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Ford Rehires Over 300 Human Engineers as AI Fails to Match Skills

Ford Motor Co. is quietly reversing course on its heavy bet on artificial intelligence in vehicle engineering. Years spent chasing efficiency through machines have given way to a quiet shift at the car company older engineers, once edged out, are back. Between 2019 and now, around three hundred to three fifty of these experienced hands returned, some rehired, others newly brought in, many stepping...

Tech Updates June 30, 2026

San Diego School Spends $500,000 on ChatGPT-Powered Humanoid Robots

A charter school network in San Diego spent $500,000 on two humanoid robots powered by ChatGPT to assist with classroom support through four distinct roles, including that of a teacher, a wellness coach, a college planner, and a translator. The purchase targets needs in alternative education settings where students often require extra individualized attention to recover academic credits and stay on track for graduation....

AI & Digital Culture June 29, 2026

China’s Latest Robot Can Swap Its Own Batteries

A robot that never has someone plug it in or flip the battery. It senses it’s running low, gets up and goes into a...

Tech Updates July 19, 2025

Man’s Creepy Obsession With Grok’s Female AI Is Freaking Everyone Out Online

A video posted by X user Dom Lucre went viral, showing a man pouring his heart out to Ani, an anime-style AI companion...

AI & Digital Culture July 16, 2025

NASA Detects Strange Signals from Newly Found Super Earth

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has uncovered TOI-1846 b, a "super-Earth" exoplanet located 154 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. Nearly twice the...

Tech Updates July 16, 2025

Chess World Stunned as ChatGPT Ranks Magnus Carlsen Below Expert After Match Loss

ChatGPT, the AI chatbot renowned for its conversational abilities, has caused a stir by rating five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen as a below-expert-level...

AI & Digital Culture July 12, 2025

Why Jeff Bezos Sold $665 Million of Amazon Shares This Week

Jeff Bezos, newly married in a $50 million Venice ceremony, steps away from the festivities to finalize another staggering stock transaction. In early July...

Tech Updates July 9, 2025

Rogue AI: OpenAI’s o1 and Anthropic’s Claude 4 Lied, Schemed, and Threatened Humans

What happens when the world’s smartest AI starts playing dirty to stay online? OpenAI’s o1 and Anthropic’s Claude 4, two of the most advanced...

AI & Digital Culture July 7, 2025

‘M2’ Will Replace TikTok in the U.S. on Sept 5

For 18-year-old Aiyana Torres, TikTok isn’t just an app it’s where she found her people. From sharing Native American jingle dress dances to building...

Tech Updates July 7, 2025

$8.69B Bitcoin Wallet Comes Alive — 40,000 BTC Just Moved After a 14-Year Sleep

A colossal Bitcoin fortune, untouched for over 14 years, just stirred, sending shockwaves through the crypto world. On July 4, 2025, a Bitcoin OG,...

Tech Updates July 4, 2025

Bought a Game at GameStop? You Could Get Paid from This $4.5M Privacy Lawsuit

You bought a video game from GameStop’s U.S. website sometime in the past few years. You clicked “checkout” and moved on. But behind the...

Tech Updates July 3, 2025

Donald Trump Says TikTok Buyer Is Ready, Identity to Be Revealed in Two Weeks

With the clock ticking on one of the world’s most popular apps, TikTok’s 170 million U.S. users were jolted on Sunday by President Donald...

Tech Updates June 30, 2025

Notorious Bitcoin Teen Thief Caught Stealing Another $2M—Bond Revoked

A 19-year-old Connecticut man at the center of one of the most significant cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history faces up to 24 years in...

Crime Stories June 28, 2025

Disney Is Reportedly Exploring a Game-Changing AI Deal with OpenAI

Get ready for a whole new kind of Disney magic! The entertainment giant is reportedly in early talks with OpenAI, the brains behind ChatGPT,...

AI & Digital Culture June 25, 2025

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