April 25, 2026 4:42 AM
April 25, 2026
Amazon’s Blundering AI Caused Multiple AWS Outages
Are AI tools reliable enough to be used at in commercial settings? If so, should they be given…
Stanford’s New “Universal Vaccine Formula” Nasal Spray Protects Mice Against Stunning Range of Diseases
Stanford Medicine researchers claim they’ve invented a “universal vaccine formula” that protects mice against a wide range of…
It Seems Bad That Temu Is Selling Peptides
Silicon Valley’s biohacking obsession with poorly-studied chemical substances has reached its logical endpoint: they’re now buying peptides on…
OpenAI Flagged a Mass Shooter’s Troubling Conversations With ChatGPT Before the Incident, Decided Not to Warn Police
A grim scoop from the Wall Street Journal: an automated review system at OpenAI flagged disturbing conversations that…
OpenAI’s Hardware Device Just Leaked, and You Will Cringe
Stuffing an AI chatbot into a consumer electronics device and turning out with a product people actually want…
Jack Dorsey’s New Company Falling Apart as It Forces Employees to Use AI
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is running into some serious issues while overhauling his financial services company, Block. Earlier…
Lockheed Martin F-35s Can Be Jailbroken Like $80 Million iPhones, European Military Chief Says
Depending on who you ask, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II is either the most sophisticated weapons platform ever…
As Epstein Scandal Tightens, Trump Announces That He’s Releasing All Government Files About Alien Life
President Donald Trump has plenty of work to do to distract from a growing list of crises, from…
Every Single Headphone That Researchers Tested Contained Horrifying Chemicals
Eventually, it seems to turn out that every consumer product is killing you — from cooking utensils to…
Look Out, OpenAI: Perplexity Admits AI Adverts Were a Mistake, Is Now Getting Rid of Them
Anthropic aired a spicy ad during this year’s Super Bowl, skewering competitor OpenAI’s decision to cram ChatGPT with…
Skin-Crawlingly Awkward Video Shows Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Refusing to Hold Hands
There’s no love being lost between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei. At India’s AI Summit in New Delhi…
New Platform Lets You Gamble on CCTV Footage
Thanks to the rise of sports betting and prediction markets, gambling has turned from an activity sequestered to…
Lawsuits Allege Ozempic Is Causing Blindness
Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs have been found to cut risks for a variety of health issues…
Bitcoin Crashing is Actually Awesome News for Regular People, Economist Says
After a year of record gains for the crypto industry, recent forces have sent itinto a tailspin. Bitcoin,…
Sheriff Puzzled by UFOs Hovering Over Power Station
Sure, an inexplicable small-town mystery is fun. But for John Grossnickle, sheriff of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, this one’s…
Kyrie Irving Has “Incident” With Humanoid Robot
What’re professional team sports without a good shoving match? Basketball star Kyrie Irving got into one recently —…
When Asked to Generate an Alphabet Poster for Preschoolers, the Latest Version of ChatGPT Just Flails Wildly
On December 11, OpenAI release ChatGPT 5.2, the latest version of the widely used AI chatbot. As it…
Waymo Spotted Driving Wrong Way Down Busy Street
You don’t share the road with robotaxis — the robotaxis munificently share the road with you. This week,…
Bernie Sanders Calls for Halt on Construction of New Data Centers
While some anti-AI advocates have called for some extreme property damage to halt the AI boom, Vermont Senator…
Truth Social Stock Explodes as It Merges With Nuclear Fusion Company
President Donald Trump’s failing social media tech bid has tirelessly tried to reinvent itself into a viable business.…
Tesla Owner Says FSD Is Great Except for the Part Where It Can’t Drive in the Sun
If Elon Musk is to be believed, there will be hundreds of thousands — if not millions —…
New NASA Director Taking Over Agency in Crisis
It’s been almost a full year since NASA last had a full-time leader. The agency, responsible for the…
Millions of Private ChatGPT Conversations Are Being Harvested and Sold for Profit
You know those memes about how there’s no such thing as a free VPN? Here’s the ultimate cautionary…
Scientists Intrigued by Huge Structure Under Bermuda
The Bermuda Triangle, a loosely defined region bounded by Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Puerto Rico, has been the…