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For some, Moltbook showed us what’s coming next: an internet where millions of autonomous agents interact online with little or no human oversight. But is it? Smart from @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social
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Moltbook was peak AI theater
The viral social network for bots reveals as much about our own current mania for AI as it does about the future of agents.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
For some, Moltbook showed us what’s coming next: an internet where millions of autonomous agents interact online with little or no human oversight. But is it? Smart from @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social
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For a few days this week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbook, which billed itself as a social network for bots. As the website’s tagline puts it: “Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.”
We observed!
We observed!
Moltbook was peak AI theater
The viral social network for agents reveals more about our own current mania for all things AI than what's really coming next.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:49 PM
For a few days this week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbook, which billed itself as a social network for bots. As the website’s tagline puts it: “Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.”
We observed!
We observed!
Space tourism may seem fanciful, but this might be the year paying customers can finally check into a room with a galactic view. The new modules will also support research missions.
We named these commercial space stations to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.
We named these commercial space stations to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.
Commercial space stations: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026
The first commercial orbital outpost is scheduled to launch this May.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Space tourism may seem fanciful, but this might be the year paying customers can finally check into a room with a galactic view. The new modules will also support research missions.
We named these commercial space stations to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.
We named these commercial space stations to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.
At least eight babies have been born to patients who underwent this procedure.
An experimental surgery is helping cancer survivors give birth
At least eight babies have been born to patients who underwent the procedure.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
At least eight babies have been born to patients who underwent this procedure.
To some, METR’s “time horizon plot” indicates that AI utopia—or apocalypse—is close at hand. The truth is more complicated.
This is the most misunderstood graph in AI
To some, METR’s “time horizon plot” indicates that AI utopia—or apocalypse—is close at hand. The truth is more complicated.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
To some, METR’s “time horizon plot” indicates that AI utopia—or apocalypse—is close at hand. The truth is more complicated.
Here's what new nuclear technologies mean for safety, costs, and more.
Three questions about next-generation nuclear power, answered
What new nuclear technologies mean for safety, costs, and more.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Here's what new nuclear technologies mean for safety, costs, and more.
AI coding tools are revolutionizing how we write, test, and deploy code, making it easier and faster to build sophisticated websites, games, and other applications.
We named generative coding to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.
We named generative coding to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.
Generative coding: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026
AI coding tools are rapidly changing how we produce software, and the industry is embracing it—perhaps at the expense of entry-level coding jobs.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
AI coding tools are revolutionizing how we write, test, and deploy code, making it easier and faster to build sophisticated websites, games, and other applications.
We named generative coding to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.
We named generative coding to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.
Amid rising demand, miners are turning to biotech firms to help them squeeze more metal out of aging mines.
Microbes could extract the metal needed for cleantech
Amid rising demand, miners are turning to biotech firms to help them squeeze more metal out of aging mines.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Amid rising demand, miners are turning to biotech firms to help them squeeze more metal out of aging mines.
Even when content is revealed to be manipulated, it still shapes our beliefs. The defenders of truth are hopelessly behind.
What we’ve been getting wrong about AI’s truth crisis
Even when content is revealed to be manipulated, it still shapes our beliefs. The defenders of truth are hopelessly behind.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Even when content is revealed to be manipulated, it still shapes our beliefs. The defenders of truth are hopelessly behind.
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AI content can dupe us, shape our beliefs even when we catch the lie, and erode societal trust in the process. The tools we were sold as a cure for this crisis are failing miserably
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What we’ve been getting wrong about AI’s truth crisis
Even when content is revealed to be manipulated, it still shapes our beliefs. The defenders of truth are hopelessly behind.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
AI content can dupe us, shape our beliefs even when we catch the lie, and erode societal trust in the process. The tools we were sold as a cure for this crisis are failing miserably
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Baby KJ was the first to receive a bespoke gene-editing treatment. Personalized drugs for others could be approved within the next few years.
We named this base-edited baby to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.
We named this base-edited baby to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.
Base-edited baby: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026
Baby KJ was the first to receive a bespoke gene-editing treatment. Personalized drugs for others could be approved within the next few years.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Baby KJ was the first to receive a bespoke gene-editing treatment. Personalized drugs for others could be approved within the next few years.
We named this base-edited baby to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.
We named this base-edited baby to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.
Expect to see new chemistries hitting the roads, a shifting policy landscape, and a renewed focus on cost and performance.
What’s next for EV batteries in 2026
Expect to see new chemistries hitting the roads, a shifting policy landscape, and a renewed focus on cost and performance.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Expect to see new chemistries hitting the roads, a shifting policy landscape, and a renewed focus on cost and performance.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women 🧵
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women 🧵
New research details how Civitai lets users buy and sell tools to fine-tune deepfakes the company says are banned.
Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women
New research details how Civitai lets users buy and sell tools to fine-tune deepfakes the company says are banned.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:37 PM
New research details how Civitai lets users buy and sell tools to fine-tune deepfakes the company says are banned.
Longevity enthusiasts tell stories of extreme biohacking, post-cryopreservation polyamory and penis injections. Are they onto something?
How the sometimes-weird world of lifespan extension is gaining influence
Longevity enthusiasts tell stories of extreme biohacking, post-cryopreservation polyamory and penis injections. Are they onto something?
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January 30, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Longevity enthusiasts tell stories of extreme biohacking, post-cryopreservation polyamory and penis injections. Are they onto something?
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Be sure to check out @jesshamzelou.bsky.social's deep dive into the world of Vitalists, a movement dedicated to defeating death, and their growing influence in science and policy circles.
Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who believe death is “wrong”
They argue we need a revolution—and more and more influential scientists, funders, and politicians are taking them seriously.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Be sure to check out @jesshamzelou.bsky.social's deep dive into the world of Vitalists, a movement dedicated to defeating death, and their growing influence in science and policy circles.
Immigration agencies have been flooding social media with bizarre, seemingly AI-generated content. We now know more about what might be making it.
DHS is using Google and Adobe AI to make videos
Immigration agencies have been flooding social media with bizarre, seemingly AI-generated content. We now know more about what might be making it.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Immigration agencies have been flooding social media with bizarre, seemingly AI-generated content. We now know more about what might be making it.
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A scoop: DHS is using AI video generators from Google and Adobe to make content shared with the public. It comes as workers in tech have put pressure on their employers to denounce the agency's activities.
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DHS is using Google and Adobe AI to make videos
Immigration agencies have been flooding social media with bizarre, seemingly AI-generated content. We now know more about what might be making it.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
A scoop: DHS is using AI video generators from Google and Adobe to make content shared with the public. It comes as workers in tech have put pressure on their employers to denounce the agency's activities.
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A hardcore group of longevity enthusiasts believe that death is bad, and humans have a moral duty to defeat it. More and more influential scientists, funders, and politicians are taking them seriously.
Meet the Vitalists: www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1...
Meet the Vitalists: www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1...
January 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
A hardcore group of longevity enthusiasts believe that death is bad, and humans have a moral duty to defeat it. More and more influential scientists, funders, and politicians are taking them seriously.
Meet the Vitalists: www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1...
Meet the Vitalists: www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1...
Fossil fuels have struggled in the cold weather.
How the grid can ride out winter storms
Fossil fuels have struggled in the cold weather.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Fossil fuels have struggled in the cold weather.
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Our first Big Story of 2026 is on the Vitalists—the extreme-longevity movement that believes death is immoral, and we need to just... stop it.
Excited to be publishing this deep dive on an increasingly influential group, from @jesshamzelou.bsky.social natch
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Excited to be publishing this deep dive on an increasingly influential group, from @jesshamzelou.bsky.social natch
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1...
Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who believe death is “wrong”
They argue we need a revolution—and more and more influential scientists, funders, and politicians are taking them seriously.
www.technologyreview.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Our first Big Story of 2026 is on the Vitalists—the extreme-longevity movement that believes death is immoral, and we need to just... stop it.
Excited to be publishing this deep dive on an increasingly influential group, from @jesshamzelou.bsky.social natch
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1...
Excited to be publishing this deep dive on an increasingly influential group, from @jesshamzelou.bsky.social natch
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1...
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There's a group of people who believe death is humanity's core problem. Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who want to spark a longevity revolution. "Without a revolution, we're as good as dead," cofounder Adam Gries told me.
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Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who believe death is “wrong”
They argue we need a revolution—and more and more influential scientists, funders, and politicians are taking them seriously.
www.technologyreview.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:12 PM
There's a group of people who believe death is humanity's core problem. Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who want to spark a longevity revolution. "Without a revolution, we're as good as dead," cofounder Adam Gries told me.
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1...
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I've been surprised just how little we've been talking about privacy implications of frontier AI beyond training data. tl;dr -- the architecture of AI systems will matter a lot, and developers can act now to do better. New piece in @technologyreview.com: www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/28/1...
What AI “remembers” about you is privacy’s next frontier
Agents’ technical underpinnings create the potential for breaches that expose the entire mosaic of your life.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I've been surprised just how little we've been talking about privacy implications of frontier AI beyond training data. tl;dr -- the architecture of AI systems will matter a lot, and developers can act now to do better. New piece in @technologyreview.com: www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/28/1...
Opinion: The ability to remember you and your preferences is rapidly becoming a big selling point for AI chatbots and agents.
That creates the potential for unprecedented privacy breaches that expose not only isolated data points, but the entire mosaic of people’s lives.
That creates the potential for unprecedented privacy breaches that expose not only isolated data points, but the entire mosaic of people’s lives.
What AI “remembers” about you is privacy’s next frontier
Agents’ technical underpinnings create the potential for breaches that expose the entire mosaic of your life.
www.technologyreview.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Opinion: The ability to remember you and your preferences is rapidly becoming a big selling point for AI chatbots and agents.
That creates the potential for unprecedented privacy breaches that expose not only isolated data points, but the entire mosaic of people’s lives.
That creates the potential for unprecedented privacy breaches that expose not only isolated data points, but the entire mosaic of people’s lives.