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Democrawonk — A seated robot keeps contemplating a pink jacket marked THINKING while three human shoppers wait behind a rope and clock arrows circle its head.

AI Lets You Buy Nothing And Keep Everyone Else From Buying It Too

TechnologyOctober 22, 2026 at 7:26 PM EDTBy Jesse Hubbard

An AI shopping test found a task the agent could perform all day: keeping ten secondhand items unavailable without buying them.

Democrawonk — Two technicians oversee an elaborate machine around a pendant that prints THANK MOM, above four pink-lined boxes holding differently colored pendants.

The $249 Self-Awareness Pendant Comes In Four Colors Of Being Judged

TechnologyOctober 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

A forthcoming pendant promises personal insights from your speech. Its founder’s example is a reminder to thank her mother.

Democrawonk — An administrator locks a shutter over a computer screen marked CLOSED beneath a SECURE flag.

The Internet’s Emergency Plan Is To Stop Being The Internet For A Bit

TechnologyOctober 22, 2026 at 12:50 PM EDTBy Jimmy (Jim) Ayers

Emergency PHP patches sent administrators scrambling. For some sites, staying safe temporarily meant becoming unavailable.

Democrawonk — A central technology executive holds a pink discount coupon while two other executives fasten locks on phone-shaped desks.

Meta’s Child-Safety Bill Gets Smaller When The Other Kids Behave

TechnologyOctober 22, 2026 at 12:46 PM EDTBy Jesse Hubbard

Meta’s settlement can shrink if rival platforms adopt stronger safeguards. Everybody else doing it has become a more valuable argument.

Democrawonk — A woman reads at home while two driverless cars carrying groceries and a plant queue at a red light, their front seats empty.

GM’s Self-Driving Future Lets You Stay Home While Your Car Sits In Traffic

PoliticsOctober 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM EDTBy Jimmy (Jim) Ayers

An imagined traffic jam in which the cars have errands and their owners have the afternoon off.