How Big Is ‘Love Island USA’? More Than 10 Million People Are Already on Its App
String bikinis? Check. Extra sunscreen? Check. Walls of cameras so millions of Americans can watch your spicy summer flings happen...
Spotify Confirms Streaming Fraud After Kalshi Trader Cries Foul
Top Kalshi trader Caleb Davies usually speaks to the press about how prediction markets help him rake in money. The...
Can Cursor Remain a Platform for OpenAI and Anthropic’s Models Inside SpaceX?
When SpaceX announced last month that it had agreed to acquire the popular AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion,...
The DEA Plans to Ban Opioid-Like Kratom Compound 7-OH
The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to temporarily ban 7-OH, a component of kratom that has opioid-like effects and is sold...
7 Lesser-Known Google Account Settings You Should Change
When you’re jumping between the many different apps Google offers—Gmail, Google Maps, Google Calendar, YouTube, and all the rest—you may...
How Trump Helped China Make America’s Cheapest EV
Everyone’s worried about affordability right now, including the companies that make cars. Especially the companies that make electric cars, which...
I Tried Rips, the Card-Pack App Where Users Spend Thousands Chasing Pricey Pokémon
After I tripled my money by pulling pricey Pokémon cards out of digital packs on the Rips app, I immediately...
Inside the Luddite Festival Harnessing Gen Z’s Rage Against Big Tech
On a Sunday evening in the middle of Tompkins Square Park in New York City’s East Village, hundreds of people...
Meta Is Charging a Subscription for Smart Glasses Features. Welcome to the New Era of Consumer Tech
So you paid a few hundred bucks for a neat little gadget and think you’re good to go. But it...
Heat Domes Are Dangerous. July Fourth Activities Will Make Things Worse
As New York City braces for an extreme heat wave amid the July 4th weekend and World Cup festivities, government...
The Best July 4 Grill and Griddle Deals: Weber, Traeger, Recteq
The Fourth of July is the last weekend to get the best grill deals for the rest of the summer....
Mexico’s Victory Over Ecuador Made the Ground Shake. Was It an Artificial Earthquake?
The ground literally shook after the two goals that secured Mexico’s victory over Ecuador in round of 32 of the...
Goose, a New Gay Dating App, Appears to Be a Psyop
The Instagram Close Friends Story for @miles.sumrall shows an affable-looking guy with curly dark hair and an expertly groomed mustache...
An Explosion Knocked Out Anduril’s Rocket Motor Test Site in Mississippi
A rocket motor exploded during a test at an Anduril facility in Mississippi last Friday, marking another setback in the...
You Can Now Sound the Alarm on AI Behaving Badly
Writing AI Lab each week means I occasionally encounter AI models that behave badly and bizarrely. Usually, there’s nothing to...
