100 self-driving robotaxis froze simultaneously in Wuhan, China. The company responsible described it as "possibly a system failure."

A California company recalled two chocolate bars for containing undisclosed Viagra ingredients. Turns out, they're not the only ones hiding what's really in the recipe.

A team of researchers at the University of Exeter just proved that googly eyes can stop seagulls from stealing your food.

A country roughly the size of Philadelphia just launched a program that pays people not to drive.

Sometimes the most dangerous thing isn't the collision. It's what they build around it to keep you from asking questions.

A Yorkie on a moped, a needle in the eye, and the one question nobody in the room thought to ask — except the person who had no idea she was asking it.

When did coffee runs become an extreme sport? And — more importantly — what can a cliff-side café teach us about curiosity?

How a neighborhood megaphone became a reminder that “it’s fine” rarely stays that way.

When protection costs 13 times more than the thing it protects.

When systems work but people don’t feel seen, is that an accident or by design?

A reflection on certainty, decision-making, and the quiet ways we design discomfort out of our lives.

An AI tool was supposed to write a boring police report.
It ended up casting an officer as a frog in a Disney remake.

Some employees found a creative way to clock in without actually being there. Turns out facial recognition has a blind spot… and it fits neatly on a sheet of printer paper.

A couple’s relationship collapsed over a refusal that changed everything. Lawyers were involved. So were organs.

A woman on reality TV doesn’t eat food.
She inhales it. Literally.

Reinventing yourself is easy. Living with the consequences is harder.

Before the year closes, a pause to reflect, say thanks, and share what’s ahead for Sunday Setup.

A talking teddy bear got pulled from shelves after saying way too much, way too confidently. Turns out when no one asks, “Should we?”, even the cuddliest ideas can go completely off the rails.

A confiscated drone, a luxury surf & turf, and a lesson in scarcity.

Sometimes the real problem isn’t the workaround—it’s the system that made it necessary.

Tired of doing crunches in search of those elusive washboard abs, one Chinese man spent half a million bucks to buy them. But like all shortcuts, they look impressive at first… until the long-term side effects show up.