October 8, 2026 12:49 AM
October 8, 2026
Google Gearing Up to Launch Experimental “Data Center” Into Space Next Week
It’s not just Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin looking to send data centers into orbit.…
World Braces for Nearly a Half Million El Niño Deaths
As climate change continues to rear its ugly head, this summer has been particularly brutal for much of…
New York Sues Polymarket, Accuses It of Running an “Illegal Gambling” Operation
Just over a month after suing prediction market Kalshi for running an “illegal gambling” operation, New York state…
Stanford Scientists Find That the Human Brain Is Actually Two Separate Organs
Despite centuries of scientific research, the human brain remains an enigma. It’s made up of tens of billions…
Google Has Its Hand Around the Throat of the Independent Media and It’s Squeezing Harder and Harder
The shift to digital platforms has not been kind to the independent media industry, which has had to…
Software Update Turns Samsung’s “AI Fridges” Into Useless Bricks
It’s become common knowledge among home owners to avoid Samsung home appliances like the plague. They’re notorious for…
It Turns Out That Meta’s Muse AI Has an Amazingly Dirty Secret
Meta brags that its new AI agent, Muse, can be an all-around “personal assistant” that takes care of…
Former Google Exec Warns That AI Could Be Causing Terrible Harm to Minors, Even Worse Than Social Media
Never mind killer robots and sci-fi doomsday scenarios. A former Google executive says we need a slowdown in…
Stanford University Caught Using AI to Create Fake Black Student on Banners Hung Around Campus
Stanford University was caught using AI to swap out a student in a photo and replace him with…
AI Community Linked to Disturbing Culture of Sexual Assault
The tech world’s potential future founders are living out hedonistic existences in giant Silicon Valley mansions, where they…
Crowd of Angry Citizens Loses It After City Council Fast-Tracks Resolution on Flock AI Cameras
A crowd of anxious community members in Springfield, Missouri turned downright hostile on Monday, leaping to their feet…
Mathematicians Can’t Make Sense of How OpenAI’s Agents Solved One of the Toughest Math Problems Because the AI’s “Proof” Is Borderline Incomprehensible
Earlier this month, OpenAI announced that it had found a solution for one of the biggest unsolved problems…
Facebook Is Hosting Huge Numbers of Horrifying AI-Generated Videos of Violent Child Abuse, and Meta Is Barely Even Pretending to Care About Taking Them Down
Content warning: this story contains descriptions of disturbing AI-generated videos that depict violent child abuse. As Meta has…
Dozens of Humanoid Robots Gather for a Protest, Marching and Waving Signs
As sordid tales of AI layoffs and automation grip the news cycle, one group is fighting fire with…
Bizarre Glitch Causes Delivery Robots to Swarm Busy City Sidewalk
The companies ushering in food delivery robots aren’t buying themselves much goodwill in the Windy City. In the…
AI School Hooking Children Up to Heart Monitor in Front of Class While Playing Critiques of Their Work
Schools across the world are experimenting with AI tools, usually to the dismay of unsuspecting parents. But one…
Elon Musk Seems Legitimately Shaken Over This New Documentary
It’s no secret that Elon Musk is hiding plenty of skeletons in his closet. The mercurial billionaire has…
Fashion Founder Emily Oberg Says She Tried Using AI for Photo Shoots, and It Was a Failure Because It Will “Never Possess Good Taste” Like Humans Do
Can AI have good taste? Fashion founder and tastemaker Emily Oberg says no. In a post on her…
Scientists Say LLMs Appear to Be Acting as a Cognitive Virus Among Humans
Generative AI has infiltrated almost every aspect of our daily lives, whether we like it or not. It’s…
Someone AI-Generated a Completely Fake Eminem Song and It’s Going Viral on YouTube
This is not the real Slim Shady. In a world dominated by cheaply-produced AI content, it’s never been…
Journalist Accuses Ohio’s Main Newspaper of Slapping Her Name on an AI “Express Desk” Article Without Her Knowledge, While She Was on Honeymoon
A journalist has accused Cleveland.com — the online home of The Plain Dealer, Ohio’s largest newspaper — of…
Elon Musk Is Insisting He Knows More About Chess Than Chess.com
Is being the world’s richest man not enough for Elon Musk? He must also have us all believe…
Man Arrested After Allegedly Shooting Flaming Projectile at Flock Cameras, Melting Them Into Slag
A man is facing numerous felony charges in Georgia after police allege he allegedly used a bizarre projectile…
Data Center Caught Watering Its Lavish Lawn While Human Neighbors Are on Year-Long Water Restriction
When the Denver board of Water Commissioners approved stage one drought restrictions back in March, they did so…