July 17, 2026 1:51 AM
July 17, 2026
Users Furious as Reddit Intentionally Breaks Its Mobile Website, Demanding Users Download Its App Instead
Update: annoyed Reddit users have figured out a way to get rid of the irritating popup — for…
OpenAI Just Published an Absolutely Bizarre Blog Post
Yesterday, OpenAI published a balmy blog post on its “commitment to community safety.” Taking a reassuring tone, the…
Startup Says It Can Read Your Brain Signals Using a Pair of Headphones
Whether they’re harvesting your data or serving you ads, consumer electronics brands have always wanted to get inside…
Head of NASA Calls for Pluto to Be Made a Planet Again
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman is necroposting about an age-old debate in astronomy that was considered officially settled two…
AI Spy Cameras Suddenly Blanketing America
There’s a specter haunting the United States. Americans may not have noticed it, but it’s sure noticed them:…
Uninstalls of ChatGPT Are Spiking at the Worst Time Imaginable for OpenAI
Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that ChatGPT maker OpenAI had missed its internal targets of…
Another Military UFO Guy Just Died
Last week, the FBI announced it was investigating the deaths and mysterious disappearances of at least ten scientists…
Man Trapped in Dystopian Nightmare Thanks to AI Surveillance Cameras Flagging His Every Move
A man in Colorado might not have done anything wrong, but that hasn’t stopped the AI surveillance state…
Dark Cloud Gathers as Bill Comes Due for AI Industry
AI companies have swept customers onto the bandwagon by offering cheap and even free access to their AI…
John Oliver Just Took the AI Industry Behind a Shed and Beat It With a Pipe Wrench
John Oliver just did what he did best: demolished a harmful industry piece by piece. On the latest…
OpenAI Hit With Barrage of Lawsuits Over Failure to Report School Shooter Before Massacre
Seven families — the first wave of dozens, lawyers say — are suing OpenAI, alleging that the company failed to…
Police Are Using AI Camera Networks to Stalk Women
Police officers across the US are using automated license plate readers (ALPRs) to stalk personal romantic interests. According…
Investors Concerned AI Bubble Is Finally Popping
For quite some time now, investors have fought the suggestion that the artificial intelligence industry may be forming…
As AI Surges, Layoffs Hit Worst Moment Since 2009 During Throes of Financial Crisis
US employers announced over 108,000 layoffs across January, in the highest to start the year since the depths…
As Crash Deepens, Investors Say Bitcoin Is Headed for Zero Dollars
Mainstream cryptocurrency Bitcoin is being eviscerated this week. The token tanked to a historic low, coming eerily close…
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
Waymo has established itself as the autonomous ride-hailing service to beat, operating a fleet of several thousand self-driving…
Internet Sleuths Just Found Something About Elon Musk Getting a Massage in the Epstein Files
For a guy who keeps insisting he’s totally innocent of any accusations of wrongdoing with Jeffrey Epstein, Elon…
Bitcoin Is Crashing So Hard That Miners Are Unplugging Their Equipment
Bitcoin is crashing hard, reaching historic lows of well below the $70,000 mark. At the time of writing,…
Crypto Guys Who Bought a Huge Gold Trump Statue Now Have a Problem
When a group of crypto bros spent $300,000 commissioning a 15-foot gold statue of Donald Trump, their grift…
Tesla Stock Plummeting Since Musk Busted in Epstein Files
Late last month, new “Epstein files” from the Department of Justice revealed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk was…
Elon Laments That in Spite of His Obscene Wealth, He Still Can’t Find Happiness
At this point, there’s nothing left to say about Elon Musk that hasn’t been said a thousand times…
This Measles Outbreak at a Detention Center Perfectly Encapsulates America Right Now
For over a millennium, measles have ravaged humanity. Physicians as far back as 10th century Persia have been…
Sam Altman Is Spiraling
In 2024, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed the possibility that his company would ever have to stuff ads…
Peloton Institutes Mass Layoffs After Pivoting to AI
During the COVID-19 pandemic, stationary bike company Peloton was the talk of the town, allowing its customers to…