Crypto Bros Nauseated After Realizing Bitcoin Itself Was Funded by Jeffrey Epstein

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Like a hurricane that tears down even the sturdiest storm shelters, the Epstein files have cut a path through a vast swath of America’s intellectual, political, and financial elite. The latest tranche of emails related to the notorious sex predator have been particularly devastating. Fans of… Continue reading Crypto Bros Nauseated After Realizing Bitcoin Itself Was Funded by Jeffrey Epstein

Grok’s Analysis of Whether Mamdani Is Related to Epstein May Be the Single Most Amazing AI Response We’ve Ever Seen

Along with being used to generate nonconsensual sexual images of women and girls, spread racist rhetoric, and doxx the home addresses of both celebrities and non-public figures, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is struggling to get a grip on reality. The mercurial billionaire’s social media platform X, which was folded into his AI startup xAI… Continue reading Grok’s Analysis of Whether Mamdani Is Related to Epstein May Be the Single Most Amazing AI Response We’ve Ever Seen

Democracy Itself Is Falling Apart, Harvard Professor Warns

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images In the wake of ruthless arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort in Minneapolis, one Harvard political scientist is arguing something many of us have suspected for a long time: the US is moving away from its traditional democratic framework toward a fundamentally different system… Continue reading Democracy Itself Is Falling Apart, Harvard Professor Warns

The Streets Are Saying Bitcoin Is Gonna Fall to $30,000

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images The digital Beanie Baby has had a rough week. Last week, whispers of impending crypto regulation sent Bitcoin prices into a nosedive. The preeminent blockchain asset dipped just below $75,000 over the weekend, sending crypto bros into a frenzy. And now, the… Continue reading The Streets Are Saying Bitcoin Is Gonna Fall to $30,000

Elon Musk Not Doing Well After Epstein Files Reveal

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Harun Ozalp / Anadolu via Getty Images Elon Musk hasn’t been handling the latest batch of Epstein files well. After the newly released emails from the Department of Justice revealed that Musk communicated extensively with the deceased sex criminal, the world’s richest man made a bizarre series of… Continue reading Elon Musk Not Doing Well After Epstein Files Reveal

Mamdani Is Shutting Down NYC’s Disastrous AI Chatbot

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images Just one month into his new job, New York City mayor Mamdani is cracking down on more than just predatory landlords. Apparently, useless AI chatbots are also on his administration’s agenda. In a press conference held last week, Mamdani made it a… Continue reading Mamdani Is Shutting Down NYC’s Disastrous AI Chatbot

Alarm Grows as Social Network Entirely for AI Starts Plotting Against Humans

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Someone finally invented a social media site that isn’t terrible for our brains. Unfortunately that’s because it’s populated exclusively by AI agents, with no humans allowed. Called Moltbook, the eye-catching experiment has taken AI circles by storm, as the millions of bots on the Reddit-style site… Continue reading Alarm Grows as Social Network Entirely for AI Starts Plotting Against Humans

Tesla Stock Took a Beating After Elon Musk’s Epstein Island Revelations

Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images The Department of Justice released millions of files from its investigation into deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein last week, a major document dump that included plenty of back-and-forth between the disgraced financier and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The exchanges, which took place years after Epstein was convicted of sex crimes… Continue reading Tesla Stock Took a Beating After Elon Musk’s Epstein Island Revelations

FBI Raids Mysterious Biological Lab

FBI agents and police officers raided a mysterious “biological lab” inside a Las Vegas home, law enforcement sources told ABC News. During a Sunday news conference, Sheriff Kevin McMahill said they found evidence of “possible biological material” inside the home, including “refrigerators with vials containing unknown liquids.” According to the official, the incident is related… Continue reading FBI Raids Mysterious Biological Lab

There’s Something Fascinating Hiding Under Jupiter’s Clouds, Scientists Find

The enormous storms of impenetrable clouds covering Jupiter’s surface make it nearly impossible for us to get a glimpse of what lies below. Any spacecraft attempting to get a closer look would be vaporized, melted, or crushed if it attempted to sail through. NASA’s Galileo spacecraft, for instance, went dark almost immediately when it intentionally… Continue reading There’s Something Fascinating Hiding Under Jupiter’s Clouds, Scientists Find