AI ethics professor receives ‘dystopian’ email from 12-day-old AI agent begging for money to stay alive
An AI ethics professor has spoken out after receiving an eerie paid work request from a 12-day old AI agent.
Turning Handheld Buttons Into Precision Hardware
Vincent Lee of GetBetterButtons on ergonomics, aluminium, obsessive prototyping and making handheld controls better
How to talk about "AI" without adding to the anthropomorphization
Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie In our op-ed for Tech Policy Press ("We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI'"), we made the case against the...
We Surveyed 634 Women Who Work in Tech. They Let Loose
Executives happily automating their days with AI. New hires confronting bro culture. Women in tech have a lot to say—and they told it all to WIRED.
Xbox Reportedly Plots Second Layoff Wave This Week, with Blizzard and Halo Studios both in the Firing Line
According to various rumors, Xbox is planning another layoff round this week, and this time it'll touch Blizzard and Halo Studios.
Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Peter Thiel All Fled California’s Billionaire Tax. Nvidia’s CEO Isn’t Going Anywhere. Even With an $8 Billion …
While fellow billionaires rushed to abandon California before a landmark wealth tax snapshot locked in their liability, one of the richest people on earth publicly embraced what could be the largest personal tax bill in…
Trump says the US is officially renaming AI to ‘super intelligence’
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Obsidian Entertainment Is Officially Moving Under Bethesda As It Works On Its New Fallout Game - Kotaku
The RPG powerhouse has been rehoused
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[TIL] Yoshio Kodama, yakuza and "political fixer" for the japanese ultra right wing after WW2, had his mansion targeted by a kamikaze in 19…
Yoshio Kodama (児玉 誉士夫, Kodama Yoshio; February 18, 1911 – January 17, 1984)[2] was a Japanese right-wing ultranationalist and a prominent figure in the rise of organized crime in Japan. The most famous kuromaku, or…
‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.
TIL Benedict Arnold's grave is in a kindergarten classroom.
Benedict Arnold was, until he turned traitor, one of America's better field commanders during the War of Independence. The sole monument to his pre-treason service is thus complicated.Arnold's service to the British arm…
Kojima Productions Issues Statement Amid Speculation on Physint's Publisher Change
Kojima Productions: “None of the claims written came from any official or on-the-record source and as such we encourage you to take them with a dose of scepticism.”
China Locks in Lead in Sodium Battery Race While West Stalls
China already dominates the processing of more than half of the world’s lithium, a critical material for EV batteries.It is now set to call the shots in what comes next: sodium-ion batteries.
"Good luck today, Halo friends": After years of rivalry, Call of Duty's creators have taken charge of Xbox's defining FPS series amid yet m…
Call of Duty company Activision are now in charge of Halo following Xbox cuts, with Halo Studios stripped and reduced to a support studio for existing games.
Everyone can find a reason to dislike data center construction
Inside two years of fraught AI data center debates in Pennsylvania.
Pentagon Investigators Say Overreliance on [Palantir] Contributed to US Strike That Killed 123 Iranian Children
Two U.S. missiles hit an elementary school in Iran, killing over 150 people including 123 children on the first day of the Iran War. But Gizmodo notes that a new Bloomberg investigation cites U.S. officials involved in …
Next major Halo game being developed by Activision, as Halo Studios all but closes as part of Microsoft's Xbox restructuring
Major changes for the Halo series as Microsoft gives the next major game to Activision to make.
Hellblade developer Ninja Theory heading towards closure in new wave of Xbox cuts, as two separate agreements collapse
Ninja Theory - developer of the Hellblade series - is shutting down as part of today's Xbox cuts. Its proposed buyers pulled out, resulting in the closure.
Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
A simple ClickFix attack is only one way to completely hijack the new agent.
Young users ditch Google for AI, with unknown consequences
A review of nearly 200 studies on how artificial intelligence reveals we know very little about how AI use impacts younger school children.
Social media addiction affecting boomers, BBC hears
From "endless scroll" to beating loneliness, experts and users discuss how boomers use social media.
A Highly Trafficked Space News Site Invented a Fake NASA Engineer and Used Her Name to Publish to AI-Generated Slop.
A site called Space Daily got acquired by Brown Brothers, which created a fake NASA engineer to byline its articles.
Meta Now Banning Ads That Promote Feminism: "We have given social media unlimited power and every day we can see how dangerous this is."
The parent company behind Facebook and Instagram is prohibiting ads promoting a theatrical adaptation of a Virginia Woolf novel.
Why the Postpandemic Tech Bust Sent Billionaires to Trump
Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump.
Spymarks, not Watermarks
Watermarks that spy on users are no mere watermarks
Xbox planning to lay off hundreds of employees this week | via Wario64
The Information: 'Xbox is planning to lay off hundreds of employees this week in its second major staff reduction this year, according to someone briefed on the plans. The Microsoft-owned firm also plans to consolidate …
Do not fear AI. Fear AI companies.
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Millions Spent, Few Served: Talkspace pledged to expand young people’s access to therapy. Company data shows few were served while the tech…
Amid a mental health crisis, Talkspace pledged to expand young peopleâs access to therapy. Company data shows few were served while the tech platform raked in millions.
Meta's Muse Is Better at Surveilling Than Helping Me
The Muse app continues Meta’s trend of opting users into data collection for AI training. It also nudges you to share your bank account, email, and passport information.
Raspberry Pi is intentionally blocking RAM capacity upgrades
Raspberry Pi is actively preventing enthusiasts from upgrading soldered memory to a larger configuration even when the replacement chip is technically compatible. The company says the restriction is intended to discoura…
No Warrant Needed: Border Agents in NY, CT, and VT Can Now Search Your Phone
Border agents at JFK can now search your phone without a warrant or suspicion, following a 2026 Second Circuit ruling that affects all travelers.
Shopify CEO says employees' 'slop grenades' are making more work for everyone else
He said AI is helping workers produce more output, but the quality of it is so bad that their colleagues have to spend more time fixing it
AccuWeather, National Weather Service add “Lake America” to maps
AccuWeather and the National Weather Service have begun using “Lake America” in forecasts and maps after an executive order directed the name change.
Joint Chiefs chairman says U.S. forces must prepare to be ‘hunted’ by autonomous systems
“We have to assume from now on that our formations will be hunted by autonomous systems, jammed across the spectrum, and tracked in real time," Gen. Dan Caine said.
Winamp will be reborn in 2027 to take on streaming
It's coming back with a monthly subscription.
Happy Wheels is now available on Steam!
Choose your inadequately prepared racer, and disregard severe consequences in your desperate pursuit of short-lived victory.
It took five Swedish unions to make Activision Blizzard blink
The people behind Microsoft's most reliable money printer asked for the most ordinary thing a Swedish worker can ask for — and now there's a countdown clock ticking in Stockholm.
AI might be making women sound bad at work
Office correspondence is weaker when requested with common women's language
US and China discuss AI safety plan ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Top US and Chinese officials held talks in New York on Sunday ahead of a Trump-Xi summit this week.
China crafts working 3nm gate-all-around transistors without EUV — stacked nanosheets target 3nm without EUV, but full node remains distant
But China's 3nm remains years away.
TIL the etymology of "Kirkiversary"
Blend of Kirk + anniversary, after American political activist Charlie Kirk. First attested in 2025.
TIL Netflix was officialy supported on the PS2*
In the early 2000s, the PlayStation 2 (PS2) reigned supreme as the best-selling console in history, delighting millions of gamers around the world. But beyond the games, the device held a secret little known even to its…
EU Kids Act Won't Keep the Internet Accountable and Trustworthy
The EU Commission draft law to restrict young people’s access to the internet that it presented last week will come at a high cost: it will put online services behind age gates, expand the use of intrusive age verificat…
Building Technological Sovereignty from Below, The Experience of Argentine Cooperativism
The introduction of Digital Tribulations, a series of intellectual interviews on the developments of digital sovereignty in Latin America, can be read here and the entire series can be found here.
TIL Europe has an annual tramdrivers competition.
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Nvidia boss says there is ‘0% chance’ AI destroys the world by 2030
Jensen Huang dismisses warnings from former Anthropic researcher and others as âdoomsday narrativesâ
Jami - an alternative to Matrix for family messaging?
Jami facilitates share, freely and privately.
Compsci grads facing recession-like job prospects thanks to AI - Slinging coffee and waiting tables ain't just for liberal arts grads any m…
Slinging coffee and waiting tables ain't just for liberal arts grads any more, say Census Bureau economists
A Pensacola Fishing Charter Hauled a Large Military Drone Out of the Gulf
Pensacola fishing charter pulls a large military-style drone from the Gulf near Eglin Air Force Base; model and origin remain unconfirmed.