June 5, 2026 2:04 PM
June 5, 2026
Birds Are Getting Hooked on Cigarettes
Nicotine, the highly addictive chemical compound in cigarettes, is having a bit of a resurgence as of late…
Engineer Says It’s Time to Rebuild the Twin Towers as Giant Data Centers With Anti-Aircraft Lasers on the Roof
After their grisly destruction in a terror attack in 2001 — and the chaotic and deadly wars that…
Scientists Recruit Undergrad to Step Into Room Filled With Ravenous Mosquitoes for “Full-Body Massacre”
Some dedicate their lives to science. Others, like Georgia Tech student Chris Zuo, give their bodies. A bizarre…
Gen Z Is Using AI to Have Difficult Relationship Conversations, and the Results Are Massively Cringe
Researchers, teachers, and mental health professionals alike have spent the past few years reeling as teens and young…
Restaurant Re-Deploys Robot After Dishware-Smashing Freakout
Most restaurant workers would probably get fired on the spot if they freaked out in front of customers…
Therapists Go on Strike, Saying They’re Being Replaced by AI
There plenty of personal reasons not to use AI chatbots as therapists. They’re sycophantic, make for ineffective shrinks,…
Atlassian in Trouble for Firing Employee Who Mouthed Off to CEO
Fresh off of annihilating a tenth of its workforce, Atlassian is being accused of illegally firing an employee,…
Staff at New Data Center Powered by Human Brain Cells Need to Swap Out Cerebrospinal Fluid Every Day
A grisly detail about a new data center powered by human neurons: technicians have to constantly replenish the…
Large Hadron Collider Discovers All-New Particle
In particle physics, atoms are the building blocks of matter in the universe, each consisting of a nucleus,…
CEO Says He’ll Hire Anyone Who Can Vibe Code With AI, Regardless of Actual Skill
Steven Bartlett, the host of the podcast “The Diary of a CEO,” apparently takes a vibes-based approach to…
Teens Are Using AI to Create “Slander” Videos of Their Teachers
If teachers thought rampant cheating was the worst way AI would impact their livelihoods, we’ve got some bad…
Scientists Bring Mouse Brains Back to Life After “Cryosleep” Deep Freeze
The concept of “cryosleep” — spending prolonged periods of time in suspended animation in a deep freeze state…
The Number of Robotaxis Tesla Is Actually Running Will Make You Snort Out of Your Nose With Pure Derision
If Elon Musk is to be believed, millions of driverless Tesla Robotaxis are set to conquer the streets…
AI Backlash Grew Massively in 2025
For the tech of the future, generative AI sure is making a lot of enemies in a very…
AI Code Is a Bug-Filled Mess
The adoption rate of AI tools has skyrocketed in the programming world, enabling coders to generate vast amounts…
Cybertrucks Are a Firefighter’s Nightmare
The Cybertruck isn’t just junk — it’s a death trap. According to new reporting from The Washington Post,…
Scientists Identify Possible Game Changing Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease That Could Control It Like High Cholesterol
Scientists at Northwestern University used a novel compound to arrest early stages of Alzheimer’s disease in mice —…
Children Falling Apart as They Become Addicted to AI
According to a fresh study by the Pew Research Center, 64 percent of teens in the US say…
Is an AI-Powered Toy Terrorizing Your Child?
Parents, keep your eyes peeled for AI-powered toys. These may look like they might make a novel gift…
Uncles Tremble as Man Invents Vaccine Delivered by Beer
We have some bad news for your conspiracy-brained antivaxxer uncle — one virologist claims he’s come up with…
Justice Department Humiliated as People Find the Epstein Files Can Easily Be Un-Redacted
Many were disappointed — though perhaps not surprised — when the Justice Department’s long-awaited document dump on its…
Grimes Says She Has AI Psychosis, Recommends You Should Get it Too
Claire “Grimes” Boucher says that you’re really missing out if you’re not experiencing a mental health crisis at…
Trump’s Chip Embargo Against China Is Backfiring Spectacularly
In a probably-predictable twist of geopolitical irony, America’s effort to block China’s access to cutting-edge AI chips hasn’t…
Woman Suffers AI Psychosis After Obsessively Generating AI Images of Herself
On top of the environmental, political, and social toll AI has taken on the world, it’s also been…