Review: The Sandman S2 is a classic tragedy, beautifully told
I unequivocally loved the first season of The Sandman, the Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s influential graphic novel series (of which I am longtime fan). I thought it captured the…
Green dildos are raining down on WNBA courts. Why? Crypto memecoins, of course.
Take a deep breath and prepare yourself, because the “saga of the green dildos” is going to get really, really dumb. Now take another one, just to steel yourself—this story…
Apple brings OpenAI’s GPT-5 to iOS and macOS
OpenAI’s GPT-5 model went live for most ChatGPT users this week, but lots of people use ChatGPT not through OpenAI’s interface but through other platforms or tools. One of the…
Texas prepares for war as invasion of flesh-eating flies appears imminent
Texas is gearing up for war as a savage, flesh-eating fly appears poised for a US invasion and is expanding its range of victims. On Friday, the Texas Department of…
Toymaker suddenly drops lawsuit against “Sylvanian Drama” TikToker
A toy company has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against a popular TikTok and Instagram account called “Sylvanian Drama.” Epoch Company Ltd., is the US maker of adorable fuzzy dolls called…
Adult sites are stashing exploit code inside racy .svg files
Dozens of porn sites are turning to a familiar source to generate likes on Facebook—malware that causes browsers to surreptitiously endorse the sites. This time, the sites are using a…
It’s getting harder to skirt RTO policies without employers noticing
Companies are monitoring whether employees adhere to corporate return-to-office (RTO) policies and are enforcing the requirements more than they have in the past five years, according to a report that…
Trump’s War On Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge The Administration
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Two weeks into President Donald Trump’s second presidency, and just days after he pardoned hundreds of…
Google Gemini struggles to write code, calls itself “a disgrace to my species”
Google Gemini has a problem with self-criticism. “I am sorry for the trouble. I have failed you. I am a failure,” the AI tool recently told someone who was using…
Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle
Texas lawmakers, seemingly not content with getting NASA’s endorsement to move a retired space shuttle to Houston, are now calling for an investigation into how the Smithsonian allegedly objected to…