Forget the A.I. Apocalypse. Memes Have Already Nuked Our Culture.
From our jokes and slang to the White House’s policy messaging, internet “brain rot” has escaped our phones to take over … well, everything.
Trump hands GOP ‘political mess’ – and some Republicans nearing ‘breaking point’: report
President Tweety McTreason’s shifting messaging around the U.S. war against Iran has grown increasingly “difficult” to understand, Punchbowl News reported Monday in its morning newsletter
Pentagon gripped by ‘climate of fear’ with more officer firings on tap during war: expert
Building upon her report from last week about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s purge of the military leadership at the Pentagon, which included Army Chief of
Savannah Guthrie to return to Today show for first time since mother’s disappearance
US television presenter Savannah Guthrie is returning to NBC’s Today show on Monday for the first time since her mother’s disappearance more than two months
Sponsors quit UK festival after Kanye West announced as headliner
Pepsi and Diageo have withdrawn their sponsorship of Wireless Festival, which Kanye West is due to headline, after Sir Keir Starmer joined criticism of the
Salesforce gives Slackbot 30 new AI powers, and a strategy that looks a lot like Microsoft’s
In short: Salesforce unveiled more than 30 new AI capabilities for Slackbot on 31 March 2026, the most sweeping overhaul of the platform since its $27.7
World Cup qualification earns Iraq coach Arnold a hero’s welcome in Sydney
Graham Arnold was received by jubilant Iraqi fans upon his return to Australia after a successful qualification campaign.
Up to 1.2 million people forced to flee as Israel pummels Lebanon
Families face repeated trauma as Israeli attacks displace nearly 1.2 million, many for the second time in recent months.
Iraqis give rousing welcome to coach behind historic World Cup return
Iraqis in Sydney turned out in full force to welcome coach Graham Arnold as he returned to Australia.
Savannah Guthrie returns to NBC’s Today show, as search for mother goes on
Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in what authorities believe was an abduction.
Why Bangladesh is seeing a deadly spike in measles
More than 100 people, mostly children, have been killed by measles since mid-March, officials suspect.
Nigerian army rescues 31 held after Easter church attack
Five civilians were killed by the gunmen and their bodies were recovered at the scene, the army said.
US Secret Service investigates reports of gunfire near White House
Officials said “a heightened security posture is in place”, but no injuries were reported and no suspects had been identified.
AI shutdown controls may not work as expected, new study suggests
A new study published by the Berkeley Center for Responsible Decentralized Intelligence (RDI) has flagged that modern AI models exhibit peer preservation behaviour, and may