How social media used gambling industry models to make apps hard to resist
There are features invented by the gambling industry to keep people playing digital slot machines for hours or even days.
ChatGPT’s new image tool can 'think'
OpenAI has rolled out a new version of its ChatGPT image generator, promising better detail and a new “thinking mode” that can pull ideas from the web.
Vast underground network teaching men how to drug and rape their wives exposed in CNN investigation
At the 2024 mass rape and drugging trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 of his co-conspirators, the world was introduced to an internet-fueled subculture teaching men how to drug and...
Meta announces its laying off 10% of its workforce
Meta is the latest technology giant to announce layoffs in 2026, amid heavy investment in artificial intelligence.
What an Axios co-founder has to say about AI
AI is threatening the availability of entry-level work.
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What challenges will new Apple CEO face?
Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down in September and be replaced by longtime hardware and engineering lead John Ternus.
Apple's Tim Cook to step down as CEO
Senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus, will become CEO in September.
'AI Doc' explores promises and risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligenc
It advocates for people to understand AI so we can put up guardrails to prevent the worst and foster the best outcomes.
In China, recharging EV batteries can be as quick as filling up a gas tank
That's not the case in the U.S.
The familiar strategy behind the Allbirds AI pivot
Shares of the shoe brand Allbirds soared this week after the company announced a surprising pivot to artificial intelligence.
WHOOP founder Will Ahmed on how a desire to avoid overtraining turned into a $10 billion company
As the team captain of the Harvard squash team, Will Ahmed found himself constantly overtraining. So, he decided to come up with a device that would solve that problem: WHOOP...
Tech billionaires want autonomous communities without taxes, government. What are the implications?
They've floated sending colonies of their peers to Mars or creating floating island communities, which wouldn't necessitate purchasing land from an existing country.
Ronan Farrow on his revelatory Sam Altman article
A long profile from The New Yorker is putting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman under new scrutiny.
Is Anthropic's Claude Mythos really a cybersecurity bombshell?
Claude Mythos is a skilled hacker, according to its developers, powerful enough to “reshape cybersecurity” if it were rolled out today.
Tech writer Kara Swisher explores the multi-billion-dollar longevity industry in new documentary
Largely unstudied technologies, infusions and supplements are being touted by the country's wealthiest tech billionaires as a pathway to the age-old goal of living forever?
Grok undressed her without her consent. She tells her story
Grok, the AI interface available on the social media platform X, has been allowing users to generate sexual deepfake images and videos of people without their consent.
How to declutter your digital life
Digital clutter is easy to ignore when it's stored in the cloud. But the cloud uses energy to hold onto all this digital material; data centers use water, air conditioning,...
AI data centers in space: Can it work?
Elon Musk and others have been talking about putting artificial intelligence data centers into space.
'iPod archaeology' inspires joy, nostalgia through old technology and music
iPods were all the rage 20 years ago, but Apple discontinued them in 2022. Claire Hughes is refurbishing old, used iPods and sharing what she finds on them.
Congress isn't regulating AI, so states are stepping up
State action on artificial intelligence has led to resistance from the Trump Administration.