Dying to climb the Ivy? How to survive the race for a top spot

Dying to climb the Ivy? How to survive the race for a top spot

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Top schools are still hard to get into. The classes of 2031 at Harvard and Columbia will get between 50,000 and 60,000 applicants this fall, and the acceptance rate for those universities is historically … Read more

You can now get a robot massage designed by Tom Brady

You can now get a robot massage designed by Tom Brady

This massage is the GOAT. No stranger to wellness, Tom Brady is keeping his health in check by keeping up with a rigorous diet from his football days, even well after retirement. Now, the Raiders minority owner and NFL legend wants more people to prioritize recovery by offering a deep tissue massage protocol designed after … Read more

World-famous Michelin Guide blasted for alleged use of AI to write restaurant reviews

World-famous Michelin Guide blasted for alleged use of AI to write restaurant reviews

A swing and a Mich for artificial intelligence?  The Michelin Guide, revered as the world’s foremost restaurant rating system, The Michelin Guide, revered as the world’s foremost restaurant rating system, tasked AI to write its 2026 review of Dallas, Texas eateries, claims a jaw-dropping new report.  And it’s leaving a foul taste in foodies’ mouths, with outraged … Read more

Over 40% of Americans have felt duped by AI ads before, new survey suggests

Over 40% of Americans have felt duped by AI ads before, new survey suggests

According to a new study, 43% of Americans have felt duped by AI ads before. The poll of 2,000 U.S. adults found that 44% frequently see products advertised using some form of AI. On average, they question whether the ads they see online feature real or AI-generated products four times a week. More than half … Read more

Inside the weirdly popular world of animatronics — and the fascination behind Kelly Clarkson’s bizarre bird bot drama

Inside the weirdly popular world of animatronics — and the fascination behind Kelly Clarkson’s bizarre bird bot drama

Kelly Clarkson’s got the world singing puppets’ praises.   Thanks to the American Idol alum’s viral fascination with “Molly,” a now $15 million singing robo-bird at the Art of Play shop in Brooklyn, wannabe tastemakers from coast to coast are going cuckoo for animatronics and automatons, with some spending upwards of $5,000 for the mechanical must-haves.  Clarkson, 44, … Read more

Throuples are turning to ‘AI-poly’ chatbots — but experts warn it could cause psychosis

Throuples are turning to ‘AI-poly’ chatbots — but experts warn it could cause psychosis

A new relationship style is on the rise — and it’s replacing commitment with binary code. More modern couples are saying they’re “AI-poly,” defined as having at least one human partner plus one or more AI “companions” that provide everything from emotional support to sexual gratification. Some proponents say it strengthens IRL connections — for … Read more

Goldigging gals are flocking to Silicon Valley to land rich husbands in AI

Goldigging gals are flocking to Silicon Valley to land rich husbands in AI

Silicon Valley’s latest gold rush is for husbands — specifically husbands who work in AI. Chinese and Chinese American women are flocking to Silicon Valley from across the country and around the globe with the aim of landing a husband who works in AI. “The first tier is Anthropic and OpenAI,” said Qinghua Zhao, founder … Read more

Global study finds where the ‘trust tipping point’ is for AI

Global study finds where the ‘trust tipping point’ is for AI

What is the world’s “trust tipping point” for artificial intelligence? While most people (66%) are comfortable using AI in their personal and professional lives, there is still a line they draw for how far they’re willing to go. A new global study of 11,000 respondents from around the world explored how AI is becoming part … Read more

Scientists warn of 17 major global health threats — including two that have ‘extinction potential’

Scientists warn of 17 major global health threats — including two that have ‘extinction potential’

The choices humanity makes in the next 75 years could determine the fate of billions of lives — and whether our species makes it past the 21st century. In an extraordinary report from dozens of scientists, researchers compiled 17 of the most urgent health threats humanity will face before 2100. They estimated amenable disability-adjusted life … Read more

‘Catastrophic’ airplane turbulence is only getting worse — go inside the billion-dollar race to solve it

‘Catastrophic’ airplane turbulence is only getting worse — go inside the billion-dollar race to solve it

On Friday, Oct. 9, severe turbulence hit New York-bound Avianca Flight 42. The Airbus A320 dropped 25,000 feet in a matter of minutes and at least nine people onboard were hospitalized. It’s not in your imagination: extreme turbulence is on the rise. But a handful of tech companies are developing ingenious technologies to help pilots … Read more

California tech bro blasted as ‘horrible’ dad for using bot to read to his newborn baby: ‘Bleak’

California tech bro blasted as ‘horrible’ dad for using bot to read to his newborn baby: ‘Bleak’

The artificial intelligence boom is changing the way people work, communicate and live — and apparently for one tech-obsessed dad, reading to his son. Alvin Sng, a software engineer at San Francisco-based AI research lab Factory, recounted on social media a conversation ohe had with his wife. Alvin Sng is a software engineer at San … Read more

Exclusive | Inside the secret world of the AI apocalypse doomsday preppers

Exclusive | Inside the secret world of the AI apocalypse doomsday preppers

Despite his shoebox Manhattan apartment, FDNY firefighter Jason Charles has somehow squeezed in $10,000 worth of doomsday supplies — enough to survive hurricanes, devastating floods, a second pandemic and, if things really go off the rails, the end of the world. Charles has never actually experienced a life-altering catastrophe. But that hasn’t stopped him from … Read more

The human race: As AI reshapes hospitality, boutique hotels double down on people power

The human race: As AI reshapes hospitality, boutique hotels double down on people power

Every major hotel group is rolling out the red carpet for AI. They plan to save a few bucks by automating your stay and turning the concierge into a cyborg. But a handful of hotels are giving chatbots the boot and doubling down on the human touch. “We’ve all had those experiences where you’re yelling … Read more

McDonald’s hit with lawsuit alleging AI-powered menu price-fixing

McDonald’s hit with lawsuit alleging AI-powered menu price-fixing

McDonald’s has been sued in federal court in Chicago in a proposed nationwide class action alleging the fast-food company illegally coordinates menu prices across its franchises and company-owned restaurants through an AI-powered pricing system. The lawsuit, filed on Friday, said McDonald’s violated US antitrust law by conspiring with independent franchisees to fix prices using algorithms … Read more

Exclusive | NYC’s blue collar babes are ditching the rat race to do the dirtiest jobs — how much they’re making

Exclusive | NYC’s blue collar babes are ditching the rat race to do the dirtiest jobs — how much they’re making

Freeing frisky lovers from a set of fuzzy handcuffs at 2:00 a.m., or granting law enforcement access into an apartment containing a dead body — it’s all in a profitable day’s work for Upper East Sider Sahar Yona.  The 27-year-old residential and commercial locksmith is one of the less than 12 percent of American women — and 8 … Read more

ChatGPT can’t hack your future: Why grit and emotional intelligence still win in the AI era

ChatGPT can’t hack your future: Why grit and emotional intelligence still win in the AI era

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Artificial intelligence is giving students unprecedented access to information, research and tools that can help them learn, apply to college and prepare for careers. But a panel of education and career experts argued that … Read more

Meta users are hot for ‘thicc’ new AI assistant mascot — Jolly: ‘Some of y’all way too thirsty’

Meta users are hot for ‘thicc’ new AI assistant mascot — Jolly: ‘Some of y’all way too thirsty’

He puts the a– in “assistant.” Online hornballs have been lusting over Meta’s new Muse assistant after the tech firm’s AI wizards gave it a NSFW makeover. Dubbed Jolly, the avatar is the default mascot for Meta’s new Muse AI assistant, which carries out tasks on the user’s behalf from sending emails to booking travel. … Read more

Physicians’ ‘health-xiety’ is on the rise — but their trust with patients hasn’t wavered

Physicians’ ‘health-xiety’ is on the rise — but their trust with patients hasn’t wavered

Physicians’ “health-xiety,” their anxiety about the healthcare industry, is on the rise — but their trust in the relationships they’ve built with patients hasn’t wavered. A new study of 1,000 U.S. physicians found 63% said their anxieties about the industry have increased over the past year. Still, 97% believe their patients trust their expertise as … Read more

New study finds startling flaw if AI starts choosing who gets organ donations: ‘Diverge from human values’

New study finds startling flaw if AI starts choosing who gets organ donations: ‘Diverge from human values’

A prescription for disaster. When it comes to AI chatbots calling the shots for medical decisions, there seems to be a divide between whether the promising outcomes outweigh the medical mishaps. A study by Penn State researchers has found that artificial intelligence models prioritize vastly different values than humans when it comes to organ donation … Read more

Exclusive | Was AI ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood programmed to spread doomsday fears on press tour?

Exclusive | Was AI ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood programmed to spread doomsday fears on press tour?

On Tuesday morning, The Post was — like a handful of other outlets — given an interview with Tilly Norwood, the controversial, freckle-faced starlet built in a U.K. lab and powered entirely by artificial intelligence. We were told by Norton’s PR team (yes, the chatbot has a team…) that the synthetic siren would discuss her … Read more