August 26, 2026 4:11 AM
August 26, 2026
If AI Causes a Mass Unemployment Crisis, Will the Public Explode Into Violence?
These days, the conversation around AI automation and the job market is increasingly focused on “labor displacement,” the…
Elon Musk Flees OpenAI Trial as Tide Turns Against Him
Elon Musk is locked in a heated trial in a lawsuit he lodged against his rival OpenAI and…
Sam Altman Faces Nightmare Questions in Cross-Examination
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faced what sounds like a truly awful day on the stand this week during…
Microsoft AI Researchers Just Discovered Something That’s Going to Make Their Bosses Extremely Mad
AI automation is typically exactly what it sounds like: automating tasks — many of which were previously carried…
OpenAI Accused of Handing Over Your Intimate Personal Information to Meta and Google
A new class action lawsuit accuses OpenAI of sharing data including user chat queries and personal identifying information…
Electric Company Says It’s Cutting Off an Entire Town So It Can Sell All Its Power to Data Centers
The data center scramble feeding off the AI boom is no longer just raising utility prices for nearby…
Sam Altman Accuses Elon Musk of Laughing at Memes During Important OpenAI Meetings
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the stand yesterday in Musk v. Altman, the chaotic, embarrassing, and yet deeply…
Elon Musk’s Attempts at AI Are Falling Apart
In the AI world, there are what the tech scholar Kate Crawford has called the “Great Houses of…
Last Time an El Niño Was This Bad, It Killed 50 Million People
As if oil shortages, perpetual wars, and the existential angst of AI weren’t stressful enough, there’s an El…
Waymo Admits Its Robotaxis Have a Small Issue With Driving Into Floodwaters
A Waymo took the plunge, and now its human developers are paying for it: the autonomous driving company…
New Wikipedia Clone Made Entirely of AI Hallucinations
A new Wikipedia-style site is purportedly made entirely of AI-hallucinations, treating visitors to preposterous insights beamed from a…
Four Financial Journalists Accused of Being Fake AI-Generated Puppets That Shill Crypto in Forbes, HuffPost, and More
Four prolific financial journalists are facing serious questions over whether they’re actually real. Welcome to digital media in…
Far-Right Dweebs Are Getting Scammed by an AI-Generated Waifu
Terminally online right wing dorks are falling head over heels for an AI-generated waifu — and setting themselves…
Scientists Scramble to Set Up Outpost on Rapidly Melting Glacier
Braving poor visibility, high winds, and frigid temperatures, a team of researchers has finally established a foothold on…
As Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper Crumbles, They’re Replacing It With the Most Desperate Thing Imaginable
No one is surprised that Neom — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s $1.5 trillion-with-a-t plan to build…
Google Staffers Terrified of ICE After Attempt to Force Entry Into Company Building
While employees at some tech corporations are demanding their executives cancel government contracts on principle, workers at other…
Even Palantir Staff Are Now Disgusted With ICE
You do not, under any circumstances, gotta to “hand it” to Palantir, a company known for its AI…
Tech Execs Weirdly Silent After Private Screening of “Melania” Documentary
The Trump administration may govern for the billionaire class, but that doesn’t necessarily mean billionaires are enjoying the…
Trump Department Responsible for Airline Safety Using AI to Write New Regulations, So They Can Be Churned Out as Fast as Possible
The Department of Defense might be the first government agency to roll out a department-wide AI chatbot, but…
Trump Says the Military Deployed a Secret “Discombobulator” Weapon in Venezuela
Nations that defy the US-led world order may soon face a new weapon designed to hamstring defenses, disorient…
Moon Astronauts Enter Quarantine for Launch
We’re just days away from NASA’s historic return to the Moon. The agency’s Artemis 2 mission will see…
People on Polymarket Are Making a Fortune by Betting Against Elon Musk’s Famously Worthless Promises
Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk has long garnered a reputation for being massively wrong in his promises…
Doctor Says What Border Patrol Agents Did After Shooting Alex Pretti Was Sickening
A doctor who witnessed the brutal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents says that the agents…
Tesla Kills Autopilot After Storm of Criticism, Paywalls Basic Features
The concept for Tesla’s driver-assistance system, Autopilot, has been around for well over a decade. Elon Musk’s EV…