July 22, 2026 2:58 PM
July 22, 2026
Tesla on Autopilot Smashes Straight Through Garage Door, Driver Says
A Washington driver’s Tesla literally made an entrance by swerving into someone’s garage door and smashing it completely…
Meta Employee Laid Off, Immediately Detained by ICE
With a constant churn of layoffs, a program to surveil its workers in the name of AI data…
Working From Home Has a Grim Effect on Your Brain, Surprise Research Finds
Most people would kill for a work-from-home job, but it turns out it can have some grim effects…
Autonomous Robots Confirmed to Have Killed Human Soldiers
Humanity has officially passed a grim milestone: the first confirmed death at the hands of a fully-autonomous robot…
Visa Officially Allowing AI Agents to Go Ham With Your Credit Card
Throw caution to the wind and forget your retirement plans. The future is now, baby, and we’re letting…
Scientists Concerned Latest Gene Editing of Human Embryos Could “Open the Floodgates”
Editing the genes of a human embryo remains highly controversial, particularly after Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the…
The El Niño Situation Is Looking Absolutely Brutal
Last week, the United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization issued a confident prediction that El Niño will form at…
Eighty Residents Sue SpaceX, Saying Elon Musk’s Constant Rocket Launches Are Literally Destroying Their Homes
The 22,000-some employees of Elon Musk’s SpaceX enjoy their very own company town, complete with subsidized housing, corporate…
Prime Minister of the UK Vows to Unleash AI Tutors on 450,000 Poor Children
UK prime minister Keir Starmer doubled down on his promise to unleash dubious “AI tutors” on nearly half…
SpaceX’s IPO Shows That We Aren’t Even Close to Peak AI Bubble
Wall Street opened the floodgates today, releasing years of pent-up hype surrounding SpaceX’s long-awaited IPO. Elon Musk’s unprofitable…
AI Bro Convinced He Can Vibe Code GTA 6 Before the Real One Comes Out
Are you physically incapable of waiting any longer for Grand Theft Auto VI, which has been in development…
Nike’s AI-Inspired World Cup Jerseys Are So Messed Up That They’re Turning Into a Scandal
From price gouging fans on ticket prices to FIFA’s infamously corrupt leadership handing president Donald Trump a ludicrous…
Scientists Detect Atmosphere on Planet-Like Object Beyond Pluto
Astronomers have long been fascinated by the unusual behavior of objects orbiting the Sun in the Kuiper Belt,…
Video Shows Amazon Drone Dropping Package Into Pond
Setting aside the graver concerns about aerial surveillance and safety for a moment, there’s also the mundane reality…
Gamers Cheer as Microsoft Pulls Copilot AI Out of Xbox Entirely
It may finally be starting to dawn on Microsoft that shoving AI in its loyal customers’ faces at…
Marc Andreessen Mocked for Accidentally Revealing That He Seems to Have a Deep Misunderstanding of How AI Actually Works
Outspoken venture capitalist and major Trump backer Marc Andreessen, whose controversial “techno-optimist manifesto” in 2023 set the tone…
Ordinary People Fear AI, While the Tech Leaders Working to Create a Permanent Underclass Say They’re Extremely Psyched About It
Despite a massive campaign by some of the wealthiest companies in the world to push AI as the…
Earth Screams in Agony as Microplastics Found to Increase Global Warming
The Earth simply can’t catch a break. Those microplastics that have invaded every corner of the globe —…
Even After Two Massacres, OpenAI Still Hasn’t Stopped ChatGPT From Helping Plan School Shootings
Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text…
Explosion Reported on Site as SpaceX Prepares Starship for Another Launch
During its inaugural launch of its first Starship rocket prototype just over three years ago, SpaceX decided not…
Busy Roadways Clogged as Waymo Becomes Stumped by Small Puddle
Waymo’s autonomous cabs have logged millions of miles navigating complex city streets. Last week in Austin, one was…
Passengers Groan as Robot Passenger Causes Hour-Long Delay at Oakland Airport
Humanoid robots still struggle to accomplish real-world tasks with human-level dexterity. At the airport, though, they’ve already proven…
Apple Is Blocking Vibe Coding Apps From the App Store, Infuriating Developers
There’s unrest brewing in the world of vibe-coding startups. Apple is blocking AI coding apps on the App…
Approaching Half of New Podcasts Appear to Be AI Slop
Approaching half of new podcasts appear to be AI slop. Of the 10,871 new podcast feeds created in…