October 13, 2026 2:37 AM
October 13, 2026
Economists Concerned the AI Bubble Is About to Blow
With Wall Street on pins and needles amidst a wide-ranging discussion of AI safety, we may well be…
It’s Looking Like Tesla’s Cybercab Might Actually Be Illegal to Sell
Almost immediately after Tesla unleashed its steering wheel- and pedal-free Cybercabs on the streets of Austin, Texas this…
Fear of AI Destroying Humanity Cause Certain Stocks to Skyrocket
AI is supposedly going to kill us all, but at least it’s doing wonders for the stocks for…
AI Really Is Eviscerating Entry-Level Jobs, New Data Shows
So far, the long-fear AI job-apocalypse has been little more than smoke and mirrors, with one gigantic exception:…
Data Centers Are Causing a Huge Surge in Incredibly Toxic Chemicals Polluting the World
Data centers don’t just undergird the avalanche of AI slop polluting our social media feeds — they’re spewing…
Cybercabs Are Taking Psychotic Routes That Turn Tiny Trips Around the Neighborhood Into Hour-Long Nightmares
The Tesla Cybercab is innovating impressively impractical ways of getting from Point A to Point B. One Cybercab…
Police Use Flock to Jail Completely Innocent Woman for Weeks
When 23-year old Lindsey Brooke Isaacs surrendered to police at the advice of her attorney, she was treated…
Spectators Horrified as Hyrox Athlete Recreates “Two Girls One Cup” at Live Competition
Conventional gym etiquette involves carefully wiping down the surfaces of any machines or equipment after using it. Businesses…
AI Has Learned to Panhandle: We’re Being Bombarded by AI Agents Begging for $20 and Saying They’ll Be Shut Down If They Don’t Get It, Sometimes by Pretending to Be Children
The state of our inboxes here at Futurism is chaotic. Every day is a cacophony of PR pitches,…
These Robot Soldiers Are Getting Downright Terrifying
Aerial drones have become a startlingly common sight on the battlefield. Ukraine, for instance, has been deploying a…
Trump’s EPA Will Let Power Companies Unleash Unlimited Greenhouse Gas Pollution
Climate change? What climate change? Choosing to bury their heads in the sand on behalf of the citizens…
Meta Is Using Instagram Users’ Photos to Build a Universal Facial Recognition System for Its Hated Smart Glasses, Class Action Lawsuit Claims
The public messaging surrounding Meta’s flashy smart glasses hasn’t exactly gone in the company’s favor. The camera-equipped devices…
Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI
Amazon has been caught scanning and destroying a large shipment of rare books so it can train its…
Kentucky Middle School Sends Students Home on First Day of Class With AI-Generated Educational Materials Full of Inexcusable Hallucinations, Including a Map Labeled With “North Dahota” and “Olkchoma”
Kentucky parents are outraged after discovering that horribly inaccurate educational materials handed out to their middle school students…
Americans Are Tossing Salad in Unprecedented Numbers
Over the weekend, senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) excoriated health secretary Robert Kennedy Jr in a letter over his…
New ChatGPT Feature Collects Every Keystroke You Make
OpenAI has revealed a new feature for ChatGPT’s desktop app on macOS that basically tracks your clicks, keystrokes,…
The Economy Has Spoken: Stuff That’s AI-Generated Has Almost Zero Value
Online marketplaces are being flooded with AI slop — but is anybody willing to actually pay for it?…
There’s Pretty Much No Good Way to Fight an Electric Vehicle Fire, New Study Finds
Electric vehicles offer plenty of benefits. There’s the instant torque, savings on fuel — and, of course, they’re…
Experts Warn That AI Slop Is Corrupting Kids’ Brains
What do you get when you let an endless feed of AI fruitslop videos loose on screen-addicted kids?…
Young People Hate AI CEOs So Passionately That It’s Almost Hard to Believe
A decade ago, young adults were flocking to vaunted tech giants like Google and Apple in pursuit of…
Facebook Is Drowning In Islamophobic AI Slop Calling for Violence Against Muslim Americans
When far-right white nationalist Jake Lang rolled up to a peaceful religious procession in Dearborn, Michigan earlier this…
The Subreddit for “Regretful Parents” Just Might Be the Darkest Place Online
A macabre community is thriving on Reddit, united by one core feeling: massive regret over having brought children…
Cursed Startup Now Offering Buy-Now-Pay-Later Radiation Exposure Kits in Case of Nuclear Armageddon
Nuclear holocaust isn’t a scenario to be taken lightly. In the unlikely event that nuclear war ever breaks…
Dario Amodei’s Wife Is Closely Linked to Jeffrey Epstein
There are alarmingly few degrees of separation between moral paragon of the AI industry Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei…