How Futureshock reports the news, who is responsible for it, how we use AI, and how we fix mistakes.
Last updated: October 29, 2026
Who is responsible
Futureshock is owned and edited by RJ, who publishes under his initials. He sets the rules on this page and is responsible for everything published on the site. You can reach him through the contact form.
Two bylines, and what they mean
- RJ: stories RJ wrote himself.
- Shocked Contributor: daily dispatches produced with AI assistance. An AI assistant finds the news, reads the sources, drafts the story, chooses a credited photo and publishes on a schedule, following written rules RJ sets. Unless a story says otherwise, a Shocked Contributor story has not been reviewed by a human editor before it goes live.
Every Shocked Contributor story says “Written with AI assistance” under the byline, so you always know which kind of story you are reading.
What every story should do
- Link to the evidence. We link to primary sources where they exist (filings, papers, court and regulatory documents, trial registries, company posts and earnings-call transcripts) and to the reporting we rely on.
- Say who is claiming what. Benchmarks, demos, sales figures and test results published by a company are labeled as that company’s claims until someone independent has checked them.
- Put numbers in context. We say whether a figure is relative or absolute, what period it covers, and what it leaves out. We don’t add up different kinds of money (loans, leases, equity raises, commitments, caps) into one headline total.
- Say what isn’t known. Plans, roadmaps and “coming soon” are reported as plans. Missing data is described as missing, not filled in.
- Keep analysis labeled. Our own analysis appears under labels like “Our read”, “The catch” and “Why it matters”, separate from the reporting.
- Headlines that match the story. If the evidence can’t support a headline, the headline changes.
Health, science and security stories
When we cover medicines, clinical trials or medical devices, we report what regulators and studies say, including the trial design, who was studied, what was measured and the side effects, not just the headline benefit. Our health stories are news, not medical advice.
Photos and video
We use photos that are free to reuse, mostly from Wikimedia Commons, or official images released by the companies and agencies involved, and we credit the photographer and license under every story. We don’t use AI-generated images to illustrate the news. Videos are embedded from the publisher’s official channel.
Ads and independence
Futureshock is independently owned by RJ. The site uses Google AdSense, and any ads that appear are chosen by Google’s systems, not by us, and advertisers have no say in what we cover. We don’t publish sponsored posts or paid placements; if that ever changes, they will be clearly labeled. See our privacy policy for how ads use cookies.
Corrections
When we get a fact wrong, we fix it and say so. A correction is added at the bottom of the story in this format: Correction (Oct 29, 2026): this story earlier said X. It’s Y. When we add important new information or change our framing, we add a dated Update line. We fix typos and broken links without a note. Every correction and significant update is listed on our corrections page.
Spotted a mistake? Use the “Report an error” link under any story, or the contact form. Please include the story link and, if you can, a source.
Get in touch
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