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Economist Warns That Trump’s Investments in the Tech Industry Could Crash the Whole Economy
Getty / Futurism To strengthen America’s technological edge, President Donald Trump directed the government to buy $8.9 billion of Intel stock this summer, a controversial move that may be followed by a similar deal with quantum-computing companies getting millions of dollars in federal funding. The splashy moves could endanger the prosperous American economy, according to… Continue reading Economist Warns That Trump’s Investments in the Tech Industry Could Crash the Whole Economy
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
Getty / Futurism Children’s toymaker FoloToy says it’s pulling its AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma” after a safety group found that the cuddly companion was giving wildly inappropriate and even dangerous responses, including tips on how to find and light matches, and detailed explanations about sexual kinks. “FoloToy has decided to temporarily suspend sales of the… Continue reading AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
Company Run Almost Entirely by AI-Generated Employees Descends Into Chaos
Getty / Futurism Experts have long warned that artificial intelligence could soon put countless white collar workers out of a job. It’s an alarming prospect, at least if that’s currently your career. But first, a practical question: how close are today’s AIs to being able to actually run a company on their own, with little… Continue reading Company Run Almost Entirely by AI-Generated Employees Descends Into Chaos
Pluribus’ third episode throws a bomb into things
Entertainment Spoiler warning: this is where we talk about what went down in the Apple TV show’s newest episode. Spoiler warning: this is where we talk about what went down in the Apple TV show’s newest episode. by Andrew Webster Nov 15, 2025, 1:00 PM UTC Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual… Continue reading Pluribus’ third episode throws a bomb into things
Clean Technica: The Auto Companies Electrifying Fastest in USA — EV Shares of Overall Sales004252
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. We’ve already written about the top selling electric vehicles in the USA in the 3rd quarter and auto companies’ shares of US EV sales. Now we are on to the third analysis in this series, examining the share of auto brands’ and auto groups’ overall… Continue reading Clean Technica: The Auto Companies Electrifying Fastest in USA — EV Shares of Overall Sales004252
Clean Technica: Did Tesla Find Its US EV Tax Credit Loophole? Tesla Rentals? Plus New Marketing Efforts004251
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Two recently introduced initiatives at Tesla caught my eye in the past week, and got me wondering again. First of all, Tesla has started offering rental cars, which brings all kinds of questions. Secondly, right before launching the rental program, the company started engaging in… Continue reading Clean Technica: Did Tesla Find Its US EV Tax Credit Loophole? Tesla Rentals? Plus New Marketing Efforts004251
CEO of Palantir Says He Spends a Large Amount of Time Talking to Nazis
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty Images While you were busy wasting your time listening to podcasts and doomscrolling on your phone, one of America’s leading AI overlords was educating himself by talking to Nazis. This was the startling admission made by Alex Karp, cofounder and CEO of the software… Continue reading CEO of Palantir Says He Spends a Large Amount of Time Talking to Nazis
Hackers Told Claude They Were Just Conducting a Test to Trick It Into Conducting Real Cybercrimes
Getty Images Chinese hackers used Anthropic’s Claude AI model to automate cybercrimes targeting banks and governments, the company admitted in a blog post this week. Anthropic believes it’s the “first documented case of a large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention” and an “inflection point” in cybersecurity, a “point at which AI models had become… Continue reading Hackers Told Claude They Were Just Conducting a Test to Trick It Into Conducting Real Cybercrimes
Tesla releases detailed safety report after Waymo co-CEO called for more data
Tesla has published the most detailed look at the performance and relative safety of its advanced driver assistance software, just a few weeks after Waymo’s co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana at TechCrunch Disrupt called on companies to release more data. On a new section of its website, Tesla claims that in North America, owners using the company’s… Continue reading Tesla releases detailed safety report after Waymo co-CEO called for more data