October 5, 2026 11:06 AM
October 5, 2026
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…
If You Used Insider Knowledge to Score Big on Polymarket, You May Now Be in Huge Trouble
The spoilsports at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission no longer want you profiting off of geopolitical turmoil…
Investors Flocking to Super-Anonymous Cryptocurrency Used for the Sketchiest Stuff Imaginable
When Bitcoin first launched in 2009, it promised its users a decentralized digital currency that would be free…
Robophobic Airline Bans Humanoid Robots From Flights After Disruption
Southwest Airlines appears to have become the first airline to enshrine a no-robots policy into their rulebook, after…
Swarm of Empty Waymos Descends on Unsuspecting Suburb, Circle Cul-de-Sacs for Hours on End Like Strange Ghosts
Nearly a year after Waymos touched down in Atlanta for the first time, residents of the community of…
Mayor Eats His Words After Admitting He’s Delegating Work to 11 AI Agents
Employees haven’t been shy about pushing back against AI in the workplace. In a clear disconnect, bosses are…
Oops: Bosses Realize Their Companies Have Been Swarmed by Legions of Redundant AI Agents
Woe is the c-suite. After heedlessly embracing AI tech at the expense of their workers, some bosses are…
This New Statistic on Kessler Syndrome Will Give Anyone Who Cares About Space Travel an Instantaneous Stress Headache
In 1978, NASA researcher Donald Kessler and his colleagues published a paper titled “Collision frequency of artificial satellites:…
Doctors Catch Cancer-Diagnosing AI Extracting Patients’ Race Data and Being Racist With It
Just when you thought you heard it all, AI systems designed to spot cancer have startled researchers with…
Officials Deploying AI Surveillance Devices in School Bathrooms
Public spaces aren’t the only place you need to be worried about being monitored. In 2025, officials are…
Holiday Yule Log App Constantly Bombards User With Ads for Premium Version
It’s the holidays. The soft spice of holly and evergreen cling to the air, and a carefully curated…
NASA Says It’s Just Gonna Stare Into Cosmic Voids for a While
With NASA’s operations under existential threat from the Trump administration, maybe it’s not surprising that the agency will…
The Epstein Files Release Website Is Completely Busted
Now that the Department of Justice is releasing hundreds of thousands of long-awaited records from its investigation into…
Furious Residents Say AI Data Centers Are Sucking Up the Great Lakes
Throughout the United States, data centers are popping up like weeds, devouring water and electricity to fuel the…
TikTok Accounts Are Using AI Slop to Sell Seeds to Plants That Don’t Exist
There are thousands of varieties of hosta — a leafy decorative plant that you’ve probably seen adorning outdoor…
NASA Now Letting Mars Rover Drive Autonomously
Think self-driving cars are impressive? Try a self-driving rover on a planet over a hundred million miles away.…
Investors Warn That Humanoid Robots Are the Next Financial Bubble
AI powered robots are slowly making their way into our world, from delivery bots on wheels to caregiver…
Lawsuits Allege Ozempic Is Causing Blindness
Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs have been found to cut risks for a variety of health issues…
Bitcoin Crashing is Actually Awesome News for Regular People, Economist Says
After a year of record gains for the crypto industry, recent forces have sent itinto a tailspin. Bitcoin,…