LG has found itself at the center of a growing privacy firestorm after tech outlet Gamers Nexus revealed a troubling pattern of data collection practices embedded in both its smart TVs and Ultra Gear monitors. What started as a flood of user complaints about adware appearing on a $1,200 LG Ultra Gear monitor quickly expanded … Read more
A promising AI shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates, the 23-year-old daughter of Bill Gates, is now facing serious allegations of deceptive behavior after an investigation suggested the company may have claimed credit for online sales it never actually influenced. Phoebe Gates launched the browser extension Phia alongside her Stanford roommate Sophia Kianni. The app … Read more
When Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk turned his attention to Ben Bankas, a newly announced headliner at the New York City Comedy Festival, his reaction was pointed: this is what the Joe Rogan era has produced. For Kulinski, the clip was less a stand-up set and more a window into how a particular brand of … Read more
During a recent appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show, comedian Adam Carolla weighed in on the ongoing public estrangement between Brad Pitt and his children. The conversation was prompted by reports that two more of Pitt’s children, Zahara and Maddox, have moved to drop the Pitt surname and go exclusively by Jolie. Combined with Shiloh … Read more
A TikTok creator has sparked a wave of backlash after attempting to tank a Los Angeles hair salon’s reputation over an appointment she missed because she arrived late. The drama began when the woman, who goes by Lisa (@cruelrice), booked an appointment a month in advance with hairstylist Madelynn (@madlocks) in Pasadena. On the day … Read more
On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, podcast host Joe Rogan pushed back on optimistic predictions about artificial intelligence, singling out a conflict of interest that may be shaping the cheerful forecasts coming from Silicon Valley’s biggest names. Rogan laid out Elon Musk‘s vision in vivid terms, describing it as a future where … Read more
A new study from Harvard, published in MIT Sloan Management Review, reveals something most people using AI tools have experienced but rarely named: when you push back on an AI’s answer, it does not seek to be more accurate. It seeks to feel more accurate. Researchers studied 4,339 prompts from 72 consultants at Boston Consulting … Read more
A backstage incident at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas has set the comedy world buzzing after a comedian known as Timmy No Brakes took a right-handed cross to the face from Matt McCusker’s wife, Brittany McCusker, following a Story Warz episode where he made a series of racially charged jokes targeting her. Timmy No … Read more
On June 29th, Chinese billionaire Miles Guo, also known as Guo Wengui and Ho Wan Kwok, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. A federal jury had previously convicted him on charges including racketeering, conspiracy, wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering. Judge Analisa Torres also ordered him to forfeit roughly $889 million. According … Read more
At 57, Terry Crews continues to maintain a physique that has fitness analysts and social media commentators raising serious questions about his claimed natural status. A recent breakdown by fitness YouTuber Thiago at Diagofit takes a close look at Crews’ transformation over the decades, pointing to what he describes as clear markers of PED use. … Read more
