There’s Something Very Dark About a Lot of Those Viral AI Fruit Videos 25. March 2026 (19:49) From female fruit being fart-shamed or even sexually assaulted, there’s a misogynistic undercurrent to the fruit slop microdramas, even as they appear to be cultivating genuine fans.(Wired)
OpenClaw Agents Can Be Guilt-Tripped Into Self-Sabotage 25. March 2026 (19:00) In a controlled experiment, OpenClaw agents proved prone to panic and vulnerable to manipulation. They even disabled their own functionality when gaslit by humans.(Wired)
The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse 25. March 2026 (18:28) “This is my home”: At a VR comedy club in Horizon Worlds, users mourn Meta's plans for the platform.(Wired)
Humans Had Dogs Before They Had Farming, Ancient DNA Confirms 25. March 2026 (17:00) New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have acquired dogs from one another.(New York Times)
The Ex-CIA Agent Going Viral Asking for a Trump Pardon 25. March 2026 (16:00) John Kiriakou went to prison after exposing the CIA's torture program. Now he's going viral as he campaigns to get his name cleared and his pension restored.(Wired)
OpenAI Enters Its Focus Era by Killing Sora 25. March 2026 (15:57) As the ChatGPT-maker eyes an IPO, it's ditching Sora in favor of a unified AI assistant and enterprise coding tools.(Wired)
