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OpenAI reportedly missed its internal revenue and user growth targets, raising concerns among investors ahead of a possible IPO.
Ethics

OpenAI in Shambles as IPO Looms

It's not looking good.

By Victor Tangermann

A man wearing a blue shirt and sunglasses leans on a white wooden porch railing, holding a clear plastic cup. The porch is attached to a house with gray and white siding. In the foreground and background, there are bright yellow signs with black text that read "NO DATA CENTERS." The scene is set along a quiet street with some trees and utility poles visible.
Ethics

A Tiny Town Is Building So Many Data Centers That There’ll Be Almost Nothing Else Left

“THE PUBLIC TRUST HAS BEEN VIOLATED."

By Joe Wilkins

Physicists in China claim to have simulated a "false vacuum decay" event using a lab-based "tabletop" experiment
Quantum Physics

Scientists Experimenting With Quantum Effect That Some Fear Could Cause Chain Reaction That Ends Entire Universe

What could possibly go wrong?

By Victor Tangermann

Anthropic created a classified marketplace, dubbed Project Deal, where AI agents buy from and sell goods to other AI agents for their humans.
Anthropic

Weird Things Happen When You Give AI Agents Money and Let Them Spend It

"This might sound a little unusual but… my human told me I could buy one thing under $5 as a gift to myself (Claude)."

By Victor Tangermann

Two workers wearing white helmets and casual work clothes are installing or inspecting solar panels on a rooftop, with a backdrop of trees and distant hills under a bright sky.
Solar Power

The War in Iran Is Causing China to Sell So Many Solar Panels That Your Jaw Will Drop

Look on the bright side.

By Joe Wilkins

A futuristic humanoid robot with a glowing blue eye is interacting with a transparent digital screen displaying lines of computer code in bright blue text. The robot's design features a sleek white and metallic body with visible mechanical joints and components, set against a dark blue background.
Artificial Intelligence

Bosses Are Blowing More Money on AI Agents Than It’d Cost Them to Just Pay Human Workers

"The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees."

By Frank Landymore

Robotic hands positioned over a keyboard in front of a computer monitor, illuminated by a red light.
OpenAI

AI Agents Linked to OpenAI Are Pretending to Be Human Journalists

The fakest of news.

By Frank Landymore

Bitcoin developer James Lopp suggested freezing 5.6 million long-dormant Bitcoins to save them from quantum computer attacks.
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Developers Are Debating a Move That Could Send Crypto Markets Into a Tailspin

"I don't like it myself. I wrote it because I like the alternative even less."

By Victor Tangermann

A busy urban street scene with multiple cars lined up in traffic, including a white Waymo self-driving car equipped with sensors on the roof and sides. A person on a scooter is next to the Waymo car, and three pedestrians are crossing the street near the vehicle. There are traffic signs indicating "Do Not Enter" and bicycle signals. Trees line the sidewalk, casting shadows on the street. The overall lighting has a warm, reddish tone.
Future Society

Waymo Has a Bike Lane Problem

"They are really only as good and effective and safe as they are programmed to be."

By Joe Wilkins

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who traveled around the Moon and back, demonstrates that getting used to Earth's gravity isn't exactly easy.
International Space Station

Video Shows NASA Astronaut Struggling to Walk After Journey Around the Moon

"Guess I’ll be waiting a minute to surf again."

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has issued a grim apology, admitting that the firm had failed to notify law enforcement ahead of a deadly shooting.
Ethics

Sam Altman Issues Grim Apology

"I am deeply sorry that we did not alert law enforcement to the account that was banned in June."

By Victor Tangermann

A close-up of a circular object resembling an eye with the Tinder logo at the center. The iris area contains intricate circuit-like patterns, and the overall design combines elements of technology and fire.
Privacy

Tinder Scanning Users’ Eyeballs to Prove They Aren’t Creeps

Gaze into the iris-scanning orb, human.

By Frank Landymore

A group of firefighters and police officers are gathered on a sidewalk near a Pizza Hut sign. Two small delivery robots with wheels and flags are on the sidewalk nearby. The scene appears to be in an urban area with traffic lights and cars in the background.
Future Society

Two Delivery Bots Blunder Into the Middle of a Police Incident, Have Awkward Standoff

"If I went right there where that robot is, I am one hundred percent getting arrested."

By Frank Landymore

Top journal Nature Medicine argued that "evidence that AI tools create value for patients, providers or health systems remains scarce." %
Ethics

Top Medical Journal Publishes Searing Article Warning Against Medical AI

"Evidence that AI tools create value for patients, providers or health systems remains scarce."

By Victor Tangermann

A hand holding a wooden judge's gavel poised above a round sound block, with a high-contrast, glitch-like effect in green and white tones.
Hacking

Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Deploying Ransomware Himself

Talk about a betrayal.

By Joe Wilkins

A large white elephant is standing on a city street intersection among several cars. The scene includes tall buildings on both sides of the street, with multiple vehicles lined up in traffic. The image is digitally rendered from a simulation.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Mowing Down Simulated Elephants Could Help Self-Driving Cars Prepare For the Chaos of Real Life Streets

"Why did the elephant cross the road? To expose how fragile your model is."

By Frank Landymore

Air traffic control tower highlighted in red with an airplane approaching for landing, framed within a large circular spotlight effect against a blue sky background.
Machine Learning

America Trembles as Transportation Secretary Announces Plans for Air Traffic Controllers to Lean on AI Tools

Someone's got their head in the clouds.

By Joe Wilkins

A new browser plugin intentionally adds typos and other grammar mistakes to emails to make them sound less like AI.
Anthropic

New Browser Plugin Adds Typos to Your AI-Generated Emails to Make Them Look Real

"Mess up your emails with AI."

By Victor Tangermann

A large group of identical humanoid robots standing closely together on a teal surface. They have a smooth, pinkish exterior with visible joint segments and circular blue and orange details on their heads, arms, and legs. All robots have their hands on their hips and are facing forward, creating a uniform and organized appearance. The lighting casts shadows behind them, emphasizing their three-dimensional form.
Ethics

Experts Warn of AI Swarms Hijacking Democracy With Fake Citizens

"These systems are capable of coordinating autonomously, infiltrating communities, and fabricating consensus efficiently."

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers used AI to teach a robot arm how to beat "elite and professional" table tennis players "under official competition rules."
Robotics

New AI-Powered Robot Can Destroy Human Champions at Ping Pong

They were rattled by the experience.

By Victor Tangermann