July 17, 2026 10:26 AM
July 17, 2026
Ordinary People Fear AI, While the Tech Leaders Working to Create a Permanent Underclass Say They’re Extremely Psyched About It
Despite a massive campaign by some of the wealthiest companies in the world to push AI as the…
Earth Screams in Agony as Microplastics Found to Increase Global Warming
The Earth simply can’t catch a break. Those microplastics that have invaded every corner of the globe —…
Even After Two Massacres, OpenAI Still Hasn’t Stopped ChatGPT From Helping Plan School Shootings
Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text…
Explosion Reported on Site as SpaceX Prepares Starship for Another Launch
During its inaugural launch of its first Starship rocket prototype just over three years ago, SpaceX decided not…
Busy Roadways Clogged as Waymo Becomes Stumped by Small Puddle
Waymo’s autonomous cabs have logged millions of miles navigating complex city streets. Last week in Austin, one was…
Passengers Groan as Robot Passenger Causes Hour-Long Delay at Oakland Airport
Humanoid robots still struggle to accomplish real-world tasks with human-level dexterity. At the airport, though, they’ve already proven…
Apple Is Blocking Vibe Coding Apps From the App Store, Infuriating Developers
There’s unrest brewing in the world of vibe-coding startups. Apple is blocking AI coding apps on the App…
Approaching Half of New Podcasts Appear to Be AI Slop
Approaching half of new podcasts appear to be AI slop. Of the 10,871 new podcast feeds created in…
Richard Dawkins One-Shotted By AI Girl
The famed evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins may have coined the word “meme,” but lately it feels like he’s…
Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lander Just Completed a Key Test
NASA is still hoping to land the first Artemis astronauts on the surface of the Moon by the…
Zuckerberg Trying to Simulate Human Biology at the Cellular Level
Mark Zuckerberg is following a path paved by fellow billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffet: laundering his untold…
Scientists and Lawmakers Horrified at Trump’s Brutal Budget for NASA
Hot on the heels of NASA’s historic trip around the Moon, the Trump administration wasted no time in…
AI Data Centers Are Now Spiking Hard Drive Prices
Over the last couple of months, the AI industry’s obsession with building out costly data centers has sent…
It Turns Out That Constantly Telling Workers They’re About to Be Replaced by AI Has Grim Psychological Effects
Two researchers are warning of the devastating psychological impacts that AI automation, or the threat of it, can…
Pentagon Issues Threat to Anthropic
Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US military had used Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot…
Chinese Robots Can Now Run Up Walls
While humanoid robots have a long way to go to prove useful in our day-to-day lives, they’ve at…
FSD Tries to Drive Straight Into Lake
Tesla CEO Elon Musk once boasted that the Cybertruck could double as a boat. Perhaps the AI behind…
AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking
By the time the public harassment started, a woman told Futurism, she was already living in a nightmare.…
Top Machine Learning Developer Speechless at Simple Question: Should AI Simulate Emotional Intimacy?
The question that’s stumping top AI researchers isn’t about consciousness or doomsday scenarios. After interviewing dozens of developers…
Site of Elementary School Was Sprayed With Radioactive Fracking Waste, Worker Warns
Nearly 500 elementary school children in Texas play on fields where a whistleblower says he once spread tons…
Obama Just Dropped a Truth Bomb About Aliens
To hell with your Fermi paradox: we’ve got presidential declarations. During a podcast interview with political commentator Brian…
Prediction Markets Are Sucking Huge Numbers of Young People Into Gambling
Gambling has taken over the country. But it’s not just sports betting that’s emptying wallets. Now, the rise…
Forests Are Steadily Crawling North, Satellite Imagery Shows
Climate change is leaving plenty of dramatic reminders behind as it reshapes our planet, from rapidly retreating glaciers…
There’s a Grim New Expression: “AI;DR”
The internet is so overrun with AI that anywhere you go, you run the risk of accidentally stepping…