China’s New Tech Stock Boom Leaves Its Economic Malaise Behind
Nearly a year after DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough rattled global markets, China is entering 2026 with a fresh wave of technological advances that are powering a stock rally, even as its…
Kenny Morris, Drummer for Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dies at 68
Kenny Morris, the original drummer for Siouxsie and the Banshees, has died. He was 68. News of Morris’ passing was announced Thursday (Jan. 15) by music journalist and longtime friend…
Mother of Elon Musk’s Child Sues xAI Over Grok Abuse
Elon Musk’s Grok AI kicked off a massive scandal over the past month when users started using it to digitally undress both adults and even children, triggering a widespread outcry…
Google’s AI Insists That Next Year Is Not 2027
We have it on good authority that next year is not 2027. That authority, of course, is Google’s horribly inaccurate AI Overview feature. By now, you’re probably well aware that…
New Study Finds AI in Schools Is Undermining Kids’ Social and Intellectual Development
AI models are being unleashed into schools across the world, in a massive experiment on kids with uncertain results. Now, fresh research provides a clue about the tech’s effects on…
Scientists Now Studying AI as a Novel Biological Organism
AI models are now everywhere, from hospitals to churches. The astonishing thing is that even AI experts still don’t know exactly what’s happening inside these black box models, even as…
If You Use AI Chatbots to Follow the News, You’re Basically Injecting Severe Poison Directly Into Your Brain
As corporate consolidation and ideological capture continue to wreak havoc on journalism across the world, some might be wondering if the dire media landscape could get any worse. To answer…
Bob Weir remembered: “He was a mountain of music”
We'll carry a full tribute to Bob Weir in the next issue of Uncut. But in the meantime, here are two exclusive tributes to the Grateful Dead's co-founder, who left…
David Crosby: “I don’t believe in labels”
Originally published in Uncut Take 233 [October, 2016], David Crosby spoke candidly about his career resurgence (he was about to release his Lighthouse album), Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, a Byrds…
Musk Says Tesla Almost Done With AI5 Chip Design, Working on AI6
Tesla Inc. is almost finished with the design of the AI5 chip for its full self-driving system, and is in the early stages of developing the next version, AI6, Chief…