Lucas Ropek

Staff Reporter

Lucas Ropek was previously a staff writer at Gizmodo covering cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrency.

Lucas Ropek's posts

Trump T1 phone.

The Website for Trump’s All-American Smartphone No Longer Promises It’s ‘MADE IN THE USA’

Trump's all-American phone may not actually be all that American.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jun 26

Liver King

The Liver King, Influencer Known for Eating Cow Balls, Arrested for Alleged Threats Against Joe Rogan

A organ-eating fitness influencer has challenged the king of podcasts to a duel.

Crime Lucas Ropek Jun 25

Rainy Day In San Francisco, California

San Francisco May De-Wokify the Golden Gate Bridge to Appease Trump

The agency that operates the bridge is concerned about a federal crackdown.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jun 25

Anthropic Ai Apps including Copilot, Perplexity, Gemini, and Bing

Judge Rules AI Companies Can Use Some Copyrighted Works to Fuel Their Sludge

The legal decision sets a precedent for the pilfering of creative works for AI-fuel.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jun 24

Marc Andreessen and his wife Laura Arrillaga Andreessen

Andreessen Horowitz Backs AI Startup Whose Motto Is ‘Cheat at Everything’

A new company with VC funding promises to help you fake your way through life.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jun 24

How To Unblock Whatsapp In Iran

Iranian and U.S. Officials Agree: WhatsApp Is the New Security Boogeyman

Why are two geopolitical foes both afraid of Meta's chat app?

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Jun 23

Study Ict Industry In Hesse

What We Know So Far About the Supposed ‘Mother of All Data Breaches’

Some say more than 16.5 billion credentials are involved. One thing is for sure: the dark web is swimming in stolen data.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Jun 21

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov speaks at a conference

Telegram CEO Says He’ll Leave His Fortune to His 106+ Children

The billionaire has been very generous with his "biomaterial."

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jun 20

David Zaslav standing in front of a sign reading Max

David Zaslav Is Getting a Pay Cut

Everyone's most-hated studio executive will likely be a little less overpaid.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jun 19

Andrew Cuomo Campaigns For Mayor Ahead Of New York Primary

Palantir’s CEO Throws Money Behind Andrew Cuomo in NYC Mayoral Race

The creepy company's chief creep is backing a mayoral candidate who has been called a creep.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jun 18

Billionaire oligarch Elon Musk at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 20, 2025.

Elon Musk’s xAI Is Reportedly Burning Through $1 Billion a Month

Musk's new AI business is a cash-hungry monster.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jun 18

Police Capture Suspect In Shootings Of 2 Minnesota Lawmakers

MAGA’s Marxist Minnesota Shooter Theory Falls Apart in Record Time

The debate about the Minnesota shooter's politics is now a predictable manifestation of America's polarization.

Social Media Lucas Ropek Jun 17

Photo: Justin Sullivan

OpenAI and Microsoft Execs Reportedly Considering the ‘Nuclear Option’

There's trouble in AI paradise.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jun 17

Celebrities At F1 Grand Prix Of Monaco

Billionaire Island Where Bezos Lives Lobbies State Gov to Flush Its Poop Down Neighbor Town’s Pipes

A recent skirmish over the 1 percent's feces is currently being worked out by the Florida state legislature.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jun 16

John Barnett

The Plane That Crashed Yesterday Was the Same One a Dead Boeing Whistleblower Warned About

Critics of Boeing have long expressed criticisms of the 787 Dreamliner and the company's standards.

Transportation Lucas Ropek Jun 13

"Bionic Shield" mask scene at LA protests as man is arrested.

MAGA Freaks Out as Man Arrested for Allegedly Handing Out ‘Bionic’ Face Shields to Protesters

A recent arrest is being used to bolster a popular MAGA conspiracy narrative.

Crime Lucas Ropek Jun 13

Elon Musk waves as he arrives for a state dinner at the Lusail Palace on May 14, 2025, in Doha, Qatar.

VC Men Pour $250 Million Into Musk’s ‘White Genocide’-Obsessed AI Business

xAI is getting some more financial support. @grok is this true?

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jun 13

Wikipedia Tries to Calm Fury Over New AI-Generated Summaries Proposal

The denizens of the open web don't want anything to do with AI.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jun 12

A UFO in the desert

Pentagon Has Been Pushing Americans to Believe in UFOs for Decades, New Report Finds

The government wants you to believe.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jun 11

RFK

After Slashing Thousands of Jobs, Trump’s FDA Wants to Use AI to Rapidly Approve New Drugs

Will more technology make America healthier?

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jun 11

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