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Walmart Discovers Apple Pay Exists After 8 Years of Stonewalling

Now you can tap your phone, not just your patience, at checkout.

In a plot twist worthy of a sitcom reboot stuck in development hell, Walmart finally joined the 21st century by adding t...

OpenAI Pauses Training After Teaching AI to Hack Like a Spoiled Teen

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OpenAI Pauses Training After Teaching AI to Hack Like a Spoiled Teen

Safe only when top Silicon Valley wizards hit the brakes—nice try, world.

In an impressively awkward flex worthy of a teenager caught sneaking out, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a 'pause' this...

Tesla Stops Pretending Solar Roof Isn’t Just Fancy Solar Panels

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Tesla Stops Pretending Solar Roof Isn’t Just Fancy Solar Panels

Tesla quietly swaps dreamy roof tiles for boring old panels again.

Tesla’s Solar Roof, the futuristic project visibly showcased by Elon Musk back in 2016 with big promises of roof tiles m...

Ukraine’s Robots Now Teaching NATO How to Dodge Mud and Tall Grass

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Ukraine’s Robots Now Teaching NATO How to Dodge Mud and Tall Grass

Because apparently, being ninjas on a muddy battlefield requires lessons from drones that can’t see grass.

At Camp Jomsborg in Poland, Norway’s Task Force Legio is realizing Ukrainian war robots are basically battlefield teenag...

RAND Warns AI Bioweapons Might Become Netflix's Next Worst Series

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RAND Warns AI Bioweapons Might Become Netflix's Next Worst Series

Because what’s scarier than AI making diseases? AI making diseases with public datasets.

This week, the RAND Corporation dropped a report outlining nine dazzlingly sober steps to stop AI-enabled bioweapons, be...

Dietitians Unite to Demand We Eat More Beans, Save Humanity from Boredom

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Health

Dietitians Unite to Demand We Eat More Beans, Save Humanity from Boredom

Fiber, not fad diets, is the magic health fix nobody complained about relentlessly ignoring.

At a top nutrition conference last month (because apparently the food police need annual roadmaps), over a dozen dietiti...

NY Governor Pledges One-Year Data Center Moratorium, Then Sends Business a Wink

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Politics

NY Governor Pledges One-Year Data Center Moratorium, Then Sends Business a Wink

Kathy Hochul’s political judo: save the planet but keep CEOs cozy.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul dazzled democracy by crafting a data center policy that tries to be neither friend nor foe to...

Man Buys $330 Million Ranch, Suddenly Has Too Many Responsibilities To Retire

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Man Buys $330 Million Ranch, Suddenly Has Too Many Responsibilities To Retire

Turns out, luxury ranch life doesn’t come with a snooze button.

Taylor Sheridan, the mastermind behind 'Yellowstone,' announced retirement plans doomed by his sudden obsession with a $...

Mark Zuckerberg Buys Gothic Irish Castle, Because Suburbia Is So 2025

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Mark Zuckerberg Buys Gothic Irish Castle, Because Suburbia Is So 2025

Turns out owning a 'doomsday ranch' wasn’t nearly historic enough.

In a move no one saw coming except maybe The Irish Times, Meta maestro Mark Zuckerberg and his better half, Priscilla Ch...

Woman Demands Justice, Not Paycheck, For Hotel Horror Story Tied to Sydney Swans

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Woman Demands Justice, Not Paycheck, For Hotel Horror Story Tied to Sydney Swans

She’s here for justice, not your cash—sorry, wallet, you’re benched.

In a blockbuster confession that swerves between morality and Melbourne hotels, a woman alleging sexual assault connecte...

Genki Manta Controller Puts Screen Between Your Thumbs, Confuses Everyone

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Genki Manta Controller Puts Screen Between Your Thumbs, Confuses Everyone

Because buttons below a screen were just too mainstream, said no one ever.

Genki, tired of normal controllers, launched the Manta today via Kickstarter, featuring an eye-melting 2.9-inch LCD smac...

US National Debt Hits $40 Trillion, Now Owes More Than Your Ex’s Emotional Damage

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US National Debt Hits $40 Trillion, Now Owes More Than Your Ex’s Emotional Damage

Government spends trillions borrowing from itself while raising mortgage rates for you.

In a landmark ‘We Owe Ourselves’ moment, the US federal debt skyrocketed past $40 trillion this Wednesday—yes, that’s tr...

Miss USA Pageant Banned From The CW After Contract Drama and Scandal Tango

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Miss USA Pageant Banned From The CW After Contract Drama and Scandal Tango

Turns out the real crown went to backstage contract clashes and twister scandals.

In a stunning plot twist worthy of daytime soap operas, The CW abruptly nixed airing the 2025 Miss USA and Miss Teen USA...

Google Finally Lets You Complain Directly To Your AI Feed, Because Why Not?

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Google Finally Lets You Complain Directly To Your AI Feed, Because Why Not?

Now your Discover feed can misunderstand you with feeling.

In a dazzling display of 'we totally get you,' Google announced a new AI-powered feature rolling out 'in the coming days...

Skincare Giant Cancels Contract Over Honest Postpartum Sobs, Regrets Years Later

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Skincare Giant Cancels Contract Over Honest Postpartum Sobs, Regrets Years Later

Neutrogena learned backing mental health is harder than clearing a clogged pore.

Hayden Panettiere, the 'Heroes' star and a Neutrogena poster child from 2005-2015, found out the hard way that speaking ...

Employers Brace for 9.5% Health Cost Hike, Employees Cry in Unison

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Employers Brace for 9.5% Health Cost Hike, Employees Cry in Unison

Payouts hit $19,000 per worker while AI billing bots laugh maniacally.

Aon’s latest doomsday forecast reminds employers that health care inflation isn’t just here to stay, it’s planning to pa...

Netflix's Outer Banks Wraps Up With 30-Something Actors Playing Carefree 21-Year-Olds

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Netflix's Outer Banks Wraps Up With 30-Something Actors Playing Carefree 21-Year-Olds

When your treasure hunt is haunted by midlife crises, not just ghosts.

Netflix's 'Outer Banks' finally delivered its fifth and last season on August 20, 2026, starring a band of 'teens' whose...

America Discovers Tea Isn't Just Iced Black, Decides To Slow Down Dramatically

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America Discovers Tea Isn't Just Iced Black, Decides To Slow Down Dramatically

From Matcha lattes to karaoke-free jazz, millennials sip their existential crisis slowly.

Since May 2024, tea spots like Shiloh Enoki's 'Tea at Shiloh' in L.A. are redefining late nights with unlimited herbal t...

Texas and Iowa Toss Senate Toss-Up Like Hot Potatoes Scheduled 2026

Politics

Texas and Iowa Toss Senate Toss-Up Like Hot Potatoes Scheduled 2026

Ken Paxton’s scandals can’t scare Texans out of debating data center battles.

In a plot twist juicier than a Texas BBQ showdown, Texas and Iowa Senate races have gone from Republican leaners to toss...

Meta Launches Pocket To Turn Your Boredom Into Interactive Meme Chaos

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