Elon Musk Is Playing God
The tech billionaire wants to shape humanity’s future. Not everyone has a place there.
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The tech industry and its critics occupy parallel universes.
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Elon Musk Updated Grok. Guess What It Said.
After praising Hitler earlier this week, the chatbot is now listing the “good races.”
Conspiracy Theorists Are Turning on the President
MAGA influencers are furious that Trump’s FBI says no more Jeffrey Epstein secrets are forthcoming.
The End of Airport Shoe-Screening Is Populism Theater
A hated policy is over. But why?
A Race-Science Blogger Goes Mainstream
Jordan Lasker, known online as Crémieux, is taking a victory lap after he was mentioned by The New York Times.
Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust
The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names.
The AI Industry Is Radicalizing
The tech industry and its critics occupy parallel universes.
The AI Birthday Letter That Blew Me Away
Google is ushering in an era of custom chatbots.
Nobody Cares If Music Is Real Anymore
“Rubber burns, the map fades away / Chasing the ghosts of yesterday.” Sure, fine.
The Christian Rocker at the Center of MAGA
Sean Feucht is bringing Christian nationalism to the masses.
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”