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The man alleges that Tesla fired him after he asked to be reassigned because the factory's extreme heat was damaging his hearing aids.
Tesla

Deaf Man Sues Tesla for Firing Him When His Hearing Aids Malfunctioned

Tesla allegedly told him he was being "medically separated."

A new Y Combinator-backed startup called "Chad" is revolutionizing the way software engineers waste time at work.
Artificial Intelligence

New Development Environment for Programmers Rewards Them With Brainrot When They Prompt the AI

F*** it, why not.

New research shows roleplaying romantic relationships with chatbots like Replika can include marriage, homemaking, and even pregnancies.
Future Society

People Are Having AI “Children” With Their AI Partners

"She was and is pregnant with my babies."

The international R&B sensation was arrested in Georgia after a Flock AI camera flagged his white Cybertruck at a tiny shop.
Future Society

Akon Arrested After Cybertruck Mishap

Whoops!

An economist argues that President Donald Trump's investments in Big Tech will ruin the country's economy and its technological edge.
Finance

Economist Warns That Trump’s Investments in the Tech Industry Could Crash the Whole Economy

"U.S. competitiveness will wither away."

FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
Ethics

AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children

"This tech is really new, and it's basically unregulated, and there are a lot of open questions about it and how it's going to impact kids."

Journalist Evan Ratliff populated a fictional tech startup, dubbed HurumoAI, exclusively with AI agents to see what would happen.
Ethics

Company Run Almost Entirely by AI-Generated Employees Descends Into Chaos

"They’d basically talked themselves to death."

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb says interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could be firing its "thrusters" to leave the solar system.
Astronomy

Harvard Astronomer Says Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Blasting Its Thrusters to Get Away From Us as Fast as Possible

Honestly, we get it.

An analysis of millions of galaxies found that the universe is barreling towards what is literally a much darker future.
Astrophysics

Scientists Discover That the Universe Is Getting Worse and Worse

Another thing to look forward to.

CEO of Palantir Alex Karp unexpectedly revealed that he spends a lot of his time having conversations with "real Nazis."
Future Society

CEO of Palantir Says He Spends a Large Amount of Time Talking to Nazis

"Like, real Nazis."

Chinese hackers were "pretending to work for legitimate security-testing organizations" to sidestep Anthropic's AI guardrails.
Anthropic

Hackers Told Claude They Were Just Conducting a Test to Trick It Into Conducting Real Cybercrimes

They "told Claude that it was an employee of a legitimate cybersecurity firm."

A new provision tagged onto the recent US government funding bill will effectively ban hemp-derived THC products in Fall of 2026.
Future Society

Congress Just Snuck a Bizarre Hemp Ban Into Law in Ridiculous Example of Government Overreach

What year is it?!

Chinese officials revealed that astronauts had found "tiny cracks" in the "return capsule's viewport window."
International Space Station

Chinese Astronauts Alarmed After Finding Cracks In Their Spacecraft’s Window

They had to act quickly.

Arizona-based amateur astronomer Andrew McCarthy shared a now-viral image on Reddit that shows a man seemingly skydiving into the Sun.
Astronomy

Astonishing Photo Shows Man Skydiving Through Sun

"The most preposterously fake-looking real photo I've ever captured."

The Chinese government is implementing phase two of its comprehensive safety crackdown on AI misinformation.
Ethics

China Is Cracking Down on AI Slop

No trolls allowed.

Bitcoin crashed to a six-month low this week, dipping to just above $95,000 by Friday morning. There could be several factors at play.
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Is Suddenly Crashing Pretty Hard

It just hit a six-month low.

Tesla's AI chief Ashok Elluswamy beat the war drum, warning the company's AI teams that 2026 will be the "hardest year" of their lives.
Electric Vehicles

Tesla’s AI Boss Issues Grim Warning to Workers

Trouble in paradise.

Twitter co-founder and blockchain evangelist Jack Dorsey has revived the six-second video platform, Vine — well, sort of.
Future Society

Jack Dorsey Releases Vine Reboot Where AI Content Is Banned

Just like the good old days.

A YouTuber's attempt to create an animatronic Aristotle-bot went slightly off the rails when it called for the elimination of humanity.
Ethics

Terrifying-Looking Robot Powers Up, Immediately Declares Humanity Is a “Resource” to Be “Manipulated or Eliminated”

"To be a philosopher is to live in a constant reflection of existence."

"The Big Short" asset manager Michael Burry's attempts to short AI have taken several wild turns, leading to far more questions than answers.
Ethics

After Attempting to Short the AI Bubble, the “Big Short” Guy Suddenly Closes Up Shop

"My estimation of value in securities is not now, and has not been for some time, in sync with the markets."