Adam Becker
@adambecker.bsky.social
Journalist & astrophysicist. New book out now: MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER, about horrifying & flawed futures pushed by tech billionaires. Words in the Atlantic, NPR, NYT, the Guardian, BBC, SciAm, Quanta, Fortune, &c. He/him. Signal: adambecker.84
Yeah, but my book argues that Yudkowsky is wrong 😉
January 11, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Yeah, but my book argues that Yudkowsky is wrong 😉
January 6, 2026 at 5:05 AM
(to be clear, Trump sucks, but also it matters what's real and what isn't, and there isn't any such story on Politico.)
January 5, 2026 at 4:08 AM
(to be clear, Trump sucks, but also it matters what's real and what isn't, and there isn't any such story on Politico.)
This is AI. www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/u...
Donald Trump planning to wear a custom military uniform? Here's the truth
A fake news report claiming Trump planned to wear a military uniform is circulating online, falsely attributed to Politico reporters.
www.hindustantimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:04 AM
This is AI. www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/u...
omg
pictures, please, you need to record this for posterity
pictures, please, you need to record this for posterity
January 5, 2026 at 12:21 AM
omg
pictures, please, you need to record this for posterity
pictures, please, you need to record this for posterity
Thanks! Would love to know what you think of it. If I were to write it again, I would probably be even harsher.
January 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Thanks! Would love to know what you think of it. If I were to write it again, I would probably be even harsher.
It doesn't matter if he's sincere, because fusion ain't coming anytime soon, if ever. I wrote about this for Fortune a few months back: fortune.com/2025/05/07/n...
Nuclear fusion has big backers in Sam Altman and Bill Gates, but it's still decades away | Fortune
With big investments have come high—and maybe unrealistic—expectations.
fortune.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:53 AM
It doesn't matter if he's sincere, because fusion ain't coming anytime soon, if ever. I wrote about this for Fortune a few months back: fortune.com/2025/05/07/n...
I hope you enjoy it!
December 31, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I hope you enjoy it!
Hey, thanks! Glad you liked my book so much.
December 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Hey, thanks! Glad you liked my book so much.
You're very welcome!
December 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
You're very welcome!
Also, that dek. "Sauron is appearing on the scene." 🙃
December 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Also, that dek. "Sauron is appearing on the scene." 🙃
And Palantir execs invested in it, because of course they did. If you put something like this in a novel, critics would call it hackneyed, and they'd be right.
December 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
And Palantir execs invested in it, because of course they did. If you put something like this in a novel, critics would call it hackneyed, and they'd be right.