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A dark and large EF-3 Tornado over Washburn, Illinois in 2017.
Climate Change

Illinois Is Getting Battered by Freak Tornadoes

Illinois has already withstood more tornadoes in 2026 than any other state, for an entire decade.

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Is “Like Union Pacific,” Which Is Extremely Funny If You Know What Actually Happened to Union Pacific

"A mess of self-dealing and corruption."

A colorful photo illustration featuring Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft.
The Industrialists

Head of Microsoft Rages at His Fellow CEOs for Admitting What They’re Actually Doing to Society With AI

"We now have to do the hard work in earning the social permission."

A photo collage shows the logo of SpaceX on the screen, set against a candlestick chart of SpaceX stock on TradingView.
SpaceX

SpaceX Stock Has Officially Fallen All the Way Down to the $150s

The company is having its worst day of trading yet.

A graphic illustration featuring Rosey the Robot, the robotic housemaid from the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Jetsons.
Future Society

Desperate AI Startup Now Cleaning Messy Apartments for Free

This is just depressing.

A color-treated photo illustration featuring the steering wheel of a Tesla vehicle.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Beloved Grandmother Was Standing in Her Own House When a Tesla, Allegedly on Autopilot, Smashed Through the Wall and Killed Her in Grandchildren’s Playroom

"She didn't deserve to go that way."

Photo illustration featuring Elon Musk looking at his phone.
SpaceX

Musk Furious After SpaceX Stock Get Worst Possible Environmental Grade

Temper tantrum alert!

A photo illustration featuring a thirty-something man watching his laptop with his hands folded and a disappointed expression.
SpaceX

SpaceX Investors Are Losing a Colossal Amount of Money

It's a brutal reality check.

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Mental Health

Research Suggests the Older You Get, the More Weed You Should Smoke

Like, totally, dude.

A photograph of a Galbot G1 serving a person at their location at the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services.
Robotics

A New Store in Hong Kong Has No Human Employees, Just a Single Humanoid Robot

Let's see how "convenient" the store manages to be.

A photograph of a soccer ball hitting the net of a goal.
Finance

A New Type of Gambling Scandal Is Sweeping Through Sports

"If there is any sport where we haven’t had a public scandal yet, it’s because we don’t have the tools to detect it."

A close-up photograph of gasoline car's exhaust pipe.
Electric Vehicles

Controversial MIT Study Investigates What’s Really Worse for the Environment: Gas or Electric Cars

Gascells are fuming.

Photograph of garbage collecting on the bank of a river.
Pollution

Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison

"The section of the river which was cleared is really coming back beautifully, wildlife is returning, yet we are being threatened with prosecution."

A photo illustration featuring a photograph of a man crossing his arms in front of him in a gesture of overt disapproval.
Artificial Intelligence

Americans Have Turned Against AI in Incredible Numbers

Who thinks AI is a good thing? Not that many people, it turns out.

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Meta

Meta Exec Admits Zuckerberg Has Crushed Workers’ Spirits

Morale is "probably one of the worst it's ever been."

Composite illustration featuring a painting in a gallery replaced with a copyright symbol.
Artificial Intelligence

New Law Would Give Artists Sweeping Protections Against AI Stealing Their Work

If it passes, this law could be a seismic shock to the AI industry.

A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle is seen in the Manhattan borough of New York City, on December 13, 2025.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Has Been Defeated by New York City

New York City is not having it.

An illustration of a broken and dismembered robot lying on the floor.
Future Society

Companies That Embraced AI Are Now Rotting Away in a Very Specific Way

The "slopification" at work is real.

A crowd of graduates wearing black caps with blue tassels and black gowns with blue and orange stoles, seen from behind.
Environment

Weather So Brutal That Dean Passes Out at College Graduation

Outdoor surface temperatures reached 155 degrees Fahrenheit.

A stylized photo illustration featuring a meek employee on his laptop being yelled at by his overbearing boss.
Privacy

Microsoft Announces New Feature That Narcs on You to Your Boss

"Why is Teams designed to tattle on employees at every turn?"