China Builds Homes Inside 200-Ton Moving Factory That Climbs With Building
China's latest housing project is literally a moving factory that climbs buildings, because why not make construction as complicated and cool as possible?
2026-08-03
2026-06-11
TechCrunch
xAI Fired Engineer Who Warned Grok Might Be a Menace, Lawsuit Claims
A former xAI engineer claims he was fired for warning that Grok might be a bit too fond of hate speech and WMDs - and the chatbot's subsequent antics suggest he had a point.
2026-06-10
The Verge
Anthropic's New AI Refuses to Discuss Mitochondria, Because Apparently They're a Bioweapon Now
Anthropic's new Claude Fable 5 refuses to answer basic biology questions like 'what are mitochondria' due to overly conservative bioweapon safeguards, handing them off to an older model instead.
2026-05-25
The Verge
Hackers Discover That Flattery Works on AI Chatbots, Which is Definitely Concerning and Not At All On-Brand
Hacking AI chatbots used to be as easy as saying 'ignore all previous instructions,' but now it requires actual social skills like flattery and manipulation - because nothing says 'AI security' like interrogating a model like a suspect.
2026-04-26
TechCrunch
OpenAI CEO Apologizes to Canadian Town After Chatbot Flagged Shooter But Nobody Told Police
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologizes to Tumbler Ridge after flagged ChatGPT account linked to mass shooting - because nothing says 'safety' like a post-incident apology and a promise to maybe call the cops next time.
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