Darren Aronofsky has always been a divisive filmmaker. But the director of hits like “Black Swan,” “The Wrestler,” and “Requiem for a Dream” has now almost certainly blown up his credibility even with his die-hard fans, after cranking out an almost completely AI-generated historical video series. Called “On This Day … 1776,” the show, which… Continue reading The Reviews are in on Darren Aronofsky’s AI-Generated Show, and May We Just Say: “Yikes”
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The second-gen AirTags are a scatterbrain’s best friend
As someone who can never remember I put my keys, the louder chime and extended range are godsent. by Victoria Song Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales Feb 7, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC Victoria Song is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter. She has more than 13 years of experience reporting on wearables,… Continue reading The second-gen AirTags are a scatterbrain’s best friend
Butterfly Emerges From Chrysalis in Zero Gravity
Like their neighbors on the International Space Station, the taikonauts orbiting the planet in China’s Tiangong space station brought some mementos from home. In past months, the crew aboard the Tiangong have treated themselves to succulent BBQ wings, fresh veggies, and even moon cakes. Their latest consignment isn’t for eating, however: it’s a butterfly, which… Continue reading Butterfly Emerges From Chrysalis in Zero Gravity
Anthropic Insiders Afraid They’ve Crossed a Line
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images At $183 billion AI firm Anthropic, the stakes have always been high. Now with the stock market in a nosedive, however, some of the company’s employees are realizing they may have had a hand in tipping the first in a long series of dominoes. Last week,… Continue reading Anthropic Insiders Afraid They’ve Crossed a Line
Man Wakes Up Homeless, Realizes He Fell Into AI Psychosis That Destroyed His Entire Life
A man’s obsession with an AI chatbot led to his life completely spiraling out of control — and he only snapped out of it when, one day, he woke up outside on a stranger’s futon, completely penniless. “I wasn’t aware of the dangers at the time, and I thought that the AI had statistical analysis… Continue reading Man Wakes Up Homeless, Realizes He Fell Into AI Psychosis That Destroyed His Entire Life
OpenAI’s Latest AI Was Created Using “Itself,” Company Claims
On Thursday, OpenAI announced GPT-5.3-Codex, a new coding model that’s purportedly 25 percent faster than its predecessor, along with other impressive benchmarks. The real head-turner, however, is another claim the Sam Altman-led company made about its development. GPT-5.3-Codex, supposedly, is its first model “that was instrumental in creating itself,” with its team “blown away” by… Continue reading OpenAI’s Latest AI Was Created Using “Itself,” Company Claims
If it’s good enough for Tesla: Faraday Future pivots to humanoid robots
After failing to deliver its long-promised “Tesla killer” EV and missing the Bitcoin- and Doge-fueled profit wave that helped propel $TSLA, Faraday Future ($FFIE) is hoping it’s got what it takes to finally pull ahead of Elon Musk: a full line of consumer robots. Faraday Future announced the formation of FF EAI-Robotics Inc., a new… Continue reading If it’s good enough for Tesla: Faraday Future pivots to humanoid robots
Tesla exec tells Congress ‘no one has ever’ taken control of its vehicles — but that’s not true
Tesla Vice President of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy told a Senate committee this week that no one has ever remotely taken control of Tesla vehicles. That claim doesn’t hold up to the facts of history. In fact, a single hacker once gained control of Tesla’s entire fleet. During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on autonomous… Continue reading Tesla exec tells Congress ‘no one has ever’ taken control of its vehicles — but that’s not true
Tesla dead last in Germany in Nordic reputation study – behind Temu & Nestlé
Tesla has ranked last place in a survey of brand reputation in Europe’s largest car market Germany, with a massive year-over-year collapse leaving it behind several other companies with already-poor reputations. It ranked poorly in Nordic countries as well. The “Reputation&Trust 2025” study, by Finnish company Reputation and Trust Analytics, ranks Tesla in absolute last… Continue reading Tesla dead last in Germany in Nordic reputation study – behind Temu & Nestlé
Professor Says Her Garbled AI Textbook Was a Huge Success
Elizabeth Landers / Kudu via UCLA The professor behind an AI-generated textbook says that her error-ridden experiment was actually a resounding success. Designed for a comparative literature course on medieval and Renaissance-era writing and announced by UCLA at the end of 2024, the digital textbook was immediately met with widespread mockery and derision from educators.… Continue reading Professor Says Her Garbled AI Textbook Was a Huge Success