Sunday, March 8, 2026

AI News

Musicians are really tired of this AI clone “nonsense”.

This is how musicians, producers and others in the industry describe the constant proliferation of AI clones. Of course, AI fakes are nothing novel,...

Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is “slop”

Merriam-Webster has decided on word meaning 2025 — and that word is “slop.” The dictionary's creator defines "slop" as "low-quality digital content, usually produced...

Trump recruits Massive Tech workers to the government

President Donald Trump will recruit workers from Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants to create the US Tech Force, a fresh...

GNOME blocks extensions generated by artificial intelligence

The number of packages uploaded to EGO is growing every month and we're seeing more and more people join the extension community to create...

This startup wants to create software for autonomous cars — very quickly

For the last one a year and a half ago, two hacked white Tesla Model 3 sedans, each equipped with five additional cameras and...

Grok spreads misinformation about Bondi Beach shooting

Grok's body of work is uneven at best. But even considering xAI's very low standards, its failure following the tragic mass shooting at Bondi...

AI image generators are getting better and worse

This is A step backa weekly newsletter that highlights one massive story from the world of tech. For more on smartphones and digital images...

The end of OpenAI and other predictions for 2026

Here's a thought: What if next-gen Siri is awesome? Not only is it great for setting timers and dictating text messages (although that would...