Lucas Ropek

Staff Reporter

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

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William Long Testifies In Senate Nomination Hearing To Be Irs Commissioner

Trump’s ‘Pro Life’ IRS Nominee Reportedly Followed NSFW X Accounts

Rolling Stone writes that Billy Long's X account has a porn problem.

Politics Lucas Ropek May 20 '25

Influencer

Second Latin American Influencer Gunned Down in Two Weeks

The two murders of young women have some parallels.

Crime Lucas Ropek May 19 '25

Lars Fruergaard-Jorgensen

Ozempic-Maker CEO Ousted Over Pharma Company’s Rocky Market Downturn

Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen is out.

Health Lucas Ropek May 16 '25

OpenAI ChatGPT

OpenAI Just Released a Coding Tool to ‘Help’ Programmers (Replace Their Jobs, Probably)

Software development may never be the same.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek May 16 '25

Sam Altman

It’s Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System

Thanks to a new breed of chatbots, American stupidity is escalating at an advanced pace.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek May 16 '25

Elon Musk in Riyadh

Elon Musk’s X Is Reportedly Taking Money From Members of Terrorist Groups

The billionaire's social media site is awash in extremist content from sanctioned terrorist groups, a report claims.

Social Media Lucas Ropek May 15 '25

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Laid-Off Metaverse Engineer Says He Is DoorDashing and Living in a Trailer

Job prospects in the current software industry look grim.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek May 15 '25

Highway 8 Construction Site Near Pforzheim

License Plate Reading Firm Reportedly Building a Surveillance Tool for Cops Using Hacked Data

Data breaches are apparently one tool in a surveillance company's toolkit.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek May 14 '25

Jonathan Greenblatt

Anti-Defamation League Pushes Google to Reject Review of Human Rights Abuses

The organization claims any concern over human rights is "a thinly disguised ploy to weaken Israel’s national security."

Tech News Lucas Ropek May 14 '25

File photo of Elon Musk on June 19, 2024 In Cannes, France.

Elon’s Boring Company Is ‘Helping’ the Government With an $8 Billion Amtrak Tunnel Project

Musk has his finger in yet another pie.

Transportation Lucas Ropek May 13 '25

RFK Jr.

RFK Jr. Takes Grandkids for a Swim in Toxic Sludge

Kennedy has proven, once again, that he is a deeply unconventional "health czar."

Tech News Lucas Ropek May 13 '25

Mike Lee

GOP Senator Introduces Bill to Make All Porn a Federal Crime, Following Project 2025 Playbook

Mike Lee wants to deliver a death knell to PornHub.

Tech News Lucas Ropek May 12 '25

Raw

Dating App ‘Raw’ Accidentally Rawdogs Users’ Location Data, Personal Info

App users' data was left completely and utterly unprotected.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek May 4 '25

Spacex Starship Flight 8 Launches From Texas

Voters Head to the Polls to Decide If Elon Musk Should Get a Company Town in Texas

SpaceX could incorporate its own town as soon as tomorrow.

Space & Spaceflight Lucas Ropek May 3 '25

Hegseth

I Really Hope the U.S. Isn’t Using X to Decide Who to Bomb

A new report suggests that OSINT accounts on social media may play a role when it comes to who the U.S. decides to kill.

Tech News Lucas Ropek May 2 '25

National Security Advisor Michael Waltz

Photo Shows Mike Waltz Using Signal in Wednesday’s White House Cabinet Meeting

Waltz was reassigned from his role as national security advisor on Thursday.

Tech News Lucas Ropek May 1 '25

Elon

Elon Flips Out, Denies Report That Tesla Board Is Looking to Replace Him as CEO

The billionaire ripped into a recent report that claimed his company wants him gone.

Tech News Lucas Ropek May 1 '25

Elon Musk departs the U.S. Capitol Building after meeting with Republican lawmakers on March 5, 2025 in Washington, DC.

DOGE Recruits College Kid to Help Rewrite Housing Regulations With AI

The Elon-Musk-led initiative never ceases to amaze.

Tech News Lucas Ropek May 1 '25

Marc Andreessen laughing

Marc Andreessen Says One Job Is Mostly Safe From AI: Venture Capitalist

In the future, AI will apparently be able to do everybody's job—except Marc's.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Apr 30 '25

White House Press Secretary Leavitt And Border Czar Homan Hold Briefing On Border

White House Embarrassingly Holds ‘Press Briefing’ Full of MAGA Influencers

The Trump administration's slide towards state-sponsored media continues.

Politics Lucas Ropek Apr 30 '25

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