Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy OpenAI in Letter to Staff
Sam Altman is leaving no room for doubt about his views on an Elon Musk-led bid to take control of OpenAI. In a letter to ...
It’s Spring on Mars—and That Means Violently Explosive Geysers and Avalanches
The above image shows a 20-meter-long chunk of frozen carbon dioxide falling off a cliff. Rising temperatures during the ...
Here's How All Online Maps Are Handling the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Name Change
Google is among the first companies to change the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its maps. Other sources for online ...
An Advisor to Elon Musk’s xAI Has a Way to Make AI More Like Donald Trump
A researcher affiliated with Elon Musk’s xAI startup is researching a method to alter the politics of Grok and better align ...
Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access
The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the complaint on behalf of US federal workers, arguing that DOGE’s data access is ...
I Took Grindr’s AI Wingman for a Spin. Here’s a Glimpse of Your Dating Future
Grindr CEO George Arison is going all-in on artificial intelligence. I tested the beta version of the queer app’s AI wingman, ...
Silicon Valley’s Macho Makeover Was a Warning, Not a Trend
A spate of tech-titan glow-ups has won plaudits from fashion pundits and trend-watchers, but everyone missed that they were ...
I Dated Multiple AI Partners at Once. It Got Real Weird
Do people really fall in love with AI? I dated bots from four different companies for a week—and found out it was easier than ...
What Comes After OnlyFans?
Fandom revolutionized sex work and remapped the parameters of connection across social media. The question now is, how real ...
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
The CFPB Work Freeze Is Putting Big Tech Regulations ‘On Ice’
The cease-work order at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will stall regulation that could govern tech companies like Apple and Google.