July 22, 2026 2:35 AM
July 22, 2026
Zuckerberg Tells the Tattered Remainder of His Workers That He Won’t Conduct Another a Mass Firing for at Least Seven Months
The tech giant Meta fired about 8,000 workers yesterday — about 10 percent of its staff — and reassigned 7,000…
Elon Musk’s Ex Says He Bragged About 10,000 Lasers in Orbit That Are “Not a Piece They’ll See on the Chess Board”
If “always keep them guessing” was actually a strategy for success, Elon Musk might be president right now…
A CEO of a Bank Just Said Something So Ghoulish About Its Plans for AI That He’s Now in Full Damage Control Mode
AI has emboldened CEOs to make all kinds of smug declarations that betray their contempt for lowly human…
It Seems a Lot Like Trump Accidentally Invested $1 Million in a Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant Thinking It Was an AI Hardware Company
Donald Trump is nothing if not a keen investor. As recent tax filings have shown, the US president…
Google Is Making Huge Changes That Are Poised to Decimate What’s Left of Journalism
It’s looking like time to sound two death knells. One for the demise of the simple Google search,…
Why Is Mark Zuckerberg Taunting His Employees Before Firing Them?
In ancient Roman times, military generals are thought to have used a tactic known as decimation to punish…
New Data Suggests That AI Really Is Already Replacing Human Jobs
For several years, a debate has been raging among economists: is AI really taking our jobs, or are…
Top Literary Magazine Offers Bizarre Response to Accusations That It Published an AI-Generated Short Story
The literary world is being torn asunder after a prestigious magazine was accused of publishing an AI-generated short…
NOAA Issues Stark Warning About Upcoming El Niño
It’s never a good sign when meteorologists start throwing around phrases like “double whammy.” But that’s what scientists…
Worker Dies at Starbase as SpaceX Rushes Toward Starship Launch
A worker died in an accident at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas on Friday. According to The Wall…
This Robot Trying to Dance Like Michael Jackson But Wiping Out Pathetically in Front of a Crowd Perfectly Illustrates the Industry’s Deep-Seated Problem
An amazing video has been making the rounds today. It shows a humanoid robot strides out in front…
xAI Employees Say Elon Musk Promised Them $420 to Feed Their Taxes Into Grok, But Stiffed Them on the Payment
We’ve long known that internet memelord Elon Musk is a big fan of 420. Well, he also reportedly…
Restaurant Re-Deploys Robot After Dishware-Smashing Freakout
Most restaurant workers would probably get fired on the spot if they freaked out in front of customers…
Therapists Go on Strike, Saying They’re Being Replaced by AI
There plenty of personal reasons not to use AI chatbots as therapists. They’re sycophantic, make for ineffective shrinks,…
Atlassian in Trouble for Firing Employee Who Mouthed Off to CEO
Fresh off of annihilating a tenth of its workforce, Atlassian is being accused of illegally firing an employee,…
Staff at New Data Center Powered by Human Brain Cells Need to Swap Out Cerebrospinal Fluid Every Day
A grisly detail about a new data center powered by human neurons: technicians have to constantly replenish the…
Large Hadron Collider Discovers All-New Particle
In particle physics, atoms are the building blocks of matter in the universe, each consisting of a nucleus,…
CEO Says He’ll Hire Anyone Who Can Vibe Code With AI, Regardless of Actual Skill
Steven Bartlett, the host of the podcast “The Diary of a CEO,” apparently takes a vibes-based approach to…
Teens Are Using AI to Create “Slander” Videos of Their Teachers
If teachers thought rampant cheating was the worst way AI would impact their livelihoods, we’ve got some bad…
Scientists Bring Mouse Brains Back to Life After “Cryosleep” Deep Freeze
The concept of “cryosleep” — spending prolonged periods of time in suspended animation in a deep freeze state…
Novel Pulled From Shelves After Author Is Accused of Using AI
A prominent publisher is pulling a horror novel after the author was widely accused of using AI to…
Huge Study of Chats Between Delusional Users and AI Finds Alarming Patterns
An analysis of hundreds of thousands of chats between AI chatbots and human users who experienced AI-tied delusional…
Blockchain Slumlord Startup Implodes in Real Time
If you’re not a renter in Detroit, you might not have heard about RealT, a startup that allows…
Self-Driving Cars Slated to Clog Roads With Horrendous Congestion
Self-driving cars might seem like the future, but they still share the same asphalt as your grandma’s ’98…