Matthew Gault

Matthew Gault

Matthew Gault is a writer covering weird tech, nuclear war, and video games. He’s worked for Reuters, Motherboard, and the New York Times.
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Ukraine Is Jamming Russia’s ‘Superweapon’ With a Song
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Ukraine Is Jamming Russia’s ‘Superweapon’ With a Song

A few years ago, Putin hyped the Kinzhal hypersonic missile. Now electronic warfare is knocking it out of the sky with music and some bad directions.
Joe Rogan Subreddit Bans 'Political Posts' But Still Wants 'Free Speech'
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Joe Rogan Subreddit Bans 'Political Posts' But Still Wants 'Free Speech'

Rogan's conspiracy-minded audience blame mods of covering up for Rogan's guests, including Trump, who are named in the Epstein files.
Power Companies Are Using AI To Build Nuclear Power Plants
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Power Companies Are Using AI To Build Nuclear Power Plants

Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
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A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists

Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
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US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It

The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
arXiv Changes Rules After Getting Spammed With AI-Generated 'Research' Papers
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arXiv Changes Rules After Getting Spammed With AI-Generated 'Research' Papers

Cornell University’s arXiv will no longer accept Computer Science reviews and position papers.
Andrew Cuomo Uses AI MPREG Schoolhouse Rock Bill to Attack Mamdani, Is Out of Ideas
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Andrew Cuomo Uses AI MPREG Schoolhouse Rock Bill to Attack Mamdani, Is Out of Ideas

Uhh, is ChatGPT the dad or?
Trump Orders Nuclear Testing As Nuke Workers Go Unpaid
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Trump Orders Nuclear Testing As Nuke Workers Go Unpaid

Everyone loses and nobody wins if America decides to resume nuclear testing after a 30 year moratorium.
Trump Admin’s Racist Halo Memes Are ‘A New Level of Dehumanization of Immigrants’
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Trump Admin’s Racist Halo Memes Are ‘A New Level of Dehumanization of Immigrants’

"The White House just marked the end of the console wars; DHS is posting deep fried Halo memes. We are somewhere else entirely."
Rogue Goodreads Librarian Edits Site to Expose 'Censorship in Favor of Trump Fascism’
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Rogue Goodreads Librarian Edits Site to Expose 'Censorship in Favor of Trump Fascism’

“When we let powerful people’s books be protected from criticism, we give up the right to hold power accountable.”
Lawsuit Accuses a16z of Turning Roblox Into a School Shooter's Playground
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Lawsuit Accuses a16z of Turning Roblox Into a School Shooter's Playground

The family of a dead teen girl said she'd still be alive if Roblox did a better job moderating its platform.
'House of Dynamite' Is About the Zoom Call that Ends the World
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'House of Dynamite' Is About the Zoom Call that Ends the World

The general who advised Netflix’s nuclear Armageddon movie doesn’t believe in abolishing nuclear weapons.