2026 Predictions | No Mercy / No Malice
Every year, we make predictions. Our missives on 2025, made in October ’24, registered the most direct hits…
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Putting data centres in space isn’t going to happen any time soon
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Expedition 33’s Indie Game Award GOTY rescinded over gen AI use
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Would You Trust a 22-Year-Old AI Billionaire With the Global Economy?
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I hired a million of the world’s smartest people to fact-check AI
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Forget Copilots: This Startup Claims It Can Slash Coding Costs by 80%
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AI Image Generators Default to the Same 12 Photo Styles, Study Finds
AI image generation models have massive sets of visual data to pull from in order to create unique…
Rivian’s AI pivot is about more than chasing Tesla
RJ Scaringe is sitting in Rivian’s Palo Alto offices, explaining why the adventure-themed EV company suddenly decided to…
Coup in Paris: How an AI-generated video caused Macron a major headache
France’s President Emmanuel Macron discovered news of his own supposed overthrow, after he received a message of concern,…