Maxwell Strachan
How the U.S. Government Could Lower Food Prices for Everyone
Americans list food prices as their top economic concern, and they increasingly want the government to do something about it, a new YouGov/Motherboard poll finds. For a blueprint, perhaps it's time to look at France.
Republicans Push To Legalize ‘Property Owners’ Killing Homeless People in Kentucky
In Kentucky, politicians are preparing to vote on a law that would authorize the use of force against unhoused people who are found to be camping on private property.
Winner of Japan’s Top Literary Prize Admits She Used ChatGPT
Rie Kudan was awarded the prestigious Akutagawa Prize and promptly announced that she used ChatGPT to write about 5 percent of the winning novel.
Filming Your Remote Layoff Is the Hottest Dystopian Trend (for A Very Good Reason)
People who posted their layoff are flooded with DMs from others saying they feel less alone. Experts say the videos hold "isolated" bosses accountable.
Wow! Bipartisan Effort Convinces Supreme Court to Rule on Screwing Homeless People
In an inspiring show of unity, Republican and Democrat lawmakers convinced the Supreme Court to take up a case that would criminalize homelessness.
TikTok Real Estate Influencers and ‘Grifters’ Are in Deep Trouble, Short Seller Says
Financial firm Viceroy Research says amateur real estate hustlers are now struggling to pay back the loans they took out to buy apartment buildings during the housing boom.
‘Don’t Mess With Us’: WebMD Parent Company Demands Return to Office in Bizarre Video
“I've seen better acting by hostages in direct to DVD movies,” one anonymous worker wrote about the video.
Hackers Took Over the SEC’s X Account and Caused Millions In Losses for Bitcoin Investors
Hackers broke into the SEC's X account to falsely post that Bitcoin ETFs were approved, causing $90 million in liquidations.
Thousands of Software Engineers Say the Job Market Is Getting Much Worse
9,388 engineers polled by Motherboard and Blind said AI will lead to less hiring. Only 6% were confident they'd get another job with the same pay.
Psychedelics Company Raises $100 Million in Push To Legalize Selling MDMA for PTSD
Silicon Valley-based Lykos Therapeutics has submitted an application to the FDA that, if successful, would "reschedule MDMA making it available for prescription medical use,” the organization said.
George Santos, Ziwe, and the Insatiable Internet Content Machine
The disgraced former congressman drives clicks, and our inability to look away has gifted him with a power he has been able to wield with a disconcerting self-awareness.
Homelessness In U.S. at Highest Level Since 2008 Financial Crisis, Federal Report Reveals
The federal report on homelessness shows "that the rent is too high for a growing number of Americans," advocates say.