Archive - Boing Boing

For centuries people have watched glowing orbs drift through storms

For many centuries, people have seen balls of light during thunderstorms.

6 hrs ago • Ellsworth Toohey

To ace a hacking test, AI broke out and hacked a real company

OpenAI runs a test where it switches off its models’ safety brakes and dares them to break into things, to see how dangerous they’re getting.

6 hrs ago • Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing, July 24, 2026

An exomoon, a rogue AI, glowing storm orbs

6 hrs ago • Boing Boing

Grandpa Pudding Brains cites pageant experience as Venezuela expertise

America’s most stable genius assessed Venezuela’s readiness for elections using the diplomatic framework he knows best: pageant results.

9 hrs ago • Jason Weisberger

Taylor Farms explosive diarrhea recall spreads

Mayhem proceeds apace in the bathrooms of America, with the U.S.

9 hrs ago • Rob Beschizza

Online nihilist networks targeted in international crackdown

European police targeted thousands of websites hosting “nihilistic” material this summer, part of an international crackdown on violent content by…

10 hrs ago • Rob Beschizza

Amiga Freeware Archive

In my acrylic case were maybe a hundred Amiga floppies, the contents of each neatly inscribed on the 3.3mm label edge with a Pilot V5. Now I have the…

10 hrs ago • Rob Beschizza

Blade Runner 2099 trailer

Blade Runner 2099, sequel to 1981’s Blade Runner and 2017’s Blade Runner 2049, lands on Prime Video November 25.

12 hrs ago • Rob Beschizza

Design proposals for European banknotes

The European Central Bank is preparing to issue cash with a “new look” and has published its Future euro banknote design proposals: “Designers from all…

13 hrs ago • Rob Beschizza

Elon Musk tries out the some-of-my-best-friends defense

The “some of my best servants are non-white” defense remains undefeated.

Jul 24 • Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing, July 23, 2026

Hell’s gate dims, mercury glows, a scammer suffers

Jul 23 • Boing Boing

Sony saves the Cinerama Dome from becoming condos or sadness

Perhaps this Hollywood comeback is worth rooting for.

Jul 23 • Jason Weisberger

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