Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Ending
On Thursday morning, Meta published an ad to its official Instagram account with the message that artificial intelligence will not...
For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark
Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan has insisted that the face-recognition system and array of surveillance cameras deployed at his...
The EU Fines Google $1 Billion for Prioritizing Its Own Services in Search
The European Commission has levied a $1 billion penalty against Google over alleged competition law violations. An EC investigation found...
The Trump Administration Wants to Change Public Engagement Rules for Polluters
The Trump administration is quietly considering a rule change that could make it easier for polluters to build facilities—including certain...
America’s Hot Hybrid Summer
In Europe, the rise in gas prices due to the Iran war has car buyers thinking about electrics more than...
People Are Getting Off to Porn About ICE Raids
On July 8, X account @superioritymale posted an update about ICE’s ongoing crackdown on immigrants, describing the conditions being thrust...
Banning Social Media for Kids Is a Bad Idea
It is clear that social media affects mental health and poses a danger to children and adolescents. One study showed...
Google Turns a Selfie Video Into Your Account’s Spare Key
Google has a new way for users to sign in to their accounts: a selfie video. If you’ve ever lost...
My Week of Transparent Living With Apple’s ‘More Clear’ Liquid Glass Setting
I scroll on my phone, sipping on an overpriced espresso tonic at a San Francisco café. I watch as glassy...
Remember Jibo? Its Successor Is a Wearable That Turns Your Life Into AI Slop
Jibo is dead. Long live Jibo. Jibo was a cute, social robot that sat in one place in your home....
‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out
This isn’t just a bad year for measles. It looks to be the start of a bad era. Confirmed measles cases just...
Why Lettuce Is Always Making People Sick
Salad is usually synonymous with healthy eating. Except now, as the US grapples with an expanding outbreak of cyclosporiasis that’s...
The White House Is Trying to Figure Out What to Do About Chinese AI
The Trump administration is split over how to respond to the rapid rise of China’s leading AI models, according to...
China’s Open AI Models Are Challenging Silicon Valley’s Playbook
The AI industry is not quite experiencing a DeepSeek 2.0 moment, but it feels very close. The leading Chinese AI...
‘The Odyssey’ Is Inspiring Unprecedented Levels of Cope
For months, Elon Musk and the right-wing cranks he caters to on X have whipped themselves into a raging froth...
