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Matthew Gault
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Matthew Gault is a writer covering weird tech, nuclear war, and video games. He’s worked for Reuters, Vice, and the New York Times.
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Stopgaps
AI Is Here to Replace Nuclear Treaties. Scared Yet?
Feb 9, 2026 6:30 AM
Roses Are Red
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
Nov 28, 2025 5:00 AM
Stopgaps
Anthropic Has a Plan to Keep Its AI From Building a Nuclear Weapon. Will It Work?
Oct 20, 2025 5:00 AM
A(I)-Bomb
Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable
Aug 6, 2025 6:30 AM
You're Not Ready
The Rise of ‘Vibe Hacking’ Is the Next AI Nightmare
Jun 4, 2025 6:00 AM
target practice
The Pentagon Wants to Spend $141 Billion on a Doomsday Machine
Jul 22, 2024 6:30 AM
Long Shots
The Lords of Silicon Valley Are Thrilled to Present a ‘Handheld Iron Dome’
Jun 6, 2024 6:30 AM
blinders off
Billionaires See VR as a Way to Avoid Radical Social Change
Feb 15, 2021 9:00 AM
the mehdium
The Medium
Doesn’t Live Up to Its Best Ideas
Feb 3, 2021 8:00 AM
roll initiative
Dungeons & Dragons
' Racial Reckoning Is Long Overdue
Dec 31, 2020 9:00 AM
he warned us
A Cyberpunk Founding Father Isn't Surprised By Its Comeback
Dec 10, 2020 7:00 AM
don't look now
Amnesia: Rebirth
Has Evolved Beyond Jump Scares
Oct 23, 2020 9:00 AM
semper ludus
Uncle Sam Is Looking for Recruits—Over Twitch
Oct 5, 2020 7:00 AM