2026-08-12
Farmer Horrified as AI Gives Bad Advice That Kills 25 Acres of Crops
Tragic. The post Farmer Horrified as AI Gives Bad Advice That Kills 25 Acres of Crops appeared first on Futurism.
Rationality Is Not Reversed Irrationality
Epistemic status: Speculative psychoanalysis to illustrate a pointMany people have observed that Tyler Cowen's Act Like it is science is a clear case of an isolated demand for rigor.I agree,...
Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Tenets of Storytelling
"Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia."
Introducing ‘WHOA! Great Moments in Effects History Vol. 1’ !
A detailed insight into 50 of the most astonishing moments in SFX and VFX history from Ian Failes. The post Introducing ‘WHOA! Great Moments in Effects History Vol. 1’ !...
The AI Competence/Judgement Gap
Can you perform every task in your organization? Unless you’re a solopreneur, the answer is likely No. You’re probably very good at some types of tasks, OK or so-so at...
The best budget ultrawide gaming monitor we've tested is now just $250 and a bargain at that price
It is VA, but it's plenty big and has a tight curve.
Micron's top brass wins the memory crisis corpo double speak award: 'We do not have line of sight as to when that supply vector will intersect the demand vector'
A lot of words for "don't expect things to get better soon."
Building Scalable Web Applications with Modern Backend Architecture
Modern web applications are no longer simple collections of frontend pages and backend endpoints. As applications grow, developers need to think about performance, scalability, security, maintainability, and reliability from the...
How Voyager engineers found two more years in a 50-year-old power budget
Even two-tenths of a watt matters when your spacecraft launched in 1977
Steam is Getting an Absurd New Vampire Survivors Clone in 2 Weeks
If you love Vampire Survivors, you need to know about Messhof’s Blood Dungeon, launching on August 25.
Iran Has a Fleet of Mini ‘Midget’ Submarines Thanks to North Korea and the US Military Isn’t Sure Where They Are Right Now
Iran is estimated to have completed about 20 Ghadir-class midget submarines. One was lost in 2014 and one destroyed in July 2026, leaving 18 unaccounted for.
Demon Safety
(by LemmySmackett)"Hey man, I haven't seen you in a minute. What are you up to these days?""Been on that grind, bro. I got a new gig.""Really? You found a job...
Doctor Who Should Leave David Tennant Alone As He Isn't Going to Save the Franchise
David Tennant is a fantastic actor and a brilliant Doctor, but he isn't going to save 'Doctor Who' from oblivion.
Iran Bought 166 Made in America F-5E Tiger Fighters That Could Hit Mach 1.6 On Top of F-4 Phantoms and F-14 Tomcats
The F-5E Tiger II cost about $2.1 million when new, and Iran was the first foreign operator — the United States pulled the delivery schedule forward by seven months to...
Welcome to the internet in 2026, where AI agents are both victim and attacker in malware wars
Let's hope safeguards develop in-line with AI agent capabilities.
Creature Collector Tiny Monster Haven Searching Out On Steam Now
Tiny Monster Haven is a new pixel art creature collector from developer Digging Dino that is out now on Steam. Players are entrusted with their very own Monster Haven. They’ll...
Will ‘Not Be Hurried’: Canada’s F-35 Stealth Fighter Decision Looks Lost In Limbo. That Means the JAS 39 Gripen Might Take Its Place
Canada's 2023 agreement to buy 88 F-35As is valued at C$27.7 billion. Washington has threatened 50 percent tariffs on roughly US$20 billion of Canadian goods from 19 August — which...
Brit rail cops bring live facial recognition to the London Underground
Victoria is the first stop as privacy campaigners warn the technology is becoming routine
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