Proton now has an end-to-end encrypted spreadsheet app

The privacy-focused Proton Sheets tool is designed to compete with Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel. The privacy-focused Proton Sheets tool is designed to compete with Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel. by Jess Weatherbed Dec 4, 2025, 3:15 PM UTC Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started… Continue reading Proton now has an end-to-end encrypted spreadsheet app

The 25 best gifts for travelers who are always on the move

Verge Shopping We’ve pulled together a robust collection of items that can make spending hours on the road or in the air more enjoyable. by Brandon Russell Dec 4, 2025, 3:00 PM UTC Brandon Russell is a commerce writer covering deals and buying guides. Previously, he was a freelance writer for Popular Mechanics, Men’s Health,… Continue reading The 25 best gifts for travelers who are always on the move

Elon Musk’s Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images Looking for someone? Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok is happy to help. Earlier this week, Futurism reported that xAI’s Grok appeared to accurately dox the address of Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy when asked by random X users. And it turns out… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People

Get ready for an AI country music explosion

Entertainment Suno is taking over Nashville’s writing rooms. by Charlie Harding Dec 4, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC When songwriter Patrick Irwin moved to Nashville last year, he was entering a lottery. Each day hundreds of sessions take place where writers create a song demo to pitch to a publisher. Publishers then share those songs with… Continue reading Get ready for an AI country music explosion

Toyota’s new ultra-luxury brand is doomed by its plans to stick to ICE

The Century is considered the most luxurious Toyota, and now it’s being spun off into its own high-end brand. Despite the rumors, the ultra-luxury brand won’t be as electric as expected. Toyota sets new luxury brand up to fail with ICE plans First introduced in 1967, the Century was launched in celebration of Toyota’s founder,… Continue reading Toyota’s new ultra-luxury brand is doomed by its plans to stick to ICE

Clean Technica: “Big Short” Investor Michael Burry Says Tesla “Ridiculously Overvalued”004277

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. As I’ve written countless times before, Tesla is in or approaching an extreme inflection point again. If the company is able to flip the switch on truly driverless “Full Self Driving” that lets people text, watch movies, work, or sleep while the car drives itself… Continue reading Clean Technica: “Big Short” Investor Michael Burry Says Tesla “Ridiculously Overvalued”004277

Microsoft’s Attempts to Sell AI Agents Are Turning Into a Disaster

Getty / Futurism For many months now, AI companies have made a huge deal out of “AI agents,” meaning autonomous software systems that can make decisions and take actions on behalf of humans with minimal intervention. But when that ambitious vision will turn into a reality remains anybody’s guess. The current crop of agentic AI… Continue reading Microsoft’s Attempts to Sell AI Agents Are Turning Into a Disaster

Nearby Residents Say Elon Musk’s Gigantic Supercomputer Is Making Them Sick

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Elon Musk’s pet AI chatbot, Grok, is a world-beater when it comes to generating vile racist remarks on an enormous scale. Who can forget over the summer when, unprompted, Grok dubbed itself “MechaHitler,” and started “recommending a second Holocaust”? Sadly, all that digital… Continue reading Nearby Residents Say Elon Musk’s Gigantic Supercomputer Is Making Them Sick

OpenAI Says ChatGPT’s Random Suggestion to Shop at Target Is Not an Ad

Getty / Futurism Rumors surrounding OpenAI preparing to stuff ads into ChatGPT are hitting a fever pitch. Last week, engineer Tibor Blaho made headlines after discovering references to an “‘ads feature’ with ‘bazaar content,’ ‘search ad’ and ‘search ads carousel’” hidden inside the code of ChatGPT’s Android app. Now, users are starting to notice strange… Continue reading OpenAI Says ChatGPT’s Random Suggestion to Shop at Target Is Not an Ad

BMW iX3 2026 Review: Price, Specs, Availability

The less said about the woeful Alexa assistant, the better, which pipes up when it’s not supposed to and often ignores you when you want it. It falls over at anything beyond the simplest requests. I asked it to move the map nav from the cabin screen to the Panoramic iDrive display. What it did… Continue reading BMW iX3 2026 Review: Price, Specs, Availability