Tech & Innovation

Patient Confronts Doctor for Wearing Meta Smart Glasses During Private Exam

A California TikTok creator confronted a doctor after spotting him wearing Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses during a post-operative breast lift consultation that required the patient to undress. The woman, who posts as TaylorTakeover under the handle @taylorsdiary.mp4, said she accompanied a friend to the appointment at a medical facility in California. She noticed the doctor’s glasses looked unusually thick on the sides and caught a...

Major OpenAI Executives Quit Leaving Sam Altman as Revenue Tops $40B

OpenAI’s annualized revenue run rate has topped $40 billion even as a string of senior executives depart, leaving CEO Sam Altman to guide the company through its next phase ahead of a potential IPO. Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser is leaving after roughly eight months in the role. She joined in December 2025 from her position as CEO of Slack, where she had previously spent...

China Cracks Down on Romantic AI Chatbots Amid Birth Rate Concerns

China has put strict new rules in place that stop AI chatbots and companion services from encouraging romantic attachments or emotional dependence on virtual...

French Startup Invents 40-Gram Drone That Hunts Mosquitoes Mid-Air

A French engineering team has developed an autonomous micro-drone system capable of detecting, identifying, and destroying mosquitoes in flight while leaving other insects untouched,...

YouTube Creators Face Monetization Loss Over ‘Unsatisfying’ Content

YouTube now explicitly states that creators can lose monetization for videos it considers unsatisfying or off putting, including repetitive shock videos that prioritize views...

Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Theft of Secret Product Data

Apple, the iPhone maker has sued OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and led by CEO Sam Altman, alleging that it systematically stole trade secrets...

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...

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...

Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger Permanently Banned from Editing Site

Larry Sanger, the co-founder who named Wikipedia and helped draft its foundational policies on neutrality and sourcing in 2001, has been permanently banned from...

Sacramento Police Disarm Suspect Using Drone in First-of-Its-Kind US Operation

Sacramento County sheriff's deputies carried out the first known drone-assisted disarmament of an armed suspect in the United States when they flew a compact...

New $499 Dumb Phone Blocks Social Media & Web Browsers

Commodore is bringing back the flip phone — with a modern twist designed to combat digital overload. The newly announced Commodore Callback 8020, set to...

Tiny Drone: China Unveils Mosquito-Sized Micro-Drone

A viral video shared by NEXTA on X has millions buzzing: a tiny metallic drone, no bigger than a mosquito, perches on a person's...

8 Chinese Humanoid Robots Dazzle on America’s Got Talent Stage

Eight sleek Chinese humanoid robots took the America's Got Talent stage by storm, delivering a jaw-dropping synchronized dance performance to Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra" that...

High-Profile Instagram Accounts Hijacked via Meta’s AI Support Chatbot

A security flaw involving Meta's AI-powered support chatbot reportedly allowed hackers to take over a number of high-profile Instagram accounts over the weekend, exposing...