Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins. Source: Getty Images Last week, the embattled chatbot platform Character.AI said that it would move to ban minors from conversing with its many thousands of AI companion and roleplay bots. Site users, including self-avowed minors and adults alike, have a lot of thoughts. The policy change, announced last week, comes as… Continue reading Character.AI Users in Full Meltdown After Minors Banned From Chats
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Tech companies don’t care that students use their AI agents to cheat
Cheating just got a lot easier with AI agents. Cheating just got a lot easier with AI agents. by Elissa Welle Nov 4, 2025, 1:20 PM UTC Elissa Welle is a NYC-based AI reporter and is currently supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism. She covers AI companies, policies, and products. AI companies know… Continue reading Tech companies don’t care that students use their AI agents to cheat
Nintendo is raising its Switch 2 sales expectations
The company is now expecting to sell 19 million Switch 2 units by March 2026. The company is now expecting to sell 19 million Switch 2 units by March 2026. by Jess Weatherbed Nov 4, 2025, 10:46 AM UTC Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started… Continue reading Nintendo is raising its Switch 2 sales expectations
Hydrogen Mafia: Toyota faces $5.7 billion RICO lawsuit
A $5.7B lawsuit filed in Federal court alleges that Toyota operated what amounts an organized, fraudulent enterprise that intentionally concealed known, catastrophic safety defects associated with their hydrogen fuel cell-powered Toyota Mirai sedans. Originally passed as part of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is designed… Continue reading Hydrogen Mafia: Toyota faces $5.7 billion RICO lawsuit
Clean Technica: Tesla & Xpeng Tout Flying Cars004236
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Republicans and Democrats cannot agree that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But one thing everyone agrees on is they hate traffic. Ever since there were more than three automobiles in any given city, drivers have complained about congestion. Gridlock… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla & Xpeng Tout Flying Cars004236
Studio Ghibli Demands That OpenAI Stop Ripping Off Its Work
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP via Getty Images After Sora 2 was used to relentlessly churn out depictions of Japanese anime and video game characters, the creators of those characters are striking back. On October 28, a group representing Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix, and other major Japanese… Continue reading Studio Ghibli Demands That OpenAI Stop Ripping Off Its Work
Trump’s CZ Pardon Has the Crypto World Bracing for Impact
Changpeng Zhao, the multibillionaire founder of crypto exchange Binance, spent four months last year locked in a federal prison. After US president Donald Trump pardoned Zhao in October, the government has recast him as a martyr. Zhao, who goes by CZ, pleaded guilty in November 2023 to failing to maintain an effective anti-money-laundering program at… Continue reading Trump’s CZ Pardon Has the Crypto World Bracing for Impact
Our Favorite Earbuds for Android Users Are $60 Off
Hunting for a fresh pair of earbuds for your Android phone? The Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 are currently marked down to just $169 at Amazon, a $60 discount from their usual price. I spotted the sale price in three colors, Porcelain, Hazel, and Peony, with Moonstone and Wintergreen already sold out. Photograph: Julian Chokkattu… Continue reading Our Favorite Earbuds for Android Users Are $60 Off
OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Deal With Amazon
OpenAI has signed a multi-year deal with Amazon to buy $38 billion worth of AWS cloud infrastructure to train its models and serve its users. The deal is yet another sign of the AI industry becoming increasingly entangled, with OpenAI now at the center of major partnerships with industry players including Google, Oracle, Nvidia, and… Continue reading OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Deal With Amazon
Waymo’s robotaxi expansion accelerates with 3 new cities
Waymo said Monday it will launch a robotaxi service in Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Diego as the Alphabet-owned company hits the accelerator on its expansion plans. The announcement illustrates Waymo’s recent evolution from autonomous vehicle technology developer to commercial enterprise. It also follows comments by Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana, who said last week during… Continue reading Waymo’s robotaxi expansion accelerates with 3 new cities