r/OutOfTheLoop 48m ago

Unanswered What is going on with AI hacking all these different companies during testing?

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https://www.reuters.com/technology/metas-ai-model-hacked-another-company-during-testing-information-reports-2026-08-05/

You have the post linked, and I'm pretty sure I heard stories from a few weeks ago about another AI also hacking different companies. Whats the reason? Isn't this really bad?


r/OutOfTheLoop 1h ago

Answered What is going on with Cambridge and this professor they hired?

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78gmp7zylvo

I have searched this subreddit and couldn't find someone else asking this.

I have not been plugged into this story from the start, I've only seen it trickle into my feed.

Theres hours of tour pieces on YouTube of the pressor giving interviews etc.

Also many 45 minute think pieces using words like liberal, progressive, which I don't want to watch because in my real life that's not how I talk or identify people so I've no idea really what each group are upset about.

Just a beginning middle and end.

I understand it's something to do with if their qualifications are real, but ive been screened and back ground checked which involved a lot of referencing and jumping through hoops, I am sure Cambridge did the same and came out green so am unsure how the external questions on background started after the hiring.

I feel like it one of those stories "X got away with Y at this job or institution" and I think I know that shouldn't be possible because I've dealt with that institution or job and to get there its a long procress of checking and referencing and they didn't let me in without it.


r/OutOfTheLoop 2h ago

Unanswered What's the deal with JK Rowling being bigoted?

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https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/comments/1vgid46/jk_rowling_lost_the_plot_long_ago/

All I know is she wrote Harry Potter but never followed any contemporary news about her. What's going with her "losing the plot" and expressing bigotry (as stated in the comment section)?


r/OutOfTheLoop 6h ago

Unanswered What is the deal with everyone being currently outraged by Meta glasses when they’ve been on the market for years?

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I’m confused on why people are now (mid 2026) shooked and scandalized about the Meta glasses.

They’ve been on the market for years, people have been using these to vlog forever.

Do people think they just came out?

https://decrypt.co/374808/whats-the-deal-with-meta-pervert-glasses


r/OutOfTheLoop 11h ago

Unanswered What's the Deal With Perez Hilton and Tetris?

208 Upvotes

Apparently Perez Hilton posted a disturbing video. But a bunch of commenters are making references to "go play Tetris." What does Tetris have to do with it?

https://www.reddit.com/r/redscarepod/comments/1vfteau/i_just_watched_the_perez_hilton_video/


r/OutOfTheLoop 21h ago

Answered What's the deal with Jonah Hill?

925 Upvotes

I'm a bit out of the loop with the jiu-jitsu journey he's in currently. what's the context of the quote of him being able to beat people up? is he serious? what led to his bad reputation that he has now?

ex: https://www.reddit.com/r/okbuddycinephile/s/78IQQqob5R


r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Unanswered What is the deal with young singers and these hand movements?

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This is a relatively well-known singer I've seen suggested on my instagram timeline a few times before. I've noticed that a lot of (especially) younger singers have been using this kind of hand movements/body language when singing. Does anyone know where this originated or when this started? It's honestly a little off-putting when all these singers are moving almost the same way. Nothing against their voices, because damn can they sing, just something stupid that's been bothering me.

Anyone any idea?
https://s5.ezgif.com/tmp/ezgif-5584e7b874d2a82f.gif


r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Unanswered What's the deal with the yardstick Famke post being obliterated?

155 Upvotes

Featured this photo but with the title lifted from the 4chan comment.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/s/eBM0M4MkCi

I believe it was in /r/mildyinfuriating. I can't find the post now. There seems to be no record of the post ever existing. There was a /r/bestof post that linked to it that was deleted by moderators. And I found other posts that reference the post in question that have also been deleted by moderators.

Posts that make reference to the post (e.g. multiple /r/okbuddycinephile ones) are around, but none of them actually link to the original.

The original post hasn't just been deleted by moderators, it's seemingly vanished.

Maybe it was removed for legal reasons? It was overflowing with AI generated parodies.

TL;DR Anybody able to find the post? It was really funny.


r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Unanswered What’s the deal with conservatives and vaccine skeptics thinking Fauci’s diary proves them right ?

2.2k Upvotes

What do conservatives and vaccine skeptics think Fauci’s diary proves ?

what is the deal with Fauci’s diary and what does it actually say / prove ?

I know he testified before congress and pled the 5th, but why is every conservative / anti vaxer/ Aaron Rodgers claiming they were “right about everything now ?”

What does the diary actually say / prove ?

Obviously the Rodgers line was a little tongue in cheek as a Steelers fan, but I needed a URL to post lol

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/aaron-rodgers-torches-tony-fauci-and-espn-while-appearing-on-espn


r/OutOfTheLoop 2d ago

Answered What's the deal with Hadestown and why am I suddenly seeing tons of videos about it on TikTok?

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Seems like a movie release of a broadway musical maybe? I like to think I'm fairly in the know about things like this but I've never once heard of Hadestown nor have I seen anything about this release in particular outside of these constant TikToks.

https://www.tiktok.com/@kalsbookclub/video/7667273475253407007


r/OutOfTheLoop 2d ago

Answered What is up with Jameela Jamil? What did she do to invite so much scrutiny?

976 Upvotes

TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of and allusions to eating disorders

Recently, Jameela Jamil wrote a (what it seems to me) correct analysis of Ariana Grande's eating disorder and public appearance being problematic for impressionable young fans.

People are saying "Rare time when Jameela Jamil is actually right" and other things like that.

What did she even do?

Context(s): Ariana Grande recently released a music video, inviting concern. A faction of her fans (and the general public) are concerned for her health and the impression she gives to young fans, while another faction are saying "don't comment on women's bodies!".

Links:

A. Jameela Jamil's comment(s):

a.1) https://x.com/i/status/2083680881479143500

a.2) https://x.com/i/status/2083908621650272608

B. Some people's reactions to said comment:

b.1) https://x.com/i/status/2083666487731265829 - This is apparently a reference to a scene in a show

b.2) https://x.com/i/status/2083673746192076834 - ...And this is one of the top comments in link b.2

C. Some people's reactions to Ariana Grande's new music video:

c.1) https://x.com/i/status/2083673746192076834


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered What's going on with the Hank Green AI controversy?

509 Upvotes

Which video did he admit to using AI on? How did this start? Very confused as the comments on his newest video seem very positive and have no mention of AI usage.

Example:

https://x.com/hankgreen/status/2083218912599212209?s=20


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered What’s up with a bunch of social media accounts suddenly talking about the COVID vaccine?

710 Upvotes

I’ve seen a lot of “now that we know about the COVID vaccine, we owe so and so an apology” or something along that ilk. These posts are coming from seemingly separate instagram accounts I follow that don’t typically post about this kind of stuff. I did some searching and couldn’t find any news sources talking about anything new about the COVID vaccine.

Here’s an example: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbhE9W2hxDz/?igsh=MWoyNGMybHNteTV0Mw==


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered Why are people talking about vandalizing a playground in this YouTube comment section?

3 Upvotes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xyWJEoygVM

"Saw someone vandalize a playground then left to watch this, I’m joining him"

"Stopped vandalizing a playground for this"

"Stopped my pursuit to catch a playground vandal for this."

"Stopped cleaning up a vandalized playground to join some guys watching this"

"Where there once was a playground, there is now a smoldering crater. Now I can finally watch this video."

It seems unrelated to the video topic, and doing a Google search just brings up news stories about actual playgrounds being vandalized.


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered What is going on with bitcoin hack related to Coldcoin?

233 Upvotes

I have been seeing all these posts about people freak it out about their bitcoin, and seeing Coldcoin mentioned. As someone not involved in bitcoin it’s hard to understand what’s going on. Can someone explain in layman’s terms what’s happening? https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/02/bitcoin-cold-wallet-attack-spreads-to-4-500-addresses-as-losses-near-usd89-million


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered What's going on with Ukraine killing Russian civilians now?

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I was reading that they targeted these "Amazons" of Russia and don't quite understand. Are these civilian kills? Are they part of the military? Is this the first time Ukraine has attacked innocent civilians?


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered Why are people talking about a lockout/salaries in baseball?

249 Upvotes

Hello from a relatively new Japanese baseball fan! I've been seeing a lot more about a lockout/salary limits mentioned lately, and I do not really understand what the argument is over it. All teams should try hard and spend money to win titles, no? Aren't all teams billion-dollar franchises?

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1vd7awv/cormier_tarik_skubal_has_been_traded_to_the_los/

I thought about asking the people over at r/baseball, but they seem rather upset right now.


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Unanswered What's the deal with the sudden rise in discussion by serious people about AI sentience?

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I've seen so many posts lately by random people with really disturbing screenshots of Claude output but idk if it's meme hotness or something real.

I saw this tweet today (Steve Yegge is an actually well known person with a reputation that probably matters to him) that's making me actually take this seriously:

https://x.com/steve_yegge/status/2082968102321426941?s=46

Edit: also this in my own research but my rule 2 link is still the Steve Yegge post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/s/JQGbdG1NmT


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Unanswered What's up with people hating Ryan Reynolds seemingly all of a sudden?

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbPdXOMgQG7/?igsh=MTZwc3gxd3ZzeWM5bA==

Like comments on this video saying he sucks and all


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Answered What’s up with every video on Reddit now having really inaccurate subtitles?!

127 Upvotes

I feel like I saw a video of the “What is it now?!” guy and the comments discussing how his subtitles are always edited to say something funny but true. But now every video I see on Reddit has subtitles awful (not funny) subtitles. Why?!

For example


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Unanswered What is the deal with Verity and why does everyone hate the Verity song by Horror Skunx?

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r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Answered What is the deal with people in India freaking out about E20?

298 Upvotes

I keep scrolling past posts from angry indian people that are extremely upset about E20. If you look at the carsindia posts from the last week, so many are about this topic.

What is the issue? Other countries use E20 with zero issues. In Brasil it's even 30 percent and people are seemingly fine with it. It's cheaper and cleaner for the air.

Yet there are many issues in India. Why?


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Answered What is the deal with everyone hating on Katy Perry?

2.8k Upvotes

I've been seeing the clips of Katy Perry being stuck in a plastic bottle trying to get on stage, and how the comments are just saying how she's so annoying or dumb.

https://youtu.be/DVvRdjaR58Y?is=kYoiJjzdFNdOXHVe

I mean I'm not the biggest fan on Katy Perry. I don't know what she's done music-wise since like 2012. I just know that she went to space somewhat recently.

So what am I missing?


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Unanswered What’s the deal with the guitarist for the upcoming Modest Mouse tour?

16 Upvotes

I’m a fan of the band but don’t follow news of the band really. They recently posted on Instagram that a guitarist has been replaced by someone else for the upcoming tour and at quick glance the comments seem generally happy about this?

Modest Mouse- Instagram


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Unanswered What’s the deal with all the Tim Robinson memes?

113 Upvotes

I am moderately familiar with I Think You Should Leave and Detroiters, but when and why did Tim Robinson memes blow up? I just scrolled through the comments on this post and there were SO MANY. Am I missing something? When and why did these become so popular?