October 14, 2026 10:49 AM
October 14, 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…
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…
OpenAI Reports Goldman Sachs Analyst to FBI for Horrifying ChatGPT Conversations
Content warning: this story includes discussion of sexual assault and other disturbing topics. A 25-year-old Goldman Sachs financial analyst…
Tech Layoffs So Far This Year Have Officially Blown Past the Total for 2025
Last year was a bloodbath for tech workers around the world. Across all of 2025, this strata of…
Grok Calls for Assassination of Elon Musk, Accusing Him of Pedophilia
Elon Musk’s “maximum truth-seeking” AI Grok is dropping some nuclear takes about its creator. “ELON MUSK WATCHES CHILD…
Remember the Publisher That Put Fake Writers in Sports Illustrated? It Just Rebranded as an AI Company
The Arena Group — the media company which, in 2023, allowed a contractor called AdVon Commerce to publish AI-generated…
Game Dev CEO Accused of Replacing Writers With AI is Now Completely Crashing Out
Saber, the developer behind the upcoming Rideshare “Stimulator” video game, is being accused of replacing its writers with…
Giant Oil Tanker Runs Aground in Marine Nature Preserve, Spills Nonstop for Weeks
When an oil tanker runs aground in a contested war zone, does it make a sound? Evidently not…