X’s half-assed attempt to paywall Grok doesn’t block free image editing

So far, US regulators have been quiet about Grok’s outputs, with the Justice Department generally promising to take all forms of CSAM seriously. On Friday, Democratic senators started shifting those…

AI Devices Are Coming. Will Your Favorite Apps Be Along for the Ride?

Silicon Valley giants like Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI are racing to develop “operating systems” for AI-powered devices—and 2026 is likely the year these efforts will start to take off. The…

Disney+ is launching short-form videos this year

Following the success of TikTok and Instagram Reels, Disney announced that it’s bringing short-form video content to Disney+ in the U.S. this year in a bid to boost daily engagement.…

Elon Musk’s X threatened with UK ban over wave of indecent AI images | Grok AI

Elon Musk’s X has been ordered by the UK government to tackle a wave of indecent AI images or face a de facto ban, as an expert said the platform…

So very big, so little sustainability tech

Every third booth at CES showed off some new AI product or other. If you wanted to find a robotic lawn mower, throw a rock. Humanoid robots, smart locks and…

ChatGPT Health: What the New Dedicated Tab Adds to the AI Chatbot

ChatGPT is expanding its presence in the health care realm. OpenAI said Wednesday that its popular AI chatbot will begin rolling out ChatGPT Health, a new tab dedicated to addressing all…

Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards

Since X’s users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple’s…

These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found

Poisoned arrows or darts have long been used by cultures all over the world for hunting or warfare. For example, there are recipes for poisoning projective weapons, and deploying them…

Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup to Make Tailored Gene-Editing Treatments

Last February, a sick infant named KJ received a gene-editing treatment made just for him. Created in just six months, it was meant to correct a rare genetic mutation that…

Anduril’s Palmer Luckey thinks the future of tech is in the past

You might think it’s pretty weird to hear the founders of a VR company and a social media platform publicly complaining about how things used to be better back in…