As a home cook, I spent most of my life using dull, cheap knives. It wasn’t until I started testing chef’s knives earlier this year that I realized how important it is to invest a little bit in the tool you’ll most likely be using every day for years (or even decades if you keep… Continue reading New West KnifeWorks Knives Are 20 Percent off Right Now (2025)
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21 Best GoPro and Camera Deals for Black Friday (2025)
If you’re in the market for a new camera, this holiday season is the time to buy. There are some great Black Friday camera deals available right now, including one on our favorite GoPro, the GoPro Hero 13 Black. There are plenty of other GoPro camera deals, along with some good buys on cameras from… Continue reading 21 Best GoPro and Camera Deals for Black Friday (2025)
New York state law takes aim at personalized pricing
New York’s latest state budget includes new disclosure requirements for businesses that use personal data to set different prices for different shoppers — for example, charging you more if you have a history of splurging. Businesses that use personalized pricing are now required to tell customers, “This price was set by an algorithm using your… Continue reading New York state law takes aim at personalized pricing
Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images In the United States, where having a car is all but mandatory for 92 percent of the population, ever-higher car prices are causing a lot of stress. The average cost of a new car in the US recently hit record heights, while repossessions for missed car… Continue reading Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed
Anthropic Researchers Startled When an AI Model Turned Evil and Told a User to Drink Bleach
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Something disturbing happened with an AI model Anthropic researchers were tinkering with: it started performing a wide range of “evil” actions, ranging from lying to telling a user that bleach is safe to drink. This is called misalignment, in AI industry jargon: when a model does… Continue reading Anthropic Researchers Startled When an AI Model Turned Evil and Told a User to Drink Bleach
Residents Rage Against Fleet of Delivery Robots Taking Over Chicago
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Coco Robotics While Chicago residents deal with the urgent threat of federal immigration agents rampaging through their neighborhoods, hundreds of unwanted side characters have managed to worm their way in seemingly overnight. Over the past few months, swarms of delivery robots have taken over the city’s sidewalks, prompting… Continue reading Residents Rage Against Fleet of Delivery Robots Taking Over Chicago
Balsam Hill’s Black Friday Sale Is On. Save 40% on the Best Fake Christmas Tree
The Vermont White Spruce artificial Christmas tree is the best fake you can buy, and that’s not just our opinion. Last month, we rented a studio, secured 10 of the most popular artificial Christmas trees on the market, got 10 volunteers together to put the trees together and fluff them, then invited three interior designers… Continue reading Balsam Hill’s Black Friday Sale Is On. Save 40% on the Best Fake Christmas Tree
Startups Using AI Have a Problem: Anyone Can Copy Their Awesome Idea
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images In an era of unprecedented tech hype, one AI startup founder has a warning to those who would follow his footsteps: vibe coding a double-edged sword that makes it trivially easy for competitors to copy your brilliant company. Israeli tech founder Maor Shlomo, whose vibe coding… Continue reading Startups Using AI Have a Problem: Anyone Can Copy Their Awesome Idea
Amazon Data Center Linked to Cluster of Rare Cancers
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Emmanuel Dundand / AFP via Getty Images For the hundreds of communities who’ve been saddled with data centers in recent years, the bulky fixtures are sources of unbearable noise, soaring energy prices, and plenty of electrical fires. Add another grim possibility to that list: debilitating rare cancers. Reporting… Continue reading Amazon Data Center Linked to Cluster of Rare Cancers
OpenAI’s Sora Is Letting Teens Generate Videos of School Shootings
Screenshot via Ekō If you’re a teenager with access to OpenAI’s Sora 2, you can easily generate AI videos of school shootings and other harmful and disturbing content — despite CEO Sam Altman’s repeated claims that the company has instituted robust safeguards. The revelation comes from Ekō, a consumer watchdog group that just put out… Continue reading OpenAI’s Sora Is Letting Teens Generate Videos of School Shootings