AI/ML News

Are you addicted to your AI chatbot? It might be by design

AI chatbots can grant almost any request—a celebrity in love with you, a research assistant, a book character sprung to…

2 months ago

‘STAGED’: Conspiracy Theories Are Everywhere Following White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting

The word “staged” exploded on social media following the attack, as both right- and left-wing influencers and anonymous accounts spread…

2 months ago

Best Apps for Focus (2026): Focus Friend, Forest, Focus Traveller

Distractions? What distractions? Here are our recommendations for apps that help you stay focused on the task at hand.

2 months ago

Give Mom Warm Coffee All Year Long With This Ember Smart Mug Deal

If an Ember mug is at the top of Mom’s wish list, this sale is worth checking out.

2 months ago

Why faster AI isn’t always better

In the race to make AI models not just reason better but respond faster, latency—the delay before an answer appears—is…

2 months ago

US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Polymarket Bets on Maduro Raid

The master sergeant allegedly used classified intel to profit on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, marking the first…

2 months ago

Sam Altman’s Orb Company Promoted a Bruno Mars Partnership That Doesn’t Exist

“To be clear, we were never approached … nor were we in any discussions regarding a partnership or tour access,”…

2 months ago

Teaching AI models to say ‘I’m not sure’ in cases of calibration errors

Confidence is persuasive. In artificial intelligence systems, it is often misleading. Today's most capable reasoning models share a trait with…

2 months ago

Framework Has a Better, More Take-Apartable Laptop

The company announced its new Framework Laptop 13 Pro, along with updates to its 16-inch model.

2 months ago

AI swarms could hijack democracy without anyone noticing

AI-powered personas are becoming so realistic that they can infiltrate online communities and subtly steer public opinion. Unlike traditional bots,…

2 months ago