Entertainment
It’s the end of an era at Disney World. That neon red guitar outside Disney’s Hollywood Studios just witnessed the end of a 26-year rock residency. After nearly three decades of blasting “Walk This Way” at 60 mph, the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith officially closed
Tech
Most Gen Zers are open to the idea of marrying an AI, according to a new survey. A staggering 75% of them. Not dating or flirting. Marrying. The numbers come from a survey by AI companion company Joi AI, which asked around 2,000 Gen Z respondents about relationships with
Food
Many employees at Burger King recently got a new coworker. Her name is Patty, she lives in their headsets, and yes, she’s listening for “please” and “thank you.” Before you spiral, it’s not Black Mirror at the drive-thru. It is just a very 2026 way to run
Science
Imagine watching a robot walk onto a stage, and your first thought is, “Wait, is that actually a person?” That’s basically what happened when China's Xpeng unveiled its new humanoid robot, IRON. It looked so lifelike and moved so fluidly that it took the company literally cutting
Entertainment
Gen Z has somehow decided that DVDs and Blu-rays are not going to be permanently buried next to iPods and dial-up tones. Across the U.S., video rental shops and physical media sellers are seeing record traffic, especially from younger crowds. These customers are browsing shelves and renting
Scams
When you think “dating app scam,” you probably picture someone wiring money to a fake partner somewhere. But there is a new romance scam in town and it's potentially worse. The UK’s Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) says scammers are using dating apps to recruit people into staged
Food
If your snack aisle feels like a mad scientist’s lab lately, it is not an accident. A new study published in Milbank Quarterly says that ultra-processed foods are deliberately engineered to hijack your brain. Yes, that same psychological playbook that once made cigarettes so hard to quit. According
Scams
Your voice is now copy-paste, basically. A Florida mom found out the hard way after wiring $15,000 to her “daughter” who had supposedly been in a car accident, lost her unborn child, and had legal issues to sort out. The voice on the other end of the phone
A wave of Gen Z nostalgia for 2016 is gaining traction online and analysts say it may translate into a meaningful boost for retail brands closely tied to that period. A big winner in all of these might be Abercrombie & Fitch Co. The brand once defined mall culture, moody
We have all heard that exercise is “good for your brain.” It sharpens focus, boosts mood and helps memory. But your daily walk might be pulling yet another duty, as researchers at University of California, San Francisco have uncovered a biological chain reaction that suggests exercise strengthens the brain’s
Imagine losing your sight because the world simply ran out of spare parts. That’s the reality for millions of people with corneal disease. And now, for the first time ever, that bottleneck might finally be cracking, as surgeons at Rambam Eye Institute have restored vision to a legally blind
Scams
If you think you’d never fall for an online scam, this story should scare you straight. A woman lost $81,000 and had to sell her and her husband’s home after an AI deepfake convinced her she was in a real relationship. Let’s unpack the story together.