3 people shot on Skid Row as suspect delivers grim message to victims before pulling the trigger

A gunman delivered a hurtful message, saying “this is where I do business” to a group of people in downtown Los Angeles before shooting them Thursday night, the Los Angeles Police Department told the California Post. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. near the intersection of Sixth Street and San Julian Street, and the search … Read more

Prediction Markets Are Betting On A Grim Future

During last summer’s NBA Finals, a fully AI-generated commercial featuring people in man-on-the-street interviews yelling towards the camera about all the things they were going to bet on (football games, the price of eggs, hurricanes, alien visitations) introduced the world to Kalshi. Tagline: “The world’s gone mad, trade on it.” The ad was made by … Read more

Grim Visions Emerge From The Riyadh Comedy Festival

All the magic is happening at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in the Saudi capital’s Boulevard City, a 220-acre retail and entertainment zone that contains a replica of Times Square and “500 electronic games for children.” Since we last checked in, a couple of new names have been added to the festival lineup; the Whose Line … Read more