August 27, 2026 5:17 PM
August 27, 2026
Scientists Detect Huge Structure Under Ocean Fueling the Deadly Upcoming El Niño
Scientists say they’ve pinpointed the super-warm undersea structure responsible for this year’s El Niño weather pattern, which they…
The Trump Phone Appears to Have Already Leaked Its Customers’ Personal Information Through a Glaring Exploit
Donald Trump’s smartphone has only been in reviewers’ hands for a few days, and it’s already coming apart…
Jeff Bezos Lectures the Public, Saying They Should Be Grateful for the Wonders of AI
Feeling grateful for all the wonderful ways AI has changed your life yet? Jeff Bezos thinks you should…
Zuckerberg Tells the Tattered Remainder of His Workers That He Won’t Conduct Another a Mass Firing for at Least Seven Months
The tech giant Meta fired about 8,000 workers yesterday — about 10 percent of its staff — and reassigned 7,000…
Elon Musk’s Ex Says He Bragged About 10,000 Lasers in Orbit That Are “Not a Piece They’ll See on the Chess Board”
If “always keep them guessing” was actually a strategy for success, Elon Musk might be president right now…
A CEO of a Bank Just Said Something So Ghoulish About Its Plans for AI That He’s Now in Full Damage Control Mode
AI has emboldened CEOs to make all kinds of smug declarations that betray their contempt for lowly human…
It Seems a Lot Like Trump Accidentally Invested $1 Million in a Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant Thinking It Was an AI Hardware Company
Donald Trump is nothing if not a keen investor. As recent tax filings have shown, the US president…
Google Is Making Huge Changes That Are Poised to Decimate What’s Left of Journalism
It’s looking like time to sound two death knells. One for the demise of the simple Google search,…
Why Is Mark Zuckerberg Taunting His Employees Before Firing Them?
In ancient Roman times, military generals are thought to have used a tactic known as decimation to punish…
New Data Suggests That AI Really Is Already Replacing Human Jobs
For several years, a debate has been raging among economists: is AI really taking our jobs, or are…
Top Literary Magazine Offers Bizarre Response to Accusations That It Published an AI-Generated Short Story
The literary world is being torn asunder after a prestigious magazine was accused of publishing an AI-generated short…
NOAA Issues Stark Warning About Upcoming El Niño
It’s never a good sign when meteorologists start throwing around phrases like “double whammy.” But that’s what scientists…
Scientists Say Heck, Just Nuke a Killer Asteroid Heading for Earth
Plenty of asteroids can survive their fiery plunge through the Earth’s atmosphere. If they’re big enough, they can…
Fortnite Pushes Back Against Claims That Jeffrey Epstein Is Still Alive and Gaming
Suspicious as the circumstances surrounding his death may have been, there’s a broad consensus that Jeffrey Epstein did…
There’s Not Enough Money in the World for Trump’s Golden Dome
At $175 billion, Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system already came with an astonishing price tag. Yet…
US Government Seeking Volunteers to Store Nuclear Sludge
Since the first nuclear power plant went online in the US in December of 1957, administrators have been…
SpaceX Gives $1 Million Prize to Literal Nazi Who Has Bragged About His Profound Racism
Elon Musk’s X — formerly known as Twitter and newly acquired by SpaceX — says it will give…
Chinese Humanoid Robot Does a Demon Twist and Faceplants With a Thud During Demonstration
Chinese automotive company XPeng made a big splash last year with its Terminator-like humanoid robot, dubbed Iron. The bipedal…
The Crotch-Based Allegations at the Winter Olympics Are Getting Stranger and Stranger
Are ski jumpers enhancing their genitalia to fly further? That’s the big question looming over this year’s Winter…
Physicists Think They Saw a Black Hole Explode
Black holes are born from the explosive deaths of stars. But can black holes themselves explode? Nobody knows…
Professional Gamblers Move Into Prediction Markets to Bleed You Dry
Following the federal government’s wide-armed embrace of the tech, professional gamblers are flooding into prediction markets like Kalshi…
NASA Telescope Discovers Nearby Planet With Deep Similarities to Earth
Astronomers have discovered what appears to be an exoplanet that could be a distant Earthly paradise. Or it…
Microsoft’s AI Efforts Are Faceplanting
Microsoft has continued to focus more and more on AI — almost certainly at the expense of its…
Trade Unions Alarmed by Robots Designed to Do Blue Collar Work
When past generations imagined the best version of the future, it was one of leisure. Advertisements, cartoonists, and…