March 18, 2026 1:13 PM
March 18, 2026
Stanford’s New “Universal Vaccine Formula” Nasal Spray Protects Mice Against Stunning Range of Diseases
Stanford Medicine researchers claim they’ve invented a “universal vaccine formula” that protects mice against a wide range of…
It Seems Bad That Temu Is Selling Peptides
Silicon Valley’s biohacking obsession with poorly-studied chemical substances has reached its logical endpoint: they’re now buying peptides on…
OpenAI Flagged a Mass Shooter’s Troubling Conversations With ChatGPT Before the Incident, Decided Not to Warn Police
A grim scoop from the Wall Street Journal: an automated review system at OpenAI flagged disturbing conversations that…
OpenAI’s Hardware Device Just Leaked, and You Will Cringe
Stuffing an AI chatbot into a consumer electronics device and turning out with a product people actually want…
Jack Dorsey’s New Company Falling Apart as It Forces Employees to Use AI
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is running into some serious issues while overhauling his financial services company, Block. Earlier…
Lockheed Martin F-35s Can Be Jailbroken Like $80 Million iPhones, European Military Chief Says
Depending on who you ask, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II is either the most sophisticated weapons platform ever…
As Epstein Scandal Tightens, Trump Announces That He’s Releasing All Government Files About Alien Life
President Donald Trump has plenty of work to do to distract from a growing list of crises, from…
Every Single Headphone That Researchers Tested Contained Horrifying Chemicals
Eventually, it seems to turn out that every consumer product is killing you — from cooking utensils to…
Look Out, OpenAI: Perplexity Admits AI Adverts Were a Mistake, Is Now Getting Rid of Them
Anthropic aired a spicy ad during this year’s Super Bowl, skewering competitor OpenAI’s decision to cram ChatGPT with…
Skin-Crawlingly Awkward Video Shows Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Refusing to Hold Hands
There’s no love being lost between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei. At India’s AI Summit in New Delhi…
New Platform Lets You Gamble on CCTV Footage
Thanks to the rise of sports betting and prediction markets, gambling has turned from an activity sequestered to…
Amazon’s Shiny New Warehouse Robot Just Failed in Spectacular Style
In October, Amazon proudly announced a new warehouse robot made up of multiple robotic arms called Blue Jay,…
It’s Starting to Look Like AI Has Killed the Entire Model of College
Well before “AI” had entered the lexicon of evening newscasters, the university model of higher-education was in trouble.…
Scientists Testing Controversial Human Rejuvenation Compound Called ER-100
During the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Elon Musk called human aging a “very solvable” problem.…
The United States Is Suffering Stomach-Churning Brain Drain
As Donald Trump has taken an axe to US federal spending, thousands of highly educated experts in scientific…
Experts Say Bitcoin’s Crash Is Only Getting Started
Cryptocurrency markets plunged this week — to the dismay of crypto bros everywhere — with Bitcoin reaching two-month…
Elon Musk Emailed Extensively With Jeffrey Epstein, Asking to Visit His Notorious Island
Somehow, Elon Musk’s infamous outburst accusing Donald Trump of being in the Epstein files has managed to age…
Mystery Man Dressed as FBI Agent Tries to Break Luigi Mangione Out of Jail
A mysterious man, dressed as an FBI agent, showed up to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn in…
Amid Lawsuits, OpenAI Says It Will Retire “Reckless” Model Linked to Deaths
OpenAI announced on Thursday that it would retire GPT-4o — an especially warm, sycophantic version of the chatbot at…
Darren Aronofsky’s AI-Generated Show Contains Garbled Neural Gore, Even Just in the Teaser Trailer
The use of generative AI in creative fields has turned into a flame war — a nightmare of…
OpenAI Representatives Are Going to Critics’ Houses With Threats and Demands
A man who works at an AI watchdog group was alarmed when OpenAI suddenly showed up at his…
Microsoft Stock Takes Most Massive Single-Day Loss Since Pandemic as Its AI Efforts Flail
Microsoft is taking a pounding in the stock market. On Thursday, the Redmont giant’s share price collapsed by…
Crypto Bros in Meltdown as Bitcoin Crashes
The crypto market has not had a cozy winter. After Bitcoin suffered some epic tumbles in November, the…
Sam Altman Says AI Will Cause Massive Deflation, Making Money Worth Vastly More
OpenAI is betting in the biggest way possible on a future ruled by AI. It’s committing to spending…