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TechScape: The people charged with making sure AI doesn’t destroy humanity have left the building

admin May 21, 2024

If OpenAI can’t keep its own team together, what hope is there for the rest…

‘It’s very hard to get spare parts’: London museum ‘retires’ treasure-trove gallery of household gadgets

admin May 19, 2024

Science Museum’s Secret Life of the Home collection, including tea-making machines, early microwave cookers, gramophones…

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Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.48 billion.
Elon Musk Spends $10 Million to Help Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate Race January 19, 2026
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The Rise of Prediction Markets January 19, 2026
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AI Attack Ad in Texas Senate Race Shows John Cornyn Dancing With Jasmine Crockett January 17, 2026
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The top executive of the crypto exchange Coinbase scuttled a planned Senate committee vote on a major cryptocurrency bill after voicing his concerns, a sign of the company’s clout.
OpenAI Starts Testing Ads in ChatGPT January 16, 2026
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Trump and States Aim to Stop A.I. From Inflating Energy Bills January 16, 2026
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How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online January 16, 2026
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Jonathan Haidt Strikes Again + What You Vibecoded + An Update on the Forkiverse January 16, 2026
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State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy January 16, 2026
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Elon Musk’s X Restricts Ability to Create Explicit Images With Grok January 15, 2026
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Can A.I. Generate New Ideas? January 15, 2026
Systems like OpenAI’s GPT-5 are accelerating research in math, biology and chemistry. But there is a debate over whether it can do that work on its own.
A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know. January 15, 2026
Google’s A.I. assistant, Gemini, can create a to-do list based on recent emails, among other new tricks. There are implications for your privacy.
California Investigates Elon Musk’s xAI Over Sexualized Images Generated by Grok January 15, 2026
The state will examine whether xAI, which owns the social media platform X and created the A.I. chatbot Grok, violated state law.
OpenAI Teams Up With Cerebras in Chip Maker Deal January 14, 2026
The agreement with the start-up Cerebras is the latest in a series intended to expand the A.I. company’s computing power.
2026 May Be the Year of the Mega I.P.O. January 14, 2026
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Starlink Users in Iran Get Free Internet Access, Nonprofits Say January 14, 2026
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Microsoft Pledges to Pay More for Electricity, Drawing Praise From Trump January 13, 2026
The tech giant is responding to concerns that data centers are driving up electricity costs in some communities.
Can We Build a Better Social Network? January 13, 2026
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TechScape: The people charged with making sure AI doesn’t destroy humanity have left the building

‘It’s very hard to get spare parts’: London museum ‘retires’ treasure-trove gallery of household gadgets

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