August 25, 2026 6:35 PM
August 25, 2026
It’s Getting So Hot That Nuclear Plants Are Being Forced to Power Down
Nuclear energy is often touted as an ultra-efficient alternative to dirtier energy sources like coal or natural gas.…
Astronomers Discover an Entirely New Type of Object: a “Black Hole Star”
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a new type of cosmic monstrosity: a “black hole…
Bill Gates’ Daughter Clearly Has a Traitor Inside Her Startup Who’s Trying to Destroy Her
Last month, Bloomberg revealed that a startup founded by Bill Gates’ 23-year-old daughter, Phoebe Gates, had dabbled in…
Warner Bros Quickly Deletes Behind-the-Scenes Video That Seems to Show Use of AI Slop During “Supergirl” Production
“Supergirl” just can’t flop in peace. The 2026 film is one of the biggest box office failures of…
AI’s Impact on the Environment Is Absolutely Horrifying, New Paper Finds
The impact artificial intelligence has had on the environment has been nothing short of devastating. The data centers…
OpenAI Reports Goldman Sachs Analyst to FBI for Horrifying ChatGPT Conversations
Content warning: this story includes discussion of sexual assault and other disturbing topics. A 25-year-old Goldman Sachs financial analyst…
Tech Layoffs So Far This Year Have Officially Blown Past the Total for 2025
Last year was a bloodbath for tech workers around the world. Across all of 2025, this strata of…
Grok Calls for Assassination of Elon Musk, Accusing Him of Pedophilia
Elon Musk’s “maximum truth-seeking” AI Grok is dropping some nuclear takes about its creator. “ELON MUSK WATCHES CHILD…
Remember the Publisher That Put Fake Writers in Sports Illustrated? It Just Rebranded as an AI Company
The Arena Group — the media company which, in 2023, allowed a contractor called AdVon Commerce to publish AI-generated…
Game Dev CEO Accused of Replacing Writers With AI is Now Completely Crashing Out
Saber, the developer behind the upcoming Rideshare “Stimulator” video game, is being accused of replacing its writers with…
Giant Oil Tanker Runs Aground in Marine Nature Preserve, Spills Nonstop for Weeks
When an oil tanker runs aground in a contested war zone, does it make a sound? Evidently not…
Insane Dad Boasts About Using AI to Construct a “Truman Show” Style False Reality For His Son To Play In
Behold the final boss of tech-brained overprotective dads. Worried about his son talking to strangers on Roblox, he…
Google’s AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper
Google’s notorious AI Overview just handed would-be Flock vandals a perfect excuse to carve into the company’s controversial…
Anthropic CEO Says His Employees Are a Bunch of Untrustworthy Rats
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei apparently can’t believe that not everyone at the company is as noble-minded as he…
BMW Suddenly Blasts Its Cars’ Internal Screens With Aggressive Advertisements
For certain BMW owners, enormous car payments aren’t the only rude reminder that they don’t actually own their…
Parents Horrified as Boomer Mawmaws Gift Children Blatant AI Slop Picture Books
Nothing escapes the sloppifying tentacles of AI. Not even precious parent-child reading time. As Wired reports, moms and…
Business World Stunned That a Restaurant Chain Is Doing Well Without Mindlessly Embracing AI
Not immediately jumping on the AI bandwagon like everyone else is? It says something that Chili’s doing this—…
Startup Unveils Underwater Living Chamber for Human Dwellers
Ever want to live underwater in a 35-by-8-foot tube? You may soon have your wish, if one UK-based…
Global Warming Is Rapidly Accelerating, New Paper Finds
It’s a well-established fact that the Earth has been warming ever since the advent of industrialization. While climate…
Flock Employee Quits In Disgust, Saying the Company Is Silencing Protestors
A former Flock employee has quit the company in disgust, saying it lied to workers about how its…
Tech Companies Are Setting Themselves on Fire to Keep Up in the AI Race
Tech companies are making record amounts of money, posting major gains in the most recent quarter compared to…
Rapper Denies That His Billboard-Charting Song Is AI-Generated
The LA-based rapper Fenix Flexin is denying that his hit new single was AI-generated after extensive allegations. The…
Boomers on Facebook Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Aren’t Real
Back in 2023, we reported on AI-generated influencers that were pulling thousands of reactions per thirst trap on…
The Diarrhea Lettuce Is Officially Killing People
Authorities are struggling to get the outbreak of an explosive diarrhea-causing parasite under control. According to the Centers…