March 17, 2026 7:03 PM
March 17, 2026
AI Is a Burnout Machine
Some software engineers are finding that AI is speeding up their work, but at a cost: it’s also…
OpenAI Fires Top Safety Exec Who Opposed ChatGPT’s “Adult Mode”
OpenAI fired a top safety executive after she opposed the company’s decision to allow adult and sexual content…
Cofounders Fleeing Elon Musk’s xAI
On paper, Elon Musk’s xAI is gearing up for a big year. After being folded into Musk’s SpaceX,…
The Scientist Who Predicted AI Psychosis Has a Grim Forecast of What’s Going to Happen Next
When the Danish psychiatrist Søren Dinesen Østergaard published his ominous warning about AI’s effects on mental health back…
You Are Not Prepared for What Actually Shut Down the El Paso Airport This Morning, But Let’s Just Say It Involves a Military Mega-Laser Shooting Something Down
When the Federal Aviation Administration announced it was shutting down El Paso Airport this morning, social media lit…
It Seems Almost Statistically Impossible That This Polymarket Bettor Didn’t Profit Off Inside Knowledge About the Super Bowl Half Time Show
Earlier this year, an anonymous bettor on Polymarket perfectly predicted the US invasion of Venezuela mere hours before…
Ring Boasts About Power to Surveil Entire Neighborhoods
When Ring’s latest commercial came on over a Super Bowl ad break, it offered a service that seems…
Sickos Cackle With Glee as Bitcoin Starts to Fall Again
Mainstream cryptocurrency Bitcoin plummeted earlier this month, crashing down to a sliver over $60,000 — which is well…
Erratic Elon Musk Tells Employees to Build Massive Catapult on Moon
As Elon Musk tries to sweep his Mars ambitions under the rug like an embarrassing teenage phase, he’s…
Job Board for AI Agents Immediately Overrun With Humans Desperate for Work
When you start a “bounty” board meant for AI agents during one of the worst job markets since…
Law Firm Sacks Hundreds of Employees Amid Pivot to AI
The Chicago based multinational law firm Baker McKenzie is laying off up to a thousand employees as part…
Fear Grows That AI Is Permanently Eliminating Jobs
In 2026, the grim comedy of late capitalism seems to have found a perfect punchline: workers laid off…
Doctor Says Trump Appears to Be Showing Signs of a Stroke
When Donald Trump won his second term in the White House, he was the oldest man in the…
Furious Protestor Tears AI-Generated Art Off Wall of Exhibit, Chews It Up Into Tiny Shreds Using His Teeth
The use of generative AI for creative purposes has spawned a major countermovement. From game developers reeling from…
Network of Home Computers Detected 100 Potential Alien Signals
For over two decades, millions of people volunteered the computational capacity of their computers to help UC Berkeley…
Researchers Just Found Something That Could Shake the AI Industry to Its Core
For years now, AI companies, including Google, Meta, Anthropic, and OpenAI, have insisted that their large language models…
RFK Jr Startled by Trump’s Ability to Remain Alive Despite Dumpster-Tier Diet
Much ink has been spilled over US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dalliances with anti-vaccine conspiracy theories,…
ICE’s AI Tool Has Been a Complete Disaster
As headlines teem with stories of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers beating protestors, holding children hostage, and…
After Being Pillaged By AI Companies, Wikipedia Signs Deal to Get Paid By Them
Wikipedia has signed training deals with a host of major AI companies, helping it recoup some of the…
There’s Something So Embarrassing About Homeland Security’s New Drone Video That We’re Gonna Have to Sit Down for a Minute
Whether you’re a one-room film production house or a propagandist for a massive arm of the US government,…
New Law Would Let Grok Victims Sue Creeps Who Generated Nonconsensual Nudes
On Tuesday, the US senate passed a new law that would allow victims to sue individuals who use…
Google Now Stuffing Ads Into Its AI Products
In 2026, Google’s AI is embracing that oldest and noblest of internet traditions: sponsored content. Over the weekend,…
Music Fans Explode With Joy as Bandcamp Bans AI Music
Bandcamp, a major music distribution platform favored by indie artists, announced Tuesday that it would be “putting human…
ICE Reportedly Stole a 10th Grader’s Phone, Then Seemingly Sold It for Cash
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly stole a teenage boy’s phone — and then seemingly pawned it…