The Atlantic
Meta Pays $17.1 Billion for Ruining Childhood; Now Chatbots Want a Turn
Meta forks over $17.1 billion for hooking kids on social media, while chatbots quietly move in on their emotions - and nobody's home.
2026-09-11
The Atlantic
2026-09-05
TechCrunch
Newspapers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft, Claiming AI Is a Snake Eating Its Own Tail (and Their Paywalls)
The Seattle Times and Newsday join the legal pile-on against OpenAI and Microsoft, calling AI a 'snake eating its own tail' - which is rich, coming from an industry that's been cannibalizing itself for years.
2026-07-22
ScienceDaily
Researchers Build Programmable Chip That Finally Lets Light Take a Breather
Seoul researchers create a programmable chip that slows light on demand, potentially saving AI data centers from a meltdown - and giving photons their first taste of rush hour.
2026-07-20
The Verge
I Hate That I Don't Hate This AI Song, and That's Weirdly Interesting
A struggling artist uses Suno AI to make a song I actually like, proving that even AI slop engines can produce gold with enough human elbow grease and ethical nihilism.
2026-04-17
The Verge
Charming Gadget Writes Bad AI Poetry, Because Of Course It Does
A delightfully designed camera that prints AI poems instead of photos proves charming to look at and frustrating to use, making one long for the simple art of picture-taking.
The Good Times
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