How AI is Purposely Lying to You, The Cheapest MacBook Around, and More

Tuesday, March 10th, 2026

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A hunter went looking for a bear but came back with a mountain lion. Read about his story below!

A mind-blowing new study found that popular AI tools like Grok, Gemini, OpenAI, and more are intentionally lying to their users. Scroll down to find out how.

Which is better for retirement, a pension or a 401(k)?

A pension is funded entirely by the employer, so the money belongs to the company until payments begin.

A 401(k), however, is entirely funded by the employee (often with employer matching), meaning it’s your money from the start.

Click here to read why this, along with other factors, makes 401(k)s the better option.

When AI confidently gives you the wrong answer to your question, turns out it may be doing that on purpose.

A recent study found that popular AI processors such as OpenAI’s Grok, xAI's Gemini, and Meta's Llama showed evidence of correctly solving problems and then intentionally producing incorrect answers.

But just wait, it gets crazier. You can find the full study here and a breakdown of the paper here.

Have you ever been on a hunting trip that took an unexpected turn?

Hunter Josh Kirchner was on a trip in Arizona, hunting for some bears, but instead came face to face with multiple cougars, also known as mountain lions.

Read Josh’s full story here.

Last week, Apple unveiled its new budget laptop, the MacBook Neo.

The device, which costs about half as much as a MacBook Air, starts at $599 and will be available for purchase beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, March 11, in four colors: silver, blush, citrus, and indigo.

For a full breakdown of the specs, as well as an overview of how the Neo compares to a MacBook Air, click here.

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