Getty / Futurism These days, startups are trying just about everything. Some of them are wacky, if harmless, like the company turning your loved ones’ remains into stones for you to display. Others fall into the “why did you do that” category — like the startup selling an AI-powered toilet camera to analyze your stool.… Continue reading Company in Huge Trouble for Creating “Tinder for Kids” App
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Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot
IShowSpeed via YouTube Earlier this year, a cowboy hat-toting bipedal robot dubbed “Jake the Rizzbot” burst onto the scene, baffling residents in Austin, Texas, with its flashy cowboy hat, chain necklace — and strong preference for gen alpha slang. Just weeks later, the four-foot-tall Unitree G1 robot moved to California and seemingly came out as… Continue reading Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot
Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public Breakdown, Tries to Start Fire, Flees in Tesla, Crashes
Christophe Gateau / picture alliance via Getty / Futurism The idyllic countryside of a Bay Area winery was rudely disrupted this weekend when a man allegedly tried to start a fire, got into a fight with staff, and deliberately crashed his Tesla into two other parked cars, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. The most curious… Continue reading Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public Breakdown, Tries to Start Fire, Flees in Tesla, Crashes
OpenAI Preparing to Launch Smut Blaster 5000
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images. The AI smut market is booming, and tech executives are starting to notice. Indeed, one study found that about 16 percent of adults are having at least weekly intimate conversations with AI chatbots, while naughty AI generators are… Continue reading OpenAI Preparing to Launch Smut Blaster 5000
An AI-Powered Toy Is Regaling Children With Chinese Communist Party Talking Points
Miko / Getty AI-powered toys for young children are flooding online marketplaces, promising to provide young minds with a never-ending supply of bedtime stories and companionship around the clock. But anybody who’s paid even a little attention to the AI industry’s continued struggles surrounding content moderation should know better than to wrap up one of… Continue reading An AI-Powered Toy Is Regaling Children With Chinese Communist Party Talking Points
Best Tested Walking Pads (2025): Urevo, WalkingPad, Sperax
Most Versatile Photograph: Kristin Canning Lifesmart TM2202 3-in-1 Treadmill If you’re not keen on buying a standing desk, check out the Lifesmart 3-in-1 Treadmill. You can wheel the lightweight machine into any room, place the desk attachment across the handrail, and get to working and walking. The desk’s height won’t accommodate everyone—it was lower than… Continue reading Best Tested Walking Pads (2025): Urevo, WalkingPad, Sperax
The end of OpenAI, and other 2026 predictions
On The Vergecast: What’s coming in 2026, in increasing order of hotness. All the way up to Sexy Siri. On The Vergecast: What’s coming in 2026, in increasing order of hotness. All the way up to Sexy Siri. by David Pierce Dec 14, 2025, 2:29 PM UTC David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with… Continue reading The end of OpenAI, and other 2026 predictions
Regular People Are Rising Up Against AI Surveillance Cameras
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images AI surveillance company Flock Safety might be having a banner year as it aggressively expands its dragnet across the US, but ordinary people aren’t impressed. For four hours on Tuesday, residents of Longmont, Colorado — where Flock has at least 23 AI-powered cameras and license plate… Continue reading Regular People Are Rising Up Against AI Surveillance Cameras
Waymo’s Software Patch to Not Run Down Children Getting Off School Buses Isn’t Working, School Claims
JASON HENRY/AFP via Getty Images Despite holding a track record as some of the safest self-driving cars on American roads, Waymo’s robotaxis seem to be veering off course lately. Earlier this week, Waymo filed a software recall for 3,067 of its 5th-generation vehicles, after the National Highways Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into… Continue reading Waymo’s Software Patch to Not Run Down Children Getting Off School Buses Isn’t Working, School Claims
Scientists Intrigued by Large Spider-Like Blob on Europa
Prof. Lauren Mc Keown Spiders from Mars? Try Europa. A team of planetary scientists from Ireland have examined and named an intriguing feature on the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon that resembles the shape of an arachnid — or perhaps an exploded asterisk. They’re calling it “Damhán Alla,” which is Gaelic for “spider,” or in… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Large Spider-Like Blob on Europa