$137 Million Has Been Spent on AI-Generated Ads Ahead of Midterms. Only 27% Included a Disclaimer Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 16 October 2026 at 21:10 Republicans are leading the spending on AI-generated political ads, while Democrats are more wary of potential backlash.
NHTSA Orders Tesla to Prove Its Cybercab Meets Federal Safety Standards Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 16 September 2026 at 22:00 The EV company has just a few weeks to respond or could face up to $139 million in penalties.
Kalshiβs AI Compute Price Tracker Reportedly Pulled Over National Security Concerns Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 15 September 2026 at 21:30 The Commerce Department reportedly pushed Kalshi to take down its AI compute price tracker over National security concerns.
Apple Launches Feature to Prove iPhone 18 Photos Are Not AI Generated Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 9 September 2026 at 22:40 The new Reference Image feature creates a 'digital negative' of photos taken with an iPhone 18 Pro that can be used to check for edits.
Fordβs China Ties Spark a Very Public Fight With the Trump Administration Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 9 September 2026 at 17:00 Ford says the secretaryβs comments are a 'wrongheaded' attempt to make headlines.
βYou Canβt Get Food Out of a Data Centerβ: Family Rejects Tech Companyβs $26 Million Offer for Their Farm Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 10 August 2026 at 21:45 82-year-old Ida Huddleston calls the Kentucky data center project a 'scam.'
SpaceX Agrees to Remove Temporary Gas Turbines at Colossus Data Center By 2027 Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 1 August 2026 at 14:55 Elon Muskβs AI company has about a year to remove the unpermitted turbines.
New Data Shows EV Batteries Are Lasting Longer Than Initially Expected Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 25 July 2026 at 13:10 Modern EVs retain an average of 95% of their original range after five years, according to one analysis.
Federal Judge Says Not So Fast to Paramountβs Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 20 July 2026 at 20:35 βThe Court is persuaded that it can presume the proposed merger is likely to violate antitrust laws,β wrote Judge MartΓnez-OlguΓn.
Hugging Face: We Used AI to Catch the First Confirmed AI Agent Breach of a Major AI Platform Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 20 July 2026 at 18:10 The company says the attack was carried out end to end by an autonomous AI-agent system.
OpenAI Just Launched Its First Hardware Productβand Itβs a Tiny Keyboard for Bossing Around AI Agents Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 15 July 2026 at 22:25 The AI company teamed up with Work Louder on a programmable keyboard designed specifically for Codex.
Claude and ChatGPT Are Getting Too Expensive, Even for Microsoft Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 7 July 2026 at 21:45 The tech giant is reportedly using its own AI models for some AI prompts in its Excel and Outlook software.
One of Wikipediaβs Cofounders Banned From the Site Over Influence Campaigns Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 23 June 2026 at 21:59 The longtime critic of the online encyclopedia is accused of trying to use his online followers to influence an internal Wikipedia debate.
Amazon MGM Studios Backs Out of Sam Altman Biopic Months After Amazon Gave OpenAI Tons of Money Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 19 June 2026 at 16:30 The decision comes months after Amazon announced a $50 billion partnership with the AI company.
A Federal Regulator Wants to Fast-Track AI Data Centers Onto the Power Grid Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 18 June 2026 at 22:15 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is pushing grid operators to update rules for connecting massive power users.
Waymo Recalls Over 3,800 Robotaxis Over Risk of Driving Into Freeway Construction Zones Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 18 June 2026 at 15:25 The recall follows several unnerving incidents.
Diversity in Streaming Movies Is Shrinking and Trumpβs Anti-DEI Crusade Could Make It Worse Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 17 June 2026 at 23:30 The share of BIPOC leading actors in streaming movies fell to 36% in 2025, down from 51% in 2024.
Houston, We Have a Robotaxi: Uber Is Expanding Service to the Lone Star State Next Year Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 17 June 2026 at 17:10 The companyβs robotaxi service with Lucid and Nuro is expected to launch in the city in 2027.
Teslaβs Cybercab May Be Its Most Efficient EV Yet, Despite a Very Slow Rollout of Its Robotaxi Service Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 16 June 2026 at 21:20 New filings suggest the Cybercab could be one of the most efficient EVs ever.
After Raising More Money Than God, SpaceX Is Ready to Tie the Knot With Cursor Gizmodo By: Bruce Gil 16 June 2026 at 17:30 SpaceX is acquiring Cursor in a $60 billion deal.