence in AI ...
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