LG has found itself at the center of a growing privacy firestorm after tech outlet Gamers Nexus revealed a troubling pattern of data collection practices embedded in both its smart TVs and Ultra Gear monitors. What started as a flood of user complaints about adware appearing on a $1,200 LG Ultra Gear monitor quickly expanded … Read more
A promising AI shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates, the 23-year-old daughter of Bill Gates, is now facing serious allegations of deceptive behavior after an investigation suggested the company may have claimed credit for online sales it never actually influenced. Phoebe Gates launched the browser extension Phia alongside her Stanford roommate Sophia Kianni. The app … Read more
On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, podcast host Joe Rogan pushed back on optimistic predictions about artificial intelligence, singling out a conflict of interest that may be shaping the cheerful forecasts coming from Silicon Valley’s biggest names. Rogan laid out Elon Musk‘s vision in vivid terms, describing it as a future where … Read more
Tucker Carlson rarely shies away from uncomfortable territory, but his recent conversation on the Jack Neel podcast ventured into territory that most mainstream media figures avoid: the idea that artificial intelligence is not simply a technological breakthrough, but something with deep connections to the occult and the metaphysical. When asked whether AI’s rapid rise is … Read more
Jeff Bridges arrived on Theo Von’s podcast carrying more than just stories about his legendary career. Tucked inside his satchel, alongside a photograph of the first words he ever spoke to his wife, was a laptop running an AI he had named Gary. The moment arrived naturally. Bridges and Von had been talking about the … Read more
LG has a new marketing pitch for its AI-powered appliances, and it is exactly as unsettling as it sounds. The company describes its devices as having “affectionate intelligence” and an “empathetic and caring AI” that is “optimized to learn and analyze your physical and emotional life patterns.” Its AI TV, according to LG’s own website, … Read more
On a recent solo episode of ‘This Past Weekend’, Theo Von launched into a passionate rant about artificial intelligence after a caller raised concerns about a proposed data center being built near the Nashville Zoo and an elementary school. Von wasted no time making his feelings clear. “On behalf of everybody that’s human and has … Read more
A former JPMorgan banker who accused a top executive of workplace harassment and turning him into a personal servant has taken a dramatic legal turn, dropping his entire state lawsuit and arriving at court with five new attorneys ready to file a sweeping federal case. The saga began when the banker, identified as Chirayu Rana, … Read more
When Axios host Mike Allen asked President Donald Trump what he had learned about the limits of his power following the conflict with Iran, the answer came immediately. “There are no limits,” Trump said. When Allen followed up by asking, “No limits?” Trump doubled down. “No, none,” he replied. “I haven’t learned that lesson yet. … Read more
When Joseph Gordon-Levitt stood before cameras on Capitol Hill advocating passionately for legislation that would strip tech giants of one of their most valuable legal shields, it read like the kind of celebrity activism that generates a news cycle and then fades. Then came the revelation that the actor had been quietly attending Peter Thiel‘s … Read more
