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Is being single a luxury now? Viral dating theory says yes: "My avoidant attachment took this as a direct threat"

Internet clashes over photo of man having intimate chat with AI girlfriend on the subway

"My grandma isn't ready for this": Google's new AI video tool is so realistic, it's freaking people out

Here's why the Aerial Tramway Emoji is suddenly in every YouTube comment section

Only Black first-class traveler says American Airlines "ran out" of meals before she could be served

What is the 2020 effect, and what does it have to do with a "graphics bug"?

"Low GPA Activity" meme turns into school trend of kids setting their Chromebooks on fire

'The American mind can't comprehend this' meme has Americans and Europeans beefing

People are feeding AI the same image 100 times, and it keeps changing race, gender, and weight. Here's why that's a problem:

'It's like a Sims world': Edge of Las Vegas videos are TikTok's latest obsession

Leftist Twitch steamer, U.S citizen, says CBP searched phone at Mexico border

EXCLUSIVE: Former U.S. military members, Patriot Front dropout secretly run Nazi publishing houses

Columbia anonymous messaging app explodes in fury after Mahmoud Khalil arrest

X users aren't buying Musk's claim Ukraine was behind site's massive outage

A Hitler-quoting 'Aryan' has the attention of JD Vance and Elon Musk—who is @captivedreamer7?

Gruesome POV TikToks of horrific tragedies are the latest get-rich-quick AI scheme

DOGE has saved Americans $55 billion. Or $24 billion. Or just $1.5 billion

MAGA fan crashes car on live stream after claiming 'God' cleared the roads for him

Meta's AI Instagram bots spark swift backlash: 'Manufacturing the human experience'

Crypto hucksters push AI image to profit of subway fire victim

German car attack suspect's X account pushed praise of Musk

The internet can't handle the United Healthcare CEO's alleged shooter being Italian

Alleged United Healthcare CEO shooter read numerous books about chronic back pain

Muppets community drama captivates the internet after prominent fan page outed as serial harasser

Kash Patel once claimed he got to see who really killed JFK

TikTok is tariff prepping

'Rock bottom': Matt Gaetz is dishing out career advice on Cameo—after nuking his own

EXCLUSIVE: Non-profit Linda McMahon chaired once steered $1 million to Project 2025 'sister' organization
