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Ever since the AI wave took over the planet, Twitter chief Elon Musk emerged as one of its most vocal critics. He was the biggest doomsayer of them all. He has called out the unchecked adoption of artificial intelligence and warned that it can destroy our civilization, and even signed a petition that urged business leaders and governments to put a pause on AI development till a comprehensive regulatory framework can be created. But yesterday, July 12, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO announced his own AI company, xAI, to…

Earth’s precious ecosystems could be spiraling towards a collapse much sooner than originally expected if a new study is to be believed. According to the study, which is published in the journal Nature, catastrophic climate “doom loops” like the collapse of the Greenland ice sheet and the death of the Amazon rainforest could tip the scales badly, within a human lifetime. The study claims that more than a fifth of the world’s potential tipping points could occur as early as 2038. These tipping points indicate a…

Ask Takiaya Reed of the New Orleans-based doom band Divide and Dissolve how she created their megalithic sound and she’ll tell you a story that aligns with her nature as a staunch believer in own her artistic path: it came to her in a dream. “It sticks with me, this sound,” says Reed. “I’m always chasing after it.”In 2015, drummer Sylvie Nehill helped Reed translate that sound into Divide and Dissolve: her primal, crashing drums meshed with Reed’s experimental, sludge-influenced guitar and soprano saxophone, a combination…

Scientists have discovered that the extinct megalodon shark was warm-blooded, as indicated by the isotopes in its tooth enamel. Their research suggests that the megalodon could maintain a body temperature about 13 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the surrounding water, a significant difference compared to other contemporary sharks.A killer, yes. But analysis of tooth minerals reveals how the warm-blooded predator maintained its body temperature.Researchers have determined that the extinct megalodon shark was warm-blooded,…

Back on the shores of hell In 2020, Nightdive Studios released a source port of the oft-forgotten Doom 64 that brought it to modern platforms and reintroduced it to a new, more receptive audience. Beyond simply porting it, however, they added a new episode that better links it to the rest of the Doom series narrative. Now fans have implemented the new episode back into the N64 version as Doom 64: Complete Edition. This means that if you, for whatever reason (not judging), preferred the N64 version of Doom 64, you…

I’ll never forget where I was at roughly 3:00 am on May 22, 2008. While most people were sleeping, myself and a few friends poured out of the midnight showing of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City. And we each felt like we’d been punched in the gut.Spoilers of the Week April 11-15To say we were disappointed would be an understatement. We were devastated. To have our heroes Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, George Lucas, and others combine to make that? It felt like…

Posted in: Comics, DC Comics, Preview | Tagged: Comics, dc, previewsIn White Knight Generation Joker #2, the terrible price of Joker and Harley's love story emerges thanks to Daddy & Mommy Issues galore!Published Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:26:11 -0500 by Jude Terror | Well, fans of twisted family vacations, rejoice! The deranged spawn of Joker and Harley Quinn are back in White Knight Generation Joker #2, which hits the shelves on June 20th. As if dealing with legacy of two mentally unstable parents wasn't bad enough, the…

For almost 20 years, everyone thought Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was the last time we’d ever see our favorite archaeologist on screen again. The 1989 mega-hit sequel capped the franchise with a storybook ending, complete with our hero riding off into the sunset alongside his father and best friends. Of course, Last Crusade didn’t end up being Indy’s last crusade. Not by a long shot. And that’s not the only thing that’s changed when you watch the film today.Spoilers of the Week April 11-15As Indiana Jones and the…

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Preview | Tagged: Comics, marvel, previews, venomReady for some epic Venom vs. Doctor Doom action? Check out our preview of Venom: Lethal Protector II #4, in stores this Wednesday!Published Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:27:10 -0500 by Jude Terror | Venom: Lethal Protector II #4 is set to grace your comic book shelves this Wednesday, June 14th, and honestly, I can't contain my excitement. Tech that could potentially destroy the planet falling into the wrong hands? Doctor Doom making game-changing…

Last week, a group of tech company leaders and AI experts pushed out another open letter, declaring that mitigating the risk of human extinction due to AI should be as much of a global priority as preventing pandemics and nuclear war. (The first one, which called for a pause in AI development, has been signed by over 30,000 people, including many AI luminaries.) So how do companies themselves propose we avoid AI ruin? One suggestion comes from a new paper by researchers from Oxford, Cambridge, the University of Toronto,…