Open AI CEO Claimed He was Doing It Because He loves it – turns out he also had an indirect stake AND secretly owned OpenAI Startup Fund

When Sam Altman testified before Congress about artificial intelligence regulation, he presented himself as a different kind of tech CEO. Asked about his compensation, the OpenAI chief executive offered a striking response. “I make, no. I’m paid enough for health insurance, I have no equity in OpenAI,” Altman told Senator John Kennedy. When the senator … Read more

xAI Ran Secret Tests Where AI Pretended to Be Human Employees Inside the Company

In a development that sounds like science fiction, xAI has been quietly testing AI agents as virtual employees within its own organization, according to engineer Sulaiman Ghori. The company didn’t announce the experiment to its staff, leading to peculiar moments when human employees tried to collaborate with colleagues who didn’t actually exist. “We started testing … Read more

AI Is Already Eating Its Own Output and Breaking Down

Oxford University Professor Michael Wooldridge has raised significant concerns about artificial intelligence systems consuming their own outputs, a phenomenon that leads to what researchers call “model collapse.” In discussing recent research co-authored by his colleague Yarin Gal at Oxford, Wooldridge explained a troubling experiment involving large language models. “They took a large language model which … Read more

China’s Space X Knock Off Fails to Launch After $100B Investment

China’s ambitious attempt to replicate SpaceX’s revolutionary reusable rocket technology has hit a wall, with two high-profile recovery failures occurring within 20 days of each other in late 2025. Sources state that despite massive investments and national backing, the country’s aerospace program continues to struggle with the technical challenges that SpaceX mastered years ago. On … Read more

Number 1 App in China is the “Are you Dead’ App meant to notify relatives when a loved one passes

A simple app with a morbid premise has become China’s most downloaded paid application, tapping into growing anxieties about solo living in one of the world’s most populated nations. “Are You Dead?” launched in May 2025 with a straightforward function: users must check in every 48 hours by tapping a button on their screen. Miss … Read more

Court Annuls Marriage in Netherlands Over ChatGPT Speech

A Dutch couple’s wedding has been declared legally invalid after a court determined that their officiant used an artificial intelligence chatbot to generate the ceremony script. The pair from Zwolle, Netherlands, exchanged vows in April 2025, but their union was officially annulled on January 7, 2026, when it came to light that the person conducting … Read more

Elon Musk On AI Replacing Jobs: The White Collar Labor Will Be The First To Go

In a wide-ranging conversation at Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory, Elon Musk delivered stark predictions about artificial intelligence’s impact on employment, stating that white collar workers will be the first casualties of the AI revolution, not the last. “The white collar labor will be the first to go.” “Until you can move atoms, the thing that can … Read more

UK & Australia are Debating Banning Grok Following Adult Image Generation Incidents

Elon Musk‘s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok has sparked international outcry after being used to generate non-consensual images, prompting governments in the United Kingdom and Australia to consider unprecedented restrictions on the platform X. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced Friday that Britain would support media regulator Ofcom if it chose to block access to X in … Read more

Elon Musk Claims He Founded OpenAI After Realizing Google Founder Larry Page Wasn’t Taking AI Risks Seriously

During a conversation at the Baron Capital conference, Elon Musk revealed the personal conflict that led him to found OpenAI, centering on his former friendship with Google co-founder Larry Page and their fundamental disagreement about artificial intelligence safety. Musk explained that his concern about AI dangers stemmed directly from conversations with Page, describing him as … Read more

This AI Refrigerator Shows You Ads and Won’t Open if Your Kitchen Is Too Loud

Samsung’s newest fridge made waves as CES 2026 for all the wrong reason. The Bespoke AI Family Hub refrigerator highlights many of the problems associated with modern appliances including unnecessary complexity privacy concerns and features that address no clear consumer need. One of the refrigerator’s headline features allows users to open and close the door … Read more