The robot swerved through the cafeteria of Rivian’s Palo Alto office, shelves adorned with chilled canned coffees — until it didn’t. Five minutes later, a man carefully pushed it out of everyone’s way, the words “I’m stuck” flashing yellow on the poor droid’s screen. It was an inauspicious start to Rivian’s “Autonomy & AI Day,”… Continue reading Inside Rivian’s big bet on AI-powered self-driving
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People Are Already Creating Ghoulishly Horrifying Sora Disney Videos
Screenshots from AI-generated videos on Sora On Thursday, Disney announced a landmark partnership with OpenAI to license its iconic characters and properties to be used to generate clips on Sora, OpenAI’s video generating app, starting in 2026. It’s the first major licensing deal between OpenAI and a major Hollywood studio, and will include more than… Continue reading People Are Already Creating Ghoulishly Horrifying Sora Disney Videos
Scientists Investigate What Killed Off Hobbit-Like Species
Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images The extinct archaic human species Homo floresiensis, formerly of Indonesia, left behind fully-grown adult skeletons that famously measure at a diminutive height of three and a half feet tall, which compelled scientists to naturally nickname them “hobbits,” after the iconically pint-sized “Lord of the Rings” creatures. These hobbits… Continue reading Scientists Investigate What Killed Off Hobbit-Like Species
Literal Teens Are Losing It All at Crypto Casinos
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Kids grow up so fast these days: they’re getting hooked on high-stakes gambling younger than ever. According to new reporting from the New York Times, teenagers and young adults are blowing their fortunes on shady online crypto casinos, lured there by a sleazy web of streamers… Continue reading Literal Teens Are Losing It All at Crypto Casinos
18 Gifts for People Who Are Perpetually Cold (2025)
OK, if you live somewhere where it’s really cold, you should just get a great big puffer (see below) or learn to layer well. However, if you just want to pop on a jacket and be warm instantly (like, if you’re a hockey or soccer mom who has to sit in a cold bleacher seat),… Continue reading 18 Gifts for People Who Are Perpetually Cold (2025)
The Best Motorola Phones (2025), Tested and Reviewed
If its performance was a smidge better, this Moto would be a home run. It’s worth considering if money’s tight, but spring for the Moto G Stylus if you can (even if you don’t care for the stylus). Keep in mind, Motorola will likely announce a new version early in 2026. Other Motorola Phones to… Continue reading The Best Motorola Phones (2025), Tested and Reviewed
This $1,500 robot cooks dinner while I work
Posha uses AI and a motorized arm to cook your dinner autonomously. It’s impressive but expensive, and raises all the usual concerns about connected kitchen appliances. by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Dec 13, 2025, 4:00 PM UTC Jennifer Pattison Tuohy is a senior reviewer with over twenty years of experience. She covers smart home, IoT, and… Continue reading This $1,500 robot cooks dinner while I work
Bugs Fed Microplastics Grow to Ludicrous Size
Getty / Futurism Microplastics have infiltrated both our bodies — where they’re found in our organs, bodily fluids, and even brains — and every corner of the Earth, from deep inside sealed caves to the depths of the Mariana Trench. Now, an alarming new data point: asdoctors urgently investigate the effects of all that foreign… Continue reading Bugs Fed Microplastics Grow to Ludicrous Size
Anthropic’s Chief Scientist Says We’re Rapidly Approaching the Moment That Could Doom Us All
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Anthropic’s chief scientist Jared Kaplan is making some grave predictions about humanity’s future with AI. The choice is ours, in his framing. For now, our fates are mostly in our hands, according to Kaplan — unless we decide to pass the proverbial baton to the machines,… Continue reading Anthropic’s Chief Scientist Says We’re Rapidly Approaching the Moment That Could Doom Us All
Scientists Detect Huge Rotating Structure in Space
Astronomers have observed enormous filaments of galaxies tied together with dark matter — the stuff scientists believe makes up 85 percent of the total mass of the universe — stretching across unfathomably vast distances. Some of these behemoth structures have been observed to spin in the same direction, a dazzling and mysterious cosmic dance stretching… Continue reading Scientists Detect Huge Rotating Structure in Space