A year after a glitch at cybersecurity company CrowdStrike triggered a global computer outage affecting millions of computers, the software vendor is being forced to contain a new threat: a swarm of self-replicating worms. As first reported by investigative cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs, CrowdStrike once again became the launchpad for a potentially debilitating security hazard… Continue reading CrowdStrike Infested With “Self-Replicating Worms”
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Trump’s Biggest Fans Furious at His Embrace of AI
Partisan politics in the United States makes for a generally contentious atmosphere But these days, the mainstream rift isn’t just between blue and red — even some of president Donald Trump’s most diehard fanatics have become openly belligerent over the president’s obsession with AI. Following the release this summer of president Trump’s “AI Action Plan” —… Continue reading Trump’s Biggest Fans Furious at His Embrace of AI
Amateurs Using AI to “Vibe Code” Are Now Begging Real Programmers to Fix Their Botched Software
Welcome to the future, where the vibes are bad in almost every meaningful respect — but where you do, at the very least, get to “vibe code,” or use an AI model to write code and even build entire pieces of software. But rarely does the process go smoothly enough for prime time. The jury’s… Continue reading Amateurs Using AI to “Vibe Code” Are Now Begging Real Programmers to Fix Their Botched Software
Pope Slams Elon Musk for Obscene Greed
In the months following the 2025 conclave that elected him, Pope Leo XIV warned that the astronomical and still widening gap between the rich and the poor means that “we’re in big trouble.” In remarks to Catholic newspaper Crux in July, which were published over the weekend, the Pope reflected on the “continuously wider gap… Continue reading Pope Slams Elon Musk for Obscene Greed
Startup Using AI to Bring Whitney Houston Back on Tour 13 Years After Her Death
The estate of famed singer Whitney Houston is reviving her legendary vocals with AI for an upcoming orchestral tour, 13 years after her tragic death. The event, called “The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration,” used “stem separation technology” courtesy of an AI-powered music platform called Moises to isolate her voice from recordings and produce… Continue reading Startup Using AI to Bring Whitney Houston Back on Tour 13 Years After Her Death
AI Now Claiming to Be God
A slew of religious smartphone apps are allowing untold millions of users to confess to AI chatbots, some of which claim to be channeling God himself. As the New York Times reports, Apple’s App Store is teeming with Christian chatbot apps. One “prayer app,” called Bible Chat, claims to be the number one faith app… Continue reading AI Now Claiming to Be God
Parents Testifying Before US Senate, Saying AI Killed Their Children
Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. Parents of children who died by suicide following extensive interactions with AI chatbots are testifying this… Continue reading Parents Testifying Before US Senate, Saying AI Killed Their Children
FBI Carelessly Incinerates Large Amount of Meth, Sending Workers to Hospital
You work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and you’re sitting on two pounds of seized methamphetamines that you need to get rid of. So what do you do? Burn it all in a pet shelter smack-dab in the middle of town, of course. It sounds beyond parody, but these are the events that played… Continue reading FBI Carelessly Incinerates Large Amount of Meth, Sending Workers to Hospital
Tesla Engineer Quits, Roasts Elon Musk in Spectacular Fashion
After a tenure of eight years, a Tesla engineer has quit the company — and directed a seething missive toward his boss, Elon Musk. “I do need to address the elephant in the room: the main reason I’m leaving is that I think Elon has dealt huge damage to Tesla’s mission (and to the health… Continue reading Tesla Engineer Quits, Roasts Elon Musk in Spectacular Fashion
Commercial Airplanes Are Dosing Passengers With Neurotoxic Gases
Image by Getty / Futurism An increasing number of commercial airline passengers and flight attendants are being exposed to dangerous fumes while in the air, at times resulting in traumatic brain injuries that closely resemble the deadly concussions experienced by professional football players. As the Wall Street Journal reports, fume incidents have led to emergency… Continue reading Commercial Airplanes Are Dosing Passengers With Neurotoxic Gases