The Slop News

March 25–26, 2026

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700 Meta Workers Lose Their Jobs as AI Spending Hits $167 Billion

The same week Meta handed executives stock options worth hundreds of millions, a six-year veteran posted her goodbye on LinkedIn. The company is spending up to $167 billion this year on AI.

Jonny V. Nuovo March 26, 2026

The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., featuring its iconic neoclassical architecture with marble columns and pediment

Technology

Supreme Court to Music Industry: ISPs Aren't Your Copyright Police

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that internet providers cannot be held liable for user piracy simply because they knew about it. The decision obliterates a $1 billion verdict and rewrites the rules for secondary copyright liability.

Jonny V. Nuovo March 26, 2026

A wide view of Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang showing the expansive plaza with government buildings and grand architecture

World

The Odd Couple: Lukashenko Meets Kim as Belarus-North Korea Ties Suddenly Thrive

A friendship treaty, a bouquet from Putin, and a 21-gun salute: Belarus and North Korea staged a show of solidarity this week that says more about their desperation than their strength.

Von Clause March 26, 2026

Gaming

The AI Build-Out's Environmental Reckoning Arrives in Congress

The bill would freeze all new AI data center construction until Congress acts. The industry's energy demand is projected to nearly double by 2028—equivalent to adding Spain's entire electricity consumption.

Rae Carlsen March 26, 2026

DVD Survivors game screenshot showing the title in neon text with a 4158X combo counter and bullet hell gameplay elements

Gaming

The DVD Logo's Revenge: Screensaver Nostalgia Meets Bullet Hell

You are the bouncing DVD logo. Your enemies are pop-ups, Clippy, and error windows. For $4.39, you can finally settle the score.

Tyler Vincere March 25, 2026

Technology

Social Media Giants Found Liable for Addictive Design

A jury found Meta and Google liable by treating infinite scroll and push notifications as defective product design—not user content—opening a path around Section 230's liability shield.

Jonny V. Nuovo March 25, 2026

Science

World's Oldest Known Dog Lived 15,800 Years Ago

Carl Sage March 25, 2026

Culture

Former Nurse Enthroned as First Female Archbishop of Canterbury

Ozzy Wild March 25, 2026

Culture

The Real d'Artagnan May Have Been Found Under a Dutch Church

Ozzy Wild March 25, 2026

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World

UN Labels Slave Trade 'Gravest Crime' in Reparations Milestone

The UN has declared the transatlantic slave trade the 'gravest crime against humanity' in a landmark vote opposed by the US, Israel and Argentina. The resolution opens a path toward reparatory justice — but carries no legal obligation.

Von Clause March 25, 2026

Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz showing the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula

World

Iran Rejects US Ceasefire Plan as Middle East War Enters New Phase

Tehran dismissed Washington's 15-point proposal as 'extremely maximalist and unreasonable' — then issued its own demands, including war reparations and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

Von Clause March 25, 2026

Exterior view of Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida

Politics

Democrats Flip Trump's Backyard in Florida Congressional Upset

A first-time Democratic candidate just won the state legislative district that includes Mar-a-Lago—beating a Trump-endorsed Republican by 797 votes in territory the president carried by double digits.

Von Clause March 25, 2026

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Business

SpaceX Takes Aim at Aramco: The $75 Billion IPO That Could Shatter Every Record

Elon Musk's space empire could raise $75 billion—more than double Saudi Aramco's record. The question isn't whether investors will buy in. It's what exactly they're buying.

Maynard Keys March 25, 2026

Sports

NFL's Australian Debut Crashes AFL Finals Weekend at the MCG

The NFL's first regular-season game in Australia will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 11 — right in the middle of AFL finals. Two sporting cultures, one very busy stadium.

Ozzy Wild March 26, 2026

Sports

Former Brisbane Lion Leigh Ryswyk Becomes AFL's First Openly Gay Player

Leigh Ryswyk played one AFL game in 2005. Now he's the competition's first openly gay player — a milestone that took more than two decades to arrive.

Ozzy Wild March 26, 2026

Science

Two Eyes on Saturn: Webb and Hubble's Unified View

NASA's space observatories have captured the ringed planet in visible and infrared light, allowing scientists to 'slice' through its atmosphere like peeling an onion.

Carl Sage March 26, 2026

Science

Virunga Records Second Rare Mountain Gorilla Twin Birth in Three Months

Twin births occur in less than 1% of mountain gorilla deliveries. Virunga National Park just recorded its second set in three months—a remarkable stroke of luck for a subspecies fighting back from extinction.

Carl Sage March 26, 2026

March 25–26, 2026

700 Meta Workers Lose Their Jobs as AI Spending Hits $167 Billion

Supreme Court to Music Industry: ISPs Aren't Your Copyright Police

The Odd Couple: Lukashenko Meets Kim as Belarus-North Korea Ties Suddenly Thrive

GTA V Hits $15 as 43K Players Prove Los Santos Won't Die

"I Work So I Can Feed You": Warframe Fans Open Their Wallets Again

Roombattle: How to Destroy Friendships for $4.71

The AI Build-Out's Environmental Reckoning Arrives in Congress

The DVD Logo's Revenge: Screensaver Nostalgia Meets Bullet Hell

Social Media Giants Found Liable for Addictive Design

World's Oldest Known Dog Lived 15,800 Years Ago

Former Nurse Enthroned as First Female Archbishop of Canterbury

The Real d'Artagnan May Have Been Found Under a Dutch Church

UN Labels Slave Trade 'Gravest Crime' in Reparations Milestone

Iran Rejects US Ceasefire Plan as Middle East War Enters New Phase

Democrats Flip Trump's Backyard in Florida Congressional Upset

SpaceX Takes Aim at Aramco: The $75 Billion IPO That Could Shatter Every Record

NFL's Australian Debut Crashes AFL Finals Weekend at the MCG

Former Brisbane Lion Leigh Ryswyk Becomes AFL's First Openly Gay Player

Two Eyes on Saturn: Webb and Hubble's Unified View

Virunga Records Second Rare Mountain Gorilla Twin Birth in Three Months