A Florida woman has admitted to using an AI-generated picture of a vagrant to file a phony sexual assault police report. Brooke Schinault, 32, pleaded no contest this week after calling the police to ...

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On TikTok last week, I watched a woman bury her dog in the snow on Mount Everest after he died during the punishing trek. Commenters berated the woman for animal cruelty, but this isn't actually a sad ...

AI technology is being used in all sorts of ways, but it comes with a warning. Many on social media are using AI to prank their families, making it look like someone is inside their home. Joe Mele ...

The prank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement. The prank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, ...

He’s gray-haired, bearded, wearing no shoes and standing at Rae Spencer’s doorstep. “Babe,” the content creator wrote in a text to her husband. “Do you know this man? He says he knows you?” Spencer’s ...

Obviously, this is concerning. If I got a text like this from my kids, I would have a heart attack. Then I would call 911. Is that not a parent’s worst fear when leaving your kids home alone that ...

A trend is going viral on TikTok of people using AI to prank their loved ones that an intruder is in their home. Police are issuing a warning to users that the prank could result in criminal charges.

There's a new TikTok trend, and it's dangerous, manipulative, and feeds off the dehumanization of people facing housing insecurity. People are using AI to generate false images of "homeless" men ...

The White House said Tuesday it will use money from tariff revenue to fund a supplemental nutrition program facing a funding shortage amid the ongoing government shutdown. White House press secretary ...

You’re reading Critic’s Notebook, our weekend column looking at the most interesting moments in the cultural Zeitgeist. In David Osit’s new documentary, “Predators,” the director includes a short clip ...