August 26, 2026 1:00 AM
August 26, 2026
Bernie Sanders Issues Warning to AI CEOs
As US lawmakers continue to ponder how to regulate AI, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders (VT-D) is issuing a…
Protests Against Data Centers Are Now Threatening $130 Billion of Big Tech’s Crucial Investments
For protestors rising up against the data centers undergirding the AI boom, the math is simple: wherever they…
It Seems a Like Bill Gates’ Daughter May Be in Serious Legal Trouble
You might assume that Bill Gates’ 23-year-old daughter, Phoebe Gates, is the final boss of all nepo babies…
Transportation Secretary Announces That the Air Traffic Controller Crisis Is History Now That He’s Hired Thousands of Epic Gamers
How do you fix a shortage in air traffic controllers and restore trust in the safety of the…
Internal Google Document Reveals That Its HR AI Has Been Throwing Résumés From Qualified Applicants Straight Into the Trash
Bad news for anyone seeking a job in this AI-infested hiring hellscape: not even Google’s top AI lab…
Farmer Horrified as AI Gives Bad Advice That Kills 25 Acres of Crops
Whether you’re looking for medical advice or tips on industrial agriculture, one thing is abundantly clear: never trust…
Dude Asks AI Agent to Book Gym Spot, Accidentally Launches Autonomous Cyberattack
An Australian man asked his personal AI agent to book him a spot at his local gym. Little…
Doctors Warn That Med Students Are Surrendering Their Brains to Medical AIs That Are Even Worse than Regular Chatbots
It’s no secret that doctors across the world are using AI tools to do stuff from taking notes…
Man Covers Car in Special Wrap That Breaks Flock Cameras’ Electronic Brains
In light of plummeting public support for its widespread automatic license plate readers, surveillance company Flock has lost…
Protesters Arrested After Storming OpenAI Lobbying Office
Over 30 student activists came together on Monday afternoon to occupy the Gallup Building in Washington DC, home…
Google Just Updated Its Home Page to Replace the “Search” Button With a Bunch of AI
Since its earliest days, Google’s homepage has been iconic in its simplicity: a central text box and a…
It’s Official: This Is the Hottest America Has Ever Been
It’s not just you — the United States is going through a record-bustingly hot summer. According to the…
Hack “Writers” Fuming After ChatGPT Starts Refusing Prompts to Copy a Specific Author’s Style
It only took them three and a half years, but the powers that be at OpenAI have apparently…
South Korean Authorities Scrambling to Save Stock Market From AI Bubble
The US and European stock markets might be numb to the enormity of the AI bubble at this…
Amazon Is Gutting Its AI Division After Sustained Failure
By now, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who isn’t broadly familiar with the AI heavyweights and…
The United States Is Rapidly Running Out of Blood
For only the second time in its history, the American Red Cross has declared a “national blood supply…
If You AI-Generate Code, Hackers Just Found a Devious Method to Install Malware Directly on Your Computer
Despite certain improvements in accuracy, large language models still hallucinate a lot. So much so, in fact, that…
Microsoft CEO Warns That Companies Embracing AI Could Drive Themselves Out of Business
The business world has quickly learned that there’s such a thing as using too much AI, as they…
NASA Rescue Mission Spirals Into Crisis
Last month, NASA announced that it was launching an unprecedented and risky mission to rescue its aging Swift…
Residents Furious at Plan to Seize and Destroy Their Homes for AI Data Centers
As dozens of cities across the US are forced to scrap their plans to build power-hungry data centers,…
BuzzFeed Lays Off 33 Percent of Remaining Staff After Bizarre Pivot to AI
Things just keep getting worse for BuzzFeed. On Monday, the struggling media company announced the layoffs of 180…
Elon Musk Launches New Service Where You Can Send Him All Your Money and Hope for the Best
If you were looking for even more ways to give Elon Musk your hard-earned cash, you’re in luck!…
This New Meta “Advertisement” Is Absolutely Brutal
Last week, we came across a cleverly subversive advertisement for Meta’s controversial smart glasses, which overlaid socialite Kylie…
Sam Altman Says Even the Power of AI Will Never Lead to a Shorter Work Week
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has some bad news to share: AI will never lead to a shorter work…