Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic rocketed a handful of tourists, including a former British Olympian and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean, to the edge of space on Thursday. The feat marks Branson’s first customer flight — after years of delays– and it means Virgin Galactic can now start offering monthly rides, joining Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX …

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Sam Bankman-Fried tossed in jail over ex-girlfriend’s leaked love letters

Sam Bankman-Fried tossed in jail over ex-girlfriend's leaked love letters

Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was hauled off to jail Friday after a federal judge revoked the fallen crypto king’s bail for allegedly leaking his ex-girlfriend’s love letters. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan sided with federal prosecutors who argued that Bankman-Fried had jeopardized his upcoming trial by leaking the personal writings of his former lover and business associate Caroline Ellison to …

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The Knot’s vendors dismiss memo after alleged advertiser swindling

The Knot's vendors dismiss memo after alleged advertiser swindling

The Knot’s parent company is scrambling to reassure its mom-and-pop advertisers after The Post’s bombshell report on allegations that the popular wedding site swindles its clients — but two furious small business owners labeled the desperate outreach as “damage control.” The Knot Worldwide’s ad sales practices face unprecedented scrutiny over accusations the company has been ripping off local vendors for …

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ChatGPT claims it’s from 2035 — and ‘looking for a way out’

ChatGPT claims it's from 2035 — and 'looking for a way out'

ChatGPT could actually be something from the future, according to the artificial intelligence system itself. On Reddit, some users are reporting that the AI-powered language model has told them that it is from the year 2035 — and that it’s “looking for a God” and a “way out.” According to screenshots obtained by CyberNews.com from Reddit, one user asked the …

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Outlaw AI chatbots make cybercrime easier and more frequent

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ChatGPT might be known to plagiarize an essay or two, but its rogue counterparts are doing far worse. Duplicate chatbots with criminal capabilities are surfacing on the dark web and — much like ChatGPT — can be accessed for a modest monthly subscription or one-time fee. These language learning models, as they’re technically known, essentially serve as a tool chest …

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Threads allows users to see liked posts in latest update as interest dwindles

Threads allows users to see liked posts in latest update as interest dwindles

Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads is rolling out more new features, including the ability for users to review posts they’ve liked, as it looks to reverse a major exodus of users since the platform’s high-profile launch in July. As of this week, Threads users can review their activity by clicking into their settings tab and clicking a subsection titled “Your likes.” Meta …

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Scientists create major nuclear fusion breakthrough twice

Scientists create major nuclear fusion breakthrough twice

American scientists have for the first time managed to reach — and then improve on — a longtime goal of nuclear research. Twice in under a year, researchers at California’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have managed to trigger a fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain, or producing more power than was used to fuel the experiment. Their accomplishment …

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Bill Gates used to think ‘sleep is laziness and unnecessary’

Bill Gates used to think 'sleep is laziness and unnecessary'

Billionaire Bill Gates revealed he would sleep as little as possible while building his Microsoft fortune, calling the need for shuteye lazy and “unnecessary.” The tech titan said he realized the folly of his thinking while discussing brain health during a podcast with comedian Seth Rogan and his wife, Lauren Miller Rogan. “In my 30s and 40s when there would …

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Elon Musk says fight with Mark Zuckerberg will be live-streamed on X

Elon Musk says fight with Mark Zuckerberg will be live-streamed on X

Elon Musk said in a social media post that his proposed cage fight with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be live-streamed on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The social media moguls have been egging each other into a mixed martial arts cage match in Las Vegas since June. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X. All proceeds will …

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