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The Dark Money Behind AI Doomer Panic
https://www.usermag.co/p/the-dark-money-behind-ai-doomer-panic
Published: September 18, 2026 15:44
+ Dreambeans, bodega peptides, wellness darties, venmo ghosting, the burnerverse, Kai Cenat's runway show, LG's Kpop group, and the age-gating of history
What Are We Supposed to Call This?
https://www.usermag.co/p/what-are-we-supposed-to-call-this
Published: August 31, 2026 23:54
How we talk about AI is about to matter a lot more.
Vibe Coders Now Have Their Own Language
https://www.usermag.co/p/vibe-coders-now-have-their-own-language
Published: August 26, 2026 18:27
The people building software with AI are starting to sound different from the rest of us.
Zuck Wants AI to Know Everything About You
https://www.usermag.co/p/zuck-wants-ai-to-know-everything
Published: August 19, 2026 20:54
De-Flock America Night, Chanty Beluga, Zyzz, AirPod cameras, Humanoid Robot Olympics, data center piss pot, Ramp's Kumar Method, MrBeast’s Rizz dance, and a 24-hour AI news channel
Inside America's First Venture Backed Bot Farm
https://www.usermag.co/p/inside-americas-first-venture-backed
Published: August 17, 2026 14:07
The tech bubble funding millions of fake accounts
People Hate AI No Matter How Tech CEOs Talk About It
https://www.usermag.co/p/people-hate-ai-no-matter-how-tech
Published: August 12, 2026 15:45
Vast swaths of the American public are against AI, and as Silicon Valley CEOs attempt to shift the narrative there are signs that they’re going to have to do a lot more than simply change the way they’re talking about the tech.
Would you pee on a Flock camera for $50?
https://www.usermag.co/p/people-are-peeing-on-flock-cameras
Published: August 10, 2026 14:08
Gen-Z sugar mamas, OpenAI’s smart doughnut, Apple's lookalike contest, the AI Scarlet Letter, baby’s first surveillance system, Dario's YouTube habit, and why friend group accounts are trending
The Truth About The OpenAI Brand Trip
https://www.usermag.co/p/the-truth-about-the-openai-brand
Published: August 5, 2026 22:17
+ Gen alpha tradwives, a self help influencer's dark secret, the king of hopecore, a deep dive into the data center backlash, social media's last taboo, and is AI burning The Library Of Alexandria?
My $1,000 AI Video Experiment
https://www.usermag.co/p/my-journey-into-the-slop-factory
Published: July 30, 2026 17:37
Higgsfield AI promises to turn you into an AI filmmaker, what it really makes you is a subscriber.
Anthropic vs The Entire Tech Industry
https://www.usermag.co/p/anthropic-vs-the-entire-tech-industry-chinese-open-models
Published: July 30, 2026 13:47
+ A Rooma ban, UK Poo, AI dread hotline, TikTokified HBO, MrsBeast, the Graza of peanut butter, the new tech bro billionaire uniform, & why you're probably being recorded by Granola everywhere you go
The Secret Influencer Campaign Boosting Haley Stevens
https://www.usermag.co/p/the-secret-influencer-campaign-boosting
Published: July 28, 2026 21:23
Creators are being offered thousands of dollars to promote Stevens online without disclosure