July 18, 2026 12:01 AM
July 18, 2026
Hacker Takes Over Robot Lawnmower, Runs Over Innocent Man
Is building autonomous robots equipped with sharp oscillating blades that roam your front yard a good idea? What…
China Presses Pause on Self-Driving Taxis Nationwide After Issue Where They Blocked Streets. America Could Learn a Lot From That
Earlier this year, dozens of autonomous vehicles from the Chinese company Baidu suddenly stopped in their tracks in…
Meta Has Entered Its Death Spiral
It’s hard to even imagine now, but immediately after it launched in 2004, there was nothing on the…
Cursed New AI Service Writes a Mother’s Day Card and Mails It to Your Mom, Without Any Human Involvement Except Inputting Your Credit Card Details
Hey kids! Want to tell your mom you love her, but without expending a single iota of emotional…
NASA Says Strange Red Dots in Sky Are an Unknown Class of Object That Looks Like a Huge Evil Eye
There’s a fresh twist in the mystery of the “little red dots.” Astronomers say they’ve found a new specimen,…
Scammers Furious That Their Fellow Criminals Are Using AI, Saying It’s Unethical
The AI sloppification of the internet comes for us all, even the petty scammers and fraudsters doing business…
The CDC Fired All Its Cruise Ship Inspectors Before the Hantavirus Outbreak
A deadly hantavirus outbreak tearing through a Dutch cruise ship has put health officials on alert, raising questions…
Huge Analysis Finds That the Average Person Is Getting Absolutely Hosed on Polymarket
The United States is in the throes of widespread gambling addiction. Sports betting ads have become practically inescapable,…
Under Threat of Perjury, OpenAI’s Former CTO Is Admitting Some Very Interesting Stuff About Sam Altman
The bizarre and messy court battle between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former OpenAI investor Elon Musk trudges…
CEOs Say AI Gives Them Only Two Options, and Both Are Bad News for Employees
In an age of AI, our hardworking CEOs are being tortured with a tough decision, according to new…
You’ll Never Guess Trade Unions’ Position on AI Data Centers
Trade unions have a centuries-long history of squaring up against the might of industrial capitalists to fight for…
Sure, Elon Musk Did Roleplay As His Toddler Son on a Secret Burner Account, But He Probably Isn’t Pretending to Be His Mom
When Elon Musk goes out in a blaze of rapid unscheduled disassembly, as his company SpaceX likes to…
Cities Are Shredding Their AI Surveillance Contracts en Masse
Since the start of 2025, at least 30 cities have canceled their contracts with Flock Safety, the AI…
AI “Filmmaker” Gets Funding, Begs For Ideas On What to Actually Make
An AI “filmmaker” was viciously mocked after begging his followers for ideas on what to make. “I will…
Hackers Working on Method to Make Ring Cameras Store Footage Locally, Never Giving It to Amazon
When you buy a Ring camera for your house, you’re also agreeing to let Amazon store everything it…
In Blind Test, Audiophiles Unable to Tell Difference Between Sound Signal Run Through an Expensive Cable and a Banana
High-quality cables have long been marketed as a key way to get the most out of high-end equipment,…
The Economics of 3D Printed Homes Are Surprisingly Horrible
The pitch for 3D-printed housing has always been the same: robots build faster, waste less, need fewer humans…
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.…