The Hype Ball

Scoring the hype reshaping how we work and live, rated with the brutal honesty of a drag competition's panel of judges. Separating signal from synthetic noise.

The Hype Ball

The incel-ification of dating apps: CEOs want to burn coal so “AI wingmen” can automate flirting

Download Grindr and you might get the clap. But this promised “AI wingman” certainly won’t give you rizz. In this Hype Ball column, we judge the dystopian drag of modern dating. And whatever your sexuality or lack thereof, you’re screwed.

The Hype Ball

The age of AI-sterity: that’s austerity but now with “AI” (oh and you’re fired!)

In the inaugural Hype Ball column, we’re doing critical tech analysis but making it drag — sifting through the spin from the “AI” grifters to get to the sinister austerity lurking behind the false “democratizing creativity” claims.