October 5, 2026 12:05 PM
October 5, 2026
Trump Caught Buying Tech Stocks and Then Pumping Their Value by Publicly Praising Them
If you’re surprised by any of the Trump family’s grifting since Donald’s return to office, you just haven’t…
Mark Zuckerberg Used Shell Companies to Bully Native Hawaiians
Currently ranked as the sixth richest person on Earth, it should come as no surprise that Mark Zuckerberg…
Marc Andreessen Goes Ballistic Over Video Making Fun of Him
Being a gazillionaire means you have a lot of enemies. It also means you have a lot of…
Sports Illustrated Deletes Entire Author After Accusation of AI Plagiarism
Sports Illustrated deleted an author — and his entire archive of articles — from its website following allegations…
If Starship Explodes Again, It Could Derail SpaceX’s Entire IPO
SpaceX has enjoyed a lot of leeway when its Starship rocket has failed or exploded because of the…
Parents Explode in Fury at School’s Plan to Constantly Film Their Children to Train AI
A planned University of Washington study would’ve had preschool teachers wear cameras to record first-person footage of everything…
AI CEOs Baffled by Hatred of Their Technology
A bulk of Americans really hate AI — and many AI CEOs can’t quite grasp why. There’s a serious…
People Are Getting Plastic Surgery to Look More AI-Generated
Life imitates AI art. Plastic surgeons say that more patients are coming in and asking to look like…
Grade Inflation Is Going Nuts as Every Student Is Basically Submitting the Same Essay
Being a straight-A student doesn’t mean what it used to. Today, widely available AI chatbots make cheating on…
Tech Workers, Long Treated Like Aristocracy, Are Now Human Waste
Ten years ago if you had told a tech industry recruiter their days are numbered, you’d be laughed…
An Entire “Local Newspaper” Just Shut Down When All Its Reporters Were Busted as AI Fakes
Ever stumble across an online “news article” that just doesn’t feel quite right? You may be onto something.…
James Webb Spots Strange Structure at Core of Distant Galaxy
A stunning new image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope shows a nearby galaxy bursting with light…
James Webb Discovers Planet Shaped Like Lemon
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered an astonishing exoplanet that’s stretching our understanding of what’s…
White House Confused by How Random YouTuber’s Stream Became Featured on Its Website
The executive branch has been infiltrated by an unexpected entity: a random livestreamer. On Friday, the White House…
Twitter User Uncovers Secret Link to Bizarre CDC Text File
It’s not quite a CIA black site, but a link to an old Centers for Disease Control and…
Police Warn of Robot Crime Wave
The use of autonomous drones on the battlefield has already raised plenty of murky ethical questions. Many experts…
Rats Successfully Trained to Shoot Demons in “Doom”
In 2020, Hungarian software engineer and neuroscientist Viktor Tóth came up with a fascinating experiment. With the use…
YouTube Now Shutting Down Channels Posting AI Slop
YouTube’s janitors are swooping in to mop up the slop. As reported by Deadline, the Google-owned video platform…
Professor Warns That the Wealthy Are Trying to Use AI to Seize Control of Everything
In 2025, there seem to be as many narratives about AI as there are startups peddling the stuff.…
Elon Says His New Rocket Is as Important as the Origin of Life Itself
Multibillionaire Elon Musk has never exactly been humble about his corporate empire, but his latest comments are genuinely…
SpaceX Is Buying Up an Unfathomable Number of Cybertrucks
Now that EV tax incentives have gone up in smoke, Tesla is expected to disappoint once again with…
Rivers Turn Bright Orange in Alaska
Some of Alaska’s scenic rivers and streams look downright apocalyptic this year because they turned a flagrant orange…
Actual Human Interaction Flourishes After High School Bans Phones
New York state banned smartphones in schools this September, and teachers are weeping tears of joy. As New…
Anthropic’s Advanced New AI Tries to Run Vending Machine, Goes Bankrupt After Ordering PlayStation 5 and Live Fish
Still think AI is ready to revolutionize the economy? A new experiment might change your mind. In a…