BMW says electric M3 will be a ‘new level’ of performance

Transportation The upcoming M3 will be BMW’s first proper all-electric M-series sports car. It’s quad motor setup is sure to pack a punch. The upcoming M3 will be BMW’s first proper all-electric M-series sports car. It’s quad motor setup is sure to pack a punch. by Andrew J. Hawkins Jan 14, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC… Continue reading BMW says electric M3 will be a ‘new level’ of performance

Antarctica’s Former Largest Iceberg Is Now Completely Disintegrating

An enormous iceberg that split off from the Antarctic ice sheet decades ago has turned an alarmingly bright shade of vivid blue — an alarming indication that it’s about to undergo complete disintegration before the much warmer summer months are over. When it first detached in 1986, the ice giant known as A-23A was twice… Continue reading Antarctica’s Former Largest Iceberg Is Now Completely Disintegrating

Duffer Brothers Accused of Using ChatGPT for Final Season of “Stranger Things”

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Jerod Harris / Getty Images for Netflix Rumors are running rampant online that Matt and Ross Duffer used OpenAI’s ChatGPT when producing the last season of “Stranger Things” after fans zoomed on a still from a behind-the-scenes documentary that appears to show that one of the brothers had… Continue reading Duffer Brothers Accused of Using ChatGPT for Final Season of “Stranger Things”

Opposition to Elon Musk’s AI Stripping Clothing Off Children Is Nearly Universal, Polling Shows

Color us shocked: pretty much everyone hates that Elon Musk’s Grok has been digitally undressing photos of adults and children. At least that’s the case in the UK, providing the closest thing we’ve currently got to a gauge of the public sentiment on the issue. In a new survey conducted by YouGov amid the latest… Continue reading Opposition to Elon Musk’s AI Stripping Clothing Off Children Is Nearly Universal, Polling Shows

Indie Developer Deleting Entire Game From Steam Due to Shame From Having Used AI

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images An indie game developer experienced a moment of profound moral clarity, and is now deleting his partially-AI-made game from the digital storefront Steam. The game, dubbed “Hardest,” is a free-to-play “rock-paper-scissors” roguelike card game released last July to mixed-to-negative reviews (of which there are barely thirty… Continue reading Indie Developer Deleting Entire Game From Steam Due to Shame From Having Used AI

Bose’s first-gen QC Ultra headphones have returned to their best price to date

Plus, you can save on a boatload of detective games for PC and a nifty wall charger with a dot matrix status display. Plus, you can save on a boatload of detective games for PC and a nifty wall charger with a dot matrix status display. by Brandon Widder Jan 14, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC… Continue reading Bose’s first-gen QC Ultra headphones have returned to their best price to date

Trump Doesn’t Need the Proud Boys Anymore

Whether it was protesting Covid lockdowns, attending school board meetings, or facing off against Black Lives Matter protesters, the far-right Proud Boys were always on hand to support Donald Trump’s first term in office. When Trump left office in 2021, the group’s leaders languished in jail for their role in the January 6 attack on… Continue reading Trump Doesn’t Need the Proud Boys Anymore

Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story

As the Trump administration publicly cast Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua (TdA) as a unified terrorist force tied to President Nicolás Maduro and operating inside the United States, hundreds of internal US government records obtained by WIRED tell a far less certain story. Intelligence taskings, law-enforcement bulletins, and drug-task-force assessments show that agencies spent much of… Continue reading Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story

In Photos: One Week Since the Shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

It’s been one week since a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a resident of Minneapolis. Since then, the city has been in tumult. Thousands of protesters—from young students to elderly residents—have taken to the streets, setting up memorials for Good and facing off with ICE agents. Dozens… Continue reading In Photos: One Week Since the Shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Microsoft might have just leaked Forza Horizon 6’s release date

A May 19th release date has appeared inside a Forza Horizon 5 notification. A May 19th release date has appeared inside a Forza Horizon 5 notification. by Tom Warren Jan 14, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech… Continue reading Microsoft might have just leaked Forza Horizon 6’s release date