August 29, 2026 7:40 PM
August 29, 2026
New Study Finds Something Horrible Contaminating Half of California’s Water
There’s something monstrous lurking in the waterways of California, and it isn’t the Sacramento Mothman. According to a…
Suburbanites Freaked Out by Mysterious Drones Leering Into Their Homes at Night
Residents of the mid-sized burb of Norwich, Connecticut are disturbed at what they’ve described as massive drones descending…
Psychiatrists Investigating People Who Get Trapped Inside Vivid Daydreams
There’s nothing inherently wrong with daydreaming. Letting your thoughts wander through imaginary worlds can provide a much-needed distraction…
Astronomers Say Star Self-Destructed So Catastrophically That It Left Behind No Trace of Its Existence
When a star explodes, it typically leaves behind some sort of remnant: an exposed, ultra-dense core, for example,…
Trump Desperately Pumps Money Into Dying Coal Industry
The coal industry has been in decline for decades. But tell that to president Trump, who’s firmly convinced…
Catholic Church Boots Exorcist After He Said UFOs Are Demons
A Catholic priest just fumbled the job of a lifetime. On Wednesday, Monsignor Stephen Rossetti was stripped of…
Meta So Desperate for Compute That It’s Building “Data Centers” That Are Just Tents Filled With AI Chips
It’s a desperate time for tech companies trying to assert dominance in the AI boom. Back in April,…
AI Will Consume as Much Water as a Billion People By 2030, UN Report Estimates
AI data centers will consume as much water as the water needs of 1.3 billion people by 2030,…
NASA’s James Webb Discovers That 3I/ATLAS Let One Rip as It Passed Through Solar System
The mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS fascinated scientists as it made its way through the inner solar system last…
Chinese Post Office Deploys Humanoid Robots to Sort Mail
It’s no secret by now that the Chinese tech sector is going all-in on robotics. Last September, the…
Researchers Put AI Models in Charge of Analyzing Sports, and They Choked Spectacularly
Good news for sports broadcasters and fans who’d prefer their play-by-plays to have that human-touch: AI doesn’t know…
It Turns Out Lookmaxxing Has Some Extremely Emasculating Side Effects
Earlier this year, so-called “looksmaxxing” influencer Braden “Clavicular” Peters was rushed to the hospital after suffering a suspected…
Details Emerge About OpenAI’s “Adult Mode”
In October, ChatGPT maker OpenAI announced it would be opening the floodgates for “mature apps.” “Now that we…
Chinese Space Station Astronauts Harvest Space Tomatoes
China’s Tiangong space station may only be a fraction of the size of the International Space Station —…
AI Data Center Security Guards Are Not Human
As AI companies continue to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into buildouts of data centers, they’re looking…
Elon Musk Just Made a Small Change That Speaks Volumes About His Desperation
As xAI reels from a mass exodus of cofounders, remains mired in numerous controversies, and loses ground to…
This Video of a Humanoid Robot Playing Tennis Is Extremely Impressive
The excitement surrounding recent strides in humanoid robotics is palpable. They’re being used to assemble electric cars, sort…
Netflix Buys Startup That Modifies Footage Using AI
The use of AI in Hollywood has turned into a lightning rod, especially as ongoing contract negotiations between…
Woman Sues Tesla After Cybertruck Tries to Drive Her Off Bridge
Elon Musk has long promised fans that Tesla cars can already drive themselves, when the reality is that…
Trump Supporters Getting Scammed by AI-Generated Foot Fetish Model
For an Instagram page only a few months old, Jessica Foster is thriving. The model has over a…
Atlassian Lays Off 10 Percent of Its Workforce as It Pivots to AI
Another tech giant is culling immense numbers of workers. On Thursday, prominent Australian software firm Atlassian announced it…
Trucker Awarded $20,000 for Hauling a Massive Amount of Nuclear Waste
The US government might not know where to store its spent nuclear waste, but that sure hasn’t stopped…
Company Testing Humanoid Robot Soldiers on Frontlines of Ukraine
Humanoid robots are already folding clothes, running marathons, and assembling cars — so it was probably only a…
Americans’ Anger Against AI Data Centers Is Boiling Over
America really hates data centers. While the rise of grassroots data center opposition makes compelling evidence on its…