Google is envisioning a future where almost every interaction you may have with the internet is hyper-personalized for you. According to Google’s VP of product for Search, Robby Stein, most people use AI products not for general factual information but more so for advice and recommendations. “They want to know where to eat for dinner, […]
Grok Would Still Choose Killing All Jews Over Destroying Elon Musk’s Brain
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has spent 2025 praising Adolf Hitler, spreading conspiracy theories about “white genocide” in South Africa, and telling users that Musk is smarter than Albert Einstein. And while it seems like Musk has recently dialed back the Hitler knob, Grok still gives some highly questionable responses. Most recently, Futurism spotted a […]
These Smart Glasses Cordially Invite You to Lug Around an Extra Battery
There are a lot of hurdles to clear before smart glasses go fully mainstream, but one of the biggest is battery life. If you’re spending upwards of $500 on a gadget (one that’s more of an accessory than a full-blown computer), you’re going to want to wear it all day. You will not, however, want to […]
Congress Calls Anthropic CEO to Testify About AI Cyberattack Allegedly From China
The House Homeland Security Committee has sent a letter to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to testify on Dec. 17 about a cyberattack campaign allegedly conducted by China-affiliated actors using the company’s Claude AI, according to a new report from Axios. House Homeland Security Chair Andrew Garbarino, a Republican from New York, sent letters to Amodei […]
HP Joins List of Tech Companies Cutting Jobs and Pointing to AI
Computer maker HP is joining the growing list of companies that are conveniently announcing company-wide AI initiatives and plans to cut thousands of jobs at the same time. HP shared on Tuesday that it expects to scale artificial intelligence within the company and lay off about 4,000-6,000 employees by the end of 2028. With roughly […]
AI Teddy Bear That Talked Fetishes and Knives Is Back on the Market
A week after a toy company pulled its AI-powered teddy bear off the market due to child safety concerns, the company has returned its dystopian stuffed animal to virtual shelves. FoloToy, which sells a stuffed toy named “Kumma,” says that it has made safety upgrades to the toy and that it is once again ready […]
Data Centers in Texas Could Lead to Blackouts in the Middle of Winter, Group Warns
The data center industry is booming, as cloud providers seek to scale up their services to keep pace with demand driven by AI. In Texas, the boom is particularly bountiful. Outside of Virginia, there is no other place in the U.S. with a higher concentration of server farms than the Lone Star state (it has […]
Google Nest Doorbell Cam (2025) Review: I’m So Tired of Subscriptions
Google is betting that AI can justify the high price of its smart home security camera subscriptions. The idea is that with AI, your notifications would read more like a human looked outside and told you what they saw. And instead of you scrolling through endless video footage to see what happened, AI can summarize […]
Google Exec Claims Company Needs to Double Its AI Serving Capacity ‘Every Six Months’: Report
Tech companies are racing to build out their infrastructure as their increasingly resource-intensive AI products gobble up capacity, clean out chipmakers’ supply, and require more power. Google, once dubbed the “King of the Web,” is one of those companies, and a high-level exec for The Big G is reported to have told staff that the […]
Do Not, Under Any Circumstance, Buy Your Kid an AI Toy for Christmas
AI is all the rage, and that includes on the toy shelves for this holiday season. Tempting though it may be to want to bless the kids in your life with the latest and greatest, advocacy organization Fairplay is begging you not to give children AI toys. “There’s lots of buzz about AI — but […]