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Scientists Detect Huge Structure Under Ocean Fueling the Deadly Upcoming El Ni'o

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (333+ words) Published May 21, 2026 3: 58 PM EDT Scientists say they've pinpointed the super-warm undersea structure responsible for this year's El Ni'o weather pattern, which they fear will be one of the worst warming events in recorded history. Called a Kelvin wave, scientists have…...

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futurism. com > future-society > trump-phone-leaked-personal-information

The Trump Phone Appears to Have Already Leaked Its Customers' Personal Information Through a Glaring Exploit

2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (268+ words) Published May 21, 2026 2: 58 PM EDT Donald Trump's smartphone has only been in reviewers' hands for a few days, and it's already coming apart at the seams. According to Stephen Findeisen, a popular You Tuber who investigates online scams under the handle…...

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futurism. com > artificial-intelligence > zuckerberg-mass-firing-seven-months

Zuckerberg Tells the Tattered Remainder of His Workers That He Won't Conduct Another a Mass Firing for at Least Seven Months

43+ min ago  (381+ words) Published May 21, 2026 1: 07 PM EDT Meta first told employees that the massive workforce cuts were coming back in April, leaving staff in employment limbo until Wednesday. According to the New York Times, the layoffs were announced in a company memo, in…...

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futurism. com > space > elon-musk-ex-lasers-orbit

Elon Musk's Ex Says He Bragged About 10, 000 Lasers in Orbit That Are "Not a Piece They'll See on the Chess Board"

46+ min ago  (310+ words) Published May 21, 2026 12: 01 PM EDT If "always keep them guessing" was actually a strategy for success, Elon Musk might be president right now instead of Donald Trump. In a new 18-minute long Tik Tok video, former conservative influencer and mother of…...

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futurism. com > future-society > bank-ceo-ai-damage-control

A CEO of a Bank Just Said Something So Ghoulish About Its Plans for AI That He's Now in Full Damage Control Mode

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (389+ words) Published May 21, 2026 11: 00 AM EDT AI has emboldened CEOs to make all kinds of smug declarations that betray their contempt for lowly human laborers. But Bill Winters, the CEO of the British multinational bank Standard Chartered, said something so viscerally off-putting…...

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futurism. com > artificial-intelligence > trump-sushi-stock

It Seems a Lot Like Trump Accidentally Invested $1 Million in a Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant Thinking It Was an AI Hardware Company

7+ hour, 55+ min ago  (267+ words) Published May 21, 2026 10: 00 AM EDT Donald Trump is nothing if not a keen investor. As recent tax filings have shown, the US president has made a number of canny trades over the past few months for tech stocks like Nvidia, Apple,…...

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futurism. com > artificial-intelligence > google-search-destroy-journalism

Google Is Making Huge Changes That Are Poised to Decimate What's Left of Journalism

8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (385+ words) Published May 21, 2026 9: 16 AM EDT It's looking like time to sound two death knells. One for the demise of the simple Google search, and another for the entire journalism industry. On Tuesday, Google announced a massive change to its homepage that'll…...

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futurism. com > artificial-intelligence > zuckerberg-meta-taunting-employees-firing

Why Is Mark Zuckerberg Taunting His Employees Before Firing Them?

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (236+ words) Published May 20, 2026 4: 02 PM EDT Back in April, Meta announced it was laying off 10 percent of its workforce, or around some 7, 800 workers. Unlike traditional layoffs, which are enacted relatively quickly, Meta gave its employees a nearly month-long warning period without announcing…...

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futurism. com > artificial-intelligence > jobs-replacement-ai-unemployment

New Data Suggests That AI Really Is Already Replacing Human Jobs

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (175+ words) Published May 20, 2026 3: 04 PM EDT For several years, a debate has been raging among economists: is AI really taking our jobs, or are CEOs just using it as an excuse when they conduct layoffs that they would have done anyway? There's…...

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futurism. com > artificial-intelligence > top-literary-magazine-granta-ai-short-story

Top Literary Magazine Offers Bizarre Response to Accusations That It Published an AI-Generated Short Story

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (342+ words) Published May 20, 2026 1: 57 PM EDT The literary world is being torn asunder after a prestigious magazine was accused of publishing an AI-generated short story. Explain this passage, for example: "She had the kind of walking that made benches become men." Or…...

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