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President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on August 24, 2026.
Ethics

Trump Says You’re a Rube If You Don’t Want a Data Center in Your Backyard

"Frankly, communities that don't take a data center are making a mistake."

The sun rises over the North Sea seen from the RSPB's Bempton Cliffs reserve on the East Yorkshire coast.
Climate Change

The Ocean Hasn’t Been This Hot in 125,000 Years, Alarmed Researcher Suggests

"The record is another clear signal of an ocean under growing stress."

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends a dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump with tech leaders for a dinner.
Anthropic

Clueless AI CEOs Still Baffled Why Everybody’s So Mad About AI All the Time

"It is surprising that the discourse from many developing AI is so filled with doom."

A researcher holding up a cookie made up of modified plastic waste.
Food

Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Edible Cookies Because That’s the Future We Deserve

Nothing goes to waste.

Garrett Langley, CEO and co-founder of Flock Safety, speaks during a ribbon cutting for the Seaport District headquarters.
Privacy

Embattled Flock CEO Begs for “Compromise” As Backlash Spills Over

Let's be reasonable about unchecked mass surveillance, people!

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during the Boom Belt: A Return to First Principles in Public Markets conference.
Ethics

Texas Governor Suddenly Turns on Data Centers as Backlash Grows

"They basically dug their own grave."

A color-treated photo of wild horses.
Environment

Trump Admin Enabling the Systematic Slaughtering of Thousands of Wild Horses

Young horses are being sent "into the slaughter pipeline."

A photo illustration of Derek Chadwick in front of a row of robots.
Ethics

Dating App Cofounder Bails After Scandal Over Using Fake AI-Generated Influencers

The app was found to be a "psyop."

A judge raising his hands while holding a gavel.
Finance

Tech CEO’s Ridiculous Excuse Falls Apart in Court, Sentenced to Prison

Suspicious investors had reported her after making a strange discovery.

Female employer say No thank you.
Finance

Employers Are Hiring Recent Grads and Then Saying “Oops, Never Mind”

"It's totally out of control."

Construction workers wire electricity lines in Dallas TX4 data center's mechanical galley.
Artificial Intelligence

Data Centers Are Sucking Up So Many Construction Workers That There Isn’t Anybody Left to Build Houses, Expert Says

"Many of those people that were in housing are going to these data centers."

A color-treated photo of an Amazon done delivering a package.
Drones

Amazon Delivery Drone Drops Package Directly Into Customer’s Swimming Pool

"Oh s***!"

A photo of a young man sitting in front of a computer.
Finance

“Biblical Levels of Insider Trading”: New Prediction Market Monetizes Anything in Livestreams

"What if any livestream could become a prediction market?"

Hands holding a document with multiple lines of text, many of which are blacked out or redacted, suggesting it is a classified or confidential paper. The person holding the document is wearing a camouflage-patterned uniform.
Finance

Insider Trading on Polymarket Is Revealing Military Secrets

"It would be ⁠naive to think foreign-intelligence agencies aren't monitoring these markets."

A photo illustration of a financial crisis.
Future Society

Expert on Financial Crises Says the Signs Are Impossible to Miss

"We need to acknowledge that the bottom can fall beneath the US economy, practically, in any minute."

A screenshot of Tesla CEO Elon Musk showing off the company's Solar Roof tiles.
Elon Musk

Tesla Is Giving Up on Solar Roof Tiles as Elon Musk Leans Into Fossil Fuels

Yet another flopped product built on too much hype.

Omaha Police Officer Jason Cvitanov points out the contact pads on the Compliant Technologies G.L.O.V.E. during an interview.
Military

Horrified School District Pleads Police to Stop Using Electric Shock Torture Gloves on Students

"I can't even imagine walking down the hallway and seeing a peer of mine being electrocuted in a place that is supposed to be a safe space for students."

A gloved hand is holding a shiny service bell while a bare finger is pressing down on the top of the bell. The bell is metallic and reflective, and the glove is white with a dark band around the wrist. The background is softly blurred.
Artificial Intelligence

Patients Are Skipping Going to the Doctor Because AI “Receptionists” Can’t Understanding What They’re Saying

"I ended up just hanging up and not bothering to try and book an appointment."

A picture of a child picking out a book on the floor.
Future Society

AI-Generated Children’s Stories Contain Bizarre Patterns

"The same tropes kept coming up."

A screenshot of an EMS eVTOL developed by Pivotal.
Advanced Transport

Paramedics Now Rolling Up to Medical Emergencies in Flying Hovercraft

It's helping paramedics "redefine emergency response in rural communities."