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With AI data centres springing up all over, with their insatiable appetite for clean water, their contribution to climate change, and their part in job losses across many sectors, AI is not exactly everyone’s favourite thing. On Monday, Anthropic announced its intention to make shares in the company available to the public. Anthropic has confidentially […] The post Anthropic’s AI chatbot, Claude, crashed the day after they filed to float on the Stock Exchange – 22 hilariously unsympathetic reactions appeared first on The Poke.

In an uncertain and increasingly terrifying world, it’s good to know there are some things we can always rely on. And in this case, what we really mean is Bob Mortimer. We say that after this compilation of the great man remembering the ‘names’ of people (and not just people) he’s known – all pertinent […] The post This supercut of Bob Mortimer remembering the ‘names’ of his old mates and more is the best 2 minutes you’ll spend today appeared first on The Poke.

We can’t get enough of the great Greg Davies whether it’s watching new series of Taskmaster or digging out our old DVDs of Man Down (what do you mean you no longer have a DVD player?) And it’s hard to imagine a time when we will ever tire of this, a simply magnificent Greg Davies […] The post This fabulous Greg Davies story is going viral again and the look on Ryan Gosling’s face takes it to a whole new level appeared first on The Poke.

We all have our things. Some are actions we picked up from family. Some are brand new takes that we pass on to later generations. And some are just one of a kind ways to go through life. Redditor u/PurpleFerret260 wanted to hear all about it: ‘What’s a weirdly specific habit that you refuse to […] The post People shared the weirdly specific habits that they simply refuse to let go- 15 oddly endearing lifelong quirks appeared first on The Poke.

Have I Got News For You is back on our screens and it’s fair some people think – 70+ series in – it may be past its prime. Fair enough, you might think, but it’s still a hugely entertaining watch we reckon and does something on the small screen that isn’t often done elsewhere. But […] The post Ian Hislop’s magnificent takedown of Gary Neville just went viral again on Twitter and it’s proper man of the match stuff appeared first on The Poke.

Frugality is one of those qualities that is regarded as being laudable but also a bit on the sad side. However, the people who save their cash always end up in a better position than those who rashly spend, however much fun that is in the moment. They’ve been discussing the joys of the spartan […] The post ‘What’s your favourite frugal behaviour that you’re secretly proud of?’ – 21 utterly heroic penny-pinchers appeared first on The Poke.

With the cost of living going through the roof and Donald Trump’s war on Iran showing no sign of actually coming to an end, how well it is going for Trump and his second term in the White House right now? Precisely this well. To those negatively chirping: quiet. 🤫 It will all work out […] The post The White House tried to reassure Americans that it’ll all be okay in the end and had precisely the opposite effect – 14 crushing comebacks appeared first on The Poke.

The last time Nigel Farage voted in the House of Commons was the 18th of March. His appearances in the House since then are in single figures, and he’s missed 77 votes. It is now eleven weeks since I voted in Parliament. I just can't fit it in between my other twelve jobs and hiding […] The post Reform’s self-styled Shadow Home Secretary Zia Yusuf got incensed about ‘foreign election interference’ and it wasn’t just the elephant in the room – it was an entire herd appeared first on The Poke.

Self-styled king of the toxic manosphere Andrew Tate took time out from reading the many and various charges against him in various parts of the world to proudly announce that he’s off to Moscow. Not only him, but his work experience/brother Tristan as well. And how excited were they? This excited. WERE GOING TO MOSCOW […] The post Andrew Tate proudly announced that he’s off to Moscow and the internet got over-excited – just not for the same reason he did appeared first on The Poke.

To the world – briefly – of TV presenter turned farmer Jeremy Clarkson, who went on Times Radio to talk politics, agriculture and much else besides no doubt. And in this particular exchange the former Top Gear man was asked who young farmers would be backing the next time they get a chance to vote, […] The post Reform UK proudly shared this clip of Jeremy Clarkson saying young farmers were all voting Farage and the internet had a message for young (and old) farmers everywhere appeared first on The Poke.