2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (461+ words) These were the stories you liked best this year'or at least read the most. We're getting misty-eyed over here at VICE as the Christmas trees spread their dried-out needles all over the streets as they wait curbside for post-Xmas trash…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (361+ words) AI chatbots already say questionable things to humans. Now, researchers are realizing they may be swapping those same questionable takes with each other. One real-world example centers on Kevin Roose, a tech reporter at The New York Times. After his…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (222+ words) Europol wants everyone to calm down with their visceral hatred of the humanoid robots poised to take over a variety of industries, including law enforcement, before all of society breaks out into violence. In a new 48-page report that looks…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (350+ words) Expect to hear more about these in 2026. A lot more. Look at us. It's not even New Year's Eve, and we're already casting our eyes upon next year. We don't pretend to have a crystal ball, but we already know…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (354+ words) Humanoid's cheeky video goes over better when it doesn't try to pose that robots are more advanced than they actually are yet. We've enjoyed watching robots fail at seemingly basic tasks ever since Honda's Asimo ate s't walking up a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (397+ words) Mozilla is having a testy time engaging with its user base over its "AI kill switch" planned for next year. The Mozilla Foundation has always done things differently from the big-name Silicon Valley companies. The nonprofit organization develops its own…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (381+ words) November 2025 hardware sales hit a 30-year low as PS5, Xbox, and the Switch 2 face a reality check from budget-conscious gamers. November sales data has arrived and confirmed that hardware sales for both Sony and Microsoft are way down this holiday season....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (473+ words) Boy, things get dark real fast when kids start talking to AI companions. And violent, according to Aura, a digital security company that conducts an annual State of the Youth Report. Aura's findings suggest that a hefty chunk of minors…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (504+ words) A new report suggest that more devs may end up using the unpopular Nintendo Switch 2 Game Key Format in 2026. A new report claims that an unpopular Switch 2 feature could be used more often in 2026. According to an insider, Nintendo are…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (435+ words) Google manages to avoid a puddle that OpenAI just bumbled into last week. OpenAI's ChatGPT has been in hot water lately over "app suggestions" that users felt were too much like advertisements. As online speculation began to swirl that it…...