Scientists Watched the Seafloor Split Open — and It Happened Fast
We know plate tectonics creates new crust at mid-ocean ridges. We’ve known that for decades. What we haven’t known is…
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Two Teens Find Out the Hard Way That Waymo Robotaxis Will Rat You Out
Here’s a public service announcement: Waymo’s robotaxis can and will narc on you. Two California teens found that out the…
Google Updates Android Bench With New LLMs — But Gemini Still Can’t Catch Up
Google’s Android Bench benchmark just got a major refresh. New models, new framework, and a very awkward result: Google’s own…
Miami Company Puts First Commercial Nuclear Power Source in Orbit
Nuclear power in space just got a little more real. A small Florida company called City Labs launched the first…
Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI Ships Grok 4.5 — It’s Fast, Cheap, and Trailing the Pack
SpaceXAI dropped Grok 4.5 on Wednesday, and Elon Musk’s selling point isn’t that it’s the smartest model in the room….
Google Pays $250K For Linux VM Escape Bug That Lurked In Kernel For 16 Years
Two high-severity Linux vulnerabilities surfaced this week — and one of them’s been hiding in the kernel for 16 years….
Brown Professor Suspected AI Cheating, Made Students Take An In-Person Final — Scores Dropped 50%
Here’s a story that’s making the rounds in academic circles. Roberto Serrano is a blind economics professor at Brown. He’s…
Meta’s Working On Smart Glasses That Record Constantly — And That’s Raising Questions
Meta is reportedly building prototype “super sensing” smart glasses that could record audio and snap photos every few seconds. Continuously….
Judge rejects Kalshi’s attempt to override New York state gambling laws on prediction markets
A federal judge shut down Kalshi’s attempt to override New York’s gambling laws. The prediction market operator wanted to prevent…
Lawsuit: Man used Grok to create 7,000 child sex images — xAI only reported one prompt
An amended class action lawsuit against X and xAI includes one of the most disturbing cases of AI-generated CSAM yet….