Lucas Ropek, Author at Gizmodo

AI This Week: Elon Musk’s AI-Dominated Future

Musk biographer Walter Isaacson says Elon is on a mission to create AGI. Plus: potential storm clouds on the robotaxi horizon.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Sep 9

Trump Can’t Stop Posting About His Legal Problems. The Feds Say He Could Prejudice a Jury.

Special counsel Jack Smith wants Donald Trump to stop posting about his legal problems.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Sep 6

Lawsuit Accuses Twitter of Helping Saudi Arabia Pursue Online Dissidents

An updated legal complaint alleges that the microblogging platform hasn't kept users data safe.

Social Media Lucas Ropek Sep 5

Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed This Week

Take a quick look at the newest and weirdest happenings in AI.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Sep 2

AI This Week: Chuck’s Big Meeting with Zuck and Elon

As Congress mulls AI regulations, Silicon Valley is lobbying hard against them. Plus: why AI watermarking may not be the catchall solution we hope it is.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Sep 2

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Enterprise For Businesses

The AI startup has launched a new version of its well-known chatbot that is geared specifically towards professionals.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Aug 28

Shadowy Tech Goons Want to Build a New City in California. What Could Go Wrong?

A bunch of Silicon Valley tycoons think they're going to build a utopia in northern California. We've heard this one before.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Aug 28

Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed This Week

Take a quick look at the newest and weirdest happenings in AI.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Aug 26

AI This Week: Cruise Veers Off Course

The robotaxi industry suffers a setback. Plus: content farms turn to AI to steal from legacy media sites.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Aug 26

Trump is Back on Twitter (or X, as Elon Musk Calls It)

Donald Trump is primed to resume his shitposting ways.

Social Media Lucas Ropek Aug 24

Here’s Trump’s Mugshot. Do Your Thing, Internet.

It's finally here and it's better than we could've ever imagined.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Aug 24

Court Finds That Teenage Hackers Were Central to Data Breaches of Uber, Nvidia, and Rockstar Games

LAPSUS$, a hacker gang that wreaked havoc last year, was helmed by a number of literal children, a British court has found.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Aug 23

‘Near Collisions’ of Commercial Jets Happen All the Time, Horrifying FAA Records Show

In a report that will make you want to travel by car for the rest of your life, the FAA's records detail how "near collision" episodes are frequent and ongoing.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Aug 22

Elon Musk’s X is Testing User Verification That Requires Government ID

X (formerly Twitter) appears to be playing around with some unconventional strategies to verify its premium users.

Social Media Lucas Ropek Aug 21

Looks Like the Website for Trump’s Legal Defense Fund Just Got Hacked

On Friday, someone defaced the website for the organization funding the legal costs for some Trump staffers and allies.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Aug 20

Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed This Week

Take a quick look at the newest and weirdest happenings in AI.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Aug 19

AI This Week: Fifty Ways to Hack Your Chatbot

DEF CON's big AI hack-fest. Plus: OpenAI's new moderation efforts, NYT lawsuit drama, and Werner Herzog.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Aug 18

Georgia Court Website Publishes, Then Deletes, List of Charges Against Donald Trump

The Fulton County court's website inexplicably posted what looked like official charges against former President Donald Trump on Monday.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Aug 14

New York Times Bars AI Companies From Using Its Content for Algorithm Training

The news media is in the throes of figuring out just how to approach the emergent AI industry.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Aug 14

Zuck Says It’s Time to “Move On” from Fight with Musk, Blames Elon for Dodging Plans

The Meta CEO says he's not going to waste time planning a fight with Musk when the Twitter executive doesn't seem serious about it.

Social Media Lucas Ropek Aug 13

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AI This Week: Elon Musk’s AI-Dominated Future

Trump Can’t Stop Posting About His Legal Problems. The Feds Say He Could Prejudice a Jury.

Lawsuit Accuses Twitter of Helping Saudi Arabia Pursue Online Dissidents

Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed This Week

AI This Week: Chuck’s Big Meeting with Zuck and Elon

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Enterprise For Businesses

Shadowy Tech Goons Want to Build a New City in California. What Could Go Wrong?

Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed This Week

AI This Week: Cruise Veers Off Course

Trump is Back on Twitter (or X, as Elon Musk Calls It)

Here’s Trump’s Mugshot. Do Your Thing, Internet.

Court Finds That Teenage Hackers Were Central to Data Breaches of Uber, Nvidia, and Rockstar Games

‘Near Collisions’ of Commercial Jets Happen All the Time, Horrifying FAA Records Show

Elon Musk’s X is Testing User Verification That Requires Government ID

Looks Like the Website for Trump’s Legal Defense Fund Just Got Hacked

Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed This Week

AI This Week: Fifty Ways to Hack Your Chatbot

Georgia Court Website Publishes, Then Deletes, List of Charges Against Donald Trump

New York Times Bars AI Companies From Using Its Content for Algorithm Training

Zuck Says It’s Time to “Move On” from Fight with Musk, Blames Elon for Dodging Plans

Lego’s Big New ‘Star Wars’ Set Comes Just in Time for ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ to Replace It

The Case for Tracking Everything

Ring Small Solar Panel Makes Powering Your Outdoor Camera Easy and Affordable, Now Below Black Friday Prices

Scientists Are Using Lightning in a Bottle to Turn Methane Into Methanol

We Got to See How Unstoppable Supergirl Can Be in Her New Movie

Anker’s 240W USB-C Charging Station Hits an All-Time Low on Amazon, No Need to Wait for Prime Day

Seagate NVMe SSD 2TB Hits Record Low, Making It the Cheapest and Smartest Way to Expand Xbox Storage

‘Dune: Part Three’ Begins Like a Sci-Fi ‘Saving Private Ryan’

First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature

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

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