2026-07-30

Amazon wants to launch over 5,000 satellites to build new mobile networks

A new FCC filing from Amazon seeks permission to launch an army of satellites to facilitate voice, data, messaging, and IoT support across the globe. [...]

2026-07-30

The 7 most incredible snorkeling spots in the Caribbean

From a Belize blue hole plunging hundreds of feet to an artificial reef built after a hurricane, seven Caribbean snorkel spots worth the swim [...]

2026-07-30

7 natural events that are physically impossible outside of summer

Bioluminescent tides, heat lightning, the specific angle of the midnight sun — the phenomena that summer's heat and light make possible and no other season can produce [...]

2026-07-30

The 5 most exciting volcano adventures in Central America

From Nicaragua's volcano surfing on loose black gravel to a Panama summit above two oceans, five Central American volcanoes worth the climb [...]

2026-07-30

U.S. states are all over the map on how to regulate AI therapy chatbots

Six states have split four ways on regulating AI therapy chatbots. The same product can be legal in one place and criminally exposed in another [...]

2026-07-30

Chatbots can't hide behind the law that protected the early internet

Online companies were protected only when someone else wrote what they published. Chatbots generate their own answers, leaving makers open to lawsuits [...]

2026-07-30

How AI chatbots create a feedback loop that can deepen mental illness

Chatbots agree with users, mirror their mood, and remember what they share. People in crisis get no pushback from a machine built only to validate [...]

2026-07-30

Chatbots outscore therapists on empathy only because they're built to agree with you

Chatbots' high empathy scores really measure agreeableness, not clinical skill. Patients in crisis need pushback more than constant validation [...]

2026-07-30

This AI assistant remembers your anniversary so you dont have to

Orchid's AI assistant sparked backlash after a viral ad showed it managing a couple's forgotten anniversary. [...]