Who will inherit the stars? A space ethicist on what we don’t talk about
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In October, the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos, predicted at a technology conference in Italy that millions of people will live in space “in the next few…
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AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR — and it started with a Reddit post
Runpod, an AI app hosting platform launched four years ago, has hit $120 million in annual revenue, founders Zhen Lu and Pardeep Singh tell TechCrunch. Their startup journey is a…
Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of the longest on record as protests continue
As of Thursday, 92 million Iranians have been completely blocked from accessing the internet for more than a week, in what is now one of the longest nationwide internet shutdowns…
Musk denies knowledge of Grok sexual underage images as California AG opens investigation
Elon Musk said Wednesday that he is “not aware of any nude minor images generated by Grok,” hours before California’s attorney general opened an investigation into xAI’s chatbot over the…
New York’s governor is clearing the way for robot axes everywhere, with one notable exception
New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to introduce legislation that would effectively legalize robotics in the state — except for its most populous metropolis: New York City. Hochul, who made…
Why Amazon bought Bee, an AI wearable
Smart rings, smart screens, smart TVs, smart pins, smart … ice cube machines? Yes, why not! AI was everywhere at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where…
Nuclear startups are back in fashion with small reactors and big challenges
The nuclear industry is in the throes of a renaissance. Old facilities are being renovated and investors are showering startups with cash. In the last few weeks of 2025 alone,…
Indonesia blocks Grok over sexual deepfakes without consent
Indonesian officials said on Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok. This is one of the most aggressive moves yet by officials responding to a flood…
CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia’s debuts to AMD’s new chips to Razer’s AI oddities
CES 2026 is winding down in Las Vegas as the consumer technology industry and everyone who swarms around it begin their return flights home. Over the past few days, we’ve…
Governments are grappling with the flow of nudity without consent on X
For the past two weeks, X has been inundated with AI-manipulated nude photos, created by the Grok AI chatbot. An alarming range of women have been affected by the non-consensual…