Researchers Put AI Models in Charge of a Simulated Society. Grok Oversaw a Crime Spree
If you’re worried about artificial intelligence getting so advanced that it eventually traps humanity in some sort of Matrix-like simulation,…
Supermassive Black Hole Without a Galaxy Changes What We Thought Came First
While probing the dawn of the universe for the origins of ancient galaxies, the James Webb Space Telescope uncovered something…
There’s a Hidden Signal in the Sun, Study Suggests
For all we’re learning about the distant cosmos, there’s still much we don’t understand about things much closer to us,…
Airstrikes on Iran’s Oil Facilities Spewed as Much Toxic Sulfur as an Erupting Volcano
Human rights groups and United Nations researchers called it “black rain.” The surprise joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities…
The First Successful AI Wearable Won’t Be Your Friend
Within some tech circles not so long ago, there was excitement around the concept of a wearable AI “companion”; essentially,…
Elon Musk Is Already Preparing to Evict Anthropic from SpaceX’s Data Center
Remember when Elon Musk announced that he would be leasing the available computing power at SpaceX/xAI’s massive Colossus data center…
Jared Leto and Sam Altman Say They Can Thwart Ticket Scalper Bots by Scanning Your Eyeballs
If you subscribe to Dead Internet Theory—which claims the web is now predominantly a sea of AI, bots, and algorithmic…
Scientists Identify Potential New Source of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs—and It’s Not What You Think
Just about everyone by now knows (in theory) how to solve the increasingly dire problem of antibiotic-resistant diseases: Medical professionals…
‘Sugar’ Season 2 Teases a New Case and More Neo-Noir Ennui
Sugar is a show that io9 didn’t initially cover when its first season arrived on Apple TV. Sure, we love…
Qualcomm’s New ‘Compute’ Chip Wants to Knock the MacBook Neo off Its Pedestal
What does the “C” in Qualcomm’s all-new Snapdragon C chips stand for? “Compute.” As if Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series chips…
