Archive - Chaos & Amazement

Chaos & Amazement #2505 MrDeepfakes Exposed, Deepseek AI’s Launch and the Inverse Turing Test

This week in Chaos & Amazement: deepfakes and their dangers 🎭, China's AI breakthrough 🤖, a mind-bending twist on the Turing test 🌀, and the usual…

Feb 1 •

January 2025

Chaos & Amazement #2504 Social Media’s TikTokification, OpenAI’s Operator, and Grand Theft Hamlet

This week’s news cycle was so bizarre that, for the first time in my life, I found myself wishing we’re living in a simulation—so I’ve put together an…

Jan 25 •

Chaos & Amazement #2503 TikTok Refugees, Fake Woodstock Girls, and Cats Being Weird

🌪️ Wild times in tech this week: TikTok faces a total US shutdown, fake Woodstock photos go viral, and cats continue their quest to sleep in…

Jan 18 •

Chaos & Amazement #2502 Meta Ditches Fact-Checking, Cute Fluffy Robots, and Websites from Hell

From Mark Zuckerberg kissing the king’s ring to robot dogs stealing hearts at CES 2025, this week's tech rollercoaster proves that truth is optional but…

Jan 11 •

Chaos & Amazement #2501 Google’s Identity Crisis, Spotify’s Ghosts, and Bobby Fingers’ Mini Marvels

🎉 Kicking off 2025 with curious shifts in tech, 🎧 creative twists in music, and 🎨 unexpected artistry—here’s to a year full of discovery!

Jan 4 •

December 2024

Chaos & Amazement #2451 Albania’s TikTok Ban, Charlie the Unicorn, and Stuffed Rectums

I'm confused, full of cheese, and unsure of the day of the week – welcome to Limbo Week, the bizarre period between Christmas and New Year's where time…

Dec 28, 2024 •

Chaos & Amazement #2450 TikTok’s Legal Showdown, Marketing’s Next Chapter, and a Cozy Christmas Nexus

This week’s Chaos & Amazement brings tech shifts, AI quirks, and some charming creative sparks, wrapped up with a cozy holiday vibe. 🎄✨

Dec 21, 2024 •

Chaos & Amazement #2449 TikTok Death Clock, Sora Text to Video, and the Red Velvet Ant’s Exact Dimensions

Dec 14, 2024 •

Chaos & Amazement #2448 Reddit > Twitter in the UK, ChatGPT Pro, the Viral God Prompt, and Pantone’s 💩 Color of the Year

This week’s Chaos & Amazement highlights unexpected shifts in tech, fresh AI updates, and a completely unhinged version of everybody’s favorite…

Dec 7, 2024 •

November 2024

Chaos & Amazement #2447 Australia’s Social Media Ban, Perplexity’s AI Device, and Fish Porn

This week in Chaos & Amazement: surprising bans, ambitious AI gadgets, and stories that blur the line between the peculiar and the profound.

Nov 30, 2024 •

Chaos & Amazement #2446 Odoo’s Valuation, Jaguar’s Rebranding, and my 2024 Dating Bingo Card

Buckle up for a week's journey that mixes billion-dollar valuations, dating woes on a bingo card, and why you might want to re-think taking a picture of…

Nov 23, 2024 •

Chaos & Amazement #2445 Bluesky’s Record Numbers, Napkin AI, and Video Game ASMR

This week's Chaos & Amazement takes a look at 🦋 Bluesky's surge, the surprising reason AI adoption is slowing down, and some truly weird and wonderful…

Nov 16, 2024 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts