September 14, 2026 2:58 PM
September 14, 2026
Marc Andreessen Mocked for Accidentally Revealing That He Seems to Have a Deep Misunderstanding of How AI Actually Works
Outspoken venture capitalist and major Trump backer Marc Andreessen, whose controversial “techno-optimist manifesto” in 2023 set the tone…
Ordinary People Fear AI, While the Tech Leaders Working to Create a Permanent Underclass Say They’re Extremely Psyched About It
Despite a massive campaign by some of the wealthiest companies in the world to push AI as the…
Earth Screams in Agony as Microplastics Found to Increase Global Warming
The Earth simply can’t catch a break. Those microplastics that have invaded every corner of the globe —…
Even After Two Massacres, OpenAI Still Hasn’t Stopped ChatGPT From Helping Plan School Shootings
Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text…
Explosion Reported on Site as SpaceX Prepares Starship for Another Launch
During its inaugural launch of its first Starship rocket prototype just over three years ago, SpaceX decided not…
Busy Roadways Clogged as Waymo Becomes Stumped by Small Puddle
Waymo’s autonomous cabs have logged millions of miles navigating complex city streets. Last week in Austin, one was…
Passengers Groan as Robot Passenger Causes Hour-Long Delay at Oakland Airport
Humanoid robots still struggle to accomplish real-world tasks with human-level dexterity. At the airport, though, they’ve already proven…
Apple Is Blocking Vibe Coding Apps From the App Store, Infuriating Developers
There’s unrest brewing in the world of vibe-coding startups. Apple is blocking AI coding apps on the App…
Approaching Half of New Podcasts Appear to Be AI Slop
Approaching half of new podcasts appear to be AI slop. Of the 10,871 new podcast feeds created in…
Richard Dawkins One-Shotted By AI Girl
The famed evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins may have coined the word “meme,” but lately it feels like he’s…
Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lander Just Completed a Key Test
NASA is still hoping to land the first Artemis astronauts on the surface of the Moon by the…
Zuckerberg Trying to Simulate Human Biology at the Cellular Level
Mark Zuckerberg is following a path paved by fellow billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffet: laundering his untold…
Truth Social Stock Explodes as It Merges With Nuclear Fusion Company
President Donald Trump’s failing social media tech bid has tirelessly tried to reinvent itself into a viable business.…
Tesla Owner Says FSD Is Great Except for the Part Where It Can’t Drive in the Sun
If Elon Musk is to be believed, there will be hundreds of thousands — if not millions —…
New NASA Director Taking Over Agency in Crisis
It’s been almost a full year since NASA last had a full-time leader. The agency, responsible for the…
Millions of Private ChatGPT Conversations Are Being Harvested and Sold for Profit
You know those memes about how there’s no such thing as a free VPN? Here’s the ultimate cautionary…
Scientists Intrigued by Huge Structure Under Bermuda
The Bermuda Triangle, a loosely defined region bounded by Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Puerto Rico, has been the…
Hacker Busts Startup Running Huge Web of AI-Generated “Influencers” on Instagram
Back in October, word started making the rounds of an AI startup called Doublespeed. Backed by venture capital…
AI Sends School Into Lockdown After It Mistook a Student’s Clarinet for a Gun
Students at Lawton Chiles Middle School in Florida were sent scrambling into lockdown last week, after an alert…
Sam Altman Uses His New Image Generator to Show Himself As a Jacked Fireman With Washboard Abs… With an Absolutely Hilarious Error
Not using AI to pretend you have the hot bod of your dreams? Then clearly you’re not the…
A Huge Number of People Starved to Death After Elon Musk Cut USAID’s Funding
In the weeks following the second inauguration of Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk — appointed to a powerful…
When You Hear What Happens When They Put Lab Mice in Nature, You Might Rethink Your Entire Life
Lab mice are subjected to countless horrors during their short lives, from being injected with cancerous cells to…
MIT Fusion Physicist Murdered in His Home
Lauded theoretical physicist and director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Nuno Loureiro has been murdered…
Joe Rogan Keeps Playing AI-Generated Music for Guests, But He’s Speechless When One of Them Points Out That Podcasts Can Be AI-Generated Too
Joe Rogan absolutely loves AI-generated music. For the past few months, the podcaster has been drooling like a…