July 19, 2026 8:36 AM
July 19, 2026
NASA Scientists Screamed With Delight When They Saw Something Smashing Into the Moon
As NASA’s Artemis 2 crew careened around the far side of the Moon earlier this week — breaking…
Google News Now Prominently Featuring Polymarket Bets
Google News has started showing Polymarket bets alongside actual news articles, often appearing as large blocks that contain…
The New York Times Says It’s Identified the Creator of Bitcoin
What is the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin? Is it actually a brainy…
We Talked to a Writer Accused of Publishing An AI-Generated Essay in The New York Times
Was AI used to produce a personal essay that wound up in the pages of the New York…
Naked Man Bursts Into Tesla Service Center With a Shotgun
It was bound to happen sooner or later. On Monday this week, a man holding only a shotgun…
Student Dies When Hospital Has No ICU Doctors, Calls One on Videochat Who Pronounces Him Dead Remotely, Lawsuit Claims
The parents of a 26-year-old dental student named Conor Hylton are suing a Connecticut hospital after their son…
Analysis Finds That Google’s AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization
Google’s AI Overviews are peddling misinformation on a scale that may be virtually unprecedented in human history. A…
Moon Astronaut Captures Shot of Earth That Lets You See Its Razor-Thin Atmosphere Perfectly
On December 7, 1972, NASA astronaut and Apollo 17 crew member Harrison Schmitt took a stunning photo of…
Microsoft Mocked for Terms of Service That Admit Copilot Is for “Entertainment Purposes Only”
Users of Microsoft’s Windows have grown frustrated with the company’s insistence on stuffing its Copilot AI chatbot into…
Anthropic Warns That “Reckless” Claude Mythos Escaped a Sandbox Environment During Testing
In a move that could be seen as either responsible AI development or an expertly-executed hype maneuver, Anthropic…
Iran Demanding Huge Bitcoin Payments to Pass Through Strait of Hormuz
Late Tuesday evening, US president Donald Trump said the US had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran…
The Moon Spacecraft’s $30 Million Toilet Has Been a Bit of a Disaster
As we continue to feast on breathtaking images of the Moon’s far side taken by the crew of…
The Epstein Files Release Website Is Completely Busted
Now that the Department of Justice is releasing hundreds of thousands of long-awaited records from its investigation into…
Furious Residents Say AI Data Centers Are Sucking Up the Great Lakes
Throughout the United States, data centers are popping up like weeds, devouring water and electricity to fuel the…
TikTok Accounts Are Using AI Slop to Sell Seeds to Plants That Don’t Exist
There are thousands of varieties of hosta — a leafy decorative plant that you’ve probably seen adorning outdoor…
NASA Now Letting Mars Rover Drive Autonomously
Think self-driving cars are impressive? Try a self-driving rover on a planet over a hundred million miles away.…
Investors Warn That Humanoid Robots Are the Next Financial Bubble
AI powered robots are slowly making their way into our world, from delivery bots on wheels to caregiver…
Lawsuits Allege Ozempic Is Causing Blindness
Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs have been found to cut risks for a variety of health issues…
Bitcoin Crashing is Actually Awesome News for Regular People, Economist Says
After a year of record gains for the crypto industry, recent forces have sent itinto a tailspin. Bitcoin,…
Sheriff Puzzled by UFOs Hovering Over Power Station
Sure, an inexplicable small-town mystery is fun. But for John Grossnickle, sheriff of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, this one’s…
Kyrie Irving Has “Incident” With Humanoid Robot
What’re professional team sports without a good shoving match? Basketball star Kyrie Irving got into one recently —…
When Asked to Generate an Alphabet Poster for Preschoolers, the Latest Version of ChatGPT Just Flails Wildly
On December 11, OpenAI release ChatGPT 5.2, the latest version of the widely used AI chatbot. As it…
Waymo Spotted Driving Wrong Way Down Busy Street
You don’t share the road with robotaxis — the robotaxis munificently share the road with you. This week,…
Bernie Sanders Calls for Halt on Construction of New Data Centers
While some anti-AI advocates have called for some extreme property damage to halt the AI boom, Vermont Senator…