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THE STATIC - Issue 53

Aug 25, 2026

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THE STATIC - Issue 53

This week: Coffee outrage, emotional robots, Zuckerberg losing, AI trust tanking and synthetic empathy in the executive suite. Plus, Grindslop, and sanitised money talk goes in the bin.

Edith Crnkovich
Edith Crnkovich
THE STATIC - Issue 52

Aug 11, 2026

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THE STATIC - Issue 52

AI raids old books, courts influencers, invents religion and builds plastic humans. A robot dies rudely on stage. Meanwhile, singer Usher would like everyone to know he hasn't been cloned.

Edith Crnkovich
Edith Crnkovich
THE STATIC - Issue 51

Aug 4, 2026

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THE STATIC - Issue 51

Smart glasses are a creator’s dream, until the 'pervert glasses' ruin the vibe. AI romance scammers outperform humans, Google Earth discovers why prompts need supervision, and tech companies fear their rivals more than the public fears AI. Plus, Meta’s earnings-call superlatives fail to impress investors.

Edith Crnkovich
Edith Crnkovich
THE STATIC - Issue 50

Jul 28, 2026

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THE STATIC - Issue 50

Surveillance tech obsesses over your every move. More job casualties blamed on AI. OpenAI snores as its agent attacks Hugging Face. Tech bros flex with analogue watches and power suits. Plus unconvincing things CEOs say about layoffs and more.

Edith Crnkovich
Edith Crnkovich
THE STATIC - Issue 49

Jul 21, 2026

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THE STATIC - Issue 49

The hypocrisy of Satya warning us about AI. Google employees reject power and greed. AI monitors your emotions but your boss still doesn't care. Sam Altman gets a movie he'd rather bury. Plus, we bin the phrases that raise millions for products that barely exist.

Edith Crnkovich
Edith Crnkovich
THE STATIC - Issue 48

Jul 14, 2026

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THE STATIC - Issue 48

Apple doesn't like the taste of its own nasty medicine. Layoffs in tech - a permanent management practice. Big tech's 'demented' bet. An AI movie star tests her emotional range. Waffle from OpenAI, plus a new tech ailment: Pilferitis, and more.

Edith Crnkovich
Edith Crnkovich
THE STATIC - Issue 47

Jul 7, 2026

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THE STATIC - Issue 47

The UK announces an AI strategy that barely exists. Amazon finds more workers to track. AI enters caveman mode. We translate Google-speak, explain Tokenpocalypse and bin the latest sales and marketing jargon.

Edith Crnkovich
Edith Crnkovich
THE STATIC - Issue 46

Jun 30, 2026

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THE STATIC - Issue 46

Meta both downplays and admits it f'd up AI training after staff morale craters. Elsewhere, people in the office are lonelier than ever. Sam Altman-backed start-up keeps choosing partners with serious criminal baggage. President Trump mocks tech leaders for 'kissing ass', while Anthropic's CEO is called a 'weirdo', plus other tech babble.

Edith Crnkovich
Edith Crnkovich
THE STATIC - Issue 45

Jun 23, 2026

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THE STATIC - Issue 45

Engineers learn AI after hours to keep their jobs while grads fear they won't get a job. Inside the elite's secret club - world domination and how to build a cult. Google in trouble because of AI, plus unhinged reality TV show ramps up surveillance tech, and more.

Edith Crnkovich
Edith Crnkovich
THE STATIC - Issue 44

Jun 16, 2026

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THE STATIC - Issue 44

If you join Meta, you'll just be a company bee-atch working in gulag-type conditions. Find out why my love of MANGOS is now ruined. Read about Botsitting and dung-slinging, plus Cartoon of the Week explains AI productivity, and more.

Edith Crnkovich
Edith Crnkovich
THE STATIC - Issue 43

Jun 9, 2026

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THE STATIC - Issue 43

AI puppet masters exposed. Staff mock Microsoft employee survey questions and people take a pitchfork to local data centre openings. We give 'purpose-built' waffle the side-eye, poke fun at leadership slogans and translate jargon drivel.

Edith Crnkovich
Edith Crnkovich
THE STATIC - Issue 42

Jun 2, 2026

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6 min read

THE STATIC - Issue 42

AI jobs hysteria reality check. The Pope issues a warning on AI. Insider trading on Polymarket and connection to a killer. We provide a community service announcement on the dangers of overdosing on micro-content, and issue an Interpol Red Notice for the word 'empowerment'.

Edith Crnkovich
Edith Crnkovich
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