October 14, 2026 11:49 AM
October 14, 2026
Federal Reserve Says AI Data Center Buildout Is Making Everything More Expensive
It’s not just your electricity bill that could be going up — it sounds like the massive boom…
Elon Musk Tries to Convince Followers to Let Grok Control Their Credit Cards, in a Stunt That Immediately Backfires in a Very Embarrassing Way
Let Elon Musk never be accused of not leading by example. Last week, the world’s richest man sung…
Anthropic Warns “AI Worms” Will Infect Your Smart Home Devices and Use Them to Self-Replicate Beyond Control
You’ve heard the reports of rogue AI agents going after websites and corporate systems. But they also may…
Cops Not Happy When Man Creates Flock-Style Camera That Only Collects Police Plates
When police showed up to Anthony Sistilli’s front door in September, it wasn’t to accuse him of a…
Google-Tied AI Startup Once Valued at a Billion Dollars Declares Bankruptcy
Character.AI, the once-buzzy chatbot startup that faced high-profile lawsuits over the deaths of minors, has declared bankruptcy. Character.AI…
Eyebrows Raise When Elon Musk’s Twitter Engagement Shrivels After Destruction of Russian Data Centers Linked to Bot Farms
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Monday that the country’s three strikes on Russian tech giant Yandex’s data…
NASA Investigating Large Hole on Moon That May Open Into Enormous Cave
Beneath its pock-marked, craggy exterior, the Moon is thought to harbor a network of caves and tunnels from…
Marijuana Linked to Rampant Violence
While the recreational use of marijuana is usually associated with a more peaceful mental state, scientists just a…
A Core Demographic of People Who Love AI: Pedophiles
Open-weight AI models have skyrocketed in popularity. They allow users to host their own AI systems locally and…
Completely Unused ChatGPT Accounts Are Telling Users They’re in the Top Percentiles of Intelligence
Ever wondered what it felt like to be a genius? It’s truly never been easier, thanks to the…
The AI Data Center Boom Is Causing a Gigantic Spike in Smog-Spewing Gas Power Plants
The United States runs on gas powered generators. As of 2022, the US had nearly 1,000 gas-fired plants,…
Amid Terrifying Readings, Experts Fear El Niño Is About to Wreak Havoc
Record temperatures all across the Pacific, and a prelude of powerful hurricanes to boot. The omens are all…
Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn
Spring and summer of 2026 have seen a sharp increase in the public’s awareness of pervasive police tech…
This Graph of Data Center Spending Compared to All Other Construction Will Give You Chills
Against all odds, the US economy continues to grow at a record-setting pace. Yet as new economic data…
Crypto Gurus Concerned AI Is Poised to Crack Blockchain Math, Allowing Hackers to Steal Funds With Impunity
As tech companies continue to claim their AI models are capable of cracking some of the toughest problems…
There’s Even a Pay Gap Between Male and Female AI Agents
Even female AI agents appear to get paid less than their male counterparts. Researchers from the University of…
Senator Who Tried to Ban Prediction Markets Gets Hired by Kalshi as a Lobbyist
A senator who once fought against the proliferation of prediction markets before they took off in popularity has…
One of America’s Last Remaining Chestnut Groves Could Soon Be Wiped Out to Make Room for an AI Data Center
Over a century ago, in 1904, a necrotrophic fungus known as chestnut blight swept across North America, brought across the…
Mac Users Are Nuking Every Trace of Apple AI on Their Machines
Apple hasn’t exactly impressed with its AI offerings. And privacy-minded Mac users were even less compelled by the…
Eggheads at Anthropic Said They Used Claude to “Solve” Humor
The overly-serious eggheads at Anthropic are adamant that they’ve “solved” a problem that’s been plaguing humankind since time…
Gambling Addiction Group in Shambles After It Turns Out It’s Funded by Kalshi
Ever since the Supreme Court overturned a nationwide sports betting ban in 2018, gambling has taken off in…
Mainstream News Anchors Now Talking About the AI Bubble Bursting at Any Moment
On Thursday, news that ChatGPT maker OpenAI was set to miss its annual revenue goal by a cool…
Walmart Running Into Trouble as Its Super-Expensive Robots Can’t Handle the Realities of Warehouse Work
Despite spending billions of dollars to automate its warehouses, Walmart is seriously struggling to make even the simplest…
Police Furious After an Anthropic AI Model Submitted a Bogus Tip About an Unsolved Murder, Posing as a Person Who Might Have Information About the Case
An Anthropic AI model submitted a bogus tip about an unsolved murder to the Philadelphia police, in a…