Google’s New AI Ultra Upgrades Could Cost Pixel Owners Up To $240

Upgrading to Google AI Ultra immediately cancels bundled Pixel and Galaxy free trials, permanently forfeiting up to $240 in Google One promotions.

I went looking for the AI weed vape that gives you Bitcoin for smoking
I went looking for the AI weed vape that gives you Bitcoin for smoking

The crypto weed vape found me on 4/20, the high holiday of cannabis enthusiasts everywhere. It arrived over Slack with the thumbnail of a man exhaling a plume of vapor, the words “every hit delivers Bitcoin” emblazoned across it. It claimed to be advertising a device called Gudtrip, and I thought everything about it sounded […]

Photoshop is being eaten by the prompt box

AI image editors are making creative work feel less like using software and more like giving instructions, but the prompt box brings its own kind of friction.

Three AI Data Center Concerns With Erin Brockovich Leading The Charge

Erin Brockovich maps the rise of AI data centers and reveals 3 key risks around water, energy, and local impact every community should understand.

Want An AI Sandwich? Keeping Things Straight In An Automated World

The “human sandwich” model promotes human-led AI collaboration, preserving creativity, judgment, and critical thinking.

Emerging Research Reveals Psychosocial Twists About AI Chatbots And Human Minds

We need more empirical studies about the impact of generative AI on our mental health. I dissect one recent study to show counterintuitive results. An AI Insider scoop.

AI-Fabricated Citations In Over 2,800 Biomedical Journal Articles

A Lancet correspondence described how over a three-year period, 4,046 references in 2,810 published scientific journal articles had been fabricated, presumably by AI.

SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers

The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity.

‘What a joke’: Github Copilot’s new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs

The golden age of Microsoft’s Github Copilot appears to be at an end.

Meta is reportedly developing an AI pendant

Meta seems to be making big bets on AI-powered hardware.