Where power, privacy, and platform politics collide on a global digital stage.
Prank post starts panic that Gmail is about to be shut down—but there’s no proof it’s true
It’s a joke, gang.
On Feb 22, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger
Solar flares or sabotage: TikTok has theories about what happened with today’s massive cell phone outage
What could it be?
Why Google’s new AI Gemini accused of refusing to acknowledge the existence of white people
Right-wingers think they’ve found a fatal flaw.
On Feb 21, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins
‘Reading this at 2am is scary’: ChatGPT went off the rails—and people are freaking out
Users thought it was having a digital stroke.
On Feb 21, 2024 by Mikael Thalen
Zuckerberg’s extremely relatable, awkward appearance in corner of UFC fighter gets memed
People saw themselves in it.
On Feb 19, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger
Reddit inked a $60 million AI deal for its data—and users are plotting ways to troll it with bunk post
‘These are all published, peer-reviewed facts.’
‘You’re an amazing father, Elon’: Musk accused of running burner on X again—and nuking account who outed him
The account has repeatedly praised Tesla and Musk for being an ‘amazing father.’
On Feb 19, 2024 by Mikael Thalen
GitLab’s internal Zoom meetings rack up views on YouTube—as people found the perfect way to fake working
The videos have hundreds of thousands of views from people pretending to work.
On Feb 14, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger
‘Deleted scene from Silicon Valley’: Bill Ackman uses wrong name to prove theory of how names determine your lot in life
It’s a Bill, it’s a Brain—no, it’s Ackman!
On Feb 12, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger
‘So happy for him!’: Jeff Bezos’ Miami move may save him $600 million—ducking out of Seattle before new tax hit
The news had people rooting for nature to destroy Jeff Bezos
After AI Biden robocall blows up, government immediately cracks down
AI generated calls aren’t completely banned, but they do require explicit consent to receive them now.
On Feb 8, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger
Midjourney wants people to flag inappropriate AI art—it’s banning researchers who do just that
Researchers say its reporting process is seriously flawed.
On Feb 8, 2024 by Mikael Thalen
Apple Vision Pro user gets bonked by public WiFI login pop-up—unlocking new fear
It stopped them in their tracks.
On Feb 7, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger
‘That light, queasy feeling’: Apple’s New Vision Pro is turning heads—and churching stomachs
It’s awesome and nauseous.
‘I would have guessed like 12’: DocuSign layoffs have the internet shook (again) about how many people work at DocuSign
It’s over 7,000 employees, man.
On Feb 6, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger
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