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Duck Duck Go Installs Spike as Google Moves to Replace Search With AI
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (428+ words) Published May 29, 2026 1: 08 PM EDT At its I/O conference last week, Google made it abundantly clear it's looking to leave behind the Search pages of yore, featuring hyperlinks to online content " and replacing them with a reimagined and AI-powered "intelligent…...
People Are Loading Their Writing With Typos to Prove They're Not AI
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (247+ words) Published May 25, 2026 8: 30 AM EDT Typos used to be glaring eyesores. In the age of AI, they've become a sight for sore eyes. In fact, Michael Waters argues in The Atlantic that small, forgivable typos are now serving as signs that…...
Googling the Word "Disregard" Causes Google's AI to Return Garbled Chatbot Ramblings
5+ day, 28+ min ago (402+ words) Published May 24, 2026 9: 45 AM EDT We all know that Google Search has been a dumpster fire ever since it got taken over by AI Overviews. But as the tech conglomerate prepares to transform its search engine with AI even further, it…...
The Trump Phone Appears to Have Already Leaked Its Customers' Personal Information Through a Glaring Exploit
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (268+ words) Published May 21, 2026 2: 58 PM EDT Donald Trump's smartphone has only been in reviewers' hands for a few days, and it's already coming apart at the seams. According to Stephen Findeisen, a popular You Tuber who investigates online scams under the handle…...
The "Made in America" Trump Phone Appears to be a Disguised Cheapo Chinese Smartphone
1+ week, 2+ day ago (354+ words) Published May 20, 2026 8: 49 AM EDT Nine months after it was supposed to ship to consumers, the smartphone nobody asked for is finally here. Introducing Trump Mobile's T1, a long-awaited smartphone designed to skim a little cash from America's most credulous rubes. Announced…...
MAGA in Shambles as Trump's "Made in America" Phone Crumbles Into Dust
2+ week, 2+ day ago (268+ words) Published May 13, 2026 8: 54 AM EDT All that glitters is not gold " or even a flashy phone of the same color. Trump Mobile, a company backed by president Donald Trump's sons Donald Jr. and Eric, unveiled a $499 gold-colored smartphone last June, with…...
Chat GPT Is Saying VWeird Things in Chinese
2+ week, 5+ day ago (326+ words) Published May 10, 2026 11: 15 AM EDT If you thought English-language Chat GPT-prose was annoying, just wait until you get a load of its conversational habits in Chinese. A fascinating piece of reporting by Wired took a look at how Chat GPT handles…...
Cursed New AI Service Writes a Mother's Day Card and Mails It to Your Mom, Without Any Human Involvement Except Inputting Your Credit Card Details
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (348+ words) Published May 8, 2026 11: 00 AM EDT Hey kids! Want to tell your mom you love her, but without expending a single iota of emotional effort? If so, you're in luck: a new service called Cards for Agents fulfils that exact grim service,…...
How to Get Rid of Reddit's Giant App-Shilling Popup That Breaks Its Entire Mobile Site
4+ week, 1+ day ago (388+ words) Published Apr 30, 2026 11: 40 AM EDT Earlier today, we reported on an incredibly irritating move by the social giant Reddit. Though the company has a perfectly functional mobile website that lets you browse its communities and discussions on your phone's browser, it's…...
Users Furious as Reddit Intentionally Breaks Its Mobile Website, Demanding Users Download Its App Instead
4+ week, 1+ day ago (762+ words) Published Apr 30, 2026 8: 42 AM EDT While it's seldom been known for making popular decisions that enhance the user experience, Reddit's latest blunder just might take the cake. Despite having a perfectly functional mobile website, the self-professed "front page of the internet…...