June 10, 2026 5:32 AM
June 10, 2026
Trump Threatens to Do Something Horrible in Africa Unless He Gets a Deal on Precious Minerals
Donald Trump has been busy in Africa. Look no further than airstrikes in Nigeria, travel bans on 29…
Crowd’s Reaction to BuzzFeed’s New AI App: Uncomfortable Laughter
BuzzFeed made an unfortunate announcement during its company’s earnings report last week, admitting that “there is substantial doubt…
Sam Altman Thanks Programmers for Their Effort, Says Their Time Is Over
Thousands of tech workers are being laid off, from Atlassian slashing 1,600 jobs to Jack Dorsey’s fintech company…
Venture Capitalist Warns That It’s All About to Come Crashing Down
AI companies continue to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into enormous infrastructure projects, fully expecting demand for…
Nvidia Ridiculed for “Sloptracing” Feature That Uses AI to Yassify Video Games in Real Time
Nvidia? The gaming GPU company? On Monday, the multi-trillion dollar AI chipmaker unveiled its latest effort at weaving…
Robot Goes Berserk in California Restaurant, Dragged Away by Staff After Smashing Tableware
Humanoid robots are rapidly gaining hype, from battlefields to the factory floor. But there are clear growing pains…
Panicked OpenAI Execs Cutting Projects as Walls Close In
In 2025 alone, OpenAI released a controversial text-to-video generator, dubbed Sora, and an abysmally slow web browser called…
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…
Creator of “Wallace and Gromit” Says Heck, He’ll Start Using AI
Did Nick Park wake up and put on the wrong trousers this morning? In a recent interview with…
AI “Companion Bots” Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims
If you’re one of the 28 percent of Americans who’ve shared an intimate relationship with an AI chatbot,…
Disney Strikes Huge Deal With OpenAI: Get Ready for Sora Videos of Donald Duck Cooking Meth
Famous copyright tyrant Disney is now bending over for the AI industry and signing away its precious intellectual…
Mysterious Interstellar Object Now Approaching Earth
For months now, astronomers have been closely watching the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it rips through the…
Woman Orders Waymo, Finds Man Hiding in Trunk
Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing service is going through a lot of firsts these days. Earlier this week, a pregnant…
Years After a Girl’s Death, the AIs That Killed Her Are Still Sending Notifications to Her Phone
We’ve written previously about Juliana Peralta, who was only 13 years old when her parents say an AI…
Scientists Say the Time Has Arrived to Land Astronauts on Mars
The goal of sending astronauts to the surface of Mars has been a major point of contention, with…
Librarians Dumbfounded as People Keep Asking for Materials That Don’t Exist
Librarians, and the books they cherish, are already fight a losing battle for our attention spans with all…
Brace for Disaster as the Washington Post Launches an AI-Generated Podcast
The podcast format has largely remained the same since its inception in the early 2000s: short shows recorded…
Chinese Astronauts Clamber Outside Space Station to Inspect Damaged Spacecraft
Last month, Chinese astronauts on board the country’s Tiangong space station discovered cracks in the window of their…
Sam Altman Says Caring for a Baby Is Now Impossible Without ChatGPT
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently admitted he needs extensive assistance from his company’s AI chatbot to get through…
You Will Never Guess What This Startup Is Turning Human Remains Into
Getting tired of dusting off Grandpa’s stuffy old urn? One startup has the solution for you. It’s called…