Lucas Ropek, Author at Gizmodo

First Bipedal Robots With Hands Coming to BMW Factory

The luxury car brand has signed a deal to bring new forms of automation to its manufacturing process.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 23

I’m So Frickin’ Sick of These Cups

In 2024, I'm hoping the Stanley tumbler mania has officially peaked.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 23

Boeing’s Latest Problem: A Cargo Plane’s Exploding Engine

The airplane manufacturer is currently under federal scrutiny after a number of frightening incidents.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 19

DeepMind Co-Founder: AI Is Fundamentally a “Labor Replacing Tool”

Mustafa Suleyman recently said the quiet part out loud when he admitted that AI is designed to steal jobs from humans.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 19

Tech Billionaires Release Map of Utopian City They Want to Build in California

This week, California Forever revealed the most comprehensive details about its project to date.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 18

A Change to Apple’s App Store Is Pissing Off Developers

The change comes as the result of a long legal battle between the company and Epic Games.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 17

Sheryl Sandberg Is Stepping Down From Meta’s Board

After years of service to the social media giant, Sandberg is officially out.

Social Media Lucas Ropek Jan 17

Sam Altman at Davos: AI Needs to Go Nuclear

At this year's World Economic Forum, the AI guru told listeners that his industry needs more power, both figuratively and literally.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 17

Tesla’s Goofy Optimus Robot Underwhelmingly Folds a Shirt

Tesla's robot, Optimus, wants to do your laundry for you. Unfortunately, it's not very good at it yet.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 16

AI Algorithms Can Be Converted Into ‘Sleeper Cell’ Backdoors, Research Shows

Large language models can be "poisoned," creating software that appears benevolent but is secretly misbehaving behind the scenes.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 16

Congress: Maybe We Shouldn’t Let AI Destroy the News Media

This week, Congress finally started paying attention to the threat AI poses to an already struggling journalism industry.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 13

Google Assistant Is About to Lose a Ton of Features

The tech giant says it is ridding the virtual assistant of over a dozen "underutilized features."

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 11

SEC Approves Bitcoin ETFs (For Real, This Time)

The landmark regulatory move will open the door to broader investment in the cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrencies Lucas Ropek Jan 10

Hyped AI Pin Startup Humane Lays Off Some Staff Amid Reorganization

The startup says that the job losses are part of an organizational restructuring that preps it for the next phase of its business.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 10

X Confirms SEC Hack, Says Account Didn’t Have 2FA Turned On

Turns out that the SEC's X account was hacked, partially because it neglected a very basic rule of online security.

Cryptocurrencies Lucas Ropek Jan 10

The Crypto World Is Losing Its Mind Over the SEC’s X Debacle

Web3 was not pleased when a much anticipated announcement turned out to be a fraud.

Cryptocurrencies Lucas Ropek Jan 9

Instagram, Facebook Overhaul Feeds to Hide Disturbing Content From Young Users

Can Meta keep younger users from seeing harmful content? It's unclear, though the company just rolled out new policies to that effect.

Social Media Lucas Ropek Jan 9

iPhone Survives 16,000-Foot Drop From Alaska Airlines Plane That Blew Apart Mid-Air

The still-working phone was discovered by the side of the road after getting sucked out of the plane's depressurizing cabin.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 8

All the Ways AI Could Suck in 2024

Artificial intelligence is still the hottest trend in tech but there's a lot of things that could kill its buzz this year.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 6

As 2024 Begins, Silicon Valley Wants You To Be Optimistic About AI

New year, new opportunities for Sam Altman and his buddies to sell you on the necessity of the "AI revolution."

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 5

Lucas Ropek

First Bipedal Robots With Hands Coming to BMW Factory

I’m So Frickin’ Sick of These Cups

Boeing’s Latest Problem: A Cargo Plane’s Exploding Engine

DeepMind Co-Founder: AI Is Fundamentally a “Labor Replacing Tool”

Tech Billionaires Release Map of Utopian City They Want to Build in California

A Change to Apple’s App Store Is Pissing Off Developers

Sheryl Sandberg Is Stepping Down From Meta’s Board

Sam Altman at Davos: AI Needs to Go Nuclear

Tesla’s Goofy Optimus Robot Underwhelmingly Folds a Shirt

AI Algorithms Can Be Converted Into ‘Sleeper Cell’ Backdoors, Research Shows

Congress: Maybe We Shouldn’t Let AI Destroy the News Media

Google Assistant Is About to Lose a Ton of Features

SEC Approves Bitcoin ETFs (For Real, This Time)

Hyped AI Pin Startup Humane Lays Off Some Staff Amid Reorganization

X Confirms SEC Hack, Says Account Didn’t Have 2FA Turned On

The Crypto World Is Losing Its Mind Over the SEC’s X Debacle

Instagram, Facebook Overhaul Feeds to Hide Disturbing Content From Young Users

iPhone Survives 16,000-Foot Drop From Alaska Airlines Plane That Blew Apart Mid-Air

All the Ways AI Could Suck in 2024

As 2024 Begins, Silicon Valley Wants You To Be Optimistic About AI

FCC Exempts Netgear from Foreign-Made Router Ban for Some Reason

Jamie Dornan Is Your New Aragorn in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments

The First Trailer for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Takes Terror Stateside

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

The Crypto Bros Want to Get Their Hands on Anthropic’s ‘Super Dangerous’ Model

This Is What a Music Industry ‘Plant’ Looks Like in 2026

As Starship V3 Lags Behind, Blue Origin Prepares Third Launch of New Glenn

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice