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Bernie Sanders Shows There’s a Big Problem With Trump Renaming AI to ‘Super Intelligence’
"AI is an existential threat to humanity. It must be treated as such."
Jensen Huang Says if AI Companies Can’t Contain Their Models, ‘We Have to Shut the Labs Down’
Did you know you don't have to destroy humanity?
Astronomers Finally Pick Up Radio Signals From a Planet Beyond Our Solar System
Sorry, it's not aliens.
The Publisher of ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Is Now Aiming for Adult Readers
A new imprint called CYOA Unbound will launch interactive fiction beyond Chooseco's usual kid-focused audience.
Microsoft’s (Slightly) Cheaper Surface PCs Now Sport a Surface Mouse, and It’s a Weird One
The new smaller Surface models are closer to their price two years ago, but Microsoft still wants you to buy a keyboard and stylus separately.
YouTube Will Now Let You Customize Your Algorithm Using AI
Social media is evolving towards AI-driven, user-customized feeds.
Stroke Rates in Younger Americans Have Nearly Doubled Since the 90s—and Scientists Can’t Fully Explain It
New research shows that strokes are increasingly hitting Americans under the age of 55, but scientists aren't sure why.
Qualcomm’s New Minuscule Sound Chip Fits Wi-Fi Lossless Audio in Your Ears
The Sound Elite platform promises you can lose your phone and still not miss the bass drop as you clean your house.
Prepare Yourself for a Discord Age Check
You'll soon know whether you behave like a child.
George Lucas Reminds Hollywood Not to Listen to the Haters
Lucas' statement was in regards to his 'Star Wars' Special Editions, but rings true well beyond that.
Elon Musk Eyed as Investor in Paramount’s Disastrous Takeover of Warner Bros: Report
Thanks, Gavin Newsom!
Americans Are a Lot More Worried About AI Than the Rest of the World
The burden of being early adopters.
A Giant Snake Aims to Do What Giant Snakes Do in ‘Beware Boiúna’
The firssssssst trailer for the Amazon-set creature feature starring Kiana Madeira and Jessica Rothe is here.
178 Fossil Fuel Giants Have Already Locked In Centuries of Warming
Even if they stopped emitting tomorrow, their past emissions will keep raising global temperatures, new research shows.
A Strange Rock on the Moon’s Far Side May Help Solve a Decades-Old Magnetic Mystery
If true, it means our satellite once had its own magnetic field-and lost it over the course of astronomical history.
It Is the Year 2026, and a 72-Year-Old Man Was Just Convicted of GPS Stalking a Pokémon Card Delivery Driver
"Old enough to know better" doesn't even begin to cover it.
The ‘QwenBook’ Laptop Can Run Every OS at Once, and It May Be PC Fans’ Worst Nightmare
This China-only laptop is like if the MacBook Neo were designed by the most eclectic lover of all-things PC who hates the idea of owning their own computing power.
The New ‘Steel Ball Run’ Opening Saddles Anime Fans Up for the Glorious Return of JoJo Fridays
Netflix unveiled the flashy new opening for 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure,' setting the sage for Johnny and Gyro's wacky cross-country race, ahead of its premiere on September 25.
Why Are Water Treatment Plants Still Connected to the Internet?
"We just need to teach this generation how to get back to paper very, very quickly."
This Super El Niño Could Cause 3,500 Extra Deaths in the US, Report Warns
A new report describes this year's El Nino as a "postcard from the future," delivering unusually warm temperatures that will become normal in just a few decades.
Brad Bird Discusses the Long Road to His New Animated Film ‘Ray Gunn’
The director of 'The Incredibles,' 'Ratatouille' and 'The Iron Giant' also revealed how close he was to making a 'Star Wars' movie.
Something Deep Inside Earth Keeps Messing With the Length of Our Days
One Earth day rarely adds up to exactly 24 hours. Scientists found one (of many) reasons why.
You Might Actually Be Able to Afford Peloton’s New Treadmill
Well, it's still not cheap. But cheaper!
We Finally Know Where Bats Came From—and Dracula Would Approve
The very first bats likely emerged 65 million years ago-and now we know where.
Hackers Defaced the FBI Jobs Site and Say They Have Agents’ Home Addresses
ShinyHunters calls it coercion, not extortion, and gave the bureau a week to retract a May warning about the group.
An Apple AI Pendant Never Made Any Sense
Apple already makes the two best wearables to upgrade with AI. It doesn't need a silly pendant.
‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’ New Scenes Leak Online
Grainy phone footage of 'Avengers Endgame: Encore' is out in the wild, teasing how all roads will lead to 'Doomsday.'
Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn’ Looks Like a Sci-Fi Detective Delight
The long awaited animated film featuring Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson is coming to Netflix in December.
Robert Eggers Has His Next Movie and It’s Not Something You’d Ever Guess
The history-obsessed filmmaker is turning to Shakespeare after 'Werwulf.'
This Kinetic Sculptor’s Machines Are Pointless—and That’s the Point
For nearly 50 years, kinetic sculptor Arthur Ganson has built machines that walk, wobble, dismantle themselves, and accomplish absolutely nothing-beautifully.
Artemis 2 Set Out to Prove Orion Could Handle Deep Space. Here’s How It Delivered
The Artemis 2 mission sent astronauts back to the Moon aboard a spacecraft that had never flown humans before.
Qualcomm’s iPhone Killer Chip Is a Performance Monster Built for Supersized Phones
Just how powerful a chip can you stick in a phone and not expect it to take up a ton of space?
Jessica Biel Is Developing a Vampire-Western at Paramount
Plus, Jessica Lange teases her mysterious fifth character on 'American Horror Story.'
Meta’s Muse AI Agents Sometimes Tagged in Human Contractors. One of Them Reportedly Got Racist
Meta tested routing some tasks through a "human concierge" who makes phone calls.
New Adtech From Microsoft Would Interrupt Your Game at ‘Promoted Content Trigger Events’
Fantastic news for everyone who loves ads in their video games.
Scott Bessent Could Soon Be Trump’s ‘AI Czar,’ Report Says
Or should we say "Super Intelligence Czar"?
Big Banks Say They’re Uneasy About People Shopping via AI Agents
Agentic commerce could increase the amount of scams, fraud and disputes, the banks warn in a new report.
OpenAI Releases New GPT-6 Sol and Luna Models, Sells Them as Mini-Astras
Cost-effectiveness is becoming the most important AI benchmark.
Trump’s Proposed Diesel Export Ban Could Backfire Enormously
"High diesel prices ARE KILLING FARMERS INCOME," wrote Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa.
George Lucas Was Indeed Planning to Do More ‘Star Wars’ Movies
The 'Star Wars' creator admitted that was the plan before moving onto the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
AI Contractors Shouldn’t Use AI to Evaluate AI Model, Says AI Company
That's one way for AI to put you out of work.
Nearly 1 in 6 Kids on GLP-1s Developed This Problem Within a Year
Many kids who take these drugs aren't given dietary counseling, a recent study suggests.
Andreessen Horowitz Wants Teens to Skip College for Its New Academy Instead
The academy is Silicon Valley's latest attempt to reinvent college.
Mahershala Ali Has Some Pointed Words for Marvel Over ‘Blade’ Not Happening
At this point, there's been more talk about why Kevin Feige and company fumbled 'Blade' than there ever was about the movie itself.
Apple’s Next Wearable Could Be Perfect for AI Haters
The company's Whoop competitor is being prototyped internally, right as what an Apple Watch does is starting to change.
Thing 2.0? This Creepy-Cute Robot Walks on Its Fingers
Researchers designed a robotic hand inspired by The Addams Family, and it does not disappoint.
Qualcomm Takes on the iPhone 18 Pro With Its Most ‘Extreme’ Chip Yet
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 is not even the company's flagship anymore, and I want you to guess what makes it so extreme.'
Kudos to Motorola for This Actually Refreshing Phone Design
The Motorola Signature 27 is powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Exteme Gen 6, and that pretty much guarantees it won't be cheap.
Ten Days After CEO Calls for a Slowdown, Anthropic Is Back With Another AI Model
The company says Claude Opus 5.5 scores well on alignment measures, but that public policy" will eventually need to step in to protect the world from recursively self-improving AI.
The Creators of ‘Wicker’ Know It’s Peak Sexy Monster Season
Alexander Skarsgard's basket man caused a sensation when the trailer for the October release arrived over the summer.
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