August 25, 2026 5:10 AM
August 25, 2026
Just 11 AI Data Centers Could Belch More Fumes Than Entire Countries
Just eleven gas-powered data centers in the US could belch more greenhouse emissions than countries with populations of…
Chinese Netflix Competitor Opens Floodgates to AI Slop
It may be the beginning of the end for the global legions of C-drama fans. iQIYI, the Chinese…
Millionaire Big Game Hunter Trampled to Death by Elephants
While big game hunting for food is an ancient practice, it’s more recently turned into a sport. It’s…
Palantir’s Employees Are in Crisis
The military and intelligence contractor Palantir has been embroiled in nonstop controversy during Trump’s second term. It’s been…
Tech Companies Are Using Insidious Tactics to Build Data Centers on Indigenous Lands, Activists Say
Last month, the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma became the first Indigenous nation to officially ban data center construction…
Norway Approves Autonomous Buses for Public Roads
After a ten-year period of trial and error, officials approved fully autonomous buses for operation in Norway, where…
The Horrible Economics of AI Are Starting to Come Crashing Down
An eyebrow-raising trend has emerged this year: tech leaders rating their employees’ productivity based on the number of…
Google Exec Says Your Favorite Video Games Are Secretly Made With AI
That new, unapologetically derivative open world game or umpteenth shooter sequel you’re currently addicted to? It was almost…
Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out What That Golden Orb Found at the Bottom of the Pacific Ocean Actually Was
After spending two and half years pondering a “golden orb” found at the bottom of the ocean, scientists…
Trump’s Huge AI Data Center Project Is Falling Apart Behind the Scenes
Donald Trump’s bid to cash in on the AI data center boom seems to have sprung a leak…
You’ll Spill Your Juice When You Learn How Many of Florida’s Orange Trees This Incurable Bacteria Has Already Infected
Whether you take it with pulp or without, you may soon be lucky just to get some OJ…
Elon Musk Admits He Lied to Tesla Customers’ Faces for Years About Self-Driving
After over a decade of promising that fully autonomous driving is right around the corner, Tesla CEO Elon…
Police Investigating Weird Man Found in Waymo by Passenger
Earlier this week, a woman made a startling discovery while hailing a Waymo autonomous cab for her daughter…
Regular People Are Rising Up Against AI Surveillance Cameras
AI surveillance company Flock Safety might be having a banner year as it aggressively expands its dragnet across…
Huge Study Finds Very Worrying Results for Medical Marijuana Patients
In a blow to the medical cannabis establishment, a team of psychiatrists performed a detailed analysis on 15…
Waymo’s Software Patch to Not Run Down Children Getting Off School Buses Isn’t Working, School Claims
Despite holding a track record as some of the safest self-driving cars on American roads, Waymo’s robotaxis seem…
Scientists Reveal Robot Small Enough to Travel Through Human Body
We’re far from realizing the kind of nanomachines envisioned in media like “The Diamond Age” and Metal Gear…
Scientists Discover Strong Upside for Men Getting Castrated
Don’t tell Bryan Johnson, the tech CEO famously obsessed with not dying, but the key to living longer…
Bugs Fed Microplastics Grow to Ludicrous Size
Microplastics have infiltrated both our bodies — where they’re found in our organs, bodily fluids, and even brains…
Anthropic’s Chief Scientist Says We’re Rapidly Approaching the Moment That Could Doom Us All
Anthropic’s chief scientist Jared Kaplan is making some grave predictions about humanity’s future with AI. The choice is…
Scientists Detect Huge Rotating Structure in Space
Astronomers have observed enormous filaments of galaxies tied together with dark matter — the stuff scientists believe makes…
Nvidia Chip on Satellite in Orbit Trains First AI Model in Space
Artificial intelligence companies are planning on investing unbelievable sums — more than a trillion dollars per year by…
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,…