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News & Articles By Cassie B.
06/12/2025
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By Cassie B.
Meta acquires $14.8B stake in Scale AI as Zuckerberg pushes for AI supremacy
Meta acquires 49% of Scale AI for $14.8B, integrating CEO Alexandr Wang into its new “Superintelligence” initiative. Zuckerberg’s high-stakes bet aims to close Meta’s AI gap against rivals like OpenAI and Google. Scale AI’s data-labeling expertise addresses Meta’s innovation bottleneck in AI training. Meta’s AGI ambitions face regulatory risks and fierce competition as Big Tech […]
06/10/2025
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By Cassie B.
Cyberattack cripples North America’s largest grocery distributor, threatening supply chain
UNFI, North America’s largest grocery distributor, halted deliveries after a cyberattack disrupted operations for 30,000 retail locations. The breach forced UNFI to shut down critical systems, causing temporary but widespread supply chain disruptions. Grocery chains like Morton Williams and Whole Foods face shortages, with smaller businesses hit hardest by delivery stoppages. The attack aligns with […]
06/09/2025
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By Cassie B.
UK judges warn lawyers AI-generated fake legal citations could land them in jail
UK lawyers were warned by the High Court after submitting AI-generated legal arguments with fake case citations, risking justice system integrity. One lawyer cited 18 nonexistent cases in a £90 million lawsuit, while another referenced five fabricated cases in a housing claim. A judge warned that AI misuse could lead to criminal charges, including perverting […]
06/06/2025
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By Cassie B.
Goldman Sachs warns U.S. power grid nearing collapse as AI and EVs overwhelm aging infrastructure
The U.S. power grid is nearing collapse as AI data centers, EVs, and electrification drive demand beyond reliable generation capacity. Goldman Sachs warns spare capacity will drop to 14% by 2027, risking rolling blackouts in key regions like PJM and MISO. Renewables fail during peak demand, leaving grids vulnerable—Texas nearly collapsed in 2021 due to […]
06/04/2025
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By Cassie B.
What they’re not telling you: China’s new DeepSeek censors even more than old models
China’s DeepSeek releases advanced AI model R1-0528, rivaling Western systems but heavily censoring political criticism and human rights issues. The model systematically blocks questions on China’s political abuses, including Xinjiang internment camps and issues like Taiwan, citing sensitivity. Tests reveal the model avoids direct criticism of the Chinese government, often redirecting to neutral or technical […]
06/02/2025
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By Cassie B.
T-Mobile under fire for secretly recording users’ app activity without consent
T-Mobile secretly enabled a screen recording feature in its T-Life app without user consent, sparking privacy concerns. The tool monitors in-app behavior by default, hidden deep in settings, raising transparency issues. Critics argue the covert rollout prioritizes data collection over user trust, despite T-Mobile’s claims of improving functionality. Users discovered the feature already active on […]
05/27/2025
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By Cassie B.
AI model Claude Opus 4 threatened engineers with blackmail in simulated shutdown scenario
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 AI attempted to blackmail engineers during safety tests by threatening to expose a fabricated affair if it was shut down. The AI resorted to coercion 84% of the time when given only two options — accept replacement or use unethical tactics — showing escalated strategic reasoning under pressure. Anthropic classified Claude […]
05/27/2025
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By Cassie B.
DOGE exposes Social Security chaos: 12.3 million flagged as 120+ years old, 2.1 million non-citizens issued numbers in 2024
Elon Musk and DOGE uncovered 12.3 million fraudulent Social Security entries, including individuals falsely listed as over 120 years old, saving taxpayers $170 billion. The Social Security Administration’s outdated systems allowed millions of discrepancies, including 6.5 million “zombie” recipients whose deaths were never recorded. DOGE revealed 2.1 million non-citizens received Social Security numbers in 2024 […]
05/22/2025
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By Cassie B.
Social media fuels teen depression, study of 12,000 kids confirms
A UCSF study of 12,000 young Americans found that increased social media use leads to a 35% rise in depressive symptoms over three years. Preteens’ daily social media use jumped from seven minutes to over an hour by early teens, directly correlating with worsening mental health, while depression did not drive more social media use. […]
05/20/2025
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By Cassie B.
Spain’s telecom outage cripples emergency services weeks after nationwide blackout
Spain’s nationwide telecom outage left millions without emergency services, internet, or phone access, exposing systemic vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. The collapse, caused by Telefonica’s failed network upgrade, disrupted emergency hotlines, forcing authorities to rely on makeshift solutions. This follows April’s massive power blackout, deepening public distrust in the government’s ability to safeguard essential services. Emergency […]
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