OpenAI has released its long-awaited GPT-5 AI model, making it free to use for anybody as of today. The Sam Altman-led company calls it “our smartest, fastest, and most useful model yet,” making it “more useful responses across math, science, finance, law, and more.” “GPT-5 is the first time that it really feels like you’re… Continue reading OpenAI Releases GPT-5, Says It’s Shutting Down All Previous Models
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The Creator of Ozempic Is in Terrible Trouble
Image by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty / Futurism While its customer are shedding pounds, Novo Nordisk, creator of the mega-hit drug Ozempic, is shedding loads of market value amid collapsing sales. One year ago, the Danish pharmaceutical giant’s market cap exceeded the size of its entire home country’s economy.… Continue reading The Creator of Ozempic Is in Terrible Trouble
Lawyer Who Defeated Tesla in Court Posts “Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta” by Geto Boys
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spent over a decade making misleading promises about his carmaker’s so-called “self-driving” software. The company’s Autopilot and erroneously-named “Full Self-Driving” driver assistance features have been linked to hundreds of collisions and dozens of deaths since then. But instead of being held responsible for its CEO’s misleading claims in court, Tesla… Continue reading Lawyer Who Defeated Tesla in Court Posts “Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta” by Geto Boys
Tesla Patents Bizarre Sucking Device
Late last month, Tesla’s executives spun up the rumor mill amidst plummeting sales and financial hardship that the Elon Musk-led company was “gearing up for a super cool demo” of the company’s long-awaited next-generation Roadster. Two weeks earlier, the billionaire CEO had teased a “most epic demo ever by end of year,” without elaborating any… Continue reading Tesla Patents Bizarre Sucking Device
Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes
A string of previously undisclosed break-ins at Tennessee National Guard armories last fall marks the latest in a growing series of security breaches at military facilities across the United States, raising fresh concerns about the vulnerability of US armories to theft and intrusion. A confidential memo from the Tennessee Fusion Center reviewed by WIRED details… Continue reading Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes
Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked
Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, and military forces around the world–that made any communication secured with the algorithm vulnerable to eavesdropping. When the researchers publicly disclosed the issue in 2023, the European Telecommunications… Continue reading Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked
US military finds a good use for Tesla Cybertruck: missile target practice
Transportation The US Air Force wants to buy a couple Cybertrucks so they can see how well they blow up. The US Air Force wants to buy a couple Cybertrucks so they can see how well they blow up. by Andrew J. Hawkins Aug 7, 2025, 5:17 PM UTC Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor… Continue reading US military finds a good use for Tesla Cybertruck: missile target practice
Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns
Microsoft is only releasing Grok 4 on Azure as a private preview for now. Microsoft is only releasing Grok 4 on Azure as a private preview for now. by Tom Warren Aug 7, 2025, 4:00 PM UTC Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC,… Continue reading Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns
Trump’s endless new tariffs are threatening businesses — and you
Consumers could start to feel the pricing pain soon. Consumers could start to feel the pricing pain soon. by Lauren Feiner Aug 7, 2025, 2:45 PM UTC Lauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC,… Continue reading Trump’s endless new tariffs are threatening businesses — and you
There Is a 100 Percent Chance That Your Body Is Deeply Contaminated With Dangerous Substances
Image by Getty / Futurism The start of this year marked more than a quarter of the way through the 21st century. And though 2025 might not be full of flying cars and robot servants, there are a few sci-fi tropes that ended up panning out: novels like George Orwell’s “1984,” and Phillip K Dick’s… Continue reading There Is a 100 Percent Chance That Your Body Is Deeply Contaminated With Dangerous Substances