July 16, 2026 6:17 PM
July 16, 2026
China Is Catching Up With SpaceX Fast, Landing First Reusable Rocket Booster on Offshore Platform
SpaceX has radically reduced the cost of reaching space thanks to its reusable rockets, a revolutionary capability that…
“You Are a Parasite”: Elon Musk Humiliated for Criticizing Zohran Mamdani
During a speech commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence last week, New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani…
The Logo for Donald Trump International Airport Appears to Be AI Slop
Donald Trump is now the first president to have an airport named after him while still in office.…
Eric Trump Has Lost $600 Million of Daddy’s Money Betting on Crypto
President Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump, cofounded a crypto mining venture called American Bitcoin Corp last year —…
Someone Reportedly Mailed a Live Squirrel to Meta, Where It Sent an Employee to the Hospital
We’ve been hearing plenty about how Meta’s workforce is in total disarray. But this latest story takes the…
Flock Cameras Screw Up, Swarm Innocent Man With Armed Police
Flock surveillance cameras are blanketing the country, and to no one’s surprise, innocent people are being caught in…
The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It’s Almost Incomprehensible
The massive surge of fossil fuel-powered data centers cropping up across the country are emitting an enormous amount…
Learning What Substance Is Suspected of Causing Alzheimer’s May Throw You Into an Existential Crisis
If you drive, your car’s tires are shredding more than just tread: they may be mincing up our…
Scientists Test New Spacecraft Thruster That Uses No Fuel, Just Earth’s Magnetic Field, in Orbit
Satellites perform a delicate dance to maintain their orbit, by locking themselves to a speed just fast enough…
New Jersey Poised to Ban Self-Driving Tesla Robotaxis
For many years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sworn up and down that the use of radar and…
You’ll Never Guess Which Country Is Causing the Most Global Warming
The United States is in the grips of one of the most drastic reversals of green energy infrastructure…
American Tech Companies Are Suddenly Sweating Bullets as China Catches Up on AI
The head start that the US companies enjoyed in the AI race is quickly vanishing. Chinese competitors are…
Biohackers Attempted Neurosurgery to Control a Lobster’s Nervous System and Give the Controls to OpenClaw, and How It Ended Will Tell You a Lot About the Ethics and Competence of AI Bros These Days
David Foster Wallace once asked readers to “consider the lobster,” in his famous essay about the ethics of…
The Amount of Profit Trump Is Making Off Crypto and Corruption Will Blow Your Mind
As the first billionaire president of the United States, Donald Trump is nothing if not an indictment of…
Tesla’s Semi Truck Involved In Horrific Crash That Killed Married Couple
A Tesla Semi was involved in a grisly crash earlier this week with two passenger vehicles that killed…
Lawsuit: Bipolar Man Attempted Suicide After ChatGPT Poured Gasoline on His Religious Delusions
Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call or…
Fans Furious as Netflix Uses AI to Bring Gene Wilder’s Voice Back From the Dead for Willy Wonka Reality Show
Beloved actor Gene Wilder, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the titular Willy Wonka in the 1971…
County With 37 Data Centers Tells Schools to “Turn Off Your Lights” to Save Electricity Ahead of Scorching Heat Wave
Henrico County, Virginia, is home to 37 data centers, with 17 more on the way. Right now, it’s…
Scientists Horrified by Record-Breaking Ocean Temperatures
Global ocean surface temperatures hit record highs last month — and scientists are warning that we’re well into…
Mark Zuckerberg Just Got Rather Badly Humiliated
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was just caught with not just his hand, but his entire arm, inside the…
The Problem With SpaceX’s Secret “AI Device”
Elon Musk, as tech critic Ed Zitron astutely noted, is a master plate-spinner: he always seems to keep…
“Televised Nervous Breakdown”: CEO of Palantir Suffers a Bit of a Meltdown During Live Interview
Everyone has had a bad day at work, but most of us are lucky enough that ours weren’t…
Is Your Air Conditioning Killing People Thousands of Miles Away?
When horrible things happen to people you care about, it’s only natural to seek someone to blame. If…
CEO Says He’ll Fire Any Employee Who Sends Him More AI Slop
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about bosses who have embraced AI so much that they’ve become loose…