Tesla reported lower than expected earnings on Tuesday, with first-quarter profits dropping 71% on much lower sales of electric vehicles. The news isn’t altogether surprising, given the fact that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is the public face of the company and continues to help President Donald Trump destroy the U.S. federal government while peddling far-right […]
Amazon Follows Microsoft in Retreat From Ambitious AI Data Center Plans
The number of tech giants paring back on their AI data center plans rises to two. According to banks Wells Fargo and TD Cowen, Amazon has paused negotiations on some co-location data center deals, primarily in Europe. The news comes shortly after several reports have indicated Microsoft has paused or cancelled some of its plans. […]
Google’s Powerful AI Video Generator Veo 2 Just Got a Lot More Accessible
If you’ve watched a lot of those horrible AI movie trailers and other weird and disturbing but occasionally cool AI videos than you might already be familiar with Veo 2. The video model from Google is shockingly capable of creating realistic video clips from practically nothing. It’s been available to use for months via Google […]
Sick of Pesky IP Laws Slowing AI Growth, Tech Titans Think Everything Should be Public Now
If you live in the European Union, your posts on Meta platforms will now help to feed its extremely hungry AI models. In a blog post titled “Making AI Work Harder for Europeans” (please hold your eye roll), the company announced that it will start to use public-facing interactions across its platforms like Facebook and […]
For the First Time, Artificial Intelligence Is Being Used at a Nuclear Power Plant
Diablo Canyon, California’s sole remaining nuclear power plant, has been left for dead on more than a few occasions over the last decade or so, and is currently slated to begin a lengthy decommissioning process in 2029. Despite its tenuous existence, the San Luis Obispo power plant received some serious computing hardware at the end […]
CEO Faces Fraud Charge After AI Shopping App Allegedly Found Using Humans
The Department of Justice has charged a founder with defrauding investors after his AI shopping app was allegedly discovered to be nothing more than a couple of people in a trench coat. Nate offered a mobile app that promised users a one-click checkout experience on any e-commerce website “without human intervention,” effectively meaning they could […]
Pro Tip: Don’t Send Your AI Avatar to Testify for You in Court
Generally speaking, it is not considered a good idea to represent yourself in court. But there is another, potentially worse route: you can say that you are going to represent yourself, then pass the task on to an AI avatar in order to show off the capabilities of your startup. That appears to be the […]
Meta Says Its Latest AI Model Is Less Woke, More Like Elon’s Grok
Meta says that its latest AI model, Llama 4, is less politically biased than its predecessors. The company says it has accomplished this in part by permitting the model to answer more politically divisive questions, and added that Llama 4 now compares favorably to the lack of political lean present in Grok, the “non-woke” chatbot […]
Autonomous AI Could Wreak Havoc on Stock Market, Bank of England Warns
The stock market is already an unpredictable place, and now the Bank of England has warned that the adoption of generative AI in financial markets could produce a monoculture and amplify stock movements even more. It cited a report by the bank’s financial policy committee that argued autonomous bots might learn volatility can be profitable […]
Fake Maple Syrup Could Flood the U.S. Thanks to Tariffs
Maple syrup, often called Canada’s “liquid gold,” has long been a target for fraudulent activities, such as the dilution or substitution with other syrups, due to its high demand. Amid threats from the United States of increased tariffs and the imposition of a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports that aren’t compliant with the Canada-United […]