Getty Images / SDI Productions If Waymo thought regulators would get off its back for its robotaxis blowing past stopped school buses, it thought wrong. On Friday, the National Transportation Safety Board announced it opened an investigation into the self-driving company over the alarming incidents, and specifically the more than 20 instances reported in Austin,… Continue reading Waymo’s School Bus Situation Just Got Way Worse
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Trump Building Top Secret Installation Under East Wing
Heather Diehl/Getty Images Three months ago, the Trump administration broke ground on its highly controversial plans to add a sprawling ballroom to the White House’s East Wing. The State Department-funded buildout attracted plenty of scrutiny from congressional inquiries, lawsuits, and the press. Just this week, a US District judge will be weighing a bid by… Continue reading Trump Building Top Secret Installation Under East Wing
Asset Manager Warns That OpenAI Is Likely Headed for Financial Disaster
Chris Jung/NurPhoto via Getty Images Just over three years ago, OpenAI opened the floodgates with the launch of ChatGPT. The frantic industry-wide race that followed has resulted in soaring valuations for AI companies, tens of billions of dollars invested in data center infrastructure — and plenty of skepticism as well. For one, experts have pointed… Continue reading Asset Manager Warns That OpenAI Is Likely Headed for Financial Disaster
Sony’s first clip earbuds don’t quite hit the mark
Headphone Reviews The Sony LinkBuds Clip are comfortable with good sound, but are light on features for the price. by John Higgins Jan 25, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC John Higgins is a senior reviewer covering TVs and audio. He has over 20 years experience in AV, and has previously been on staff at Digital Trends… Continue reading Sony’s first clip earbuds don’t quite hit the mark
The great e-bike crackdown has begun
Transportation The Stepback New Jersey just approved a wildly out-of-step new law that restricts all e-bikes, regardless of speed or power capabilities. Will other states follow? by Andrew J. Hawkins Jan 25, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His… Continue reading The great e-bike crackdown has begun
The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, the Trump administration, backed by right-wing influencers, launched a smear campaign against the victim, labeling him a “terrorist” and a “lunatic.” Pretti, 37, was killed during a confrontation with multiple federal immigration agents. Pretti was an American… Continue reading The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is asking companies to provide information about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that would “directly support investigations activities,” according to a request for information posted on Friday in the Federal Register, the US government’s official journal for agency notices, rulemaking, and other public filings. The posting says that… Continue reading ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations
Scientist Horrified as ChatGPT Deletes All His Research
ChatGPT may be an excellent tool in case your strongly-worded email to your landlord about that ceiling leak needs a second pair of eyes. It also excels at coming up with a rough first draft for non-mission-critical writing, allowing you to carefully pick it apart and refine it. But like all of its competitors, ChatGPT… Continue reading Scientist Horrified as ChatGPT Deletes All His Research
Top African Health Official Blasts Trump Administration’s Plans for Human Experimentation in Africa
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Samuel Corum / Getty Images Last week, officials at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced that health authorities in Guinea-Bissau had moved to halt a controversial study which would have used unvaccinated infants as lab rats. The US Department of Health and Human… Continue reading Top African Health Official Blasts Trump Administration’s Plans for Human Experimentation in Africa
Trump’s Huge AI Project Is Running Into a Major Financial Problem
It’s 2026, and tech companies continue to insist they need to spend staggering amounts of money on AI data centers. Yet for all of its enthusiasm over the past few years, Wall Street is finally starting to squint at the numbers. According to new reporting by Business Insider, JPMorgan Chase is running into trouble finding… Continue reading Trump’s Huge AI Project Is Running Into a Major Financial Problem