September 14, 2026 11:51 AM
September 14, 2026
Chinese Court Rules That a Worker Cannot Be Replaced by AI
While workers in the western world agonize over what seems to be an impending job apocalypse, their Chinese…
Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out What Causes “Ghosts”
There are unseen forces behind why a house might feel haunted — but no, it’s not ghosts. New…
There’s Something Bizarre About the Offices of AI Startups
With questions swirling about whether hundreds of AI startups will ever translate the tech into real-world economic returns,…
You’ll Gasp When You Hear How Many Chinese EVs You Can Buy For the Price of a Single US Car
American automakers have some explaining to do. According to new reporting from Reuters, you could buy up to…
NASA’s Moon Landing Schedule Slipping Horrendously Under Trump
During his first term in late 2017, president Donald Trump announced that the United States would make its…
Bank CEO Brags He Used AI Clone of Himself to Host Conference Call
If you decided to blow off a Zoom meeting by sending an AI dummy instead, you might find…
New AI Trained Only on Pre-1930 Data Speaks Like the Most Old-Timey Guy Imaginable
Tired of your AI chatbot’s constantly-glazing therapy-speak? You could instead try striking up a conversation with “Talkie,” an…
NASA Fires Up Futuristic Plasma Thruster Designed to Take Us to Mars
Covering the well over 100 million miles to Mars is no easy feat. Even in the best case…
Wild Video Shows Ukrainian Troops Evacuate Babushka With a Military Robot
One granny has been safely plucked from the frontlines of the Russo-Ukrainian war by the unlikeliest of heroes:…
AV Companies Might be in Trouble Now As Cops Start Ticketing Driverless Cars
Autonomous vehicles have an accountability problem. Because there’s no driver, there’s nobody to hold liable when the car…
Toilet Maker Spikes in Value as It Flushes Money Into AI
Last month, failing tech bro shoe company Allbirds made the baffling announcement that it was pivoting to AI…
Japanese Airport Trialing Humanoid Robots as Baggage Handlers
The future is truly upon us — because the next time your check-in luggage gets battered, you could…
Librarians Dumbfounded as People Keep Asking for Materials That Don’t Exist
Librarians, and the books they cherish, are already fight a losing battle for our attention spans with all…
Brace for Disaster as the Washington Post Launches an AI-Generated Podcast
The podcast format has largely remained the same since its inception in the early 2000s: short shows recorded…
Chinese Astronauts Clamber Outside Space Station to Inspect Damaged Spacecraft
Last month, Chinese astronauts on board the country’s Tiangong space station discovered cracks in the window of their…
Sam Altman Says Caring for a Baby Is Now Impossible Without ChatGPT
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently admitted he needs extensive assistance from his company’s AI chatbot to get through…
You Will Never Guess What This Startup Is Turning Human Remains Into
Getting tired of dusting off Grandpa’s stuffy old urn? One startup has the solution for you. It’s called…
Scientists Find Evidence of Ancient Tropical Oasis on Mars
Scientists suspect that the surface of Mars was once teeming with water, a lush oasis full of river…
Details Emerge on Sam Altman’s Panic Sweats
OpenAI has long made it its number one goal to realize artificial general intelligence, which it described in…
Russia Damaged Protective Dome Around Chernobyl, Can No Longer Contain Radiation
A multibillion-dollar dome built around the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear meltdown was badly damaged last year…
Grok Will Now Give Tesla Drivers Directions
Tesla drivers can now ask Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok for directions. This weekend, Tesla unveiled a new software update…
Scientists Find That Dosing Men With Antidepressants Can Cut Down on Domestic Violence
Gender-based violence is a grim problem around the globe. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 840…
Social Media Is Absolutely Nuking Children’s Brains, New Research Finds
A barrage of AI-generated brain rot is haunting children across numerous screens, from personal smartphones to school-issued laptops…
Officials Halt Dozens of Trains Due to AI Hoax
AI slop is going off the rails over on the British Isles. In England, racist influencers are using…