Things that are being pushed into the future right now: Gemini 3.1 Pro and Gemini DeepThink V2. Claude Sonnet 4.6. Grok 4.20. Updates on Agentic Coding. Disagreement between Anthropic and...
Lawsuit: ChatGPT told student he was “meant for greatness”—then came psychosis
But by April 2025, things began to go awry. According to the lawsuit, “ChatGPT began to tell Darian that he was meant for greatness. That it was his destiny, and...
NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as “Type A” mishap, says agency made mistakes
Still, after astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams eventually docked at the station, Boeing officials declared success. “We accomplished a lot, and really more than expected,” said Mark Nappi, vice...
Rubik’s WOWCube adds complexity, possibility by reinventing the puzzle cube
Technology is a double-edged sword in the $399 Rubik’s Cube-inspired toy. There’s something special about the gadget that “just works.” Technology can open opportunities for those devices but also complicate...
Diablo II’s new Warlock is a great excuse to revisit a classic game
Of the Warlock’s three Demonic partner options, I found myself leaning most on the Tainted, which can stay out of harm’s way while harassing slower enemies from afar with fireballs....
From chickens to humans, animals think “bouba” sounds round
Does “bouba” sound round to you? How about “maluma”? Neither are real words, but we’ve known for decades that people who hear them tend to associate them with round objects....
F1: Preseason tests show how different 2026 will be
Sleek 2026 cars look good. Credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images 2026 cars look good. Credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images I’ll say this for the 2026 crop of cars:...
Google announces Gemini 3.1 Pro, says it’s better at complex problem-solving
Another day, another Google AI model. Google has really been pumping out new AI tools lately, having just released Gemini 3 in November. Today, it’s bumping the flagship model to...
Zero grip, maximum fun: A practical guide to getting into amateur ice racing
Where we’re racing, we don’t need roads. To drive on ice, you just need the right tires. Credit: Tim Stevens To drive on ice, you just need the right tires....
OpenClaw security fears lead Meta, other AI firms to restrict its use
“Our policy is, ‘mitigate first, investigate second’ when we come across anything that could be harmful to our company, users, or clients,” says Grad, who is cofounder and CEO of...
Rare gifted word-learner dogs like to share their toys
This time around, the group recruited 10 GWL dogs and 21 non-GWL dogs, all border collies, since this is the most common breed to fall into the GWL category. They...
AI #156 Part 1: They Do Mean The Effect On Jobs
There was way too much going on this week to not split, so here we are. This first half contains all the usual first-half items, with a focus on projections...
Monthly Roundup #39: February 2026
There really is a lot going on these days. I held off posting this because I was trying to see if I could write a net helpful post about the...
Verizon acknowledges “pain” of new unlock policy, suggests change is coming
FCC let Verizon lock phones for longer Verizon did not mention this plan when we contacted the company’s public relations team on Friday. At the time, Verizon confirmed the current...
Chevy Bolt, BMW i3, or something else? At $10K, you have lots of EV options
2026 is looking like a pretty good year for affordable electric vehicles. There’s a new Nissan Leaf that starts at a hair under $30,000 (as long as you ignore the...
Lawsuit: EPA revoking greenhouse gas finding risks “thousands of avoidable deaths”
EPA sued for abandoning its mission to protect public health. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency was accused of abandoning its mission to protect public health after...
5 changes to know about in Apple’s latest iOS, macOS, and iPadOS betas
The 26.3 updates were mostly invisible; these changes are more significant. A collection of iPhones running iOS 26. Credit: Apple A collection of iPhones running iOS 26. Credit: Apple This...
Microsoft’s new 10,000-year data storage medium: glass
Femtosecond lasers etch data into a very stable medium. Right now, Silica hardware isn’t quite ready for commercialization. Credit: Microsoft Research Archival storage poses lots of challenges. We want media...
FDA reverses surprise rejection of Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine
Anti-vaccine agenda Agency insiders told reporters that a team of career scientists was ready to review the vaccine and held an hourlong meeting with Prasad to present the reasons for...
Record scratch—Google’s Lyria 3 AI music model is coming to Gemini today
Sour notes AI-generated music is not a new phenomenon. Several companies offer models that ingest and homogenize human-created music, and the resulting tracks can sound remarkably “real,” if a bit...
