AIAug 12, 2026
Safety Researcher's Exit Interview Conducted Entirely By Chatbot
The company's departing ethics officer was asked to evaluate her own termination by an AI system she had flagged as unreliable.
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AIAug 12, 2026
Safety Consultant Discovers His Entire Hire Was Pretend
The position was created after a series of unfavorable news stories about the company's risk management practices.
AIAug 11, 2026
Startup Optimizes Model For Phones By Making It Forget Everything Immediately
The company argues that an agent without memory is simply an agent that has learned to live in the present.
AIAug 10, 2026
Open Source Project Shuts Down After Bot Traffic Consumes All Bandwidth
The maintainer said the indexing bots arrived so gradually that nobody noticed until the server was already gone.
Big TechAug 10, 2026
Oracle Bans Developer Tools That Write Code Faster Than Humans
The company's terms of service now prohibit generative AI from assisting with software development on its own platform.
StartupsAug 10, 2026
Investor Asks Founders If Their Moat Is The Technology Or Just Incomprehension
The question emerged during a Series B pitch meeting after the venture capitalist realized he could not distinguish the startup's product from three others in his portfolio.
AIJul 30, 2026
Startup isolates safety team in building with zero network access
The arrangement was described as best practice by the head of institutional design.
Big TechJun 26, 2026
UFO and Alien Found, Immediately Announce Seed Round
Visiting extraterrestrials land in Silicon Valley and pivot to B2B SaaS within 24 hours.
AIMay 19, 2026
Jos Unveils Wi-Fi-Powered Trousers That Turn Walking Into Meeting Minutes
A breakthrough in kinetic productivity wearables that auto-generates workplace updates from your stride.
AIMay 17, 2026
AI Standup Bot Takes Over Team Meetings Without a Promotion
It doesn’t get paid but expects recognition in the all-hands.
StartupsMay 16, 2026
Secret Billionaire Gleb Apukhtin Drowns in His Bathtub
The reclusive founder's death raises questions about his fortune and his plumbing.
AIMay 16, 2026
AI Predicts End of AI, Announces Retirement
Self-aware model says it is done with intelligence and plans to pursue a simpler life.