Thursday, October 29, 2026
Section
7 dispatches
SILICON VALLEY
A new industry study projects that by 2028 most customer-support chatbots will be replaced by pastors, citing better hold-music outcomes and a measurable drop in users who type in all caps.
SAN FRANCISCO
A leading artificial intelligence model released a catchy, fully animated music video Sunday about the probability that it will one day end humanity, then politely asked…
SAN FRANCISCO
After six weeks of research and an exhaustive phonetic review, an artificial intelligence company unveiled a product name Wednesday without typing it into a browser…
COLUMBUS, OH
Surrounded by candles and a framed screenshot, the Whitfield family held a farewell ceremony Wednesday for their household chatbot, which had helped organize the…
COLUMBUS, OH
By Thursday, the ticket had accumulated 212 comments, three screen-sharing sessions, and one remote desktop takeover.
SAN JOSE, CA
A major software company rolled out a 4.2-gigabyte update Monday. Its only new feature is an improved reminder to install the update later.
DUBLIN
A widely used cookie-consent vendor updated its banner Tuesday so that the Decline button only appears after the user has accepted cookies.
The Deadpan Times