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Internet Shocked By 'Porn & LGBT Free' Christian Phone Network: 'This Is How Gilead Starts'

Radiant Mobile, a new Christian phone network, blocks pornography and LGBTQ content, sparking debate over censorship and ideological control.

International Business Times UK · May 12

New Christian Phone Service Blocks Porn, Satanism, LGBTQ, Info Health for a 'Jesus-Centric' Filtering

Radiant Mobile, a Christian network, uses network-level filters to block content like pornography and LGBTQ topics, aiming to create a 'Jesus-centric' environment. It plans expansion beyond the US.

International Business Times UK · May 6

New 'Jesus-Centric' Phone Plan Blocks Porn, LGBTQ Content, and TikTok at the Network Level for $30

Radiant Mobile launched as the first US cell plan to permanently block pornography at the network level. A default filter also blocks LGBTQ content, with one man deciding what gets banned.

International Business Times UK · May 6

Bill Gates-Backed Quidnet Energy Just Stored Power Underground for Six Months—Aiming to Turn Earth Into a Giant Battery

Quidnet Energy, backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures led by Bill Gates, recently demonstrated long-duration energy storage by storing electricity underground under pressure for six consecutive months with virtually no self-discharge.

Benzinga · Aug 5, 2025

China has spent billions of dollars building far too many data centers for AI and compute - could it lead to a huge market crash?

China built hundreds of AI data centers, but supply now far exceeds demand, and DeepSeek is one of the reasons why.

TechRadar · Apr 6, 2025

China's AI data center boom goes bust: Rush leaves billions of dollars in idle infrastructure

China's rush to build AI data centers in 2023–2024 has collapsed into underused infrastructure, falling profits, and outdated facilities.

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 28, 2025

China's Manus AI 'agent' could be our 1st glimpse at artificial general intelligence

Chinese startup Butterfly Effect has unveiled what it claims is the first general AI agent capable of acting autonomously.

LiveScience · Mar 14, 2025

AI can now clone your personality in only two hours – and that's a dream for deepfake scammers

A new study shows that AI can now convincingly clone a person's personality in only two hours.

TechRadar · Nov 24, 2024

This Company Is Deepfaking Your Whole Body to Make Super Realistic AI Avatars

Synthesia showed off its 2.0 model that will soon feature a way to generate full-body AI avatars that can make realistic gestures.

Inverse · Jun 24, 2024

The AI revolution "won't require a new piece of hardware," claims OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — but if it does, he says "you'll be happy to have a new device"

While visiting Cambridge for a series of events hosted by Harvard and the venture capital firm Xfund, OpenAI CEO Altman told MIT Technology Review that users might not need new devices to prepare for a future with AI.

Windows Central · May 3, 2024