2025-05-05
The Air Force’s ‘New’ B-52J Bomber Won’t Be Ready Until 2033
The Air Force has had one constant in the past 70+ years, the B-52 bomber. The B-52J is a proposed upgrade to the B-52 Stratofortress, aiming to extend its service...
M551 Sheridan Light Tank Has a Clear Message for the U.S. Army
One of the U.S. Army’s more forward-thinking Cold War-era armored platforms, the M551 Sheridan offered a unique mix of mobility and firepower. Though promising, these attributes ultimately came at the...
People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies. “He started telling...
People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies. “He started telling me he made his AI self-aware, and that it was teaching him how to talk to God, or...
Commander 2025 Wallpaper
A trio of gorgeously vibrant radial wallpapers for your Apple Devices.
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion's power-suits will let you beat giant monsters to death with their own body parts
The mechs might be a lot smaller, but the violence has only escalated.
INSPIRED in the Generative AI Era
Marty’s Note: The book INSPIRED is available in hardcover, digital, and audio versions, but until now, the audio version was only available in an exclusive arrangement with Amazon, on audible.com. ...
This game has 100 endings, and it's pushing the creators to the brink of bankruptcy
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy's ambition might spell one final ending for a promising studio.
Legal Supervision of Frontier AI Labs is the answer.
Published on May 5, 2025 1:36 PM GMTIf the biggest threat model from AI systems comes from internal deployment, then the correct governance move is to establish independent legal supervisors...
M60 Tank Might Tank the Crown As the Best Tank Ever? Debate Time
The M60 is one of the most successful American Main Battle tanks produced by the West during the Cold War. With over 15,000 units produced, it was one of the...
Tracy Jin, MEXC: Why Universities Are the Backbone of Web3’s Future
MEXC Ventures’ IgniteX initiative supports Web3 talent worldwide — with a special focus on universities, early-stage projects, and the future of blockchain infrastructure. Read our full interview with Tracy Jin.
The crucible — how I think about the situation with AI
Published on May 5, 2025 1:18 PM GMTThe basic situationThe world is wild and terrible and wonderful and rushing forwards so so fast.Modern economies are tremendous things, allowing crazy amounts...
Jia Tolentino: My Brain Finally Broke. “The phone eats time; it makes...
Jia Tolentino: My Brain Finally Broke. “The phone eats time; it makes us live the way people do inside a casino” and with IRL current events like Trump & Gaza,...
The Walls Are Closing In on the F-35 Fighter in Canada?
In mid-March the Canadian Defense Minister, Bill Blair, stated the nation is actively examining potential alternative options to procuring the US-made F-35A stealth fighter. The NATO nation and northern neighbor...
How to complete the Paranoia quest in Oblivion
Solve this thorny quest to aid or hinder Glarthir.
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100,000 People Are Using a Telegram Bot That Makes AI Cumshot Videos of Anyone
An open AI video generation model that was released last month is now being used by thousands of people to generate nonconsensual sexual videos of real people.
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Canada Might Pick the JAS 39 Gripen over the F-35 Fighter for 1 Reason
Key Points – Canada has a big choice to make: dump the F-35 or not? And while the F-35’s stealth capabilities are amazing, some point out that the JAS 39...
Why “Solving Alignment” Is Likely a Category Mistake
Published on May 5, 2025 4:26 AM GMTA common framing of the AI alignment problem is that it's a technical hurdle to be overcome. A clever team at DeepMind or...
Russia Has Lost 1,000 or More T-80 Tanks in Ukraine (We Call Them Steel Coffins)
Ukraine has destroyed perhaps as many as 8,000 Russian tanks since the war started. One Russian model that has struggled mightily is the T-80 main battle tank. An estimated 1,000...
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