People are falling in love with their AI companions, and Lou predicts that human-robot marriage is coming — and it’ll eventually land in the Supreme Court. China is already cracking down on AI boyfriends and girlfriends to fight loneliness and emotional dependence on chatbots.  

Daily cannabis use has now officially overtaken daily alcohol consumption in the US, but with so many Southern Californians on GLP-1s, will the weight-loss drugs put a dent in local weed sales? Speaking of herbal highs, a woman offered Lou a toke of coca leaves this week — that’s proto-cocaine, people.  

It’s peak ice cream season, but the fancy gelato shops have gone so over-the-top with creative flavor names that lines are out the door while everyone demands a taste before committing. Whatever happened to simple bubblegum from Baskin-Robbins?  

Finally, genetically modified hypoallergenic dogs are becoming a real thing for allergy sufferers.