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What ‘Ex Machina’ got right (and wrong) about AI, 10 years later

Before media outlets began comparing OpenAI’s Sam Altman with the father of the atomic bomb, and before Amazon’s Jeff Bezos got jacked, we had Nathan Bateman, the iron-pumping, AI-developing tech broligarch played by Oscar Isaac in the 2015 film Ex Machina.

When will Elon Musk admit he’s bad at gaming?

Elon Musk loves to project strength. He flexes loudly—hyping Tesla and xAI, bashing the federal government, even parenting like a drill sergeant. Lately, he’s been trying to flex in gaming.

On Joe Rogan’s podcast last year, Musk claimed he was one of the world’s best Diablo IV players—and the leaderboards seemed to back him up. That is, until he streamed Path of Exile 2

5 under-the-radar Kindle tricks to elevate your e-reading

At first glance, your Kindle might seem like a no-frills reading device: straightforward, minimal, and focused on the basics. Kind of like an actual book, huh?

But beneath its simple exterior lies a surprising range of features, tools, and tricks designed to make reading smoother, smarter, and more enjoyable.

So, whether you’re a seasoned reader or new to Kindle, here are five hidden gems to take your reading experience to the next level.

Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey want to kill IP law. That would be a huge mistake

Few statements communicate a sentiment more directly than the four words Jack Dorsey, a cofounder of Twitter, posted over the weekend on the platform he no longer controls: “delete all IP law,” was his simple message.

delete all IP law

— jack (@jack) April 11, 2025
Uber and Lyft drivers in California could get the right to unionize under this bill

Two California Democrats have introduced a bill that would allow rideshare drivers to bargain with gig companies, including Uber and Lyft, for better pay and certain benefits.

The measure, Assembly Bill 1340, is likely to face steep opposition from the gig companies that rely on thousands of independent workers to keep their services operating at an accessible price point.

“The bill

OpenAI launches new GPT-4.1 models with improved coding

OpenAI on Monday launched its new AI model GPT-4.1, along with smaller versions GPT-4.1 mini and GPT-4.1 nano, touting major improvements in coding, instruction following, and long context comprehension.

The new models, available only on OpenAI’s application programming interface (API), outperform the company’s most advanced GPT-4o model across the board, the ChatGPT maker said.

With improved context und

Why you should update your old dating app profile photos ASAP

Daters: It might be time to spring clean your dating app profile.

More than 50% of young Americans have gone on a date with someone who looked different from their profile photos, according to a new survey from dating app Hily.

That’s led 54% of Gen Z and 62% of millennial daters to either end a date early or decline a second one, Hily found after surveying 3,700 dating ap

TikTok travel influencers are illegally hitching a ride on Mauritania’s Iron Ore Train

Mauritania isn’t typically a major tourist destination. But its only railway has recently become the subject of a viral TikTok travel trend: riding the “Iron Ore Train.” This 437-mile journey through the Sahara desert offers dramatic selfie backdrops—and no shortage of controversy.

Sony Playstation 5 prices are going up. Here’s where consumers will get hit

Sony said it will raise prices starting Monday for some PlayStation 5 video game consoles in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, citing global economic

iPhones and laptops are now exempt from tariffs, but Trump’s policy on chips will soon change that

Tariff exemptions announced Friday on electronics like smartphones and laptops are only a temporary reprieve until the Trump administration develops a new tariff approach specific to the


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