Scientists Pump the Brakes on Psychedelic Antidepressant Hype
Turns out, it’s very hard to remove a test subject’s own bias about their psychedelic test treatment.
March 2026
US Startup Wants Someone With a ‘History of Being Let Down by Technology’ to ‘Bully’ AI
The job requires someone to yell at AI chatbots for eight hours.
This sleek alarm clock uses lights and sounds to help you sleep, focus, and wake up
The clock uses animated lights instead of moving hands to display the time. | Image: Balmuda Dieter Rams already showed…
Amazon Is Hell-Bent on Making Another Phone
The e-commerce giant seems undeterred by the colossal failure of the Fire Phone more than a decade ago.
Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines
Since roughly the turn of the millennium, Google Search has been the bedrock of the web. People loved Google’s trustworthy…
Denver’s crosswalks hacked to broadcast anti-Trump messages
Pedestrians crossing a street in Denver, Colorado, got rather more than they bargained for last weekend, when the audio signals…
Much ado about protein
Why is my local Target selling protein powder in the tampon aisle? An investigation. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter…
Amazon is making an Alexa phone
Over ten years after shelving the Fire Phone, Amazon is reportedly planning to launch another smartphone, this time focused on…
‘Update iOS to Protect Your Data’ – Apple Urges Users to Patch Against Coruna and DarkSword Exploits
Apple is asking iPhone users to prioritize the latest security updates amid a wave of hacker attacks exploiting weaknesses in…
Why people really hate AI
There’s a big, and increasing, disconnect in culture right now when it comes to artificial intelligence. Companies of all shapes…