Good morning. Ever wish there was an easy mode for life, not just video games? Sony can’t fix your real world problems, but they did patent an AI that finishes games for you. Their new “Ghost Player” AI comes in two flavors. “Guide Mode” suggests your next move, while “Complete Mode” will jump right in and clear the level while you relax. Gamers are skeptical, worrying it’ll suck the fun out of playing. But hey, with all that new free time, you could always play some video games.
California wants billionaires to pay up.The state proposed a one-time 5% wealth tax targeting Silicon Valley’s ultra rich, and tech elites are losing their minds. Larry Page dropped $170 million on Miami real estate, apparently planning to dodge the bill. One billionaire called it catastrophic. Elon Musk boasted he already pays plenty. Politicians are split: Governor Newsom worries it’ll kill innovation, but Rep. Ro Khanna says it’s about fairness. Even after paying, Musk would still be the world’s richest person. Seems like the panic might be a bit dramatic.
AI robots are making human embryos. A startup called Conceivable built the world’s first automated fertility lab, where robots handle every step of embryo creation outside the human body. The lab, named AURA, has already produced 19 babies and claims success rates equal or better than human techs, who currently average just 37.5%. Conceivable envisions global “superlabs” making thousands of embryos daily, dramatically cutting IVF costs. Investors are all in, while critics worry that ethical lines are blurring as robots increasingly manage human reproduction. We automated work, dating, and reproduction. Parenting feels next.
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Biological age tests are the latest wellness obsession. People are paying hundreds of dollars to discover if their “biological age” is younger or older than their actual age. Yet the scientists behind these tests admit they don’t mean much. Companies have raised around $800 million selling assessments that spit out wildly inconsistent results, depending on which test you buy. Researchers who first created these models aren’t even sure they’re reliable. But sure, if dropping cash on imaginary numbers motivates people to eat more kale, who are we to judge?
Wondering why RAM is insanely expensive? Prices are 4x higher because AI chip companies like Nvidia and AMD bought huge amounts of RAM with money that doesn’t exist yet. It’s for GPUs they haven’t produced, to be installed in data centers that haven’t been built, relying on infrastructure that might never appear. AI driven memory demand surged over 50% in a single quarter, boosting Micron’s stock 247% last year alone. Micron admits it can only meet two-thirds of its customers’ memory needs through 2026. The entire industry is sold out, chasing profits that are mathematically impossible.
Tech billionaires can’t decide if they love or hate free speech. Israeli cybersecurity tycoon Shlomo Kramer says America urgently needs total government control of social media, ranking everyone’s speech based on authenticity. Meanwhile, Elon Musk insists that criticism of his AI chatbot Grok (caught creating explicit images of kids) is an attempt to suppress free expression. UK regulators have threatened to ban Musk’s platform entirely over Grok’s deepfakes. One mogul demands censorship, the other screams censorship. Glad that’s settled.
Scientists mapped out how we’ll terraform Mars. Mars lacks enough CO₂ to build an atmosphere, so the plan is to crash asteroids into it to deliver the missing gases. Then they’ll drop super tough microbes and lichens onto the surface and wait a few centuries while these tiny settlers pump out oxygen. Once there’s breathable air, they’ll plant trees, thicken the atmosphere, and watch Mars slowly shift from frozen wasteland into something resembling a chilly ski town. Good to see humanity’s Plan B coming together smoothly.
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⚡ 6.6 gigawatts. Nuclear power Meta has secured for its AI data centers in deals with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra. That’s enough energy to light up about 5 million homes.
🦷 20 seconds. Time it takes for Y-Brush’s Halo AI toothbrush to clean all your teeth.
🕹️ 270. Number of drone delivery locations Walmart plans to operate nationwide by 2027.