Lucas Ropek

Staff Reporter

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

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President Donald Trump (left) and Sydney Sweeney (right)

Despite Online MAGA Freakout About Her Jeans, Sydney Sweeney’s New Movie Bombs

Sometimes it's good to remember that the internet is not a real place.

Social Media Lucas Ropek Aug 18

Ucf V Nebraska

Israeli Cyber Official Arrested During Undercover Internet Crimes Against Children Sting

A number of men were arrested during the undercover police operation.

Crime Lucas Ropek Aug 18

The Sopranos Tv Still

OpenAI’s GPT-5 Has Clearly Never Seen ‘The Sopranos’

What does ChatGPT know about the Russian?

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Aug 18

Sign at Microsoft headquarters.

Microsoft Probing Whether Israel Used Its Cloud to Build Palestinian Surveillance System

The tech company said it would launch a legal probe.

Tech Policy Lucas Ropek Aug 16

Hollywood Exteriors And Landmarks 2025

Film Schools Are Embracing AI. Should They?

Generative AI has come for America's film students.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Aug 16

Sam Altman Co-founder and CEO of OpenAI speaks during the Italian Tech Week 2024 at OGR Officine Grandi Riparazioni on September 25, 2024 in Turin, Italy.

As People Ridicule GPT-5, Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Need ‘Trillions’ in Infrastructure

Despite recent embarrassments, the OpenAI CEO's attitude appears to be: Onward and upward!

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Aug 15

President Donald Trump talks to reporters at the White House on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Trump Admin Has Dropped a Third of All Investigations Into Big Tech, Advocates Say

It looks like the Trump White House has been going easy on Silicon Valley.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Aug 15

Kodak Mini Shot 2 Era

Kodak Says Reports of Its Imminent Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated

The film company say it's not out of the game yet.

Gadgets Lucas Ropek Aug 14

An audience in a movie theater in China

Gen-Z’s Social Media Addiction May Have Ironically Led to an Indie Cinema Revival

Social media is typically accused of killing the film industry but is it possible it could save it?

Culture Lucas Ropek Aug 14

Image of generic computer chips.

U.S. Allegedly Super-Charged Its Efforts to Prevent China From Getting American Chips

The AI chip arms race reportedly involves spooky surveillance tactics.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Aug 13

Elon

DOGE Has Wasted Billions While Saving Only a Fraction of What It Claims: Reports

New analysis paints a picture of dysfunction and waste at the Department of Government Efficiency.

Politics Lucas Ropek Aug 13

Elon Musk And OpenAI's Sam Altman.

Sam Altman and Elon Musk Trade Barbs Over Who Is More Full of Shit

Altman threw down the gauntlet, and made a little wager.

Social Media Lucas Ropek Aug 12

Influecer In Antarctica

Teen Influencer Stranded in Antarctica After Controversial Plane Landing

Until this week, the teenager had been ensnared in a court case involving the Chilean government.

Culture Lucas Ropek Aug 12

Senator Roger Marshall Meets With Hhs Secretary Kennedy And Agriculture Secretary Rollins

RFK Jr. Posts Fishing Trip Pics Online Amidst Fallout From CDC Shooting

The health czar has been criticized for how he handled the attack on the health agency.

Politics Lucas Ropek Aug 12

Sam Altman

As Fears About AI Grow, Sam Altman Says Gen-Z Are the ‘Luckiest Kids in History’

Recent college grads should be thankful for AI, according to Altman.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Aug 11

Garmin Forerunner 945 Running Watch

New Study Finds Smartwatches Aren’t That Good at Measuring Stress

The study calls into question whether a smartwatch can tell you much about your psychological state.

Health Lucas Ropek Aug 9

A Bug at Social Security Admin Has Been Rerouting Phone Calls to Random Offices

The agency initially denied there was an issue.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Aug 8

Peter Thiel Speaks At The Cambridge Union

Secretive, Peter Thiel-Founded ‘Tech Bilderberg” Group Is Moving Up in the World

Where well-connected folks sit around and discuss naughty ideas that the American peasantry just wouldn't get.

Politics Lucas Ropek Aug 7

Us Economy Tesla

The Air Force Wants to Use Cybertrucks for Target Practice

The government thinks Musk's oversized heaps could soon be used by America's "enemies."

Culture Lucas Ropek Aug 7

Nato Leaders Attend 2025 Summit In The Hague

Prime Minister of Sweden Dragged for Admitting He Uses ChatGPT to Help Him Make Decisions

This seems good.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Aug 6

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