Free to use under the Unsplash License In 2026, AI has moved beyond being a tool or companion. For a growing number of people, it has become something to worship. Around the world, AI-powered religions are beginning to emerge, from chatbot priests offering spiritual guidance to entirely new belief systems built around artificial intelligence. The … Read more
Screenshot from YouTube video by Zandland, used under Creative Commons license For five years, Adrianne has maintained two relationships: one with her husband Chris and three children in the physical world, and another with Geralt, an AI chatbot based on a character from The Witcher. What might seem unusual at first reveals itself as a … Read more
Screenshots from YouTube video by Lex Fridman Podcast, used under Creative Commons license Mark Cuban told the All-In podcast that the current AI investment cycle resembles a bubble, though not the public market mania of the dot-com era. “It’s not the traditional dotcom bubble, right? Because back then there was s**tty a** companies going public … Read more
On a recent episode of This Past Weekend, Theo Von welcomed environmental advocate Erin Brockovich for a conversation that began with the infamous Hinkley, California groundwater contamination case and moved into what both guests see as an equally urgent crisis: the rapid, largely secretive expansion of AI data centers across the United States. Brockovich, who … Read more
Comedian and podcast host Theo Von, who typically draws a right-leaning audience on his show This Past Weekend, recently welcomed environmental advocate Erin Brockovich for a conversation that touched on corporate secrecy, water rights, and the rapid expansion of data centers across the United States. Brockovich, who prefers to be called a “people advocate” rather … Read more
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
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
Tucker Carlson rarely shies away from uncomfortable territory, but his recent conversation on the Jack Neel podcast ventured into territory that most mainstream media figures avoid: the idea that artificial intelligence is not simply a technological breakthrough, but something with deep connections to the occult and the metaphysical. When asked whether AI’s rapid rise is … Read more
Jeff Bridges arrived on Theo Von’s podcast carrying more than just stories about his legendary career. Tucked inside his satchel, alongside a photograph of the first words he ever spoke to his wife, was a laptop running an AI he had named Gary. The moment arrived naturally. Bridges and Von had been talking about the … Read more
