07 May 2026
Meet 'Gabi,' the Robot That Just Became a Monk at a Buddhist Temple in South Korea. It’s the Latest Robot to Take Up Religious Practice
Nicknamed ‘Gabi,’ the humanoid robot monk took part in ceremonies at a temple in Seoul this week. The four-foot-tall humanoid robot, named Gabi, was unmistakable despite wearing the same robes as the other monks.
07 May 2026
American AI Companies Can’t Get Enough Chips
In 2026, artificial intelligence (AI) chip production has become a binding constraint on the pace of the AI compute buildout. Demand for computing power to train and deploy advanced AI models continues to grow exponentially, outpacing many chip manufacturers’ forecasts.
07 May 2026
Can a robot achieve enlightenment? Humanoid AI robot debuts as Buddhist monk
A humanoid AI robot named Gabi has been ordained as a Buddhist monk at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea, marking a controversial intersection of technology and religion.
07 May 2026
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans $55 Billion Investment to Make AI Chips
The scale of Elon Musk’s ambitious plan to build a giant computer chip plant in Texas is becoming clear — and it is stunning. The first stage of the chip manufacturing project led by his rocket company, SpaceX, will cost at least $55 billion, according to a public hearing notice filed on Wednesday in Grimes County, Texas, where the factory will be located.
07 May 2026
The More Gen Z Uses AI, the More They Hate It
Artificial intelligence was sold as a shortcut to creativity, productivity, and opportunity. Especially for young people, who tend to be more savvy and embracing of new technologies, AI was supposed to be a great asset. But increasingly, data is showing the more young people use this technology, the more they dislike it.
07 May 2026
Elon Musk’s lawsuit is putting OpenAI’s safety record under the microscope
Elon Musk’s legal effort to dismantle OpenAI may hinge on how its for-profit subsidiary enhances or detracts from the frontier lab’s founding mission of ensuring that humanity benefits from artificial general intelligence.
07 May 2026
Anthropic’s Amodei: We could grow 80x this year
xWe knew Claude Code was driving crazy growth at Anthropic, but it may be much more than the company is expecting. Speaking at the company’s developer conference yesterday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said...
07 May 2026
Tech Companies Are Freaking Out About RAMageddon
If you've listened to the executives of big tech companies over the last couple of weeks, you wouldn't be wrong in thinking that the second half of 2026 is gonna hurt thanks to the competing demands for the facilities that manufacture components for consumer laptops, smartphones, external storage devices, gaming consoles and more.
07 May 2026
ARCA Champion Isaac Kitzmiller Targets Sixth Straight Top-10 in Watkins Glen Debut
With an off-weekend from his full-time ARCA Menards Series East campaign, reigning series champion Isaac Kitzmiller will join the national tour and make his road course debut at Watkins Glen International in Friday afternoon’s General Tire 100 at The Glen.
