Things Worth Noting
In June 2025, Mr. Li from Zhejiang, China, experienced repeated drowsiness alerts while driving his sister’s Xiaomi SU7 Max electric vehicle. The car’s AI fatigue detection system, using a steering wheel camera for facial recognition and driver monitoring, mistook his naturally small, narrow eyes for signs of sleepiness, triggering over 20 false “please focus on […]
The Pentagon has partnered with Elon Musk’s xAI to integrate the Grok family of AI models into the U.S. military’s GenAI.mil platform, with rollout starting in early 2026. This deal, potentially worth up to $200 million, will bring advanced generative AI tools to around 3 million military and civilian personnel. Grok’s frontier-grade capabilities, including agentic […]
On December 20, 2025, a major power outage caused by a fire at a PG&E substation left nearly one-third of San Francisco without electricity, affecting over 130,000 customers and knocking out traffic lights across the city. Waymo’s driverless robotaxi fleet was hit hard: self-driving cars stalled at darkened intersections, activating hazard lights but failing to […]
AI tools are transforming productivity by automating repetitive tasks, boosting efficiency, and helping people work smarter. Generative AI and large language models power quick content creation, data analysis, and idea generation, freeing knowledge workers for high-value work. AI assistants handle task management, scheduling, email, and research, while workflow automation connects systems for seamless operations. In […]
Elon Musk predicts a future of universal high income—not just basic income—driven by rapid advances in artificial intelligence and robotics. Through projects like Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot, he envisions a post-scarcity world where automation handles most work, making jobs optional and eliminating poverty. This sustainable abundance would provide everyone with top-quality healthcare, housing, food, and […]
Social Robotics LLC has filed a $1 million lawsuit against streamer IShowSpeed, claiming he intentionally damaged their viral humanoid robot Rizzbot during a chaotic September 16 livestream. The suit alleges he punched the robot, put it in a chokehold, slammed it around, and caused severe sensor and movement failures that left it nonfunctional. The company […]
MIT’s 2025 study shows that relying on AI like ChatGPT for essay writing can reduce brain engagement and create “cognitive debt.” Using EEG, researchers found that AI users showed weaker neural connectivity, lower focus, and poorer memory of their own work. They also felt less ownership and produced more uniform, surface-level writing. Brain-only users showed […]
AI is transforming healthcare by using machine learning and deep learning on big data from genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics to speed up drug discovery, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Tools like AlphaFold predict protein structures for in silico testing, while generative AI designs new molecules and repurposes drugs for diseases like IPF and rare conditions. AI-driven […]
In 2025, free online tools boost productivity and and creativity without cost. AI leaders like ChatGPT (GPT-4o), DALL·E, Google Gemini, Grok AI, Claude, and Perplexity handle writing, image/video generation, voice cloning, and fact-checking with multilingual support. Notion AI, GitHub Copilot, and Grammarly automate tasks and enhance content. Google Workspace, Trello, Asana, and Toggl streamline collaboration, […]
Grokipedia, an open-source encyclopedia by xAI, founded by Elon Musk, is a Wikipedia alternative aiming for neutrality and transparency using AI like Grok. It tackles biases, misinformation, and propaganda with logical AI, human oversight, and deliberation-based systems. In early beta as of October 2025, its launch was delayed to purge propaganda and ensure accuracy. Features […]