July 16, 2026 2:11 PM
July 16, 2026
Trump Administration Scrapping Nuclear Energy Rules Requiring Plants to Keep Radiation Levels “As Low as Reasonably Achievable”
As government agencies go, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has left a lot to be desired, often operating…
Meta Caught Running Ads for Child Abuse
For many years now, child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has run rampant on Meta’s platforms. The Mark Zuckerberg-led…
Man Sucked Out of Airplane, Dangles by Seatbelt
It pays to buckle up. A passenger on Ryanair — because of course — had his insistence on…
OpenAI Is Shutting Down Its Browser That Was Supposed to Change Everything
In October, OpenAI unveiled an AI browser dubbed Atlas, purportedly designed to help you “understand your world” and “achieve…
Journalist Alarmed When He’s Fired, But Company Keeps Posting AI Slop Under His Name
Being fired was only the first indignity that one freelance writer had to suffer. Even though Ben Touati…
Scientists Propose Dimming Sun to Combat El Niño
Last month, the United Nations warned that this year’s El Niño, a naturally occurring climate pattern characterized by…
Christopher Nolan Unloads on AI Slop
Director Christopher Nolan has a reputation for tortuous storytelling. His movies elliptically jump across time (“Memento”), or move…
Palantir Insiders Disgusted by Company’s Leadership
As tech companies go, the surveillance giant Palantir plays it looser than most. Specializing in deadly military targeting…
Americans Are Raging About Autonomous Police Drones Swarming the Skies
There’s a hot new phrase bouncing around police departments across the United States: “drone-as-first-responder.” From small-town Indiana to…
AI Is Pushing Older Employees Straight Out of the Workforce, New Report Finds
So far, the narrative of AI in the workplace has had a consistent victim: the recent college grad,…
Famous “Pick Up Artist” Reduced to Hitting on AI Girlfriend
Erik von Markovik, the notorious “pickup artist” known by his stage name Mystery, is apparently obsessed with an…
The AI Industry Has Finally Found the Perfect Customer: Bloodthirsty Terrorists
AI chatbots has been a dream come true for criminals. The tech has been a boon for scammers.…
If You’ve Been Having Explosive Diarrhea, You May Want to Read This
A gut-busting parasite that’s known to cause “weeks of debilitating diarrhea” is spreading across the United States —…
Tesla’s Safety Camera Lets Woman Cruising at Highway Speed While Completely Passed Out
Police in British Columbia are investigating after a viral video shows a woman fast asleep behind the wheel…
Execs Confused and Horrified by the Huge AI Bills After Thinking They Could Replace Workers for Free
By now, it’s clear that the only way the tech industry can justify the cost of AI is…
Scientists Identify Most Degenerate Known ChatGPT User
AI’s promises tend to be pretty highfalutin: that you can use it as your “second brain,” to invent…
Anthropic Caught Secretly Spying on Users
Anthropic, the self-avowed moral center of the AI industry, has been caught spying on its users. As Ars…
Freak Tornado Sucks Man Out of 12-Floor Apartment
When most of us hear about freak tornadoes, we assume they’re ripping through trailer parks in Oklahoma —…
Tripadvisor’s AI Is Telling Vacationers That Gruesome Horror Grottos Are Wonderful Holiday Retreats
Planning your next getaway? You’d be wise not to trust the advice of an AI chatbot — even…
Bank of America Warns That AI Investors Are in for a Nasty Reality Check
Tech companies are running hot, with Wall Street investors sustaining multi-trillion dollar valuations despite subdued earnings. Companies heavily…
Experts Say There’s Now an Open Source AI Model as Scary as Mythos
Last month, the Trump administration forced AI company Anthropic to withdraw its most powerful Mythos 5 and Fable…
Workplaces Have Gotten So Bizarre That People Are Just Sending AI Slop Back and Forth at Each Other
If AI doesn’t drive you into a mental breakdown, then at least it’ll find a way to make…
The Hectic Modern World Is Shredding Your Little Cave Man Brain, Scientists Confirm
Our feeble simian brains simply aren’t built for the “polycrisis” of modern life, a new review of existing scholarship…
AI “Actor” Will “Star” In a New “Movie”
If you’ve been following AI’s inroads into the movie biz, you’ll already know that Tilly Norwood is the…