Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows

New research suggests that reliance on AI assistants can have a negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem ...
Futurism

AI Use Appears to Have a “Boiling Frog” Effect on Human Cognition, New Study Warns

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. In a ...
The Washington Post

The surprising ways cannabis may affect the aging brain

Marijuana use seems to be more popular (or at least more openly talked about) than ever. Regardless of whether you’re on the gummy bandwagon, you might wonder how it really affects your brain after ...
VentureBeat

Anthropic cuts off the ability to use Claude subscriptions with OpenClaw and third-party AI agents

Are you a subscriber to Anthropic's Claude Pro ($20 monthly) or Max ($100-$200 monthly) plans and use its Claude AI models and products to power third-party AI agents like OpenClaw? If so, you're in ...
Consumer Reports

AI Data Centers: Big Tech's Impact on Electric Bills, Water, and More

John Steinbach was shocked to receive a $281 electricity bill in January 2026—a huge spike from the roughly $100 he’d paid the previous month. “It’s just so far beyond any bill that I’ve ever had,” he ...
Pew Research Center

How Americans view data centers’ impact in key areas, from the environment to jobs

A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers – the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide. But the public has mixed opinions about data centers’ impact in ...
NBC News

U.S. military is using AI to help plan Iran air attacks, sources say, as lawmakers call for oversight

As the U.S. military expands its use of AI tools to pinpoint targets for airstrikes in Iran, members of Congress are calling for guardrails and greater oversight of the technology’s use in war.
The Telegraph

30 data centers plan to use water from Ocmulgee River. What’s the impact on supply?

The Ocmulgee River flows through Amerson River Park in Macon, Georgia. Thirty Georgia data centers plan to pull water from the Ocmulgee, using millions of gallons of water daily. Katie Tucker The ...
CNET

AI Data Centers: What to Know About Their Water and Energy Use

OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI's water concerns are "totally fake." The truth about AI's impact on natural resources is more complicated. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
Bleeping Computer

Previously harmless Google API keys now expose Gemini AI data

Google API keys for services like Maps embedded in accessible client-side code could be used to authenticate to the Gemini AI assistant and access private data. Researchers found nearly 3,000 such ...
CNET

Microsoft Researchers Figure Out How to Store Data Inside Glass Using Lasers

Most of the world's information is stored digitally right now. Every year, we generate more data than we did the year before. Now, with AI in the picture, a technology that relies on a whole lot of ...