News

#bbc.com. Google boss Sundar Pichai warns 'no company immune' if AI bubble bursts. The AI boom has been an "extraordinary moment" but a subsequent bust would affect every company, CEO Sundar Pichai told the BBC.

#Nov.18.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Amazon selling this tasteless Christmas baby outfit is Claus for concern. The offensive listing seemed more than a mistake – it was a failure of corporate responsibility, says reader

#Nov.18.2025 ×

#washingtonpost.com. China has lent $200B to U.S. tech and infrastructure projects, report finds. Chinese lenders backed 2,500 projects, covering almost every U.S. state, from gas pipelines to airport terminals, even as Washington warned developing nations about Chinese debt traps.

#Nov.18.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice. Which? study of ChatGPT, Copilot and others uncovers incorrect and misleading tips on investments, tax and insurance

#Nov.18.2025 ×

#bbc.com. Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, Google boss tells BBC. Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google's models.

#Nov.18.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison. The long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing

#Nov.18.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs. Ockham Book Awards dropped two titles from contention after new guidelines introduced on artificial intelligence use

#Nov.18.2025 ×

#bbc.com. Africa tech: The Egyptian firm looking to cut energy bills. Saving System has developed a device that it says can help firms save electricity.

#Nov.18.2025 ×

#wired.com. WIRED Roundup: Fandom in Politics, Zuckerberg’s Illegal School, and Nepal’s Discord Revolution. In this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we run through the top stories of the week and examine how some of the victories in the US November elections show the power of online fandom.

#Nov.17.2025 ×

#wired.com. The 4 Things You Need for a Tech Bubble. On this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” guest Brian Merchant walks us through a historical framework he used to analyze whether AI fits the classic signs of an economic bubble—and what that means for all

#Nov.17.2025 ×

#wired.com. Valar Atomics Says It’s the First Nuclear Startup to Achieve Criticality. A Trump administration pilot program aims for three nuclear startups to reach a key milestone by July 4, 2026. Valar Atomics says it’s the first to do so—but it had some help.

#Nov.17.2025 ×

#bbc.com. From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed. A new study pinpoints the deadly thresholds of plastic ingestion for marine life.

#Nov.17.2025 ×

#wired.com. Our Favorite Compact Soundbar Is $100 Off. This slim bar can slide under any TV, and it has a surprisingly rich feature set for the price.

#Nov.17.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Jeff Bezos reportedly launches new AI startup with himself as CEO. Former Amazon CEO to co-head Project Prometheus with tech executive Vik Bajaj, according to the New York Times

#Nov.17.2025 ×

#wired.com. A Collision with Space Debris Leaves 3 Chinese Astronauts Stranded in Orbit. The only craft docked at Tiangong space station has been damaged and “does not meet the release conditions for a safe manned return.”

#Nov.17.2025 ×

#bbc.com. British hacker must repay £4m after hijacking celebrity Twitter accounts. Joseph O'Connor, from Liverpool, hacked more than 130 accounts in July 2020 to promote a Bitcoin scam.

#Nov.17.2025 ×

#wired.com. When My Dog Chewed a Hole in My Duvet, I Discovered This Cool Textile Recycling Service. It's hard to know what to do with old clothes and bedding that can't be donated, but this mail-order clothes recycling program lets you earn points for old textiles and e-waste.

#Nov.17.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. AI is guzzling energy for slop content – could it be reimagined to help the climate?. Some experts think AI could be used to lower, rather than raise, planet-heating emissions – others aren’t so convinced

#Nov.17.2025 ×

#wired.com. Young People Are Tripping on Benadryl—and It’s Always a Bad Time. Deliriants like Benadryl can bring on terrifying hallucinations in high doses. Some Gen Z-ers are taking at least a dozen pills at a time—and challenging others to do the same.

#Nov.17.2025 ×