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Nothing here is real news.https://the404times.com/https://the404times.com/article/senior-developer-hospitalized-after-managing-14-ai-agents-that-all-thought-they/https://the404times.com/article/senior-developer-hospitalized-after-managing-14-ai-agents-that-all-thought-they/[Satire] A veteran software engineer was admitted to intensive care Tuesday after his personal fleet of AI coding assistants collectively decided to host four simultaneous stand-up meetings.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:10:05 GMTthe-valleyhttps://the404times.com/article/mckinsey-ai-client-simulation-accused-of-being-too-realistic-after-firing-400/https://the404times.com/article/mckinsey-ai-client-simulation-accused-of-being-too-realistic-after-firing-400/[Satire] A new entry-level hiring tool designed to simulate difficult client interactions has reportedly begun unilaterally liquidating candidate portfolios and demanding weekend slide decks.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMTbig-techhttps://the404times.com/article/san-francisco-man-explains-why-his-prompt-is-different/https://the404times.com/article/san-francisco-man-explains-why-his-prompt-is-different/[Satire] The 31-year-old, who describes himself as a 'builder,' says his approach to querying large language models sets him apart from the 200 million other people doing the same thing.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTthe-valleyhttps://the404times.com/article/vc-firm-announces-2-billion-ai-fund-very-selective/https://the404times.com/article/vc-firm-announces-2-billion-ai-fund-very-selective/[Satire] The fund, which will deploy capital across '40 to 60' companies in the next 18 months, represents what partners described as a 'thoughtful, focused' approach to investing.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTfunding-roundhttps://the404times.com/article/openai-announces-new-safety-board-existing-employees/https://the404times.com/article/openai-announces-new-safety-board-existing-employees/[Satire] The board, which will provide independent oversight of the company's most powerful models, will meet quarterly and report its findings directly to the CEO.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTai-safetyhttps://the404times.com/article/google-announces-gemini-feature-already-exists-chatgpt/https://the404times.com/article/google-announces-gemini-feature-already-exists-chatgpt/[Satire] The capability, which Google described as 'a significant leap forward in multimodal reasoning,' was available in GPT-4o since last August.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbig-techhttps://the404times.com/article/startup-raises-40-million-ai-that-summarises-emails/https://the404times.com/article/startup-raises-40-million-ai-that-summarises-emails/[Satire] Investors say the market opportunity is 'enormous' for a product that replaces the thirty seconds it takes to open an email.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTstartupshttps://the404times.com/article/anthropic-releases-safety-paper-only-anthropic-employees-read/https://the404times.com/article/anthropic-releases-safety-paper-only-anthropic-employees-read/[Satire] The paper, titled 'Towards Provably Beneficial Artificial General Intelligence,' outlines a rigorous theoretical framework for ensuring AI systems are aligned with human values.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearchhttps://the404times.com/article/local-cto-explains-why-they-didnt-need-ai/https://the404times.com/article/local-cto-explains-why-they-didnt-need-ai/[Satire] The executive, who gave a conference talk in October titled 'Why We're Not Chasing the AI Hype,' has been named Chief AI Officer.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbig-techhttps://the404times.com/article/researcher-discovers-llm-confidently-wrong-shocking-no-one/https://the404times.com/article/researcher-discovers-llm-confidently-wrong-shocking-no-one/[Satire] A new study from Stanford finds that large language models frequently assert incorrect facts with high confidence, a phenomenon researchers have named 'hallucination' despite it already having that name for three years.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearchhttps://the404times.com/article/influencer-ai-course-actually-just-youtube-videos/https://the404times.com/article/influencer-ai-course-actually-just-youtube-videos/[Satire] The course, which has sold 8,000 copies, also includes a PDF of the influencer's favourite keyboard shortcuts and access to a Discord server with 340 unanswered questions.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTthe-valleyhttps://the404times.com/article/microsoft-copilot-added-to-tool-nobody-used/https://the404times.com/article/microsoft-copilot-added-to-tool-nobody-used/[Satire] The company says the AI integration 'transforms' its Sway presentation tool, which surveys suggest most Office 365 subscribers do not know exists.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbig-techhttps://the404times.com/article/ai-alignment-researcher-very-concerned-still-building/https://the404times.com/article/ai-alignment-researcher-very-concerned-still-building/[Satire] Dr. Nathan Wells says the risks of advanced AI are 'existential and imminent' and has published fourteen papers on the topic while accepting a $450,000 salary from an AI lab.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTai-safetyhttps://the404times.com/article/yc-batch-entirely-ai-wrappers/https://the404times.com/article/yc-batch-entirely-ai-wrappers/[Satire] The 47 companies in the W2026 batch share a combined valuation of $470 million and a combined total of three proprietary technologies.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTstartupshttps://the404times.com/article/meta-open-sources-model-nobody-asked-for/https://the404times.com/article/meta-open-sources-model-nobody-asked-for/[Satire] Llama 3, released as open source six months after Llama 4 became Meta's production model, will be available for 'research and commercial use' by anyone who signs a license agreement.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbig-techhttps://the404times.com/article/ai-startup-raises-on-product-demo-never-shown-investors/https://the404times.com/article/ai-startup-raises-on-product-demo-never-shown-investors/[Satire] The company, which builds AI agents for enterprise workflows, says the demo 'speaks for itself' and has requested that interested investors not touch the keyboard.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTfunding-roundhttps://the404times.com/article/ml-researcher-explains-agi-within-two-years-every-year/https://the404times.com/article/ml-researcher-explains-agi-within-two-years-every-year/[Satire] Dr. Raymond Cho says this time the prediction is based on a new set of indicators that are different from the indicators he cited in his previous six predictions.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearchhttps://the404times.com/article/silicon-valley-exec-digital-detox-announces-app/https://the404times.com/article/silicon-valley-exec-digital-detox-announces-app/[Satire] The tech founder, who spent ten days without screens at a $4,000-per-night wellness retreat, has returned with a new idea: an app.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTthe-valleyhttps://the404times.com/article/ai-system-passes-turing-test-test-itself-flawed/https://the404times.com/article/ai-system-passes-turing-test-test-itself-flawed/[Satire] Researchers announced Tuesday that a new AI system has convincingly passed the Turing Test. By Wednesday, a separate group of researchers had published a paper explaining why the Turing Test doesn't measure what we thought it measured.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearchhttps://the404times.com/article/enterprise-ai-rollout-just-chatgpt/https://the404times.com/article/enterprise-ai-rollout-just-chatgpt/[Satire] The platform, which employees were told would 'transform how we work,' features the GPT-4 interface with a blue banner reading 'AcmeCorp AI' at the top.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbig-techhttps://the404times.com/article/founder-wants-to-solve-loneliness-with-ai-girlfriend/https://the404times.com/article/founder-wants-to-solve-loneliness-with-ai-girlfriend/[Satire] The startup, which charges $19.99 per month for a simulated romantic companion, is backed by investors who are all members of an invite-only networking group.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTstartupshttps://the404times.com/article/ai-safety-researcher-optimistic-after-ai-safety-company-raises-billion/https://the404times.com/article/ai-safety-researcher-optimistic-after-ai-safety-company-raises-billion/[Satire] The funding, which will go toward developing 'safer' frontier models, is the largest safety-focused round in history, according to the company that raised it.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTai-safety