For quite some time now, investors have fought the suggestion that the artificial intelligence industry may be forming a massive bubble, risking an eventual collapse of epic proportions that could take down the US economy with it. But shaking off those fears has proven increasingly difficult as the tech stock market reels from a major… Continue reading Investors Concerned AI Bubble Is Finally Popping
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As AI Surges, Layoffs Hit Worst Moment Since 2009 During Throes of Financial Crisis
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images US employers announced over 108,000 layoffs across January, in the highest to start the year since the depths of the Great Recession in 2009. Many executives were quick to blame AI for the layoffs, though the real reason might be simpler: companies just aren’t optimistic about… Continue reading As AI Surges, Layoffs Hit Worst Moment Since 2009 During Throes of Financial Crisis
As Crash Deepens, Investors Say Bitcoin Is Headed for Zero Dollars
Mainstream cryptocurrency Bitcoin is being eviscerated this week. The token tanked to a historic low, coming eerily close to as little as $60,000 on Thursday evening. That’s well under 50 percent down from its all-time high a mere four months ago. While the crypto has since bounced back to around the $68,000 mark, it comes… Continue reading As Crash Deepens, Investors Say Bitcoin Is Headed for Zero Dollars
It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines
Waymo has established itself as the autonomous ride-hailing service to beat, operating a fleet of several thousand self-driving taxis across the United States, with active services in ten major metropolitan areas. That “self-driving” may be due for some extra scrutiny, though. During a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, Waymo’s chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled… Continue reading It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines
What happens when Waymo runs into a tornado? Or an elephant?
Transportation The Alphabet-owned company is using Google’s Genie world-building AI model to generate a variety of simulated ‘edge cases.’ The Alphabet-owned company is using Google’s Genie world-building AI model to generate a variety of simulated ‘edge cases.’ by Andrew J. Hawkins Feb 6, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+… Continue reading What happens when Waymo runs into a tornado? Or an elephant?
Internet Sleuths Just Found Something About Elon Musk Getting a Massage in the Epstein Files
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images / US Department of Justice For a guy who keeps insisting he’s totally innocent of any accusations of wrongdoing with Jeffrey Epstein, Elon Musk’s name sure turns up a whole lot in the deceased sex criminal’s emails. Now, internet sleuths have… Continue reading Internet Sleuths Just Found Something About Elon Musk Getting a Massage in the Epstein Files
Can China’s No. 2 automaker make it in America?
Transportation Autonomous Cars Geely may build cars in the US, but their software still has to follow cybersecurity restrictions. by John Voelcker Feb 6, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC Transportation Autonomous Cars Geely may build cars in the US, but their software still has to follow cybersecurity restrictions. by John Voelcker Feb 6, 2026, 1:00 PM… Continue reading Can China’s No. 2 automaker make it in America?
Bitcoin Is Crashing So Hard That Miners Are Unplugging Their Equipment
Bitcoin is crashing hard, reaching historic lows of well below the $70,000 mark. At the time of writing, the token is hovering just above $63,000, levels we haven’t seen since October 2024. The ongoing plunge has made it far less economical to mine the digital token, a notoriously compute- and energy-intensive process — to the… Continue reading Bitcoin Is Crashing So Hard That Miners Are Unplugging Their Equipment
Crypto Guys Who Bought a Huge Gold Trump Statue Now Have a Problem
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images When a group of crypto bros spent $300,000 commissioning a 15-foot gold statue of Donald Trump, their grift seemed solid enough. Their memecoin, $PATRIOT — for which the Trump sculpture served as a sort of promotional stunt — would soon go to the Moon, covering… Continue reading Crypto Guys Who Bought a Huge Gold Trump Statue Now Have a Problem
Two Titanic Structures Hidden Deep Within the Earth Have Altered the Magnetic Field for Millions of Years
A team of geologists has found for the first time evidence that two ancient, continent-sized, ultrahot structures hidden beneath the Earth have shaped the planet’s magnetic field for the past 265 million years. These two masses, known as large low-shear-velocity provinces (LLSVPs), are part of the catalog of the planet’s most enormous and enigmatic objects.… Continue reading Two Titanic Structures Hidden Deep Within the Earth Have Altered the Magnetic Field for Millions of Years