Common sense would dictate you go in the opposite direction of an actively erupting volcano. But the prospect of getting a cool selfie for the 'gram possesses its own powerful…
In a startling admission, a senior defense official is laying bare the Pentagon's accelerating interest in autonomous killer robots. Speaking to Defense One, which didn't print the official's name so…
For years, the conventional wisdom for wide-eyed youngsters about to enter the job market was "learn to code." Now, it seems like some of the programmers themselves could use the…
Let's face it: we're all hopelessly addicted to our smartphones. Such is the power of having the internet at your fingertips at literally every single moment of the day. Is…
We have some bad news for those of you that love getting takeout, because those plastic containers that your steaming delicious meals come in? They may well be sabotaging your…
In the short history of Silicon Valley, the mantra "move fast, break things" has often applied to trivial things like tedious consumer protections or pesky finance laws. Now, the phrase…
Microsoft has released a new generative model, dubbed Magma, that can autonomously control an entire robot while processing information from its sensors — a fascinating step toward a world in…
From smartphones to modems to air traffic radar, you'll be hard pressed to find communications infrastructure that doesn't use wireless chips. So far, those chips have been designed by humans —…
An international team of researchers has made an ominous discovery: our planet's glaciers are melting at even more alarming rates than previously predicted, in large part due to human-driven climate…
Less than four years after its showstopping launch, the James Webb Space Telescope is facing massive budget slashes that will, experts worry, harm scientific progress and stymie the beloved observatory's…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, whose company has invested billions of dollars in ChatGPT maker OpenAI, has had it with the constant hype surrounding AI. During an appearance on podcaster Dwarkesh…
Tesla's Cybertruck has quickly become an extremely politically charged target of anti-Elon Musk sentiment. The bulky steel tanks seem to court vandals and loathing almost everywhere they go. But when…
As anti-Elon-Musk sentiment reaches a fever pitch, a Tesla dealership has found itself caught in the crossfire — again. Local authorities and federal agents are investigating a shooting that took…
If there's one throughline linking us to our ancestors at the birth of industrial society, it's the anxiety of automation. Back then it was the robber barons pushing the mechanized…
The law firm Morgan & Morgan has rushed out a stern email to its attorneys after two of them were caught citing fake court cases invented by an AI model, Reuters…
Thanks to his cringey makeover, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg clearly thinks he's had his "glow up" moment — but to the average average American, he's still chopped liver. As the Pew…
Immediately prior to calling for the imminent destruction of the International Space Station, Elon Musk got into a heated fight with an astronaut from the orbital outpost. Let's set the…
Forget valleys; we're now entering veritable Grand Canyons of uncanniness. Behold the robot known as "Protoclone," built by Clone Robotics. It's supposedly the world's first bipedal, musculoskeletal android. But it's…
A lot of ink has been spilled about Elon Musk's rapidly developing brain implant startup Neuralink, owing in no small part to the kind of hype the billionaire's able to…
As Elon Musk wielded a chainsaw during a baffling appearance at a political event, the mother of several of his children is begging for help, saying he's not responding to…