Some of the world’s most interesting thinkers about thinking think they might’ve cracked machine sentience. And I think they might be onto something.

On an airstrip somewhere in Texas, a swarm of killer jets approaches—controlled by, of all things, a large language model.

They didn’t want to put their children in the middle—so they put a machine there instead.

In recent times, there have been two techno-religious awakenings. Here comes the third?

ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.

Fake video walk-throughs, a magically expanding loft, and stair hallucinations are just some of the new AI-generated features house hunters are coming across.

The $430 Casio Moflin is a pointless but adorable robot you can’t help but love. Unless you’re a dog.

Plus: Aura’s new digital photo frame goes wireless, a mood-morphing watch, Wyze and TP-Link unveil solar-powered outdoor security cameras, and Intel will open “AI Experience Stores” in five cities.

Plus: The Jaguar Land Rover hack sets an expensive new record, OpenAI’s new Atlas browser raises security fears, Starlink cuts off scam compounds, and more.

Dave’s Hot Chicken is the top app in the iOS App Store, ending Sora’s weeks-long reign.