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Amazon proudly announced a new warehouse robot made up of multiple robotic arms called Blue Jay. It has given up on it already.
Robotics

Amazon’s Shiny New Warehouse Robot Just Failed in Spectacular Style

So much for building on AI breakthroughs.

By Victor Tangermann

A Pennsylvania farmer turned down a more than $15 million offer from data center developers to save his family legacy.
Future Society

Farmer Hailed as Hero for Rejecting Huge Payment to Turn His Land Into a Giant Data Center

"Now that is a real hero in these gutless times!"

By Victor Tangermann

Fears over an AI bubble continue to grow as analysts warn that companies are massively overinvesting, according to a new survey.
Ethics

Blinking New Warning Sign Appears for AI Industry

Wall Street is terrified of what could come next.

By Victor Tangermann

A red-tinted image of Elon Musk's face is overlaid within the shape of the United States. The background is blue with large white stars evenly spaced, resembling the American flag.
xAI

Elon Musk Boasts That Grok Says America Isn’t Built on Stolen Land, Which It Obviously Is

Grok is "BASED," enthused Musk.

By Frank Landymore

A man with curly hair and a beard sits at a desk, resting his chin on his hand while looking at a computer monitor. He raises his other hand, appearing frustrated or overwhelmed. Red and blue lighting effects highlight the background and scattered papers around him.
Artificial Intelligence

A Huge Survey of CEOs and Other Execs Just Found Something Damning About AI’s Effects on Productivity

The ever-elusive productivity gains strike back.

By Frank Landymore

Close-up of Andrew Yang wearing a dark suit jacket and a light-colored shirt, with a microphone headset on his left cheek. The background features a large yellow circle over a blue grid pattern with a crumpled paper texture. The image has a halftone effect applied to the man's face and clothing.
Ethics

AI Will Destroy Millions of White Collars Jobs in the Coming Months, Andrew Yang Warns, Driving Surge of Personal Bankruptcies

"Do you sit at a desk and look at a computer much of the day? Take this very seriously."

By Joe Wilkins

SpaceX and xAI are competing in a Pentagon contest to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming tech.
Robots and Machines

SpaceX Angling for Military Contract to Produce Drone Swarms

After years of opposing them, Musk is looking to develop killer drones.

By Victor Tangermann

A $1.2 billion fund announced in a regulatory filing that it's looking to give mom-and-pop investors a chance to get access to SpaceX stock.
Artificial Intelligence

Buckle Up: New Fund Will Let Regular Investors Buy SpaceX Stock

Access could open up much sooner than the anticipated IPO.

By Victor Tangermann

A red dart is stuck in the center of a yellow human ear, which is placed on a black and blue target board with concentric circles and numbers.
Military

Skeptic Builds “Havana Syndrome”-Style Device, Tests It on Himself, Suffers Grim Consequences

One-shotted by the brain scrambler.

By Joe Wilkins

White Tesla with black wheels and "Robotaxi" written on the side, featuring a distorted front end against a red grid background with a blue circle behind the car.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Robotaxis Crashing Vastly More Often Than Human Drivers

And that's just from the crashes we know about.

By Frank Landymore

A city skyline featuring a mix of modern and older buildings under a partly cloudy sky. The shadow of an airship has been overlaid onto them.
Artificial Intelligence

Oxford Researcher Warns That AI Is Heading for a Hindenburg-Style Disaster

"It was a dead technology from that point on."

By Frank Landymore

Renters seeking a new home in the Washington, DC, area made a horrifying discovery while browsing listings.
Ethics

Realtor Uses AI, Accidentally Posts Listing for Rental Property With Demonic Figure Emerging From Mirror

"Genuinely the worst possible thing to scroll past before I fall asleep."

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's vehicle sales across 13 European markets are absolutely atrocious compared to the same point just two years ago.
Tesla

Tesla’s New Sales Data Is Absolutely Brutal

It's hard to imagine how it could get any worse.

By Joe Wilkins

A young woman with long hair and bangs is holding a video game controller in her right hand and has her left hand clenched in a fist. She has a frustrated or upset expression on her face. She is wearing a knitted sweater. The background features a blue grid pattern with an orange circle behind her. The image has a stylized, textured effect.
Artificial Intelligence

Unity Says It Has a New Product That Cooks Up Entire Games Using AI

You'll be able to "prompt full casual games into existence," apparently.

By Frank Landymore

The next AI price hike could affect hard drives, following RAM, SSDs, and graphical processing units.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Data Centers Are Now Spiking Hard Drive Prices

First RAM, now storage?

By Victor Tangermann

A man in a white shirt and floral tie is sitting at a desk with multiple old computer monitors and keyboards around him. He has a stressed or shocked expression, holding his head with both hands. The image is lit with vibrant pink and blue lighting, creating a dramatic and intense atmosphere.
Artificial Intelligence

It Turns Out That Constantly Telling Workers They’re About to Be Replaced by AI Has Grim Psychological Effects

"An invisible disaster."

By Frank Landymore

Trump administration officials are now considering cutting ties with Anthropic over the company's limits on its contract.
Anthropic

Pentagon Issues Threat to Anthropic

"Everything's on the table."

By Victor Tangermann

The televised Spring Festival Gala put on by the state-run China Media Group featured an impressive synchronized martial arts routine.
Robotics

Chinese Robots Can Now Run Up Walls

Is it really the best time to arm them with spears and swords?

By Victor Tangermann

Still frame from video by Tesla driver Daniel Milligan. A boat docked at a pier at night, with its reflection visible in the calm water. The image is taken from a vehicle dashboard camera, showing a speed of 7 MPH and indicating that the vehicle is in self-driving mode.
Self-Driving Vehicles

FSD Tries to Drive Straight Into Lake

As you do.

By Frank Landymore

Meta was granted a patent in 2023 for the idea, outlining how a large language model (LLM) can "simulate" a user's social media activity.
Metaverse

Meta Patented AI That Takes Over Your Account When You Die, Keeps Posting Forever

From beyond the grave.

By Victor Tangermann