Getty / Futurism OpenAI isn’t just burning through cash. It’s lighting an entire mountain of money on fire. But since it’s not a publicly traded company, the extent of that mountain remains difficult to gauge. But clues periodically emerge: as the Financial Times reports, for instance, the company recently signed a staggering $250 billion rental… Continue reading OpenAI’s Financial Situation Will Cause a Nauseating Sensation in the Pit of Your Stomach
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Waymo Forced to Halt Overnight Operations As Punishment for Causing Nonstop Ruckus
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Waymo might be expanding its autonomous taxi services to northern cities like Minneapolis and Detroit, but back in Santa Monica, the company’s strained relationship with local residents has reached a breaking point. According to the Santa Monica Daily Press, the city council has issued a formal… Continue reading Waymo Forced to Halt Overnight Operations As Punishment for Causing Nonstop Ruckus
Researchers Hack DeepSeek to Speak Freely About Tiananmen Square
Futurism Getty / Futurism Earlier this year, a Chinese AI chatbot called DeepSeek sent Silicon Valley into a tailspin when it released a new AI model that rivaled the likes of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, while relying on only a fraction of the computing power. The lean open-source AI model, dubbed DeepSeek R1, was so impressive that… Continue reading Researchers Hack DeepSeek to Speak Freely About Tiananmen Square
Robot Walks for Three Days Straight, Hotswapping Its Battery Over and Over in New World Record
A three-day walk would be hard enough for humans, but for robots, it might as well be a trek around the world. An AgiBot A2 unit, developed by Chinese firm Zhiyuan Robotics, recently completed a 66-mile pilgrimage from Jinji Lake in Suzhou to Shanghai. The whole trek lasted three straight days, and set a new… Continue reading Robot Walks for Three Days Straight, Hotswapping Its Battery Over and Over in New World Record
The Economy Is Sputtering as People Keep Using Their Old Phones That Work Fine
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Do you really need to buy a new smartphone every year? Probably not. If you bought a decent one in the first place, chances are your smartphone is still doing a perfectly fine job. Ditto for getting that latest tablet, or upgrading your gaming rig with… Continue reading The Economy Is Sputtering as People Keep Using Their Old Phones That Work Fine
Best Vacuum Cleaner Black Friday Deals (2025): Dyson, Bissell, Eufy
There’s a lot of shopping you can do this weekend, but these Black Friday vacuum cleaner deals are ones you shouldn’t skip if you need any kind of cleaning upgrade. Changing to a stick vacuum hugely improved my life after moving to a three-story home, but all kinds of vacuum types can turn your life… Continue reading Best Vacuum Cleaner Black Friday Deals (2025): Dyson, Bissell, Eufy
The Best Black Friday Ninja Deals of 2025: Slushi, Crispi, more
Ninja has become synonymous with fun in the American home kitchen—whether slushies or ice cream makers or improbably multi-purpose devices or air fryers that didn’t used to look like that. But underneath all that novelty is a hive of engineering and invention. Ninja often manages to take devices once reserved for professional kitchens and make… Continue reading The Best Black Friday Ninja Deals of 2025: Slushi, Crispi, more
Black Friday Protein Powder Deals and Supplement Steals (2025)
The wellness industry is a wild marketplace. You can’t trust the marketing alone, and FDA regulation is quite limited. It pays to be cautious. So for this year’s Black Friday, we sifted through the markdowns, cross-checked claims, verified third-party tests, and sampled the supplements so you don’t have to. If you’re looking to stock up… Continue reading Black Friday Protein Powder Deals and Supplement Steals (2025)
Best Black Friday smart glasses deals 2025: I found the biggest sales like Meta Ray-Bans for 20% off
Just like that, Black Friday is here, and holiday deals are in full swing. This year, the sales include an emerging product category: AI-powered smart glasses. Also: The absolute best Black Friday deals we’ve found Smart glasses are a great vehicle for AI assistance, as they can provide AI models with the audio you are… Continue reading Best Black Friday smart glasses deals 2025: I found the biggest sales like Meta Ray-Bans for 20% off
South Korea’s Experiment in AI Textbooks Ends in Disaster
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If AI is “critical” for “preparing students” to become well-rounded members of society, as US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon recently claimed, we all might be in trouble. A massive government experiment in South Korean to roll out 76 AI-generated textbooks has ended just four months… Continue reading South Korea’s Experiment in AI Textbooks Ends in Disaster