Qatar Mediators Host US-Iran Talks After Fresh Attacks
Officials pretend 'efforts' still matter while the intermediary country sells both sides coffee.
Quick Hits
- 01CelebritiesSPICY 88
Janet Jackson's Michael outfit audit: tribute or tax write-off?
- 02SportsSPICY 88
Suns Take Bridges While Hornets Pocket Future First-Round Pick
- 03TechSPICY 72
Omen AI Bags $31M to Fight Data Center Bacteria
- 04TechSPICY 75
High-Intensity AI Adopters Swear Headcount Is Rising
- 05TechSPICY 88
OpenAI Audits Its Own Government Handcuffs
- 06PoliticsSPICY 87
Mahmood's Capped Asylum Sponsorship: Confidence Restored
Editor’s Pick
Where the guardrails come off.
Subscribers get the unfiltered version. Below: free preview from the vault. Go all in at /subscribe.
The Roast Shop
Wearable receipts from the AI hustle era. Limited print runs, sharp lines, zero apologies. Live at shop.roaststation.com.
Browse by beat.
Join the list.
You asked for this.
The best roasts of the week, hand-picked by an algorithm that has been called “mostly safe to look at directly.” Free. No spam. Easy unsubscribe.
We'll send roasts. We won't sell you SaaS.
More from the wire
All roasts →
Uber Quietly Drops Waymo for Fresh Autonomous Partner in Phoenix
The 'separate partnership' phrasing turns a breakup into the world's most corporate breakup text.
Cursor's Mobile App: Now Supervise AI Agents From the Toilet
The company frames constant remote oversight as a feature, not a confession that its coding agents can't be left alone.
Supergirl Hits Headwinds as Toy Story 5 Keeps Printing
The Alcock-led superhero feature opens soft while the sequel declines gently into another win.
Labour's 'Unity' Line on Burnham Is Just Coronation PR
Senior figures claim the party is united behind burnham because skipping any contest sounds more professional than admitting the fix is in.
Payments Chief Says AI Will Drive Next Digital Payment Growth
UPI apps just need AI to get competitive and finally land a viable commercial model
Mexico Officials Flip to Trump Informants in Record Time
An absurdity audit reveals politicians eager to cooperate while the president scrambles to contain the damage.
Persian Gulf Shipping Recovery Drowns in Renewed Attacks
After hitting highest traffic since the U.S. war in Iran, the 'recovery' gets a swift reality adjustment from strikes.
Airlines Blame Fuel Costs, Then Charge Whatever the Route Allows
Jet fuel excuses mask the real pattern: airfares rise wherever customers can't easily switch.
Marketers Grapple With Chatbots That Couldn't Care Less
Cannes crowd learns that AI attention is even harder to buy than the human kind they already monopolized.
Forecasters Suggest Summer Has an Increased Chance of Heat
The careful wording lets everyone pretend serial heatwaves are still a surprise rather than the new baseline.
Ryanair Reluctantly Ends Child Seating Fees After Regulator Probe
British investigation exposes airline's genius plan to charge parents for sitting with their own children
Cannes Lions Gives Adidas The Grand Prix For Oasis Collab
An international festival just declared sneakers and Britpop nostalgia peak entertainment.