August 29, 2026 5:16 PM
August 29, 2026
ISS Astronauts Ordered to Enter Evacuation Mode
Astronauts on board the International Space Station were ordered to shelter inside their spacecraft after discovering new “cracks…
Ebola Expert Fears Outbreak Is Heading Into “Nightmare Scenario”
The third-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded is currently ripping through the Democratic Republic of Congo, with over 1,000…
While Google’s CEO Pumps Up AI, Its Actual Employees Are Disgusted by It
Not even Google’s own workforce seems all that enthusiastic about AI. Internal messages obtained by 404 Media show…
Data Centers Have Become Shockingly Unpopular, Poll Finds
A silent war is playing out across rural America. Residents are packing themselves into local county meetings in…
People Are Not Happy About Google’s Plan to Release Millions of Bioengineered Mosquitoes Into the Wild
One of the wealthiest corporations in the world is seeking government permission to release 32 million mosquitoes throughout…
Basketball Fans Disgusted as ESPN Airs AI Slop Version of NBA Champion Tony Parker During the Finals
The first game of the 2026 NBA finals was everything fans could want out of playoff basketball. The…
Mayor Caught on Camera Saying the Only Voters Who Oppose Data Centers Are Disgusting Poor People
Do you oppose data centers being built in your town? Well then you’re a lowly “unkempt” rube, in…
We Are Intrigued by This Man Taking His Pet Octopus for a Walk Around His Neighborhood
Amidst the chaos of economic turmoil and AI upheaval, it’s refreshing to see a family just enjoying each…
Robot in Clown Wig Roundhouse Kicks Small Child
They may have come down in price substantially, but humanoid robots are far from hitting shelves at your…
Plans Accelerated for Human Trials of Tooth Regeneration
In 2023, Japanese pharmaceutical company Toregem Biopharma announced that it had found a new way to inhibit a…
The AI Bubble Has Become So Surreal That It’s Now Propping Up the Toilet Industry
With AI company valuations screaming into the trillions of dollars, it can be hard to find the pulse…
Bitcoin Is Taking a Nasty Swim
If you bought one single Bitcoin at the currency’s peak price in October of 2025, you’d have lost…
Looks Like the Economy Is Hitting a “Nightmare Scenario”
Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have ground to a halt, cutting off much of the world from…
Xiaomi Now Using Humanoid Robots to Assemble Electric Cars
There’s a new “intern” on the assembly line, and it won’t be pausing every hour to take a…
The Supreme Court Just Dealt a Crushing Blow to “AI Artists”
Proponents of generative AI say the tech has greatly lowered the barriers of entry in the art world,…
Study Finds That Execs Are Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI
The headlines warning about AI melting our brains usually point to students or workers, which — fair enough.…
A Machine Learning Engineer Thought He Was Safe From AI Layoffs. Then He Got Some Depressing News
While the exact impact of AI on the job market remains hazy at best, ongoing fears that an…
Using AI to Do Your Taxes Is Likely to Backfire Spectacularly
Tax season, that dreaded time of year, is upon us. But if you were hoping that newfangled AI…
Efforts Grow to Ban Octopus Farming
The case for a prohibition on octopus farming is simple enough: we probably shouldn’t raise animals capable of…
Kalshi Sent Bizarre Message to Underage Streamer
Kalshi hasn’t been particularly subtle about sucking young users into its gambling empire. Now, new reporting from the…
AI Job Loss Is Breaking the Psyche of Workers, Psychiatrist Warns
If you’re one of the hundreds of millions of Americans who earn a wage for a living, it…
Scientists Find Microbes Can Survive Traveling from Planet to Planet While Clinging to Asteroids
In an effort to explain how life started on Earth billions of years ago, some scientists have suggested…
Emergency Responders Say They’re Now Unpaid “Roadside Assistance” for Confused Waymos
Overseas teleoperators aren’t the only ones stuck cleaning up Waymo’s messes. Emergency responders are also having to swoop…
Atmospheric CO2 Getting So High That It’s Weakening Human Skeletons
Though talks of climate change typically conjure up images of dripping glaciers and rising tides, it turns out…