October 9, 2026 9:21 AM
October 9, 2026
Meta Now Banning Ads That Promote Feminism
For years, human rights monitors have been outraged at the selective policing of content on Meta’s social media…
Hundreds of Flights Grounded Across the Eastern Seaboard as Government Rolls Out AI Air Traffic Control System
Hundreds of flights across New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston were delayed Monday afternoon after the…
It Turns Out the US Military Really Did Use AI to Blow Up a School Full of Iranian Children
Now over half a year into the United States’ war on Iran, it’s becoming abundantly clear that AI…
Behold: Video of “First-Ever” Human Versus Robot MMA Fight
The era of the robots is here. We’ve seen humanoid bots pull off impressive martial arts choreographies, run…
Signs of Crisis at Flock as It Offers Employees Buyouts to Quit and Get Off Payroll
As backlash against its surveillance network refuses to die down, Flock Safety is kicking off an employee buyout…
Bloomberg Finds That the AI Industry’s Finances Are a “Wobbly House of Cards”
While the majority of AI leaders seem to agree that we need to take the foot off the…
Nvidia CEO Promises Not to Kill Everybody Before 2030
Earlier this month, disillusioned Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon publicly announced he was quitting his job, accusing both his…
A Highly Trafficked Space News Site Invented a Fake NASA Engineer and Used Her Name to Publish to AI-Generated Slop
The space publication Space Daily, which has been operating for over three decades, has become an unrecognizable shell…
Solar Power Is Getting So Cheap That It’s Almost Unbelievable
Though the price to install new solar panels has been trending downward for a while, it’s officially reached…
Australia, the Land of Bluey, Tim-Tams, and Kylie Minogue: Not Having Those Pervert Glasses, Seeks to Pass “World Leading” Ban on Them
What to do about Meta’s AI-powered smart “pervert” glasses? Setting the bar for the rest of us, Australia’s…
Scientists Claim That Three Minutes With a “Donkey or Small Horse” Can Save Teenagers From Depression
Life got you feeling down? A donkey could be the solution to lifting your spirits. This is the…
Kenya Unleashing Solar-Powered Ambulance With Wicked Long Range for Service to Remote Villages
A huge share of Kenya’s population lives in remote villages and townships, far away from the amenities offered…
Billionaire Coinbase CEO Boasts That He Would Never Donate to Charity
There was a time in the United States when the richest moguls, regardless of their many personal shortcomings,…
The Music Industry’s New Lawsuit Against Anthropic Should Have Dario Amodei Shivering With Fear
Dario Amodei’s Anthropic is facing yet another massive legal challenge. Sony Music and Warner, both juggernauts in the…
Google Maps Rival Surges In Popularity After It Refuses to Rename Lake Ontario
When president Donald Trump, in his latest paroxysm, declared that he would be renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake…
Alarming Study Suggests That Using AI Is Turning Humans More Robotic
Now that AI models have officially passed the Turing Test, there’s no doubt that they’re capable of imitating…
Spotify and YouTube Profiles of Legendary Jazz Musicians Hijacked by AI Waifu Spam
William “Sonny” Criss was the consummate working musician. Having started on the saxophone at 11 years old, Criss…
Uber Drivers Say Waymo Robotaxis Are Driving Down Their Pay
Uber and Lyft drivers in Atlanta are fed up with Waymo robotaxis. The Atlanta Rideshare Drivers Union is…
MIT Warns That AI Can Now Credibly Complete Pretty Much Any Undergrad Assignment, Considers Overhaul of Entire Educational Model
MIT is mulling an overhaul of its entire educational system in response to the threat posed by powerful…
Panicking Tech Execs Try to Pivot Message on AI Data Centers
Data centers are wildly unpopular amongst the US population — so much so that grassroots opposition threatened some $130…
Microsoft Tokenmaxxing King Spent $28,000 on AI in a Single Month as Company Begs Employees to Tone Down the Ludicrous Costs
Microsoft employees are supposed to be using AI as much as possible. But wait, not like that! In…
Building Trade Unions Now Threatening to Withhold Support for Anti-Data Center Politicians
Building trade unions have made repeated overtures about their support for data centers in recent months, hailing them…
Tesla “Ambassador” Melts Down Over “Horrible” Robotaxi Ride, Says He Had to Call an Uber After Total Self-Driving Failure
Despite an immense push by CEO Elon Musk, Tesla is still struggling to gain much traction with its…
Bougie Health Startups Offering Full-Body Diagnostic Scans for Rich People While the Rest of Us Suffer a Crumbling Healthcare System
As income inequality in the US reaches unprecedented levels, more Americans are forced to do without basic necessities.…