June 5, 2026 5:21 AM
June 5, 2026
AI Data Center Security Guards Are Not Human
As AI companies continue to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into buildouts of data centers, they’re looking…
Elon Musk Just Made a Small Change That Speaks Volumes About His Desperation
As xAI reels from a mass exodus of cofounders, remains mired in numerous controversies, and loses ground to…
This Video of a Humanoid Robot Playing Tennis Is Extremely Impressive
The excitement surrounding recent strides in humanoid robotics is palpable. They’re being used to assemble electric cars, sort…
Netflix Buys Startup That Modifies Footage Using AI
The use of AI in Hollywood has turned into a lightning rod, especially as ongoing contract negotiations between…
Woman Sues Tesla After Cybertruck Tries to Drive Her Off Bridge
Elon Musk has long promised fans that Tesla cars can already drive themselves, when the reality is that…
Trump Supporters Getting Scammed by AI-Generated Foot Fetish Model
For an Instagram page only a few months old, Jessica Foster is thriving. The model has over a…
Atlassian Lays Off 10 Percent of Its Workforce as It Pivots to AI
Another tech giant is culling immense numbers of workers. On Thursday, prominent Australian software firm Atlassian announced it…
Trucker Awarded $20,000 for Hauling a Massive Amount of Nuclear Waste
The US government might not know where to store its spent nuclear waste, but that sure hasn’t stopped…
Company Testing Humanoid Robot Soldiers on Frontlines of Ukraine
Humanoid robots are already folding clothes, running marathons, and assembling cars — so it was probably only a…
Americans’ Anger Against AI Data Centers Is Boiling Over
America really hates data centers. While the rise of grassroots data center opposition makes compelling evidence on its…
NASA Has No Plan to Rescue Lunar Astronauts in Case of Emergency
Late last month, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced during a livestreamed press conference that the space agency would…
Watchdog Issues Grim Warning About Letting AI Run Your Life
These days, the AI stack beckons: emails, shopping, personal finance — there’s hardly a task some company isn’t…
As Controversy Grows, Mattel Scraps Plans for OpenAI Reveal This Year
Experts have been urgently warning that allowing young kids to play with AI-powered toys could have negative consequences,…
AI Industry Insiders Living in Fear of What They’re Creating
They may be responsible for creating the AI tech that many fear will wipe out jobs — if…
The Things Young Kids Are Using AI for Are Absolutely Horrifying
New research is pulling back the curtain on how large numbers of kids are using AI companion apps…
Amazon Deletes AI-Generated Recap of “Fallout” Season 1 After It’s Called Out for Being Full of Errors
Earlier this month, Amazon revealed a new feature that aims to use AI to recap its Prime Video…
China Is Absolutely Obsessed With Copying SpaceX’s Starship Rocket
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket ushered in a new era, offering a fully reusable launch platform that brought outer…
SpaceX Furious at China, Saying It Almost Destroyed One of Its Satellites
The Earth’s orbit is becoming incredibly crowded. A growing number of companies and world powers are establishing new…
Company in Huge Trouble for Creating “Tinder for Kids” App
These days, startups are trying just about everything. Some of them are wacky, if harmless, like the company…
Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot
Earlier this year, a cowboy hat-toting bipedal robot dubbed “Jake the Rizzbot” burst onto the scene, baffling residents…
Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public Breakdown, Tries to Start Fire, Flees in Tesla, Crashes
The idyllic countryside of a Bay Area winery was rudely disrupted this weekend when a man allegedly tried…
OpenAI Preparing to Launch Smut Blaster 5000
The AI smut market is booming, and tech executives are starting to notice. Indeed, one study found that…
Trump Orders States Not to Protect Children From Predatory AI
On the topic of states rights, Donald Trump doesn’t exactly follow the party line. During his first term,…
Police Investigating Weird Man Found in Waymo by Passenger
Earlier this week, a woman made a startling discovery while hailing a Waymo autonomous cab for her daughter…