OpenAI Shuts Down Developer Who Made AI-Powered Gun Turret

OpenAI has cut off a developer who built a device that could respond to ChatGPT queries to aim and fire an automated rifle. The device went viral after a video…

Advertisers Might Not Like Meta’s ‘Free Speech’ Overhaul, but Does It Matter?

There has been a lot said about Mark Zuckerberg’s sudden, intense courtship of the incoming Trump administration—dropping fact-checking in favor of X-style crowdsourcing (nobody paid attention to fact-checks, but community…

Someone Likely Used a Sophisticated Phone-Spying Device at the 2024 DNC

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has come to the conclusion that someone likely deployed a mobile phone surveillance system during the Democratic National Convention last summer, according to a new report…

TikTok Will Reportedly Shut Down Its App Completely on Sunday

Piggies, you better get your last tastes of slop in before it is too late. TikTok reportedly plans to shut down its app for U.S. users on Sunday, so long…

Steve Bannon Vows to Get Elon Musk Kicked Out of Trump’s Orbit Before Inauguration Day

In the latest from “The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point” department, Steve Bannon recently called Elon Musk a “truly evil person” without a true ideology other…

Elon Musk Promotes Video Claiming He Saved ‘Thousands of Lives’ From Wildfires

Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest human being, has enormous resources at his disposal to provide relief for those struggling around the world. So when Musk saw the good people of…

Jensen Huang Says Nvidia Is a ‘Technology Company,’ but It’s Really an AI Company

Nvidia and Jensen Huang took over CES 2025 with the RTX 50-series debut, but the hardware is a vehicle for AI ambitions.

Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Gets a Boost From Lina Khan’s FTC

Federal antitrust regulators on Friday added weight to portions of Elon Musk’s lawsuit seeking to prevent OpenAI from restructuring itself into a fully for-profit company. In a brief filed with…

Apple Users in 2025 Are Headed for the Best Year of Their Lives, Probably

2025 has started on the wrong foot, depending on where you are. But if you’re in a part of the U.S. that’s not on fire, at least there’s some leverage…

I Have No Idea What Peter Thiel Is Trying to Say and It’s Making Me Really Uncomfortable

Peter Thiel, longtime Trump supporter and billionaire master of the universe, published an op-ed in Financial Times that perfectly replicates the experience of being cornered by a sweaty cokehead at…