‘Backrooms’ breaks out with a $38 million opening day
The internet-born horror concept has officially crossed into mainstream movie success, posting a reported $38 million opening day and signaling major breakout momentum.
TikToker’s Crowd-Buy Spirit Pitch Turns Airline Collapse Into Internet Spectacle
A viral TikTok campaign is asking the internet to help buy Spirit Airlines after its abrupt weekend collapse, turning a chaotic travel story into a bigger conversation about collective ownership online.
‘This Is Fine’ creator says an AI startup used his art without permission
The creator of the viral ‘This Is Fine’ comic says an AI startup used his art without permission, turning a familiar internet image into the latest front in the AI copyright fight.
OpenAI traces the strange origin story behind AI’s recurring goblins
A new OpenAI post digs into why bizarre goblin-like motifs can surface in AI outputs — and why that quirky behavior says something serious about how models absorb patterns from the internet.