July 17, 2026 6:42 AM
July 17, 2026
Chinese Court Rules That a Worker Cannot Be Replaced by AI
While workers in the western world agonize over what seems to be an impending job apocalypse, their Chinese…
Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out What Causes “Ghosts”
There are unseen forces behind why a house might feel haunted — but no, it’s not ghosts. New…
There’s Something Bizarre About the Offices of AI Startups
With questions swirling about whether hundreds of AI startups will ever translate the tech into real-world economic returns,…
You’ll Gasp When You Hear How Many Chinese EVs You Can Buy For the Price of a Single US Car
American automakers have some explaining to do. According to new reporting from Reuters, you could buy up to…
NASA’s Moon Landing Schedule Slipping Horrendously Under Trump
During his first term in late 2017, president Donald Trump announced that the United States would make its…
Bank CEO Brags He Used AI Clone of Himself to Host Conference Call
If you decided to blow off a Zoom meeting by sending an AI dummy instead, you might find…
New AI Trained Only on Pre-1930 Data Speaks Like the Most Old-Timey Guy Imaginable
Tired of your AI chatbot’s constantly-glazing therapy-speak? You could instead try striking up a conversation with “Talkie,” an…
NASA Fires Up Futuristic Plasma Thruster Designed to Take Us to Mars
Covering the well over 100 million miles to Mars is no easy feat. Even in the best case…
Wild Video Shows Ukrainian Troops Evacuate Babushka With a Military Robot
One granny has been safely plucked from the frontlines of the Russo-Ukrainian war by the unlikeliest of heroes:…
AV Companies Might be in Trouble Now As Cops Start Ticketing Driverless Cars
Autonomous vehicles have an accountability problem. Because there’s no driver, there’s nobody to hold liable when the car…
Toilet Maker Spikes in Value as It Flushes Money Into AI
Last month, failing tech bro shoe company Allbirds made the baffling announcement that it was pivoting to AI…
Japanese Airport Trialing Humanoid Robots as Baggage Handlers
The future is truly upon us — because the next time your check-in luggage gets battered, you could…
AI Is a Burnout Machine
Some software engineers are finding that AI is speeding up their work, but at a cost: it’s also…
OpenAI Fires Top Safety Exec Who Opposed ChatGPT’s “Adult Mode”
OpenAI fired a top safety executive after she opposed the company’s decision to allow adult and sexual content…
Cofounders Fleeing Elon Musk’s xAI
On paper, Elon Musk’s xAI is gearing up for a big year. After being folded into Musk’s SpaceX,…
The Scientist Who Predicted AI Psychosis Has a Grim Forecast of What’s Going to Happen Next
When the Danish psychiatrist Søren Dinesen Østergaard published his ominous warning about AI’s effects on mental health back…
You Are Not Prepared for What Actually Shut Down the El Paso Airport This Morning, But Let’s Just Say It Involves a Military Mega-Laser Shooting Something Down
When the Federal Aviation Administration announced it was shutting down El Paso Airport this morning, social media lit…
It Seems Almost Statistically Impossible That This Polymarket Bettor Didn’t Profit Off Inside Knowledge About the Super Bowl Half Time Show
Earlier this year, an anonymous bettor on Polymarket perfectly predicted the US invasion of Venezuela mere hours before…
Ring Boasts About Power to Surveil Entire Neighborhoods
When Ring’s latest commercial came on over a Super Bowl ad break, it offered a service that seems…
Sickos Cackle With Glee as Bitcoin Starts to Fall Again
Mainstream cryptocurrency Bitcoin plummeted earlier this month, crashing down to a sliver over $60,000 — which is well…
Erratic Elon Musk Tells Employees to Build Massive Catapult on Moon
As Elon Musk tries to sweep his Mars ambitions under the rug like an embarrassing teenage phase, he’s…
Job Board for AI Agents Immediately Overrun With Humans Desperate for Work
When you start a “bounty” board meant for AI agents during one of the worst job markets since…
Law Firm Sacks Hundreds of Employees Amid Pivot to AI
The Chicago based multinational law firm Baker McKenzie is laying off up to a thousand employees as part…
Fear Grows That AI Is Permanently Eliminating Jobs
In 2026, the grim comedy of late capitalism seems to have found a perfect punchline: workers laid off…