Matt Novak
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The 7 Dumbest Conspiracy Theories About the Baltimore Bridge Collapse
When the Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed in the early morning hours of Tuesday, there was almost immediately chatter on social media about potential conspiracy theories. In reality, the bridge collapsed because a container ship lost power and crashed into a column, causing it to tumble into the river below. But many of the internet’s…
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U.S. Man Arrested for Using Boarding Pass He Photographed Off Fellow Traveller’s Phone
A Texas man was arrested in Salt Lake City on Sunday after he was discovered roaming around on a Delta Air Lines flight without a designated seat to call his own. How did he get on the plane in the first place? The man allegedly photographed a fellow passenger’s boarding pass without their knowledge and…
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Social Media Tries to Kill King Charles Again
Social media was flooded Monday with claims that King Charles III has died, with some people pointing to a video of a flag at Buckingham Palace being flown at half-mast. Others passed around an official announcement made to look like the king passed away on Sunday. But they’re all fake. The king is alive, as…
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This New Robot Is So Far Ahead of Elon Musk’s Optimus That It’s Almost Embarrassing
As if Elon Musk needed yet another reason to hate OpenAI. Figure, a startup that’s partnered with OpenAI to develop a humanoid robot, released a new video on Wednesday. And it’s truly heads above anything Tesla has demonstrated to date with the Optimus robot. The video from Figure, which is available on YouTube, shows a…