It’s Thursday. Billions of dollars, decades of research, and some of the smartest minds on Earth have worked tirelessly to create artificial intelligence—a technological marvel capable of solving complex problems, accelerating scientific breakthroughs, and reshaping the future of humanity. And what do we do with it? We use it to make videos to imagine what Star Trek might have been like if it took place in a West Virginia trailer park.

Oh, and so Star Trek Next Generation fans don’t feel left out, there’s one for you as well.

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It’s Wednesday. After nearly three decades of greeting the world with the soothing screech of a tortured robot, AOL has finally decided to shut down its dial-up service. That means somewhere, deep in the wilds of rural America, a lone user will log in for the last time, waiting 12 minutes for the homepage to load, only to be told “You’ve got mail!”—which will turn out to be a coupon for 10 free hours of dial-up from 2003. Historians will mourn the loss of that majestic handshake noise, while younger generations will never know the adrenaline rush of yelling, “Don’t pick up the phone, I’m online!”

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AOL ENDING DIAL-UP SERVICE

Elwood Edwards, the voice actor famous as the voice of AOL (“You’ve got Mail!”), passed away last year at 74. And now AOL’s dial-up internet service will join him in death. An announcement posted to its website set the last day as September 29.

AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up Internet. This service will no longer be available in AOL plans. As a result, on September 30, 2025 this service and the associated software, the AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser, which are optimized for older operating systems and dial-up internet connections, will be discontinued.

This change will not affect any other benefits in your AOL plan, which you can access any time on your AOL plan dashboard. To manage or cancel your account, visit MyAccount.

It’s Tuesday. Ouch. Connor Zilisch avoided several on-track incidents during Saturday’s Nascar Xfinity race, only to get injured after the race. That’s right, after winning at Watkins Glen he took the car to Victory Lane. He climbed out on top of his car to celebrate the win and lost his footing, falling headfirst to the concrete surface below. He was quickly taken to the hospital where it was revealed that he had sustained a broken collarbone, but thankfully no head injuries.

It’s unknown when Connor will be able to return to racing again.

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