March 8, 2026 12:56 PM
March 8, 2026
Bill Gates’ Daughter Says Her $185 Million AI Startup Will Succeed Entirely Due to Her Merits, Not Even a Little Bit Who Her Dad Is
Against all odds, Phoebe Gates has managed to raise $35 million for a browser extension, despite the pernicious…
This Is How Big a Telescope Aliens Would Need to See Dinosaurs on Earth
Roughly 66 million years ago, scientists believe an enormous meteor, dubbed Chicxulub, smashed into the Earth in an…
Startup Generates Caring Letters to Your Friends Using AI, Handwrites Them Using Robot Pen
Think back to the last time you peeled open an envelope to find a handwritten letter. Maybe it…
Constant Space Launches Turning Earth’s Atmosphere Into a “Crematorium,” Scientists Say
Constant space launches are turning the atmosphere into a “crematorium” for satellites and other space debris. That was…
Creator of Claude Code Fears This Could Be the Last Year That Software Engineers Are Employable
The warning signs are piling up for anyone still working as a software engineer in 2026. In a…
Government Insiders Concerned by Musk’s Erratic and Sycophantic Grok Being Deployed for Incredibly Sensitive Purposes
The Trump administration is scrambling to replace Claude, the chatbot embedded throughout the Pentagon’s entire scaffolding, with Elon…
Anonymous Kalshi User Makes Huge Bet That the White House Is About to Confirm Alien Life or Technology
Is the US government about to confirm that aliens are real? That’s the claim floating around among those…
The Hubble Is Inexorably Falling to Earth
For years now, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has had its fair share of brushes with death. The groundbreaking…
The Economy Is Lurching Downward as Fear of AI Spreads
AI chipmaker Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, demolished analyst expectations this week when it posted a massive…
AI Workers, and Even CEOs, Suddenly Turning Against the Trump Administration
The Trump administration has a new rival in its ongoing feud with AI company Anthropic: Silicon Valley’s rank-and-file.…
Chatbot Use Can Cause Mental Illness to Get Worse, Research Finds
A new study found that chatbot use appeared to worsen symptoms of mental illness in people struggling with…
Anthropic Blowout With Military Involved Use of Claude for Incoming Nuclear Strike
Anthropic’s ongoing battle with the Pentagon over the military’s use of its AI systems flared up this week…
Scientists Suggest That Igniting Oil Spills to Create Fire Tornadoes Might Actually Be Good for the Oceans
When you think of saving our oceans, what comes to mind? Maybe you think about reef restoration techniques…
Man Letting AI Rent Human Bodies Says Elon Musk Is His Hero
There’s a special type of guy who looks at the gig economy — Uber drivers lost in a…
Hollywood Is Lying to Everyone About How Much AI They’re Using, Says Consummate Hollywood Insider
Is Hollywood “cooked”? Do video generating AI models mean its “over” for filmmakers? The jury’s out on that.…
It’s Comically Easy to Trick ChatGPT Into Saying Things About People That Are Completely Untrue
It’s bad enough that ChatGPT is prone to making stuff up completely on its own. But it turns…
It’s Comically Easy to Trick ChatGPT Into Saying Things About People That Are Completely Untrue
It’s bad enough that ChatGPT is prone to making stuff up completely on its own. But it turns…
Developer’s Honest Assessment of AI at Work Rattles the Official Narrative
A veteran programmer shared his brutally honest opinions about AI’s role in the workplace, and it’s as much…
Court Having Trouble Assembling Jury for Elon Musk Because People Hate Him So Much
Being one of the most despised men in America does come with a few downsides, it turns out.…
Personal Electronics Spiking in Price as AI Industry Buys Up All the Components
The AI industry’s obsession with building out enormous data centers to house power-hungry chips has put a major…
Amazon’s Blundering AI Caused Multiple AWS Outages
Are AI tools reliable enough to be used at in commercial settings? If so, should they be given…
Stanford’s New “Universal Vaccine Formula” Nasal Spray Protects Mice Against Stunning Range of Diseases
Stanford Medicine researchers claim they’ve invented a “universal vaccine formula” that protects mice against a wide range of…
It Seems Bad That Temu Is Selling Peptides
Silicon Valley’s biohacking obsession with poorly-studied chemical substances has reached its logical endpoint: they’re now buying peptides on…
OpenAI Flagged a Mass Shooter’s Troubling Conversations With ChatGPT Before the Incident, Decided Not to Warn Police
A grim scoop from the Wall Street Journal: an automated review system at OpenAI flagged disturbing conversations that…