Getty / Futurism The Grinch comes in many forms: greedy businessman, bosses that won’t give you the holidays off, and even Fox News hosts. Dagen McDowell, a co-host of the “The Big Money Show” on Fox Business, recently flaunted her zeal for AI — and her distaste for holiday cheer — by declaring that a… Continue reading Fox News Instructs Viewers to Buy Plastic Christmas Trees So the Real Ones Can Be Sacrificed to Feed the Insatiable Hunger of AI Data Centers
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The Washington Post Deployed Its Disastrous AI-Generated Podcasts Even After Internal Tests Showed It Was Failing Miserably
Getty / Futurism Last week, when the Washington Post announced a new service that uses AI to generate podcasts, we immediately warned readers to brace for disaster. Just as expected, the service — dubbed “Your Personal Podcast” — turned out to be an error-laden disaster right from the jump. As Semafor reported on Friday, many staffers… Continue reading The Washington Post Deployed Its Disastrous AI-Generated Podcasts Even After Internal Tests Showed It Was Failing Miserably
Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy
Transportation Autonomous Cars The lidar maker has been stuck in a legal fight with its former CEO, Austin Russell, and has gone through several rounds of layoffs. The lidar maker has been stuck in a legal fight with its former CEO, Austin Russell, and has gone through several rounds of layoffs. by Andrew J. Hawkins… Continue reading Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy
Cozy Earth Is Offering 40 Percent off Pajamas Right Now
I love having a whimsical, comfortable wardrobe, and that doesn’t apply just to daytime clothes. My pajama collection is quite extensive, with the added requirement that each pair be both cooling and extra soft. I’m someone who overheats easily in her sleep, and with sensitive skin, it’s not a winning combination. I’ve been growing my… Continue reading Cozy Earth Is Offering 40 Percent off Pajamas Right Now
Get 22 Percent Off One of Our (and Taylor Swift’s) Favorite Pillows
While I’m a mattress and sleep product expert, thanks to years of hands-on experience, I’m also aware that my opinion is not the end-all, be-all for everyone. However, when a megastar is also a fan of a product you’ve reviewed, it’s a good confirmation that you’re on the right track. Taylor Swift, as it would… Continue reading Get 22 Percent Off One of Our (and Taylor Swift’s) Favorite Pillows
Nvidia Becomes a Major Model Maker With Nemotron 3
Nvidia has made a fortune supplying chips to companies working on artificial intelligence, but today the chipmaker took a step toward becoming a more serious model maker itself by releasing a series of cutting-edge open models, along with data and tools to help engineers use them. The move, which comes at a moment when AI… Continue reading Nvidia Becomes a Major Model Maker With Nemotron 3
Tesla robotaxis spotted on public roads without safety monitors
Transportation Autonomous Cars Two of the company’s vehicles were spied operating unsupervised in Austin. Two of the company’s vehicles were spied operating unsupervised in Austin. by Andrew J. Hawkins Dec 15, 2025, 5:01 PM UTC Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work… Continue reading Tesla robotaxis spotted on public roads without safety monitors
Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver
Just about six months after Tesla started testing its fledgling Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, the company is now letting those cars drive around the city with no safety monitor onboard. The removal of the human safety monitors brings the company a critical step closer to its goal of launching a real commercial Robotaxi service,… Continue reading Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver
Stack Overflow users don’t trust AI. They’re using it anyway
CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar on how ChatGPT became an “existential moment” for Stack Overflow. by Nilay Patel Dec 15, 2025, 3:30 PM UTC Today, I’m talking with Prashanth Chandrasekar, who is the CEO of Stack Overflow. I last had Prashanth on the show in 2022, one month before ChatGPT launched. While the generative AI boom had… Continue reading Stack Overflow users don’t trust AI. They’re using it anyway
Feeding the machine
WhenWhen he was 19 years old, Brendan Foody started Mercor with two of his high school friends as a way for his other friends, who also had startups, to hire software engineers overseas. It launched in 2023 as essentially a staffing agency, albeit a highly automated one. Language models reviewed resumes and did the interviewing.… Continue reading Feeding the machine