On Thursday, OpenAI announced its investment in neurotech startup Merge Labs, cofounded by its CEO, billionaire Sam Altman. OpenAI will collaborate with the new venture to develop technology to link people’s brains to computers. Merge Labs has raised $252 million in funding from OpenAI, private investment firm Bain Capital, video game developer Gabe Newell, and… Continue reading OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain Tech Startup Merge Labs
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Amazon is buying copper harvested by bacteria for its data centers
Amazon Web Services is the first customer for a re-opened mine in Arizona powered by microorganisms. Amazon Web Services is the first customer for a re-opened mine in Arizona powered by microorganisms. by Stevie Bonifield Jan 15, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out… Continue reading Amazon is buying copper harvested by bacteria for its data centers
Music Fans Explode With Joy as Bandcamp Bans AI Music
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Bandcamp, a major music distribution platform favored by indie artists, announced Tuesday that it would be “putting human creativity first” by outright banning AI-generated songs — and music aficionados are rejoicing. According to the company, music and audio generated “wholly or in substantial part by AI”… Continue reading Music Fans Explode With Joy as Bandcamp Bans AI Music
I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows
One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows. One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows. by Stevie Bonifield Jan 15, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer… Continue reading I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows
Tesla STOPS selling Full Self Driving, a sexy electric road bike, and Transformers
On today’s subscriber-focused episode of Quick Charge, Tesla stops selling Full Self Driving as the promise of a Tesla as an appreciating asset dies. Plus, someone’s getting a $200 million bonus and Komatsu introduces its own, IRL take on a transforming farm robot at CES. At least one Tesla executive not named “Elon Musk” has… Continue reading Tesla STOPS selling Full Self Driving, a sexy electric road bike, and Transformers
Clean Technica: How Does Tesla FSDS Compare with Commercial Airliner Autopilot?004324
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Tesla FSDS (Full Self Driving Supervised) is all over the media and Facebook in Australia. I was privileged to be part of a conversation about the similarities between FSDS and commercial flying on both Facebook and then continued by email. It is surprising that FSDS… Continue reading Clean Technica: How Does Tesla FSDS Compare with Commercial Airliner Autopilot?004324
Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving Not For Sale After February 14004323
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. One of our former writers shared the news with us today that Tesla will no longer sell “Full Self Driving” with its cars after Valentine’s Day, February 14. However, it will still be offered as a subscription option. Tesla CEO Elon Musk made the announcement… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving Not For Sale After February 14004323
ICE Reportedly Stole a 10th Grader’s Phone, Then Seemingly Sold It for Cash
Stephen Maturen / Getty Images Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly stole a teenage boy’s phone — and then seemingly pawned it afterwards for cash. That detail comes from alarming new reporting from ProPublica that documents more than forty cases of ICE agents putting civilians in chokeholds and other moves that can block breathing.… Continue reading ICE Reportedly Stole a 10th Grader’s Phone, Then Seemingly Sold It for Cash
Grok Is Getting Access to Classified Military Networks
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images Back in December, Elon Musk’s pet chatbot Grok made headlines for casually distributing the private addresses and phone numbers of everyday people, scraping data from public sources with unsettling ease while other AI models refused. Now, that same model is being welcomed into… Continue reading Grok Is Getting Access to Classified Military Networks
AI Has Basically Killed Stack Overflow
Since 2008, Stack Overflow has been an immensely helpful resource for developers, allowing them to crowdsource answers to their coding questions — and resulting in a vast online repository of coding knowledge. But as Dev Class reports, the advent of generative AI appears to have caused an extinction-level event for the platform, with the number… Continue reading AI Has Basically Killed Stack Overflow