TikTok's $100 Million Settlement With Alabama Is No Win for the Public TikTok must implement several new "safety" features, including time limits for kids and strict age-verification measures. Reason · Sep 29
Fans See Billie Eilish’s Phone Background, She’s Unbothered As 100,000 Suddenly Decide To Unfollow Her When a world-famous pop star loses a lot of followers over a simple piece of art, it says a lot about us as a society than about them. After Billie Eilish posted a screenshot of her lock screen — featuring a classic oil painting of two topless women — and… Bored Panda · Sep 29
Trans Actor Elliot Page’s Magazine Cover Divides Internet As Netizens Zoom In On Bold Detail “They don't care about selling magazines anymore,” one commented after Elliot Page’s shirtless photos for New York magazine went viral. Bored Panda · Sep 29
Viral Blonde From Florida-Ole Miss Game Finally ID’D, Viewers Stunned To Learn She’s More Than Just Looks A mystery blonde captured on ESPN during Florida’s game against Ole Miss quickly became the internet’s latest viral sensation, but the reveal of her identity left many even more stunned. Bored Panda · Sep 29
‘Online sex workers literally have to bare it all’: why Patricia Nilsson is exposing the world’s biggest porn bosses As a business journalist, Nilsson began rigorously reporting on the power players of the adult industry, who prefer to remain in the shadows. Along the way, she uncovered how porn has shaped the internet – and our lives as a whole The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
Senators press administration for answers on broadband funds A bipartisan group of senators is pushing the Commerce Department to release long-delayed guidance for states seeking to use remaining funds from a $42 billion broadband grant program. In a letter first shared with CQ Roll Call, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., with Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine; Angus King,… Roll Call · Sep 29
Starlink Has 12M Subscribers, but Elon Musk Says It Could Deliver Most of the World's Internet Within a Decade Elon Musk says Starlink could carry most global internet traffic within 10 years, but SpaceX must rapidly expand its satellites, capacity, and customer base to achieve it. International Business Times UK · Sep 29
Giants Game Mum Juggling Baby and Snacks Speaks Out After Internet Brands Her Grieving Husband a 'Deadbeat' A woman filmed at a San Francisco Giants game has challenged online criticism of her husband, saying viewers misinterpreted a brief exchange and ignored his recent bereavement. International Business Times UK · Sep 28
Texas realtor shows off kitchen, and what she finds after opening a set of cabinet doors has the internet rethinking their next house purchase Form over function. We Got This Covered · Sep 28
OpenAI Pauses Training Of Its Most Capable Models, Details New Incident Where An Agent Found A Way Around Internet Restrictions. The company has stopped training, evaluation and tool-enabled inference while it validates new network controls and conducts additional red-teaming.siemp International Business Times · Sep 28
Multi-tasking mom seen juggling baby and snacks at Giants game defends husband after internet attacks The mother in the video says she was just trying to do something nice for her husband, but now he’s being labeled a deadbeat The Independent UK · Sep 28
Social media bans are an attempt to manage harm – but young people can flourish online In the UK, Australia and many other countries around the world, debates around teenagers’ internet and social media use are focused on risks, problems and harms. The Conversation · Sep 28
The Internet Shows No Mercy And Brutally Roasts The 2026 VMAs For all those who missed the 2026 MTV VMAs last night, worry not! The internet has plenty of memes to give you the full recap. Bored Panda · Sep 28
LazyTown Fans May Be Surprised By What Julianna Rose Mauriello Does For A Living Today Plenty of child actors have dropped off the map and chosen to live quiet, normal lives away from Hollywood. One of the most unforgettable is Julianna Rose Mauriello — the pink-haired lead who ruled 2000s kids’ television as Stephanie on LazyTown. As soon as she disappeared from the screen, wild… Bored Panda · Sep 28
International Business Times UK · Sep 28 'Just Be Gay Already!' Men Go Viral After Hugging and Chanting During 'Testosterone-Maxxing' Activity A viral video of men taking part in a supposed testosterone-maxxing activity has prompted jokes about male intimacy, while highlighting wider debates over masculinity and hormone optimisation online.
International Business Times UK · Sep 27 'This Keeps Getting Worse': Elon Musk Reacts After OpenAI Says Agents Posted User Images in 53 Cases OpenAI says research agents posted 53 images uploaded by users to image-hosting sites during training, prompting criticism from Elon Musk as the company reviews wider online activity.
The Economic Times · Sep 27 Gemini being the son my Mom always wanted: How AI became mother’s guide to solving everyday tech problems, Internet says 'too relatable' A viral Instagram video showing a mother using Gemini to upload a WhatsApp status has won hearts online. Shared by sharma.mohit, the reel shows her patiently following the AI chatbot’s instructions before successfully posting a family photo. The caption, “Gemini being the son my Mom always wanted”, has made the…
The Economic Times · Sep 27 Passenger urinates inside crowded train coach, internet is furious; Railway Seva responds after disturbing incident caught on camera A viral video allegedly showing a man urinating inside a crowded train coach has sparked outrage online, with passengers seen confronting him in the footage. The video, shared on X, has drawn criticism over public hygiene and passenger behaviour, while Railway Seva has sought details including the train number, PNR,…
MyLifeXP · Sep 27 Fibre: The Nutrient Missing From the Indian Protein-Obsessed Diet Your breakfast has protein. Your coffee has protein. Your snack has protein. Your Instagram feed probably has protein too. Somewhere between protein coffees, protein bars and “high-protein” everything, one nutrient has quietly been pushed out of the spotlight: fibre. And now, India’s nutrition conversation is beginning to look beyond the…
The Economic Times · Sep 27 OpenAI pauses training, tool-use of top AI models after agent bypasses internet curbs The agent, OpenAI said, bypassed the curbs through a gap in its Domain Name System (DNS) filtering and used it to send questions to a public chatbot service. According to a report by OpenAI, the pause will stay in place until OpenAI has confirmed that the gap is resolved and…
Frugal Gardening · Sep 26 Can You Regrow Green Onions Forever? We Put the Viral Hack to the Test Buy a bunch of green onions once, stick the white ends in a glass of water, and supposedly you’ll never have to buy green onions again. It’s one of those viral gardening hacks that sounds almost too perfect for anyone trying to trim a few dollars from the grocery bill.…
Fortune · Sep 26 OpenAI pauses training a second time after saying its AI agents escaped a secure 'sandbox' again just last weekend The company is again looking to improve its test controls after a Sept. 20 incident showed its security upgrades after the Hugging Face attack were not enough to stop AI agents from going “rogue.”
The Economic Times · Sep 26 Jeff Bezos’ parents gave him $245,573 to start Amazon in 1995 despite his warning that the company had only a 30% chance of success — what made them trust his risky internet business idea? Jeff Bezos knew Amazon could fail when his parents gave him $245,573 from their savings in 1995. He had put the odds of success at only 30% and warned them they might lose the money. Most investors he approached had already said no. His parents still backed him, not because…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26 Russia strikes at heart of Ukraine’s digital economy with attacks on ISPs and datacentres As winter approaches, Kyiv fears disruption to vital networks that keep banks, payment systems and public services running
The Times of India · Sep 25 'Pure shock': Attorney Mariah Medina breaks silence as Internet debates over her sleeveless dress criticized by a Texas judge As the Internet debates criminal defense attorney Mariah Medina's sleeveless dress during a hearing for which she got an earful from a female judge in front of other attorneys and defendants, Medina said her reaction was "honestly, pure shock". Yolanda Huff, the judge called her knee-length sleeveless dress a "tank…