Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Jay Janner / Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images It appears that Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have once again duped his fans and investors — which, these days, is an increasingly meaningless distinction. Last week, Musk made huge waves when he announced that the automaker’s Robotaxi service would… Continue reading Tesla Quietly Pauses Its “Unsupervised” Robotaxi Rides as Reality Sets In
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The Worst People Alive Are Obsessed With Meta’s Video Recording Glasses
worst-people-alive-obsessed-smart-glasses There’s something about smart glasses that bring out the worst in people. It’s really no mystery, though: they’re powerful little surveillance devices that let wearers secretly record anyone they’re looking at, uniting tech bros and vapid influencers under the same, obnoxious umbrella. The popularity of wearables like Meta Ray-Bans are quickly reminding us why… Continue reading The Worst People Alive Are Obsessed With Meta’s Video Recording Glasses
Delivery Robot Gets Stuck on Train Tracks, Gets Obliterated by Locomotive
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Coco Robotics / Getty Images An autonomous delivery robot got completely atomized by a locomotive after it decided to take a breather on a stretch of train tracks in Miami, in yet another example of how self-driving machines can struggle to navigate urban environments. Footage of the incident,… Continue reading Delivery Robot Gets Stuck on Train Tracks, Gets Obliterated by Locomotive
The Amount Google’s AI Knows About You Will Cause an Uncomfortable Prickling Sensation on Your Scalp
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images We all know that tech companies keep tabs on everything about our online habits. But it’s another thing to actually be confronted with just how much data they have on you. This was the experience of tech journalist Pranav Dixit, who experimented with using Google’s new… Continue reading The Amount Google’s AI Knows About You Will Cause an Uncomfortable Prickling Sensation on Your Scalp
Wave of Suicides Hits as India’s Economy Is Ravaged by AI
For decades, tech companies have relied immensely on India’s vast workforce, from entry-level call center jobs to software engineers and high-ranking managerial positions. But with the advent of advanced AI, which has been accompanied by employers greatly cutting back on hiring with the hopes of eventually automating tasks entirely, India’s tech workers are having to… Continue reading Wave of Suicides Hits as India’s Economy Is Ravaged by AI
Anthropic CEO Warns That the AI Tech He’s Creating Could Ravage Human Civilization
AI tech leaders have a lot to gain from striking fear into the hearts of their investors. By painting the tech as an ultra-powerful force that could easily bring humanity to its knees, the industry is hoping to sell itself as a panacea: a remedy to a situation it had a firm hand in bringing… Continue reading Anthropic CEO Warns That the AI Tech He’s Creating Could Ravage Human Civilization
Far-Right Dweebs Are Getting Scammed by an AI-Generated Waifu
Terminally online right wing dorks are falling head over heels for an AI-generated waifu — and setting themselves up to get scammed in the process. The damsel at the center of all their fawning is “Amelia,” who, we must stress, is not real. Nonetheless, she’s everywhere on places like X, where users ask Elon Musk’s… Continue reading Far-Right Dweebs Are Getting Scammed by an AI-Generated Waifu
As Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper Crumbles, They’re Replacing It With the Most Desperate Thing Imaginable
No one is surprised that Neom — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s $1.5 trillion-with-a-t plan to build a futuristic megacity smack dab in the middle of the desert — has turned out to be a disaster. Its centerpiece was supposed to be a towering skyscraper called The Line, over 100 miles in length, that… Continue reading As Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper Crumbles, They’re Replacing It With the Most Desperate Thing Imaginable
Google Staffers Terrified of ICE After Attempt to Force Entry Into Company Building
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Octavio Jones / AFP via Getty Images; Jonathan Wiggs / The Boston Globe via Getty Images While employees at some tech corporations are demanding their executives cancel government contracts on principle, workers at other companies are begging leadership to protect them from government raids and physical violence. New… Continue reading Google Staffers Terrified of ICE After Attempt to Force Entry Into Company Building
Even Palantir Staff Are Now Disgusted With ICE
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images You do not, under any circumstances, gotta to “hand it” to Palantir, a company known for its AI surveillance and battlefield tech, and whose CEO Alex Karp has mused about legalizing war crimes. But you have to admit, it’s pretty striking to… Continue reading Even Palantir Staff Are Now Disgusted With ICE