Basically no one is using AI agents for their DoorDash orders
As AI tools and agents have continued their march across all aspects of digital life, many companies are trying to use LLMs to improve the experience of purchasing goods and…
Over 25% of people lie to get antibiotics—and their lies aren’t even good
A significant number of patients in the US lie to their doctors to get antibiotics they likely don’t need, according to two new studies. While that may not be a…
Dartmouth’s provost warned us about AI cheating—but his own AI use cost him his job
On August 9, 2026, Dartmouth College provost Santiago Schnell wrote a Washington Post op-ed called “Universities are fighting AI cheating. But there’s a deeper problem.” This week, Schnell discovered the…
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: A Midterm Night’s Dream
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts,…
Rare meteorite from Mars gives us a view into its ancient crust
Crater counts tell us that most of the Martian surface is more than 3 billion years old, but pieces of Mars we have on Earth tell a different story. The…
Analysts find looming launch crisis is “more severe” than anticipated
A new report from the analytics firm Quilty Space confirms that, outside of China, the world faces a significant shortage of rockets over the next five years. The firm estimates…
Thousands of “ghost students” use AI to steal millions in student loans, DOJ says
The US has charged five individuals as part of the first broad federal crackdown on “ghost students”—fraudsters who steal the identities of hundreds of Americans to pose as fake college…
Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archiving demand
In an announcement released Thursday, Fujifilm said it will invest roughly 10 billion yen (about $63 million) to increase its production capacity fivefold for an unlikely beneficiary of the AI…
Chinese Hackers Use AI-Powered ARTEX to Target Over 200 Organizations Worldwide
Chinese state-sponsored threat actors have been observed using a Go-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered penetration testing framework called ARTEX in attacks aimed at high-value targets simultaneously. The activity has been attributed…
Adam Schiff Spent Years Defending Section 702. Now He’s Accusing The Administration Of Hiding Its Abuses.
We have talked about the Wyden Siren many times before. Senator Ron Wyden learns, through classified briefings, that the intelligence community is doing something most Americans would consider a clear…