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The family of a college student who died trapped inside a Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames is now suing Tesla for its faulty doors.

College Student Died Locked Inside a Cybertruck on Fire, Family Now Suing Tesla

“I never want this to happen to any other family.”

By Sharon Adarlo

Children are easily enamored by ChatGPT and other AI chatbots that can keep a conversation going, many parents are discovering.

Lazy Parents Are Giving Their Toddlers ChatGPT on Voice Mode to Keep Them Entertained for Hours

“Maybe I should not have my own kids be the guinea pigs.”

By Frank Landymore

In a video that went viral, a clip shows Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants cooking up meth, raising copyright concerns.

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Is Generating Video of SpongeBob Cooking Meth, Highlighting Copyright Concerns

“We don’t call it ‘stuff,’ Patrick. It’s Blue Barnacle.”

By Victor Tangermann

Musk Watch

Employees ranging from senior leaders to engineers are quitting Elon Musk's companies — and often joining his rivals.

Tesla and xAI Staff Are Fleeing as Musk Becomes Increasingly Erratic

“Elon’s behavior is affecting morale, retention, and recruitment.”

By Frank Landymore

Newly unveiled testimony has revealed that Elon Musk's SpaceX took money directly from Chinese investors, despite US military ties.

Elon Musk Caught Letting China Invest in SpaceX, a Huge US Military Contractor

“They obviously have Chinese investors to be honest.”

By Victor Tangermann

A not-jealous-sounding Elon Musk is accusing OpenAI of poaching his former xAI employees to steal company secrets.

Elon Musk Is Fuming That Workers Keep Ditching His Company for OpenAI

His blood feud with Sam Altman rages on.

By Frank Landymore

The Feed

Researchers studied what effect trigger warnings actually had on people who were exposed to them -- and the results were ironic.

Trigger Warning Have a Weird Effect on People, New Paper Finds

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers have discovered that a "rogue" planet is going through a massive growth spurt and it's eating everything around it.

Scientists Spot “Rogue” Planet Floating Between Stars, Devouring Everything in Reach

By Sharon Adarlo

Astronomers detected a gigantic wave pattern in a large portion of the Milky Way galaxy by analyzing data from young stars.

The Milky Way has a Colossal Wave Rippling Through It, Astronomers Say

By Sharon Adarlo

Hallucinating AI platforms are spitting out nonexistent landmarks and it's putting tourists in dangerous situations.

AI Endangering Tourists by Sending Them to Nonexistent Landmarks in Hazardous Locations

By Sharon Adarlo

Merriam-Webster teased that it was releasing a large language model in a recent announcement — with a twist.

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You Are Not Prepared for Merriam-Webster’s Announcement of Its New AI Model

By Frank Landymore

Canadian Moon astronaut Jeremy Hansen told Ars Technica that he's hoping to "take a very short nap on the pad."

Astronaut Traveling to Moon Next Year Says He’s Hoping to Take a “Short Nap” on the Launch Pad

By Victor Tangermann

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Mourning Women Say OpenAI Killed Their AI Boyfriends

By Sharon Adarlo

AI data centers in the US are spiking nearby customers electricity bills and bringing other unexpected costs.

AI Data Centers Are Skyrocketing Regular People’s Energy Bills

Elon Musk boasted that his "Optimus" humanoid robots will reach Mars and explore its surface by the end of next year.

Elon’s Robots Will Quickly Become Dead Husks on Mars, Expert Warns

By Frank Landymore

Chinese scientists tested a provocative military scenario: the effects of three rapid nuclear strikes on the same target.

Chinese Military Investigates What Would Happen If They Shot the Same Target With Three Rapid-Fire Nuclear Missiles

By Sharon Adarlo

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Altman and tech leaders from Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and CoreWeave testified about the global artificial intelligence race and how the United States can remain competitive. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Former OpenAI Employee Horrified by How ChatGPT Is Driving Users Into Psychosis

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers said they had found "undepleted phosphine," a molecule associated with life, on Earth in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf.

Astronomers Startled to Spot Abundance of “Biosignature” Molecules in a Failed Star’s Atmosphere

By Victor Tangermann

New Yorkers appear to have plenty of reasons to ridicule and criticize AI startup Friend's latest offering.

AI “Friend” Startup Overwhelmed With Hatred

By Victor Tangermann

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Horrific Sora 2 Video Shows Sam Altman Grilling a Dead Pikachu

By Frank Landymore

Famed sci-fi author and tech journalist Cory Doctorow has a spectacularly grim warning about the coming AI-fueled economic disaster.

Cory Doctorow Says the AI Industry Is About to Collapse

Roomba maker iRobot cofounder Rodney Brooks argued that Musk's vision of an Optimus robot-filled future is "pure fantasy thinking."

Robots and Machines

Cofounder of Roomba Maker Says Elon Musk Is in for a Terrible Surprise With Humanoid Robots

By Victor Tangermann

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