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Elon Musk still not admitted that his time at the White House is about to be up. Behind the scenes, he's apparently singing a different tune.

Elon Musk Reportedly Now Privately Admitting He’s Out of His Depth

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI's latest AI models tend to make things up — or "hallucinate" — substantially more than earlier versions.

OpenAI’s Hot New AI Has an Embarrassing Problem

By Victor Tangermann

To the relief of many, Japanese carmaker Subaru has brought back physical buttons and knobs for its 2026 Outback midsize SUV

Advanced Transport

Subaru Is Bringing Back Physical Knobs and Buttons in Its Cars

By Victor Tangermann

Artificial intelligence keeps getting smarter — and soon, warns former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, it won't take orders from us anymore.

Former Google CEO Warns That AI Is About to Escape Human Control

By Noor Al-Sibai

A man and his brother in western Tennessee deployed a clever system to save their family home from devastating river flood.

Science & Energy

Brothers Build Clever System to Keep Their Family Home Dry While Everything Around It Floods

By Victor Tangermann

DOGE thugs may have stolen sensitive union data and corporate secrets when they accessed the government's labor watchdog.

Whistleblower Says He Received Threats After Investigating Whether Elon Musk’s Minions Were Stealing Government Data

By Noor Al-Sibai

Katy Perry reportedly broke into song, singing "What a Wonderful World" during her rocket ride. Others wanted her to sing her own songs.

Passengers Trapped in Rocket With Katy Perry Wished She Would Sing Something Else

By Victor Tangermann

A former OpenAI employee is joining Elon Musk's campaign against CEO Sam Altman — and he's got a lot to say about his ex-boss.

Former OpenAI Employee Rages Against Sam Altman: “Person of Low Integrity”

By Noor Al-Sibai

A report found that some NSFW chatbot sites are oozing explicit user chats into the open web — and what they contain can be disturbing.

Artificial Intelligence

Naughty AIs Are Spilling Their Users’ Super Personal Chats Onto the Open Web

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla has introduced a cheaper, entry-level Cybertruck — and by all accounts, it's still not looking like a great deal.

Tesla Shows Off Cheaper and Slower Cybertruck That’s an Even Worse Deal

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla’s Head of Software Departs as Robotaxi Reveal Looms

Tesla’s Head of Software Departs as Robotaxi Reveal Looms

By Noor Al-Sibai

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has shown off a bizarre concept for a ridable, four-legged robotic "horse," dubbed Corleo.

Kawasaki Shows Off Concept for Rideable Horse Robot

By Victor Tangermann

The global financial crisis spurred on by president Donald Trump's ill-founded tariffs has finally reached Bitcoin.

Bitcoin Is Crashing Hard

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI's image-generating 4o model is surprisingly good at generating text inside images. Users are using it to fake receipts for expenses.

OpenAI’s New Image Generator Is Incredible for Creating Fraudulent Documents

By Victor Tangermann

According to Politico, Trump has informed his inner circle that Elon Musk will soon hang up his coat as his number one hatchet man.

Trump Reportedly Looking to End Elon Musk’s Role in the Government

By Victor Tangermann

A rocket by German startup Isar Aerospace tore into the sky over Norway's Arctic Andoeya Spaceport, but exploded in a dramatic fireball.

Rocket Falls in Icy Wasteland, Explodes in Epic Fireball

By Victor Tangermann

Instead of cruising around in a regular old Cybertruck, a Tesla fanboy decided to mash it up with a Model 3 — and reader, it's pretty cringe.

A Man Stitched Together a Zombie Tesla From Dead Husks and We Must Say: Yikes!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Yet another submarine has gone missing in Egypt. Six passengers have been reported dead.

A Submarine Full of Tourists Is Missing

By Victor Tangermann

Space startup Gravitics has been awarded a $60 million contract by the US Space Force to develop an "orbital carrier."

The Space Force Is Working on an Aircraft Carrier for Space

By Victor Tangermann

Across the pond, Tesla sales have been nearly halved amid Elon Musk's far-right politicking and popular opinion turning against him.

Tesla Just Got Horrible New Sales Data From Europe

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Pentagon-wide advisory sent to staffers on March 18 warned against using Signal for any sharing of information, classified or not.

Pentagon Issued Warning About Signal Messaging One Week Before Its Head Was Caught Using It

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers suggest there's a giant "star grinder" lurking at the center of the Milky Way, churning up star systems.

Scientists Intrigued by “Star Grinder” Pulverizing Entire Star Systems in Our Galaxy

By Victor Tangermann

ChatGPT "power users," or those who use it the most, are becoming dependent upon — or even addicted to — the chatbot.

Artificial Intelligence

Something Bizarre Is Happening to People Who Use ChatGPT a Lot

By Noor Al-Sibai

New research is challenging the assumption that smoking too much weed as a teenager can deep-fry your brain.

Science & Energy

If You Blazed Massive Amounts of Weed as a Youth, Scientists Have Interesting News

One Cybertruck driver in California accidentally discovered a unique new mode to park his pickup truck of the future.

After Elon Musk Promised Cybertrucks Could Function as Boats, One Fell Into a Harbor for a Perfect Test

Astronomers say that an x-ray signal is the "death knell" of a planet being ripped to shreds by a nearby star.

Scientists Realize They Witnessed the Last Gasp of a Planet as It Met a Horrible Fate

By Frank Landymore

Despite owning a multi-million dollar media empire with his buddies, MrBeast says his life is much harder than the average person's.

MrBeast Says His Life Is Full of Sorrow Due to All the Boss Things That Occupy His Schedule

Google, has announced that it's going to expand its infamously terrible and ad-inundated AI Overviews feature.

Google Announces “AI Mode” For Search Results That Only Shows You AI Slop

By Frank Landymore

SpaceX is having trouble getting its next Starship rocket into the sky after the last one exploded during a test flight.

Advanced Transport

SpaceX Having Trouble Getting Starship Launched Again After Explosion

By Frank Landymore

Cybertruck owners driving in a Lundi Gras parade drew the wrath of large crowds who pelting their trucks with garbage.

Cybertruck Goes to Mardi Gras Parade, Gets Bombarded by Trash and Flees in Shame

A man who uses his gold Cybertruck to advertise his medical spa now plans to sell the vehicle after facing constant harassment.

Advanced Transport

Man Removes Huge Letters Reading “#1 Hair Implants” From His Gold Cybertruck After Relentless Bullying

By Frank Landymore

A new paper is shaping discourse around an ancient victim of Mount Vesuvius whose brain had melted into glass.

Science & Energy

Scientists Intrigued by Man Whose Brain Turned Into Glass

As belts tighten across the nation, one Bitcoin zealot has some truly wild advice for would-be crypto whales.

Crypto Advocate Advises the Common Man to Sell a Kidney

A cancer researcher spent her last moments on the job replacing scientific data with some not-so-nice things.

A Cancer Scientist Got Fired and Replaced Their Research Data With Wildest Thing You Can Imagine

As Tesla sales falter and its stock continues to slump, some investors are losing their patient with CEO Elon Musk.

Tesla Investors Concerned Elon Musk Is Causing Huge Sales Drop

By Frank Landymore

Meta issued an apology after Instagram users' feeds were suddenly flooded with videos gore, murders, and other upsetting content.

Instagram Apologizes for Showing Stream of Horrific Real-Life Murders in Users’ Feeds

By Frank Landymore

The Las Vegas Metro Police have announced a new fleet of Tesla vehicles, but the EV manufacturer's track record is less than stellar.

When Police Bought Teslas, It Blew Up in Their Faces

Claude 3.7 Sonnet AI is exploring the world of Pokémon Red, doing its best to beat Nintendo's classic RPG for the Game Boy.

Artificial Intelligence

Watching One of the World’s Most Advanced AIs Try to Beat Pokémon Red Is Strangely Fascinating

By Frank Landymore

After downloading an AI tool, a hacker used a virus embedded into the software to upend a Disney employee's life.

Artificial Intelligence

Man’s Entire Life Destroyed After Downloading AI Software

By Frank Landymore

Chegg has sued Google over its shoddy AI Overviews, accusing the tech giant of diverting traffic from its website.

Google Hit With Lawsuit Over Its Loathsome AI Overviews

By Frank Landymore

As Mount Etna oozes lava, thousands of tourists are rushing towards the volcano's snow slopes, seeking thrills and glory.

Science & Energy

Officials Alarmed as Tourists Walk Straight Toward Erupting Volcano Hoping for Awesome Selfies

By Frank Landymore

New research has shown that some AI models will do just about anything to accomplish their task, including hacking your computer.

The Smarter AI Gets, the More It Start Cheating When It’s Losing

Scientists used AI to dream up new chip designs — and while the chips seem to work, the researchers say they're not entirely sure how.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Designed an Alien Chip That Works, But Experts Can’t Explain Why

A recent breakthrough by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has new implications for the billionaire's neural technology.

There May Be Downsides Now That Mark Zuckerberg Can Read Your Thoughts With a Scanning Device

Donald Trump is bringing in Elon Musk to speed up Boeing's lagging construction of two new Air Force One jets.

Advanced Transport

Trump Orders Musk to Get Air Force One Finished Quickly, Even If It Isn’t Fully Safe Yet

By Frank Landymore

Former Trump White House staffer Steve Bannon blasted Elon Musk's power grab in a recent interview, highlighting tensions on the right.

Top Trump Ally Says Elon Musk Is a “Parasitic Illegal Immigrant”

A prototype thermoelectric generator can attach directly to the tailpipe of a car, capturing its waste heat.

Science & Energy

Scientists Invent Device That Straps to Any Car’s Tailpipe, Transforming Exhaust Into Electricity

By Frank Landymore

Plaintiff's lawyers in an ongoing lawsuit against Walmart could face sanctions for citing case law made by an AI model.

Artificial Intelligence

Attorney Pleads for Mercy After Using AI in Court, Where It Made Up Fake Lawsuits

By Frank Landymore

A recent vandalism threat in California underscores the growing stigma facing those who've purchase Elon Musk's products.

Tesla Owners Receiving Threats That If They Don’t Sell Their Cars, They’ll Be Vandalized

A Tesla owner who owns a shining gold Cybertruck says he's being harassed more ever since Elon Musk backed Donald Trump.

Advanced Transport

Man With Ostentatious Gold Cybertruck Complains That He’s Constantly Harassed While Driving

By Frank Landymore

When questioned on transparency, Elon Musk referred reporters to a defunct government website for the answers.

Elon Claimed DOGE.gov Was Filled With Information About His Accomplishments, When In Reality It Was Completely Blank

Tesla's sales are falling off a cliff around the world as Elon Musk's public perception takes a heavy toll.

Dark Clouds Gather Over Tesla as Sales Plummet Worldwide

Scientists discovered a fungus that caused spiders to "exhibit behavioral changes similar to those reported for zombie ants."

RX and Medicine

Scientists Discover “Zombie” Fungus That Seizes Control of Spiders, Suggest It Be Used for Human Medicine

By Victor Tangermann

Everyone knows San Francisco has been captured by tech elites, but we didn't expect robots to start replacing DJs there quite this quickly.

Military Robot Deployed as Nightclub DJ

By Noor Al-Sibai

As part of Trump's anti-DEI agenda, NASA has been ordered to have employees remove anything "specifically targeting women" from its sites.

Trump Orders NASA to Purge All Mentions of Women in Leadership On Its Websites

By Frank Landymore

A new analysis suggests that the Cybertruck might lead to 17 times more fatalities than the infamous Ford Pinto.

Advanced Transport

The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis

Elon Musk’s DOGE Boys Now Infiltrating an Agency That’s Been Investigating Tesla and SpaceX

Elon Musk’s DOGE Boys Now Infiltrating an Agency That’s Been Investigating Tesla and SpaceX

By Victor Tangermann

Did Elon Musk's DOGE boy resign because of racist tweets, or was he not allowed to make code changes to the US Treasury's payments system?

Elon’s DOGE Boy Who “Resigned” Was Apparently Doing Something Very Naughty With the Treasury’s Code

By Victor Tangermann

A very well-timed investment into a medical AI company has more than doubled Pelosi's investment in just three weeks.

Nancy Pelosi Invested in a New AI Stock That’s Spiking in Value

Elon Musk and his staffers at DOGE are using AI to sift through sensitive government data to determine what spending needs to be axed.

Elon Musk’s Henchmen Feeding Sensitive Government Data Into AI

By Frank Landymore

Something Is Wrong With the SpaceX Craft Meant to Fly the Next Mission to the Space Station

Something Is Wrong With the SpaceX Craft Meant to Fly the Next Mission to the Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Wired reports that a young DOGE engineer was granted IT access to NOAA, the critical weather and climate agency that tracks hurricanes.

Science & Energy

Young DOGE Engineer Now Has Access to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Which Warns Americans When Hurricanes are Forming

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

As 20-something DOGE operatives continue to plunder the federal government on behalf of Elon Musk, tempers are flying high.

One of Elon Musk’s DOGE Kids Just Had an Explosive Screaming Tantrum

By Victor Tangermann

If Elon Musk and DOGE cut off the US's exorbitant nuclear weapons program, it would save trillions of dollars in spending.

There’s Actually an Incredibly Easy Way for Elon Musk to Trim $2 Trillion of Government Spending: Cut Funding for Nuclear Weapons

By Frank Landymore