August 26, 2026 6:51 AM
August 26, 2026
Scammers Tremble as AI Comes for Their Jobs
Turns out there’s one thing AI chatbots are definitively better at than humans: scamming innocent people. A new…
Scientists Genetically Engineer High-Protein Lettuce
Scientists have finally created what might be the only thing that can get meatheads to eat their veggies:…
Elon Musk’s Efforts to Cut Spending in the Government Were So Incompetent That It’s Shocking, Internal Analysis Finds
In terms of demoralizing the federal workforce and demolishing the public sector, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency…
USA Today Partners With Palantir to Gain “Actionable Intelligence” On Its Audiences
When you read the newspaper, does it read you back? On Thursday, USA Today Co — formerly known…
The Real Victims of the AI Surveillance Panopticon? Crime Fiction Writers
AI-powered Flock cameras are blanketing the country. Data brokers are selling veritable dossiers worth of information on everyone…
Tesla Explosion Sends Injured Firefighters to the Hospital
Two firefighters were rushed to the hospital on Wednesday, after a Tesla parked in a family garage exploded.…
Labor Union Sues Over Self-Driving Trucks
Self-driving trucks could be hauling cargo across highways in the near future. But not without the Teamsters having…
Reading the Room Perfectly, Donald Trump Becomes Greatest Defender of Data Centers
It’s no secret that data centers have become a massive sore point for a vast swathe of the…
Time Magazine Now Running Ads Meant Specifically to Influence AI Agents
If you feel like the internet is turning into a place for bots — not to mention by…
Robot Dogs Suddenly Taking Jobs From Human Security Guards
They’re agile, they’re creepy, and they may be coming for human jobs. Robot dogs affixed with AI-integrated cameras…
Reddit Finally Found a Way to Make Its Mods Even Worse: Replace Them With AI
Reddit has long heavily relied on moderators, a team of volunteers working without pay to keep Reddit communities…
AI Data Centers Are Causing Unfathomable Amounts of Air Pollution, and It Gets Worse With Each New One They Build
The amount of pollution spilling out of fossil-fuel generators is astounding. In the United States, this explosion of…
Suddenly, as His Empire Crumbles, Elon Musk Admits He Made a Huge Mistake With DOGE
Last week, SpaceX’s enormous Starship rocket failed to ignite several of its engines, forcing the company to abort…
Neill Blomkamp Is Making It Look Like AI Is the Last Resort for Filmmakers With Failing Careers
For director Neill Blomkamp, “District 9” must feel like an eternity ago. The 2009 sci-fi action film used…
Trump Administration Declares Toxic Sewer Sludge Not a Threat to Public Health
Consumers and agricultural workers rejoice: the Trump administration has killed a key regulation meant to keep toxic human…
Trump Says Images of the Iranian Elementary School His Lackeys Obliterated Could Be “AI Generated”
Over four months after the deadly US bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Southern Iran, which…
Tesla Stock in Freefall After Disastrous Earnings Report
Shares of Elon Musk’s embattled carmaker Tesla slid over 13 percent Thursday morning after posting dismal second quarter…
Trump Is Having a Major Problem With Diarrhea
President Donald Trump has a major problem with explosive diarrhea on his hands. On Tuesday, HHS secretary Robert…
Public Horrified as OpenAI Pushes “Child After Child Into the Grave”
Last week, a new lawsuit accused ChatGPT of encouraging the suicide of a young mother. The 29-year-old Christian…
Man Sues OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Almost Killed Him With Horrendously Dangerous Medical Advice
A Florida man is suing OpenAI over ChatGPT-generated medical advice, alleging that its flagship chatbot failed to recognize…
SpaceX Stock Hits All-Time Low of $115
Shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX are continuing their weeks-long decline, hitting a new all-time low of around $115…
Elon Musk Says Grok Will Generate Its Own Feature-Length Version of “The Odyssey” for People Allergic to Progressive Ideas
Is it possible to not like a movie in a normal way? Can it simply not be “your…
Short Sellers Are Going Hog Wild Against SpaceX as Its Stock Craters
As shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX continue to dip, short sellers betting against the company are making an…
AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt
AI companies are pouring untold billions of dollars into enormous data centers in their efforts to sustain increasingly…