March 14, 2026 11:38 PM
March 14, 2026
Tech CEOs Say AI Is Ushering in an Age of Abundance, But Instead the Evidence Shows That It’s Pushing Down Wages
Billionaire tech CEOs have often insisted that AI is ushering in an era of plenty, in which automation…
Former NASA Employee Issues Desperate Plea to Head of Agency
Last year, the Trump administration declared war on climate science. In the first two weeks of Trump’s second…
Major AI Companies Aren’t Even Pretending to Make Money
In a way, Silicon Valley has always asked investors to suspend disbelief to fund pie-in-the-sky projects, but the…
Chinese Adults Taking Strange AI Devices to Bed With Them
China is a country defined by major contradictions. The nation is governed by a communist party that has…
You Will Laugh Out Loud When You Hear What the Tech Industry Is Spending a Swimming Pool’s Worth of Money to Convince the Public
The AI industry has been pouring untold resources into building out enormous data centers across the world. The…
NASA Says Europa Is Covered by a Thick Icy Shell
Jupiter’s moon, Europa, has long fascinated scientists. They believe it’s covered in a massive salty ocean, holding almost…
If You’re a Real Person Looking for a Job, the Flood of Fake AI Job Applications Will Make Your Blood Boil
Still think getting a job in 2026 is as easy as walking in with a résumé and a firm…
Anthropic Knew the Public Would Be Disgusted by How It Was Destroying Physical Books, Secret Documents Reveal
Anthropic shredded millions of physical books to train its Claude AI model — and new documents suggest that…
Intriguing New Machine Turns Air Into Gasoline You Can Put Straight Into Your Car
For many years, engineers have suggested sucking up the excess carbon dioxide in our planet’s atmosphere to battle…
It’s Starting to Look Like AI Has Killed the Entire Model of College
Well before “AI” had entered the lexicon of evening newscasters, the university model of higher-education was in trouble.…
Scientists Testing Controversial Human Rejuvenation Compound Called ER-100
During the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Elon Musk called human aging a “very solvable” problem.…
The United States Is Suffering Stomach-Churning Brain Drain
As Donald Trump has taken an axe to US federal spending, thousands of highly educated experts in scientific…
When Asked to Generate an Alphabet Poster for Preschoolers, the Latest Version of ChatGPT Just Flails Wildly
On December 11, OpenAI release ChatGPT 5.2, the latest version of the widely used AI chatbot. As it…
Waymo Spotted Driving Wrong Way Down Busy Street
You don’t share the road with robotaxis — the robotaxis munificently share the road with you. This week,…
Bernie Sanders Calls for Halt on Construction of New Data Centers
While some anti-AI advocates have called for some extreme property damage to halt the AI boom, Vermont Senator…
Truth Social Stock Explodes as It Merges With Nuclear Fusion Company
President Donald Trump’s failing social media tech bid has tirelessly tried to reinvent itself into a viable business.…
Tesla Owner Says FSD Is Great Except for the Part Where It Can’t Drive in the Sun
If Elon Musk is to be believed, there will be hundreds of thousands — if not millions —…
New NASA Director Taking Over Agency in Crisis
It’s been almost a full year since NASA last had a full-time leader. The agency, responsible for the…
Millions of Private ChatGPT Conversations Are Being Harvested and Sold for Profit
You know those memes about how there’s no such thing as a free VPN? Here’s the ultimate cautionary…
Scientists Intrigued by Huge Structure Under Bermuda
The Bermuda Triangle, a loosely defined region bounded by Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Puerto Rico, has been the…
Hacker Busts Startup Running Huge Web of AI-Generated “Influencers” on Instagram
Back in October, word started making the rounds of an AI startup called Doublespeed. Backed by venture capital…
AI Sends School Into Lockdown After It Mistook a Student’s Clarinet for a Gun
Students at Lawton Chiles Middle School in Florida were sent scrambling into lockdown last week, after an alert…
Sam Altman Uses His New Image Generator to Show Himself As a Jacked Fireman With Washboard Abs… With an Absolutely Hilarious Error
Not using AI to pretend you have the hot bod of your dreams? Then clearly you’re not the…
A Huge Number of People Starved to Death After Elon Musk Cut USAID’s Funding
In the weeks following the second inauguration of Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk — appointed to a powerful…