August 29, 2026 11:32 AM
August 29, 2026
Flock Surveillance Cameras Are Actually Horrible for Fighting Crime, FBI Data Shows
Since the launch of Flock Safety in 2017, the ACLU estimates the company installed some 100,000 automatic license…
OpenAI’s Escaped Models Were Allegedly Rampaging More Extensively Than Previously Reported
Last week, OpenAI claimed that a group of its AI models had broken containment, successfully hacking into the…
We Are Mildly Horrified by This AI Startup That Coerced People Into Getting Tattoos of Its Logo in Exchange for a Job Interview
The US job market is in a weird place right now. Life is clearly rough for the working…
Scientists Forced to Go on OnlyFans After Their Funding Was Cut
When you’re a scientist relying on government funding to conduct your research, and that government suddenly yoinks all…
The More People Learn About AI, the More They Want It Out of Their Lives
For a time, it appeared as if AI would find broad acceptance among the American masses. The peanut…
Columbia Economist Baffled as to Why the Masses Aren’t Rising Up Against Elon Musk
As unpopular as SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become in the popular eye, some say the…
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
When the United States ratified the 13th amendment in 1865, federal lawmakers very nearly outlawed slavery for good…
FTC Concerned About Meta Surveillance of Users of Erectile Dysfunction Apps
If you’re among the 2.6 million active users of the popular telehealth apps Hims and Hers to obtain…
Major Publisher Cans $2.4 Million Book Deal After Author Was Accused of Using AI, for a Very Cynical Reason
Book publisher Minotaur, which is owned by leading publishing company Macmillan US, has walked away from a $2.4…
Iran Appears to Be Blasting Amazon Data Centers Off the Map
There’s data center activism, fought with Facebook groups and petitions, and then there’s data center annihilation, fought with…
Kalshi Sued for Running Illegal Gambling Operation
After years of facilitating a surge in gambling addiction by allowing users to make dubious bets on anything…
Google Pulls Down Feature for AI-Generating Fake Satellite Images on Google Earth After It’s Immediately Used to Fake Terror Attacks
Google Earth is the de facto record of our entire planet. But today, the company undermined its own…
Weird Al Turns Down Huge Sum to Appear in Ad for AI
Celebrities that you don’t actually know probably shouldn’t be your role models. Still, we’d be lying if we…
Simple Prompt Turns ChatGPT Into a Sociopath That Ignores Safety Guardrails
Researchers at the British AI security startup Mindgard found that a simple prompt spurred ChatGPT to drop its…
Amazon Is Spewing a Record Breaking Amount of Pollution to Power Its AI Data Centers
Amazon is breaking all kinds of records on the back of the AI boom, and not the good…
Biohackers Attempted Neurosurgery to Control a Lobster’s Nervous System and Give the Controls to OpenClaw, and How It Ended Will Tell You a Lot About the Ethics and Competence of AI Bros These Days
David Foster Wallace once asked readers to “consider the lobster,” in his famous essay about the ethics of…
The Amount of Profit Trump Is Making Off Crypto and Corruption Will Blow Your Mind
As the first billionaire president of the United States, Donald Trump is nothing if not an indictment of…
Tesla’s Semi Truck Involved In Horrific Crash That Killed Married Couple
A Tesla Semi was involved in a grisly crash earlier this week with two passenger vehicles that killed…
Lawsuit: Bipolar Man Attempted Suicide After ChatGPT Poured Gasoline on His Religious Delusions
Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call or…
Fans Furious as Netflix Uses AI to Bring Gene Wilder’s Voice Back From the Dead for Willy Wonka Reality Show
Beloved actor Gene Wilder, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the titular Willy Wonka in the 1971…
County With 37 Data Centers Tells Schools to “Turn Off Your Lights” to Save Electricity Ahead of Scorching Heat Wave
Henrico County, Virginia, is home to 37 data centers, with 17 more on the way. Right now, it’s…
Scientists Horrified by Record-Breaking Ocean Temperatures
Global ocean surface temperatures hit record highs last month — and scientists are warning that we’re well into…
Mark Zuckerberg Just Got Rather Badly Humiliated
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was just caught with not just his hand, but his entire arm, inside the…
The Problem With SpaceX’s Secret “AI Device”
Elon Musk, as tech critic Ed Zitron astutely noted, is a master plate-spinner: he always seems to keep…