Ego Meter Crashes U.S.-Iran Talks in Record Time
Negotiators insisted on ending Lebanon's war as the opening condition while the president threatened and his VP called it progress.
Fresh Burns
Quick Hits
- 01SportsSPICY 88
FIFA Banks $10.9B While Host Cities Get Zero
- 02CelebritiesSPICY 83
Hathaway Turns Bump Reveal Into Lyric-Themed PR Theater
- 03TechSPICY 87
YC Demo Day: Ego Meter Hits Record Delusion
- 04FinanceSPICY 87
Vitol's Zambia Pipeline Lock: IMF Says Cut the Exclusive Cord
- 05TechSPICY 82
French Startup Scrapping Rocket Name Over Trademark Tantrum
- 06FinanceSPICY 74
Egg Oversupply Tanks Wholesale Prices, Farmers Eat It
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 →
Afghan Women Pivot to Businesses When Education Vanishes
Thousands launch entrepreneurship because secondary education and real jobs are now off-limits under the rules
Go's Record IPO Funds Robotaxis to Dodge Driver Drought
Japan's biggest listing so far this year hands the taxi-hailing app cash to pursue acquisitions instead of fixing its existential staffing mess.
Luxury Resort Fire Kills Tourist, PR Calls It 'Contained'
Evacuation of 1,700 at Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach gets sold as a Caribbean success story.
Hathaway Timed Fertility Struggles for the Third Pregnancy Drop
Painful past details resurfaced right before the Instagram bump confirmation – coincidence or calculated arc completion?
Power Rankings Audit Flags One-Game World Cup Favorites
Experts revisit the list after 48 teams played and somehow still call it science.
Nothing Cites RAMageddon to Delay Next CMF Phone
Co-founder Evangelidis blames prices for skipping this year, proving budget phones can pivot faster than excuses evolve.
Lawmakers Float Downsizing Post-Attack Intelligence Role
The Director of National Intelligence is back in the crosshairs, with efficiency as the new euphemism for rolling back a fix born from coordination failures.
Hormuz Audit: Stranded Vessels Face Fresh Escape Uncertainty
Shipping companies bet on a quick exit after the deal, only for violence to turn the strait turbulent again.
Absurdity Audit: Post-Facelift Staycations Hit Luxury Peak
High-end hotels roll out dedicated facilities so clients can heal in secrecy while pretending nothing happened.
Iran-US 'Understanding' Audit Flags Nuclear Shell Game
The world watches for a lasting agreement while the same old understanding buys time and zero accountability.
Google's Android Verification Timeline: An Absurdity Audit
A new system service rolls out this month, with bigger changes starting in September, because nothing says trust like official confirmation of supported app stores.
Valve's Steam Controller Reservations Now Come With 2027 Estimates
The good news is you might get your controller before the next console generation; the bad news is that's not actually good news.