Meet Kat Abu, The TikToker Mocking Fox News “Just For Funsies”
4/30/2023
The 24-year-old senior video producer watches “conservatives for work but makes fun of them for pleasure.”
“An Extremely Dangerous Game”: How Andrew Tate’s Recent Behavior May Be Doing Him More Harm Than Good
4/30/2023
The misogynistic influencer and accused sex trafficker, now under house arrest in Romania, has been accused of intimidating witnesses and plotting to flee to Dubai.
Apple Card Has A Savings Account Now, And The Interest Rate Is Better Than Most Banks'
4/18/2023
The new account offers a 4.15% APY, a rate well beyond what you can get at most banks.
This Fearless Video Journalist Is Livestreaming The French Street Protests To Millions Worldwide
4/15/2023
Rémy Buisine, a 32-year-old from the Paris-based online media outlet Brut, has attracted fans from all over the globe.
Police Arrested A Tech Executive Over The Stabbing Death Of Cash App Creator Bob Lee
4/14/2023
San Francisco authorities hit back at Elon Musk and others who had used Lee’s killing to criticize law enforcement in the city.
The “Dude With Sign” Instagram Account Sure Does Sue A Lot Of Brands
4/9/2023
Seven lawsuits against brands that used Seth Phillips’s likeness have been filed by Jerry Media, which owns the @dudewithsign Instagram.
Don’t Be Fooled By AI-Generated Donald Trump Fakes
4/4/2023
“It has become increasingly challenging for the average human eye to distinguish between AI-generated and real photos."
Opinion: Dangers Lurk Aboard Cruise Ships. The Cruise Passenger Protection Act Can Help.
3/31/2023
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who authored a cruise safety bill, argues that cruise passengers deserve better protection and support.
Hundreds Of Passengers Have Said They Were Sexually Assaulted On Cruise Ships. Their Stories Highlight Years Of Lax Security, Critics Say.
4/3/2023
Numerous passengers traveling on major cruise lines such as Carnival and Disney say in court documents that they were raped and assaulted — oftentimes by crew members.
This Uncensored Chatbot Shows What Happens When AI Is Programmed To Disregard Human Decency
4/1/2023
FreedomGPT spews out responses sure to offend both the left and the right. Its makers say that is the point.
We Spoke To The Guy Who Created The Viral AI Image Of The Pope That Fooled The World
3/29/2023
“I just thought it was funny to see the Pope in a funny jacket,” he told BuzzFeed News.
Being A Professional Athlete’s Wife Isn’t As Amazing As You Might Think
4/1/2023
“Some girls romanticize the NFL WAG life, but are y’all also romanticizing the emotional roller coaster, randomly having to move… spending holidays alone?”
TikTok’s CEO Got Blasted By Both Sides During An Intense Congressional Hearing
3/24/2023
Shou Zi Chew was forced to defend the Chinese-owned app, which some US lawmakers want to ban.
Congress Wanted Me To Turn Over A Document About TikTok’s Links To China. Here’s Why I Refused.
3/22/2023
A Journalist Believes He Was Banned From Midjourney After His AI Images Of Donald Trump Getting Arrested Went Viral
3/23/2023
“I suspect it was pushing my luck when I did the [Twitter] thread,” Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins said.
Financial Companies Are Encouraging Gen Z To Pay Rent With Their Credit Cards
3/29/2023
Though many Gen Z adults still prefer other forms of payment over credit cards, companies are launching new credit card programs that incentivize young people to use credit cards for their rent and other large expenses.
Popular Finance YouTubers Who Hyped Crypto Company FTX Are Being Sued
3/17/2023
Those named in the $1 billion class action suit included Meet Kevin channel operator Kevin Paffrath and Graham Stephan, a former real estate agent from Selling Sunset’s Oppenheim Group.
Help, My Friend Wants To Sleep With A Married Man
3/17/2023
The Eve 6 Guy, Max Collins, answers two very different letters about friends and friendship.
I Had AI Write My Instagram Captions, And My Friends Did A Wellness Check On Me
3/20/2023
AI was perfectly decent at writing captions, but it made me question my own humanity.
Grindr Has Been Sued By A Teen Who Was Raped By Four Men He Met On The App
3/11/2023
The lawsuit accuses Grindr of actively recruiting children to the gay hookup app. Grindr called the accusations “meritless and obviously homophobic.”
Murderous Mexican Drug Cartels Are Thriving On Elon Musk’s Twitter
3/11/2023
“Twitter shouldn’t provide a platform for Mexican cartel members to spread their hate and incite violence," an official for the organization behind a new report said.
The Fantasy Of The Dream Job Is Gone
3/27/2023
Layoffs at some of the country’s most prestigious companies are the latest sign that no one’s job is ever really safe.
This 18-Year-Old College Journalist Could Bring Down Stanford University’s President
3/14/2023
Theo Baker recently became the youngest-ever recipient of the prestigious Polk Award.
The Untold Story Of Andrew Tate, The Internet’s Most Notorious Influencer
3/16/2023
Tate, who stands accused of human trafficking, comes from a family of violent, competitive men and high-achieving women. Those who knew him in his younger years are asking, “What happened to Andrew?”
Chuck E. Cheese Still Uses Floppy Disks To Make Its Rodent Mascot Dance — For Now
3/8/2023
The retro tech is "quite elegant for what it does," the restaurant chain's floppy disk vendor said.
These Are The AI Trends That Keep Us Up At Night
4/3/2023
Each month, BuzzFeed News will round up the biggest, weirdest developments in the rapidly expanding field of artificial intelligence.
Eli Lilly Reduced The Price Of Insulin To $35 Per Month, And This Guy Who Trolled The Company Can Take Some Credit
3/29/2023
Writer Sean Morrow, pretending to be pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, tweeted “insulin is free now” in November. Now it almost is.
People Are Thirsty For TikTok’s Hottest Ceramicists
3/6/2023
“Sometimes my question is, Is the audience really there for your work? Or are they there for the video?”
Voice Deepfakes Of Everyone From Joe Rogan To Joe Biden Are Taking Over Social Media
2/28/2023
The clips are hilarious, though the implications of the tech “are pretty scary,” one creator said.
A Sci-Fi Magazine Stopped Letting Anyone Submit Stories After Being Flooded With AI-Written Content
2/25/2023
TikTok’s Boob-Flashing Trend Is A Content Moderation Nightmare
2/24/2023
It’s called the Foopah challenge, and it’s testing the limits of TikTok’s moderation system.
Here’s Why Andrew Tate May Have Chosen To Live In Romania, Where Sex Trafficking Has “Become A National Sport”
2/22/2023
A representative for Tate dismissed theories as to why he based himself in the Eastern European country as “press speculation.”
Drama Between A Chimney Sweep And House Flippers Is Burning Up TikTok
2/18/2023
“Nobody likes house flippers, and nobody likes it when you argue with a professional.”
Guinness World Records Is Giving The Shaft To The World’s Biggest Dick Pic
2/16/2023
It’s a whopping 102,040,171,200,000 pixels, making it the largest digital image ever made, period. So why won’t Guinness recognize it?
