A Wave of Unexplained Bot Traffic Is Sweeping the Web
From small publishers to US federal agencies, websites are reporting unusual spikes in automated traffic linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China.
Chinese EV Batteries Are Eating the World
China’s lithium batteries aren’t always “made in China.” Companies like BYD and CATL are building factories on nearly every continent.
Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death Sparks Revolt Among Kalshi Customers
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyIn the lead-up to the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran, prediction markets saw a frenzy of...
AI Models Lie, Cheat, and Steal to Protect Other Models From...
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyIn a recent experiment, researchers at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz asked Google’s artificial intelligence model Gemini...
‘Uncanny Valley’: Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI,’ Tesla Disappoints, and Meta’s...
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyThis week on Uncanny Valley, hosts Brian Barrett and Zoë Schiffer discuss the highlights from Nvidia’s annual developer...
Google Acquires Top Talent From AI Voice Startup Hume AI in...
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyGoogle DeepMind is hiring the CEO and several top engineers from Hume AI, a startup working on emotionally...
Meta Claims Downloaded Porn at Center of AI Lawsuit Was for...
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyThis week, Meta asked a US district court to toss a lawsuit alleging that the tech giant illegally...
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 as It Navigates ‘Code Red’
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyOpenAI has introduced GPT-5.2, its smartest artificial intelligence model yet, with performance gains across writing, coding, and reasoning...
Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storySouth Korean crypto entrepreneur and prosecuted fraudster Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a...
The Battle for OpenAI’s Soul
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyElon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman will head to trial this month in an Oakland, California, federal courtroom,...



























