April 6, 2026 4:09 PM
April 6, 2026
A Startup Has Been Quietly Pitching Cloned Human Bodies to Transfer Your Brain Into
Since the mid-1990s, scientists have been obsessed with cloning animals. Dolly the sheep famously became the first mammal…
Students Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Tests
Smart glasses aren’t just being used by juvenile pranksters and pickup artists to terrorize strangers, traumatize Meta’s data…
Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Being Driven Remotely
Autonomous ride-hailing service Waymo made headlines last month after one of its executives explained during a Congressional hearing…
Remember That Robot Olaf Disney Was So Proud of? It Just Wiped Out So Hard That His Carrot Nose Went Clattering Across the Pavement
Disney’s much-hyped Olaf robot just got a faceful of pavement. In a viral video, the animatronic of the…
Second SpaceX Satellite Abruptly Explodes
In December, SpaceX revealed that it had lost control of one of its Starlink satellites after suffering an…
Bank Warns of Tesla Stock Collapse
In its quest to pivot from selling EVs to AI and humanoid robots, Tesla has seen his core…
You Know How Scientists Keep Finding Microplastics Literally Everywhere? Well, You’d Never Guess What Their Lab Gloves Are Coated in Straight Out of the Packaging
A growing contingent of the scientific community has become skeptical about the body of research finding that microplastics…
Scientists Investigating Whether Object NASA Is Approaching Is Core of Destroyed Planet
Scientists have long been intrigued by an enormous potato-shaped asteroid, dubbed 16 Psyche, that they suspect to be…
Paper Finds That Leading AI Chatbots Like ChatGPT and Claude Remain Incredibly Sycophantic, Resulting in Twisted Effects on Users
Your AI chatbot isn’t neutral. Trust its advice at your own risk. A striking new study, conducted by…
Australia Turns Into Bright-Red Vision of Hell
Tropical cyclone Narelle made history last week by becoming the first storm in over 20 years to make…
Bluesky Users Respond With Overwhelming Disgust to Platform’s New AI
In its early days, Twitter alternative Bluesky tried to paint itself as a safe haven from the onslaught…
Law Seeks to Ban Public Officials From Making Polymarket Bets on Upcoming Bloodshed, Because Apparently We Live in a Complete Dystopia
Bad news, war profiteers: efforts are underway in the US to ban public officials from placing Polymarket and…
As Mass Layoffs Loom, OpenAI Looks to Double Headcount in Desperate Bid to Catch Up With Anthropic
The tech industry is roiling from sweeping layoffs affecting tens of thousands of workers. Executives are citing AI…
OpenAI Is Reportedly Killing Its Disastrous Video AI Slop App
It didn’t take long for OpenAI’s text-to-video AI app, Sora, to melt down into outrageous drama. Almost immediately…
There’s a $10 Billion Problem With Elon Musk’s New Chip Factory
If Elon Musk ever cuts the ribbon on his massive chip factory “Terafab,” it could be among the…
NASA Announces Gigantic Armada of Moon Launches to “Build President Trump’s Moon Base,” Starting Next Year
In a flashy “Ignition” event today, NASA firmly recommitted itself to returning astronauts to the Moon, while fleshing…
Trump Administration Would Rather Pay a Billion Dollars Than Build a Single Wind Farm
Donald Trump’s Quixotic hatred of wind power is breezing up once again. On Monday, the administration said it…
New York Times Accused of Running AI-Generated Article
The New York Times faced scrutiny online this week after netizens speculated that a personal essay featured in…
NASA Announces Nuclear Mission to Mars by 2028
NASA’s plans for a Moon base have been capturing headlines lately — but today it’s putting Mars back…
CEO Confronted Over Using AI to Clone Real People Without Their Consent
What would you do if you found out a for-profit AI assistant had been trained on your work…
Delivery Robot Allegedly Smashes Through Bus Stop Window, Keeps Driving Covered in Broken Glass
Delivery robots had already proved to be a controversial fixture in Chicago, but are now shaping up to…
Sketchy Polymarket Accounts Making Suspicious Bets on Imminent Iran Ceasefire
Earlier this year, highly suspicious accounts on crypto-based prediction platform Polymarket collected a hefty $400,000 after correctly predicting…
Man Pleads Guilty to Making $8 Million by Creating Music With AI and Using Bots to Drive Zillions of Fake Streams
For quite some time now, human musicians have watched in horror as AI-generated slop has started drowning out…
You’ll Snort-Laugh When You Learn How Much AI Actually Added to the US Economy Last Year
Scanning the headlines, it can be easy to get the impression that every investor, banker, and financial analyst…