11 Jun 2026
Why Do Chatbots Keep Telling Stories About Someone Named ‘Elias Thorne’?
Who in the world is Elias Thorne? He’s a regular fixture in stories told by chatbots, as first spotted by software engineer Daniel May, but no one knows why... until now.
06 Jun 2026
The Leopard Is Eating David Sacks’s Face
President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that he’s thinking about the U.S. government entering into some kind of partnership with the major AI companies, perhaps even taking a stake like he did with Intel.
05 Jun 2026
Bitcoin Price Hits Lowest Level Since Before Trump’s 2024 Election Win
The bitcoin price dipped below the $60,000 mark on Friday, which brought it down to a level not seen since October 2024, before Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election win the following month.
05 Jun 2026
It Sure Seems Like Pete Hegseth Is Losing His War Against Anthropic
News broke this week that the National Security Agency (NSA) is using Anthropic’s Mythos AI model for offensive cyber operations, likely against China and Iran. It makes a lot of sense, given the reported power of Mythos to find and exploit vulnerabilities. But it’s just the latest sign that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth might be losing his war against Anthropic.
05 Jun 2026
Anthropic (Sorta) Calls for Pause on AI Development. You Should (Sorta) Take It Seriously
Anthropic is urging a unilateral slowdown on the development of new AI models until rigorous safeguards can be put in place—with a few caveats.
03 Jun 2026
Tesla Owners Say Their Old FSD Contracts Were Quietly Changed
Tesla owners are reporting that old contracts mentioning the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature have been quietly changed.
30 May 2026
Anthropic Is Now Worth More Than OpenAI
In a blog post on Thursday, Anthropic wrote that it “has raised $65 billion in Series H funding led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital, valuing the company at $965 billion post-money.”
28 May 2026
Anthropic Debuts Claude Opus 4.8, Teases Upcoming Launch of ‘Mythos-Class Models’
On Thursday, Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.8, the latest and most advanced version of its flagship AI model. It’s available everywhere at the same price as its predecessor, Opus 4.7 ($5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens).
27 May 2026
Silicon Valley VC Backs Startup That Gathers AI Datasets From Head-Mounted Cameras on Workers in India
A video went viral in India about a month ago appearing to show a vast number of garment workers wearing tiny, head-mounted cameras while they worked in a dreary-looking factory.
