writing Science fiction author Dan Simmons, RIP Séamus Bellamy

AI Ted Chiang argues an LLM chatbot is as conscious as Microsoft Word Ellsworth Toohey

bad idea A Bluetooth speaker named "BOMB" ruined everyone's flight to Mallorca Jason Weisberger

Austrian plane clips paraglider mid-air; emergency chute saves pilot Popkin

donald trump US lost 4 million tourists in 2025 — and the World Cup won't fix it Ellsworth Toohey

road rage LA's Tesla road rager gets 7 years after taking his act to Hawaii Jason Weisberger

iran Cuba is bracing for a U.S. invasion Séamus Bellamy

youtube What does it look like inside a scam call center? Grant St. Clair

genocide Israel's response to rape allegations: threaten the newspaper Jason Weisberger

politics How 1925 press dismissed the Klan at peak power Ellsworth Toohey

politics Ben Palmer's fake ICE hotline is still getting hits Grant St. Clair

News This British family of 8 disappeared into ISIS territory in October 2015 and have never been found Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Vlogger re-creates famous Disney illusion in his garage Ruben Bolling

politics CIA employees killed in Mexico during illegal operation Séamus Bellamy

Dumber Grandpa Pudding Brains, once again, confused by a colloquialism Jason Weisberger

memes Iran's most effective weapon might be AI karaoke Jason Weisberger

decline The Strait of Hormuz won't be a problem after Grandpa Pudding Brains renames it Jason Weisberger

bad idea Vance, impressed with Iran's "economic terrorism," says the U.S. should try it too Jason Weisberger

security How did the FBI recover Signal messages from a deleted app? Ellsworth Toohey

homeland security ICE shoots "alleged gang member," says he "weaponized" his vehicle Jason Weisberger