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Tesla

US Gov Says Tesla Self-Driving May Cause Crashes, Issues Recall
The safety regulators issued a recall affecting 362,000 cars, but it also highlights the shortcomings of the current recall system.
Aaron Gordon
2.17.23
ChatGPT

I Had An AI Chatbot Write My Eulogy. It Was Very Weird
The inability to deal with heavy topics like death is another reminder that “AI” chatbots are just glitchy funhouse mirrors.
Janus Rose
2.17.23
Crime

Thousands of ‘Dead’ Men Are Fighting to be Declared Alive
In India, a growing community of the “living dead” is exposing weak land laws and a trail of land grabs.
Pallavi Pundir
2.17.23
VWN Super-Users

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Why You Should Be Worried About China’s Nukes
China is stockpiling nuclear weapons – secretly adding nuclear silos to what’s already the world’s biggest land-based missile force.
News

Steven Tyler Confessed to ‘Crimes of Passion’ With a 16-Year-Old in His Own Memoir
And now it could be used against him in court.
Anya Zoledziowski
2.17.23
tech-science

A New 'Dark Energy' Discovery Might Have Just Revolutionized Our Idea of the Universe
“If the theory holds, then this is going to revolutionize the whole of cosmology," one scientist said.
Jordan Pearson
2.17.23
AI

Replika CEO Says AI Companions Were Not Meant to Be Horny. Users Aren't Buying It
“As we're continuing to work on the app, now, we realized that allowing access to those unfiltered models, it's just hard to make that experience really safe for everyone."
Samantha Cole
2.17.23
anti-vaccine

Anti-Vaxxers Think It's Time For Political and Legal Revenge
Buoyed by the purported end of a pandemic that continues to kill thousands, anti-vaccine activists now vow to punish their enemies. “These people,” said one, “need to go to prison.”
Anna Merlan
2.17.23
My Life Online

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The Instagram "Scammer": Caroline Calloway
We meet one of the internet’s most notorious creators as she builds a secretive new life in Sarasota, Florida, off the back of a number of high profile controversies.
Business

This Airline Was Neck-Deep in Debt. It’s Now Breaking Aviation History With $100B Deals.
The historic Air India deal was preceded by “secret” discussions for over a year.
Pallavi Pundir
2.17.23
Crime

British Embassy Spy Jailed For 13 Years For Passing Secrets to Russia
David Smith claimed he passed on state secrets to embarrass his bosses, but a judge said he was motivated by “hatred for the West”.
Max Daly
2.17.23
News

Abortion, Voting Rights, and Democracy Itself Are on the Ballot in Wisconsin
The supreme court race in Wisconsin, America’s most crucial swing state, is the biggest election of 2023.
Cameron Joseph
2.17.23
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