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AI Is Even Putting Animal Actors Out of Work

Getty / Futurism Artificial intelligence isn’t just coming for human actors’ jobs — even our favorite furry celebrities are struggling to find work in Hollywood. As The Hollywood Reporter points out, studios are starting to push AI and CGI hard to create animal performances in post-production, instead of bringing real animals to the set. One… Continue reading AI Is Even Putting Animal Actors Out of Work

TechCrunch Mobility: The ‘robot army’ argument

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! I am sure you are waiting to learn the results of last week’s poll. (Reminder: Sign up for the Mobility newsletter… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: The ‘robot army’ argument

Less than 24 hours until 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators hit TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and ticket rates rise

The countdown is almost over — tomorrow’s the day! In less than 24 hours, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes over Moscone West. From October 27–29, 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators will flood San Francisco for three days of building, connecting, and deal-making. We’re just days away from live demos of never-before-seen tech and high-stakes pitches as… Continue reading Less than 24 hours until 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators hit TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and ticket rates rise

Scientists Discover Remnants of Cataclysmically Destroyed Planet That Became Earth

Getty / Futurism Before Earth, there was “proto Earth,” a primitive hunk of rock that formed four and a half billion years ago. It was drastically different to the Earth we know today, heaving with lava and rock all across its barren surface, and bubbling with potential. This molten phase didn’t last very long. When… Continue reading Scientists Discover Remnants of Cataclysmically Destroyed Planet That Became Earth

Meta Tells Employees Their Jobs Are Being Automated

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Gilbert Flores / Variety via Getty Images Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is well known for running some pretty high-stakes experiments with his companies. His latest, it seems, is to gut the tech giant of its human workers and replace them with AI. In an internal memo viewed by… Continue reading Meta Tells Employees Their Jobs Are Being Automated

Startup Raises $60 Million to Artificially Cool the Planet

Getty / Futurism A geoengineering startup Stardust Solutions has raised $60 million to lay the groundwork for tech that could be used to dim the Sun, Heatmap News reports. The concept behind geoengineering is as simple as it is controversial among scientists. By spraying aerosol particles into the Earth’s atmosphere from a plane or weather… Continue reading Startup Raises $60 Million to Artificially Cool the Planet

Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Forget your phone spying on you — maybe it’s your vacuum you should really be worried about. In a post on his blog Small World, the computer programmer and electronics enthusiast Harishankar Narayanan detailed a startling find he made about his $300 smart vacuum: it was… Continue reading Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House

The next legal frontier is your face and AI

Things are getting weird. by Adi Robertson Oct 26, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC Adi Robertson is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011. This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking… Continue reading The next legal frontier is your face and AI

The WWE Says It’ll Use AI to Write Storylines, in the Latest Case of Forcing AI Into Everybody’s Lives

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Sabitus / Craig Ambrosio / WWE via Getty Images Whether you’re a longtime fan or you couldn’t care less, it’s hard to deny how much skill — and blood — goes into professional wrestling. Though plot lines are scripted ahead of time and the impacts are staged,… Continue reading The WWE Says It’ll Use AI to Write Storylines, in the Latest Case of Forcing AI Into Everybody’s Lives