Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images / Serve Robotics A man with cerebral palsy who uses a mobility scooter to travel experienced a blood-boiling episode when he kept getting cut off — by a robot. In a video that’s gone viral on social media, Mark Chaney repeatedly attempts to drive his scooter… Continue reading Delivery Robot Torments Disabled Man
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Report Warns That AI Is About to Make Your Boss a Panopticon Overlord
While the world holds its breath to see if the US tech industry can bring about human-level artificial intelligence — and therefore completely rewrite the social contract and economy — experts are warning current iterations of the tech are already remaking the workplace in insidious ways. This week, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), a… Continue reading Report Warns That AI Is About to Make Your Boss a Panopticon Overlord
Trump’s Top Anti-Tylenol Expert Was Paid to Hate Tylenol, Records Show
Getty / Wikimedia Commons / Futurism President Donald Trump made baffling remarks during a Monday press conference, claiming that pregnant women should avoid Tylenol, the brand name of acetaminophen, arguing that it was associated with a “very increased” risk of autism. It was a new low for the Trump administration, leading to widespread outrage and… Continue reading Trump’s Top Anti-Tylenol Expert Was Paid to Hate Tylenol, Records Show
The Best Body Pillow, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Compare Our Picks Photograph: Molly Higgins Others Tested Pillow Cube Side Cube for $66: This isn’t technically a body pillow, but it’s specifically designed for side sleepers (and I love it), so it’s included in this list. This cuboid pillow is designed for the side sleeper, and aims to help with headaches and back and… Continue reading The Best Body Pillow, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Ultrahuman Home Review: Overpriced and Underbaked
The Ultrahuman Home is a futuristic-looking home environment monitor that tracks air quality, light, sound, and temperature. All this data flows into the Ultrahuman app on your phone, offering potential insights into your environment and suggestions on how you could make it healthier. Sadly, this mostly amounts to reminders to crack a window open, because… Continue reading Ultrahuman Home Review: Overpriced and Underbaked
Lionsgate’s Attempt to Create Movies Using AI Has Crumbled Into Disaster
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Though moviegoers certainly have an appetite for franchise slop these days, it’s a stretch to say that they’d be willing to bite down on wholly AI-generated movies just yet. Even more of a stretch: that the technology is anywhere near good enough to produce entire feature… Continue reading Lionsgate’s Attempt to Create Movies Using AI Has Crumbled Into Disaster
Experts Alarmed That AI Is Now Producing Functional Viruses
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images AI can now invent working biological viruses. In real world experiments, a team of Stanford researchers demonstrated that a virus with AI-written DNA could target and kill specific bacteria, they announced in a study last week. It opened up a world of possibilities where artificial viruses… Continue reading Experts Alarmed That AI Is Now Producing Functional Viruses
China Unveils EV That Can Violently Eject Its Battery in Case of a Fire
China Vehicle Collision Repair Technical and Research Center Yicai via X Electric vehicle fires are notoriously difficult to put out and require copious amounts of water to extinguish. It’s one of the less awesome aspects of EVs, and one that can have devastating consequences for any drivers unfortunate enough to get in an accident. In… Continue reading China Unveils EV That Can Violently Eject Its Battery in Case of a Fire
Medical Examiners Found Something Grim About the Brain of the Gunman Who Shot Up the NFL Building
Getty / Futurism A medical examiner has found that former high school football player Shane Tamura — who shot and killed four people before taking his own life in the Manhattan building that houses the NFL headquarters in July — had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is a degenerative brain disease that has repeatedly been… Continue reading Medical Examiners Found Something Grim About the Brain of the Gunman Who Shot Up the NFL Building
Can Google be trusted without a break up?
As long as Google still has the means and incentives to accrue dominance, the DOJ argues, it will likely do so again. by Lauren Feiner Sep 27, 2025, 1:00 PM UTC As long as Google still has the means and incentives to accrue dominance, the DOJ argues, it will likely do so again. by Lauren… Continue reading Can Google be trusted without a break up?