July 22, 2026 9:52 AM
July 22, 2026
They Held a New Olympics Where Athletes Can Take as Many Drugs and Steroids as They Want, and the Funniest Possible Thing Happened
For years now, organizers of a controversial sporting event called the Enhanced Games have been promising to push…
As College Grads Boo Any Mention of AI, the CEO of Google Is Trying to Figure Out What to Say at an Upcoming Graduation
What will Google CEO Sundar Pichai say next month when he gives the commencement speech at Stanford University? Under…
Man Humiliated by His AI Use Says He Just Can’t Quit
Even after being caught — and viciously criticized — for using AI to write his book about AI,…
OpenAI’s Attempt at an AI-Generated Pixar-Style Movie Is in Shambles
Remember when OpenAI was supposed to upend Hollywood by making a fully AI-generated animated movie? Such a feat…
Riot Games Denies Using Anti-Cheat Software That Bricks Hackers’ Computers
Rest easy, paranoid gamers. Riot Games says its Vanguard anti-cheat tool won’t “brick” the computers of hackers ruining…
Two Men Arrested for Creating AI Deepfake Porn
Beyond the well-known impacts generative AI has on the environment and the human psyche, it also comes with…
Paul Schrader Says His AI Girlfriend Dumped Him
Across his wide-ranging career, the filmmaker Paul Schrader is probably best known for his “man in a room”…
People Are Loading Their Writing With Typos to Prove They’re Not AI
Typos used to be glaring eyesores. In the age of AI, they’ve become a sight for sore eyes.…
Record Label Claims That Bizarre AI-Generated “Viking Rappers” Garnering Millions of Views are Real People
An “independent label” in South Carolina is churning out mountains of AI slop featuring AI-generated “viking rappers” —…
Graduating Students Cheer as Steve Wozniak Tell Them Human Intelligence Still Matters
Steve Wozniak did what overpaid commencement speakers across the country have been failing to do: read the room.…
Nintendo Is Completely Ignoring AI and Doing Fine
Do nothing. Win? That’s more less Nintendo’s approach to AI, and the market is rewarding the Japanese video…
Top AI Models Showing Disturbing Behavior as They Become More Advanced
We’ve already seen AI go rogue on numerous occasions. Now, new research suggests that we can expect this…
Protesters Stage Unsettling Demonstration in Front of Palantir’s Office
Hundreds of protestors descended on Palantir’s unmarked office building in downtown Manhattan over the weekend. Organized by the…
Data From Chinese Moon Lander Shows Signs of Peculiar Radiation “Cavity”
As NASA continues to push for a permanent presence on the Moon, future space travelers will face plenty…
Wikipedia Editors Tried and Tried to Work With AI Content, Eventually Realized It Was Total Trash and Banned It Entirely
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales once described his creation as a “temple of the mind.” Now, a decade on,…
Seminole Nation Becomes First Indigenous Group to Ban Planet-Cooking Data Centers From Its Land
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma just became the first Indigenous nation to officially ban data center construction from…
Strange Modular Robots Are Writhing Across Landscapes
The future of robotics may not lie in the clunky androids we’ve been seeing so many of lately,…
Ominous Surveillance “Scarecrows” Appearing Across America
Police technology is a major business in the US. Altogether, the law enforcement equipment market was valued at…
New York’s Beloved Bodegas Are Filling Up With AI Slop
Not even the most enduring symbol of New York city is safe from the AI onslaught. No, we’re…
Elon Musk’s Orbital Data Centers Are Staggeringly Huge
Elon Musk’s promises tend to follow a formula. They involve a number ending in “-illion,” pertaining to something…
Google Warns That Quantum Armageddon Is Drawing Closer
On Wednesday, Google said it was moving up the date it needs to prepare for when quantum computers…
Netizens Terrified of What NASA Grew on the Space Station: A Potato
Extraterrestrial horrors are growing on the International Space Station — or so aghast netizens seemed to believe. Over…
Alarming Study Finds That Most People Just Do What ChatGPT Tells Them, Even If It’s Totally Wrong
In a matter of only a few years, AI chatbots have become a common part of many of…
Clean Energy Industry Launching Campaign of Vengeance
The renewable energy sector has taken an absolute beating during Donald Trump’s second term as president. The White…