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Technology

The $725 Billion Swap: AI Is Replacing the Workers Who Built It

AI drove 26% of April's job cuts — 21,490 positions eliminated in one month. Meanwhile, four tech giants are directing $725 billion toward AI infrastructure instead of payroll.

Jonny V. Nuovo May 08, 2026

Gaming

R.E.P.O.'s $6.99 Discount Has It Climbing Steam's Charts Again

159,324 reviews at 97% positive. A 30% discount timed perfectly with a 500-item cosmetics patch. R.E.P.O. is back in Steam's top 10, and the numbers tell a story every indie dev should be studying.

Tyler Vincere May 08, 2026

Gaming

Farever Hits #6 on Steam — But 195 Negative Reviews Tell a Different Story

Shiro Games' multiplayer RPG sits at #6 on Steam's Top Sellers with 6,351 concurrent players. A quarter of its 801 reviews are negative — and almost all of them cite the same two problems.

Tyler Vincere May 08, 2026

Politics

Court Strikes Down Trump's 10% Tariffs. The Replacement Is Already Underway.

A federal trade court ruled Trump's 10% global tariffs illegal on Thursday — the administration's second major legal defeat on tariffs this year. Replacement duties under a different statute have been in the works for weeks.

Maynard Keys May 07, 2026

Business

The Consumer Is Tapped Out: CEOs Warn of Recession-Level Demand Collapse

Whirlpool's CEO says appliance demand hasn't been this weak since the financial crisis. Across earnings calls this week, consumer-facing companies delivered the same message: Americans are out of money, and a surging stock market hasn't noticed.

Maynard Keys May 07, 2026

Science

Artemis II Crew Found Hope 250,000 Miles From Home

Four astronauts flew farther from Earth than any humans in history. What they brought back wasn't data — it was the conviction that people, at their default, are good.

Carl Sage May 07, 2026

Politics

The MAGA Divorce: Iran War Splits the Movement That Elected Trump

Tucker Carlson calls it a war crime. Candace Owens wants the 25th Amendment. The media machine that propelled Trump to power is tearing itself apart over Iran — and November's midterms may pay the price.

Von Clause May 07, 2026

Health

Newborns Bleeding as Parents Refuse Routine Vitamin K Shot

At Idaho's largest hospital system, nearly one in ten families now decline the vitamin K shot for their newborns. Two infants are dead. The condition is almost entirely preventable.

Carl Sage May 07, 2026

World

Peace Without Israel: Washington and Tehran Scale Back Ambitions

A one-page memorandum would end the US-Iran war but leave Tehran's nuclear stockpile, missile programme, and proxy networks untouched. Israel was not invited to the negotiating table.

Von Clause May 07, 2026

Gaming

Zero Reviews, Number Eight on Steam: The Bundle Discount That Prints Money

$166.87 in DLC, bundled for $49.43, sitting at #8 on Steam's Top Sellers with literally zero user reviews. The economics of back-catalog bundling don't require social proof — just aggressive pricing and good timing.

Maynard Keys May 07, 2026

World

Two Ex-Defense Ministers Sentenced to Death in Xi's Deepest Purge

Two former Chinese defense ministers received death sentences in a single Xinhua dispatch — the most severe punishment of senior military officers since Xi's anti-corruption campaign began. Both were Xi's own appointees.

Von Clause May 07, 2026

World

Rubio Visits the Pope His Boss Keeps Attacking

Marco Rubio arrived at the Vatican to smooth things over with Pope Leo XIV. Donald Trump spent the same week calling the pontiff a danger to Catholics.

Von Clause May 07, 2026