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July 21, 2026
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…
The “Made in America” Trump Phone Appears to be a Disguised Cheapo Chinese Smartphone
Nine months after it was supposed to ship to consumers, the smartphone nobody asked for is finally here.…
Pizza Hut’s AI Store Control System Is Such a Disaster That It’s Wasted $100 Million, Lawsuit Alleges
A lot goes into getting that warm pizza to your doorstep. Dough is kneaded, toppings are sprinkled, ovens…
Mark Zuckerberg Has Been Playing a Cruel Game With Meta Employees
For the past several weeks, thousands of workers at Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta have sat in employment purgatory as…
Book About AI’s Effects on the “Future of Truth” Found to Contain Slew of AI-Hallucinated Quotations
Truth in the age of AI, indeed. A buzzy new book called “The Future of Truth: How AI…
Elon Musk Compares His Work to Miracles Performed by Jesus Christ
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: a formerly beloved public figure eviscerates their own reputation via…
Students Boo and Jeer as AI Name-Reader Flops Spectacularly at College Graduation Ceremony
The president of Glendale Community College was pelted with a chorus of furious boos after an AI tool…
Man Caught Using Smart Glasses to Get Advice While Being Cross-Examined in Court
The emergence of smart glasses, which feature largely concealed cameras, microphones and speakers, has turned into a major…
A Grim Truth Is Emerging in Employers’ AI Experiments
The tremendous hype surrounding AI coding shows no signs of dying down. Last month, Anthropic released a suite…
Polymarket Announces New Bar For Degenerate War Profiteers
Any good bartender knows that talking heads on TVs are bad for business. In watering holes across the…
Encyclopedia Britannica Hits OpenAI With Scary Lawsuit
Writers are often cautioned not to hit readers over the head with the dictionary. But what if it’s…
Grab Your Betrayal-Themed Popcorn Buckets, Because Microsoft Is Threatening to Sue OpenAI
Mutual success has only heightened tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI, whose partnership helped kickstart the AI boom. Now,…
CEO of AI Company Says Gen Z Needs to Get Ready for 30 Percent Unemployment
If you think it’s hard to find a job now, ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott says just wait until…
Things Are Suddenly Looking Incredibly Bad for Trump’s Social Media Company
President Donald Trump’s struggling Truth Social social network, traded on the stock market as Trump Media & Technology…
“Educational” YouTube AI Slop Encourages Kids to Play in Traffic
YouTube is rife with AI-generated “educational” videos targeting children, and many of the lessons they’re imparting — if…
Delivery Robot Dogpiled on the Streets of Philly
It’s tough to be a robot on the mean streets of Philadelphia. Infamous for brutally destroying an experimental…
Is It Safe to Inject Gray-Market Chinese Peptides?
Peptides — those injectable, ingestible, spreadable, sprayable compounds that seem to be taking the health nuts of the…
Nvidia CEO Says Gamers Are Completely Wrong About His New AI Feature That Yassifies Games
Think Nvidia’s new feature that slaps an AI filter onto your favorite games looks like garbage? Well, the…
OpenAI Cofounder Deletes Controversial Analysis of Which Jobs Are Getting Steam Engined by AI
While the ability of AI tools to steam engine entire human occupations remains a subject of heated debate,…