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Apocalyptic "Fungal Storms" Are Now Surging Across the US

57+ min ago  (354+ words) Published May 30, 2026 6: 00 AM EDT Dust storms are becoming increasingly common sights throughout much of the US, fueled by hot and arid conditions brought about by global warming. While there are the ever-present dusters in states like Arizona, those living in…...

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futurism. com > artificial-intelligence > nfl-new-york-jets-ai

Fans Aghast as New York Jets Say They're Switching to AI

15+ hour, 47+ min ago  (307+ words) Published May 29, 2026 3: 10 PM EDT Now, the organization has hatched a new plot to snap their historic dry spell: going all-in on AI. New reporting by the Sports Business Journal revealed the Jets front office has been making a concerted push…...

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futurism. com > future-society > apocalypse-compound-fails-wealthy-residents-turn-on-each-other

Apocalypse Compound Fails as Wealthy Residents Turn on Each Other

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (440+ words) Published May 28, 2026 12: 58 PM EDT More and more wealthy individualsare buying up luxurious underground shelters to survive the apocalypse, whether it's in the form of a nuclear conflict that turns the Earth's surface into a radioactive wasteland, or a devastating pandemic…...

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futurism. com > science-energy > summer-kill-people-heatwave

This Summer Is Going to Kill a Lot of People

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (317+ words) Published May 28, 2026 9: 50 AM EDT Summer hasn't even started in the Northern Hemisphere, and thermometers around the globe are already fit to burst. In India, at least 16 people have died during a pre-monsoon season heatwave as temperatures reach a scorching 116 degrees…...

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New Website Detects Apocalypse If Billionaire Jets Start Fleeing en Masse

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (314+ words) Published May 27, 2026 5: 38 PM EDT Billionaires aren't like us. They get special tax breaks to protect their fortunes, operate private intelligence rings, and increasingly have direct lines to the White House, if they're not there already. The mechanics are complicated, but…...

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futurism. com > robots-and-machines > airline-bans-humanoid-robots

Robophobic Airline Bans Humanoid Robots From Flights After Disruption

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (250+ words) Published May 17, 2026 12: 00 PM EDT Southwest Airlines appears to have become the first airline to enshrine a no-robots policy into their rulebook, after a Dallas business owner tried to take his 3. 5-foot robot for a jaunt through the clouds. First reported…...

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futurism. com > artificial-intelligence > ai-ken-sim-vancouver-work

Mayor Eats His Words After Admitting He's Delegating Work to 11 AI Agents

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (241+ words) Published May 17, 2026 10: 30 AM EDT Employees haven't been shy about pushing back against AI in the workplace. In a clear disconnect, bosses are often gung-ho about the tech, while their underlings are more aware that it often spits out confident-sounding work…...

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futurism. com > artificial-intelligence > ai-scribe-hallucinating-medical-issues

Doctors' AI Systems Are Hallucinating Nonexistent Medical Issues During Appointments With Patients

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (386+ words) Published May 16, 2026 11: 15 AM EDT If you've been to a medical appointment in the past two or three years, chances are high that your doctor was using an AI scribe: software that listens into the conversation, transcribing it and structuring it…...

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futurism. com > artificial-intelligence > openai-personal-information-meta-google

Open AI Accused of Handing Over Your Intimate Personal Information to Meta and Google

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (158+ words) Published May 14, 2026 12: 53 PM EDT A new class action lawsuit accuses Open AI of sharing data including user chat queries and personal identifying information like emails and user IDs with the tech giants "and targeted advertising behemoths " Meta and Google, without…...

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futurism. com > future-society > billionaire-rich-taxes-slurs

Billionaire Declares That "Tax the Rich" Is Hate Speech That Offends Him Horribly

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (296+ words) Published May 7, 2026 8: 56 AM EDT Heightening class tensions in the United States have brought about discourse that would be unimaginable even a decade ago. As the working class grows restless, the palpable anxiety of the ruling classes has resulted in some…...

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