August 29, 2026 6:54 PM
August 29, 2026
Meta Is Letting Fake AI-Generated Doctors Sell Quack Cures on Its Platforms
Fake AI-generated doctors and health gurus have taken over Facebook and Instagram, sharing unproven medical advice and peddling…
Meta Desperately Trying to Ban Creeps Misusing Its AI “Pervert Glasses”
Meta’s camera-equipped AI glasses have quickly turned into a massively controversial accessory. They’ve been used by all kinds…
Scientists Discover Massive Alien “Exosatellite”
Scientists have discovered a puzzling object in a distant star system that defies classification. Hear us out. The…
Bryan Johnson Says He’s Cloned Himself “As a Newborn” to “Grow Organs for Transplantation,” Which Is a Preposterous Exaggeration
Zillionaire eccentric Bryan Johnson, fresh off of being diagnosed with an incurable disease, says he just “cloned” himself…
Man Accused of Horrific Crimes Caught Hiding as Pharma Executive
For over two decades, a notorious fugitive accused of horrible crimes in Rhode Island hid out in one…
Sex Doll Company Strikes Bizarre Deal to Put Its Robot in High School Classrooms
Robotics company Realbotix has long struggled to beat the allegations that its voluptuous humanoid robots are designed with…
Eye Implant That Restores Vision to the Blind Cleared for Sale
An eye implant that can help blind people see again is poised to hit the market — in…
MIT Is Blanketing Its Entire Campus in AI-Powered Security Cameras
What happens when you deploy hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras against a student population known for their hacking…
AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale
Traditionally, books have been good for two things: reading, and looking nice on a shelf. But AI companies…
Voters Are Being Inundated by a Barrage of AI-Generated Election Ads
AI is upending the way voters take part in the democratic process. The worst part? You might not…
People Are Starting to Record Every Conversation They Have Without Disclosing It, and It’s Gross
It’s become strangely difficult to attend a work meeting without the presence of an AI recording tool that’s…
Meta Working on Crushingly Sad AI App That Tells Bedtime Stories to Children, for “Tired” Parents
Meta is testing an app that uses AI to automate bedtime stories for children. The future is here,…
Research Suggests the Older You Get, the More Weed You Should Smoke
Could smoking weed protect your aging brain? A study recently highlighted by The Washington Post suggests it might.…
A New Store in Hong Kong Has No Human Employees, Just a Single Humanoid Robot
Sometimes we like convenience stores for their charm as much as their actual convenience. Now, a new one…
A New Type of Gambling Scandal Is Sweeping Through Sports
Before playing at this year’s World Cup, the Ivory Coast soccer player Elye Wahi was arrested on alleged…
Controversial MIT Study Investigates What’s Really Worse for the Environment: Gas or Electric Cars
Debates have raged for years over whether electric vehicles are really better for the environment than old-school ones…
Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison
Sometimes it feels like no good deed goes unpunished. You can’t hand out food to the homeless without…
Americans Have Turned Against AI in Incredible Numbers
Not that anyone in power is going to care, but there’s even more evidence that Americans are coming…
Meta Exec Admits Zuckerberg Has Crushed Workers’ Spirits
Workplace morale at Meta is in a tailspin after Mark Zuckerberg and his executive crew slashed thousands of…
Waymo Has Been Defeated by New York City
It’s not exactly straightforward to navigate New York City by car. Manhattan, in particular, is a confusing maze…
Companies That Embraced AI Are Now Rotting Away in a Very Specific Way
Companies that went all-in on using generative AI tools are developing a major “workslop” problem. In their pursuit…
Weather So Brutal That Dean Passes Out at College Graduation
It’s official folks: El Niño is upon us. For some, that means get ready for an unseasonable deluge…
Microsoft Announces New Feature That Narcs on You to Your Boss
In a world of mouse jigglers and workplace surveillance, there’s a clear divide between employees who wish to…
TikTok Has Been Completely Taken Over by AI Slop
AI slop has become practically inescapable on social media, with low-rent and at-times terrifying AI-generated videos drowning out…