Matthew Gault

Matthew Gault

Matthew Gault is a writer covering weird tech, nuclear war, and video games. He’s worked for Reuters, Motherboard, and the New York Times.
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Trump Demands Amazon Deny the Reality of What His Tariffs Are Doing to Prices
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Trump Demands Amazon Deny the Reality of What His Tariffs Are Doing to Prices

This morning the White House Press Secretary accused Amazon of conducting a 'hostile political action.'
NFTs That Cost Millions Replaced With Error Message After Project Downgraded to Free Cloudflare Plan
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NFTs That Cost Millions Replaced With Error Message After Project Downgraded to Free Cloudflare Plan

For a few hours, 19,000 NFTS that Nike helped mint returned a Cloudflare error instead of the picture people promised would live forever online.
Even the U.S. Government Says AI Requires Massive Amounts of Water
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Even the U.S. Government Says AI Requires Massive Amounts of Water

A new government illuminates the environmental impact of generative AI.
The Man Who Wants AI to Help You ‘Cheat on Everything’
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The Man Who Wants AI to Help You ‘Cheat on Everything’

Roy Lee used AI to beat challenging technical interviews, now he wants people to do the same thing with every human interaction. We tested the tool and it kinda sucks.
Business Insider Founder Creates AI Exec For His New Newsroom, Immediately Hits On Her
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Business Insider Founder Creates AI Exec For His New Newsroom, Immediately Hits On Her

‘Did the same rules apply to AI colleagues and native-AI workplaces? I didn’t know yet. That was one of the things I needed to figure out.’
Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional
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Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional

Judge says tower dumps violate the 4th amendment, but will let the cops do it this one time, as a treat.
4chan Is Down Following What Looks to Be a Major Hack Spurred By Meme War
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4chan Is Down Following What Looks to Be a Major Hack Spurred By Meme War

Hackers claim to have obtained 4chan's code, emails of moderators, and internal communications.
Scammers Used OpenAI to Flood the Web with SEO Spam
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Scammers Used OpenAI to Flood the Web with SEO Spam

A new report from SentinelOne exposed the inner workings of AkiraBot, a program that bypassed CAPTCHAs and used AI-generated messages to target 420,000 websites.
U.S. Army Says It Could Acquire Targets Faster With ‘Advanced AI’
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U.S. Army Says It Could Acquire Targets Faster With ‘Advanced AI’

The Pentagon is working to incorporate AI into everything and it has given investigators a status update.
Framework Stops Selling Some of Its Laptops in the U.S. Due to Tariffs
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Framework Stops Selling Some of Its Laptops in the U.S. Due to Tariffs

The manufacturer says it would now have to sell its laptops at a loss.
Elon Musk Is Hounded by Haters in Path of Exile 2 Chat
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Elon Musk Is Hounded by Haters in Path of Exile 2 Chat

‘YOU WILL ALWAYS FEEL INSECURE IT WILL NEVER GO AWAY,’ filled the screen of the richest man in the world.
Hayao Miyazaki, Who Said AI Is ‘Insult to Life Itself,” Reduced to AI-Generated Meme by OpenAI
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Hayao Miyazaki, Who Said AI Is ‘Insult to Life Itself,” Reduced to AI-Generated Meme by OpenAI

The internet is flooded with AI-generated images in the style of Studio Ghibli, whose founder said “I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all.”