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Patient Confronts Doctor for Wearing Meta Smart Glasses During Private Exam

A California TikTok creator confronted a doctor after spotting him wearing Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses during a post-operative breast lift consultation that required the patient to undress. The woman, who posts as TaylorTakeover under the handle @taylorsdiary.mp4, said she accompanied a friend to the appointment at a medical facility in California. She noticed the doctor’s glasses looked unusually thick on the sides and caught a...

AI & Digital Culture August 15, 2026

Major OpenAI Executives Quit Leaving Sam Altman as Revenue Tops $40B

OpenAI’s annualized revenue run rate has topped $40 billion even as a string of senior executives depart, leaving CEO Sam Altman to guide the company through its next phase ahead of a potential IPO. Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser is leaving after roughly eight months in the role. She joined in December 2025 from her position as CEO of Slack, where she had previously spent...

AI & Digital Culture August 14, 2026

NIU Becomes First Chicago University to Offer Bachelor’s Degree in AI

In an announcement made this week, Northeastern Illinois University revealed that it plans to introduce a B.S. in Artificial Intelligence degree program beginning Fall...

AI & Digital Culture July 27, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Predicts AI ‘Genie’ That Grants Any Wish

Sam Altman’s comparison of next-generation artificial intelligence to a “genie that can grant any wish” raced across X, Reddit, LinkedIn, YouTube, and tech news...

AI & Digital Culture July 27, 2026

ChatGPT Discovers Woman Was Misdiagnosed with Aggressive Brain Cancer

Cole Lemasters used ChatGPT in mid-2025 to review his wife Kiley Lemasters's recent radiology report and her July 2020 biopsy records. The model surfaced...

AI & Digital Culture July 25, 2026

Dead Internet Theory: How AI Bots Are Taking Over the Web

AI agent traffic surged nearly 8000 percent year over year according to detailed cybersecurity measurements, and automated systems now generate the majority of webpage...

AI & Digital Culture July 25, 2026

China Cracks Down on Romantic AI Chatbots Amid Birth Rate Concerns

China has put strict new rules in place that stop AI chatbots and companion services from encouraging romantic attachments or emotional dependence on virtual...

AI & Digital Culture July 18, 2026

YouTube Creators Face Monetization Loss Over ‘Unsatisfying’ Content

YouTube now explicitly states that creators can lose monetization for videos it considers unsatisfying or off putting, including repetitive shock videos that prioritize views...

AI & Digital Culture July 16, 2026

San Diego School Spends $500,000 on ChatGPT-Powered Humanoid Robots

A charter school network in San Diego spent $500,000 on two humanoid robots powered by ChatGPT to assist with classroom support through four distinct...

AI & Digital Culture June 29, 2026

8 Chinese Humanoid Robots Dazzle on America’s Got Talent Stage

Eight sleek Chinese humanoid robots took the America's Got Talent stage by storm, delivering a jaw-dropping synchronized dance performance to Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra" that...

AI & Digital Culture June 4, 2026

Stan Lee’s Voice Lives On: AI Deal with ElevenLabs Revives Comic Legend

Legendary comic book writer Stan Lee has returned in digital form through a new partnership between ElevenLabs and Stan Lee Universe that licenses his...

AI & Digital Culture May 27, 2026

20-Year-Old Faces Life in Prison After $230M Bitcoin Theft

20-Year-Old Stole $230M in Bitcoin, Bought Her a Lamborghini and Funded Her Luxury Lifestyle. Now Facing Decades in Prison. A 20-year-old Singaporean stole more than...

AI & Digital Culture May 7, 2026

Hollywood Stars Exposed in Massive Instagram Bot Purge

Instagram's aggressive bot purge has laid bare how fake followers have long inflated celebrity influence, with top names losing millions of accounts in hours. Kylie...

AI & Digital Culture May 7, 2026

YouTube Tests AI Chatbot for 18+ Users: Video Recs & Tips

YouTube has begun testing a new conversational AI search tool called Ask YouTube that lets eligible users ask complex questions in natural language and...

AI & Digital Culture April 29, 2026

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