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In an aerial view, Waymo cars are seen parked at a Waymo facility.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber Drivers Say Waymo Robotaxis Are Driving Down Their Pay

And their union is fighting back.

By Frank Landymore

A humanoid robot sitting at a desk and looking at a laptop.
Artificial Intelligence

MIT Warns That AI Can Now Credibly Complete Pretty Much Any Undergrad Assignment, Considers Overhaul of Entire Educational Model

The traditional educational model needs an AI-proof overhaul.

By Frank Landymore

A photo illustration of OpenAI CEO San Altman.
Ethics

Panicking Tech Execs Try to Pivot Message on AI Data Centers

"We gotta figure out a new narrative on this data center thing."

By Joe Wilkins

A shocked woman looking at a laptop.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Tokenmaxxing King Spent $28,000 on AI in a Single Month as Company Begs Employees to Tone Down the Ludicrous Costs

That's probably more than their salary.

By Frank Landymore

A row of construction workers crossing their arms.
Ethics

Building Trade Unions Now Threatening to Withhold Support for Anti-Data Center Politicians

"We are dependent on these jobs."

By Joe Wilkins

driverless Tesla Robotaxi, with a man serving as a safety monitor in the front passenger seat.
Tesla

Tesla “Ambassador” Melts Down Over “Horrible” Robotaxi Ride, Says He Had to Call an Uber After Total Self-Driving Failure

He was trying to cover just 2.3 miles. The robotaxi told him it would take well over an hour.

By Victor Tangermann

A Prenuvo full-body diagnostics scanner.
Medical

Bougie Health Startups Offering Full-Body Diagnostic Scans for Rich People While the Rest of Us Suffer a Crumbling Healthcare System

No telehealth app can fix this.

By Joe Wilkins

A screenshot of a Tesla trying to drive itself onto train tracks.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Teslas Are Still Driving Into Oncoming Freight Trains

"Would have been ran over by the [train] had I not braked."

By Frank Landymore

A man in handcuffs while in court.
Future Society

Crypto Bro Facing 280 Years in Prison Over Astonishing Range of Crimes

He sold his victims on an AI crypto revolution that didn't exist.

By Victor Tangermann

A photo illustration of a Flock camera in front of police tape.
RX and Medicine

Instead of Using Opioid Settlement Money to Help Poor Communities, Police Are Buying Flock Cameras to Play With

"Whatever funds you’re spending on a camera, you're not spending on getting someone into treatment."

By Joe Wilkins

A photo of surgeons operating on a brain.
Brain

Doctors Just Used AI to Perform Brain Surgery

"It's given me my life back."

By Frank Landymore

A photo illustration of a row of robots sitting in front of laptops.
Ethics

The Transcripts of OpenAI Models Plotting Together to Commit an Actual Crime Is Pretty Chilling

"This is wild, multi-agent coordination, clearly infrastructure hacking. We should not."

By Victor Tangermann

A man giving a presentation in front of a crowd.
Ethics

A Scientist Was Presenting His Vibe-Coded New Work When One of His Colleagues Pointed Out Something Extremely Embarrassing

"It was subtle, but it was very wrong, and everything downstream of it was also wrong, and I had shared the whole thing in a room full of people who trusted me."

By Victor Tangermann

A man inspects a Waymo at the company's Nashville depot.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Former Lyft Drivers Now Doing Menial Tasks for Their Waymo Overlords

They're along for the ride.

By Frank Landymore

Boy has fun with computer at home.
Education

Scientists Gave 12-Year-Olds Access to an AI Tutor and You Probably Already Know What They Did With It

"The issue is that most students don’t use it that way."

By Victor Tangermann

A wooden gavel hits the round block.
Finance

If Corporations Are People, They Should Be Subject to the Death Penalty

"The life of a corporation is indeed less than that of the humblest citizen."

By Joe Wilkins

Artist concept of Mars's warm southern interior.
Mars

Scientists Baffled by Bizarre “Anomaly” Deep Beneath the Surface of Mars

"Scientists usually assume that the interiors of planetary bodies are generally spherically symmetric, but this is not necessarily true."

By Victor Tangermann

Humanoid AI robot helping a lazy distracted student with homework.
Ethics

Mom Who Travels For Work Builds AI Clone of Herself to Keep Her Teenage Son Company

Closer than ever.

By Frank Landymore

A photo illustration of ads on a monitor.
Computers

Welp, They’re Officially Displaying Ads Directly on Your Monitor

Soon, your monitor may be monitoring you.

By Frank Landymore

A humanoid robot prepares a healthy meal during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance.
Robotics

Chinese Companies Are Unleashing AI-Powered Robo-Chefs

"What we are trying to do is turn the machine's parameters into numbers, and use that to standardize every single bowl."

By Joe Wilkins