October 13, 2026 3:32 AM
October 13, 2026
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…
Tesla Investors Disturbed by Cybercab’s Obvious Lack of Progress
There was no livestream and the media wasn’t invited. We didn’t even see a euphoric Elon Musk embarrassing…
ChatGPT Straight Up Tries to Gaslight User After Being Confronted About Its Obviously Wrong Answer
Don’t ask an AI chatbot how many letter e’s there are in the word “seventeen.” Or do, actually,…
AI Agents Are Using an Outrageous Amount of Electricity
In the age of AI agents, it’s no longer enough to ask how much electricity a single chatbot…
Chinese Government Dismisses Tech Billionaire Calls for an AI Slowdown as “Fear-Mongering”
In a whiplash-inducing turn away from the mythical quest to build human-level artificial intelligence, Western tech billionaires like…
Amazon Has Become Pathetically Reliant on Food Stamps to Power Its Empire
After over two decades of operation, Amazon Prime has become the backbone of American commerce, more akin to…
The Winner of Elon Musk’s AI “Odyssey” Contest Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
Remember how Elon Musk vowed that his AI Grok would make an anti-woke, “historically accurate” version of the…
Publisher of Axios Boasts That He Uses AI to “Read” Everything For Him Now, Instead of Using His Brain
All is not well in the fourth estate. On Tuesday, the publisher of Axios hit “post” on an…
Congressional Staffers Are So Lazy That They’re Using AI to Write New Laws
The use of AI chatbots has invaded almost every profession. From lawyers getting caught citing hallucinated cases and…
McDonald’s Has Hundreds of Pages of Intel on Its Repeat Customers, and You Can Get a Copy of Yours
For most people, the mental calculation to grab a meal from McDonald’s is pretty simple: it’s relatively cheap,…
Man Wearing Pervert Glasses Films Himself Harassing Famous Female Comedian in the Middle of TV Shoot
The public blowback to Meta’s contentious smart glasses continues to grow. The popular camera-equipped accessories, which have earned…
Influencer Melts Down That People Didn’t Like Her Being a Paid Shill for OpenAI
An influencer who attended a “luxury eco-retreat” put on by ChatGPT maker OpenAI got far more of a…
Sensing He’s in Deep Trouble, Flock Safety CEO Says It’s All Been a Big Misunderstanding
In the United States, there’s practically no escaping from mass surveillance company Flock Safety’s 120,000 license plate reading…
Dick Cheney’s Heart Doctor Says Trump Is Showing Very Worrying Signs
The guy we have to thank for Dick Cheney living as long as he did with extraordinary heart…
It’s Getting So Hot That Nuclear Plants Are Being Forced to Power Down
Nuclear energy is often touted as an ultra-efficient alternative to dirtier energy sources like coal or natural gas.…
Astronomers Discover an Entirely New Type of Object: a “Black Hole Star”
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a new type of cosmic monstrosity: a “black hole…
Bill Gates’ Daughter Clearly Has a Traitor Inside Her Startup Who’s Trying to Destroy Her
Last month, Bloomberg revealed that a startup founded by Bill Gates’ 23-year-old daughter, Phoebe Gates, had dabbled in…
Warner Bros Quickly Deletes Behind-the-Scenes Video That Seems to Show Use of AI Slop During “Supergirl” Production
“Supergirl” just can’t flop in peace. The 2026 film is one of the biggest box office failures of…
AI’s Impact on the Environment Is Absolutely Horrifying, New Paper Finds
The impact artificial intelligence has had on the environment has been nothing short of devastating. The data centers…