Marty Tibbitts made billions as a Detroit telecommunications executive. But he wanted more.

Scientists have narrowed the hunt for alien life to 45 rocky worlds where liquid water could make life possible.

This week, we discuss unfortunately checking Twitter for news, the closure of the metaverse, and being vulnerable in Marathon.

The attorney for the city of Ypsilanti, Michigan, said the construction of the data center puts “a big bulls eye target on this entire township."

Who could have possibly predicted this, besides everyone?

In a feature the dating app says is set to roll out in the U.S. later this spring, Tinder plans to access users' camera rolls to pick photos and determine what they're into.

How filmmaker Chris Parr put North Oaks, Minnesota on the map.

There is no associated website yet, but the move comes after Trump ordered the release of files related to UFOs.

This week we talk about the disappearing (and reappearing) DOGE depositions; how AI is African Intelligence; and what AI job loss reports are missing.

“Organic molecules delivered from extraterrestrial materials may have played a key role in supplying building blocks for life on Earth,” said one scientist.

Widely cited AI labor research ignores the most important thing AI is doing: Killing the human internet.

The CEO of Krafton used ChatGPT to push out the head of the studio developing Subnautica 2 against the advice of his own legal team and failed miserably.

A newly published study of how college students interact with chatbots and human strangers showed talking to a random person offers more connection than an LLM.

A judge in London tossed out witness testimony after discovering the man was receiving coaching through a pair of smartglasses.

On Friday, a judge ordered those who uploaded the videos to YouTube to remove them. By Saturday, a backup of the videos was available online as a torrent and on the Internet Archive.

Moons orbiting free-floating planets may remain warm for billions of years, raising the possibility some might host stable water, or even life.

The government asked a judge to stop the spread of the videos on YouTube. The judge agreed and ordered their immediate removal.

This week, we discuss traveling for reporting and watching way too much DOGE testimony.

The data drops as Sen. Bernie Sanders calls for a moratorium on datacenter construction. 'We need to take a deep breath. We need to make sure that AI and robotics work for all of us, not just a handful of billionaires.'

The hours of videos provide fascinating, or perhaps horrifying, insight into the thinking of someone inside DOGE.

Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

Copilot “can help with routine Senate work, including drafting and editing documents, summarizing information, preparing talking points and briefing material, and conducting research and analysis,” the memo says.

What experts say about AI psychosis, how ProtonMail data helped the FBI identify a protester, and a viral app that exposed incredibly personal data of hundreds of thousands of people.

To better understand what exactly we’re looking at in this dystopian surveillance hellscape, 404 Media’s Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox joined Reddit's r/technology for an Ask Me Anything session. 

‘Elon Musk is an aggressive and irresponsible salesman, who has a long history of making dangerous design choices, and over-promising the features of his products.’

“I think we often underestimate their capabilities,” said one of the researchers who uncovered a pre-Inca trade route linking the Amazon rainforest to the Pacific coast.

A couple of 20-year-old developers make $500,000 a month promising to help men to stop watching porn, but exposed their private porn watching habits.

Cecilia D’Anstasio on Roblox’s efforts to protect children from pedophiles.

Mental health experts say identifying when someone is in need of help is the first step — and approaching them with careful compassion is the hardest, most essential part that follows.

The 'Freedom Trucks' will haul AI slop George Washington on a tour across 48 American states.