The Intercept The billionaire Republican megadonor had come under scrutiny for his ties to Clarence Thomas, while the senator drew ire for unconditionally supporting Israel. The post Harlan Crow Maxed Out Campaign Donations to John Fetterman appeared first on...
BBC - Innovation Share trading in Elon Musk’s rocket company has been volatile since it went public a month ago.
Propublica The post FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots appeared first on ProPublica.
The Intercept Democrats questioned whether Jay Clayton would be able to stand up to Trump about using public office for retribution. The post Intel Pick Jay Clayton Won’t Tell Congress Whether Trump Ordered Subpoenas of NYT Journalists appeared first on The...
Technology Review OpenAI has built an LLM super-hacker called GPT-Red that it uses as a sparring partner to help its other models boost their defenses against cyberattacks. Last week the company released the latest version of its flagship LLM, GPT-5.6. OpenAI says...
The Intercept Three of the super PACs spending in Arizona have their eyes on different candidates — but they all have ties to AIPAC. The post Democrats Are Desperate to Flip an Arizona House Seat. They’re Rallying Around a Former Republican. appeared first on...
The Verge - TV Shows Netflix just can't let Stranger Things go. Since the final episode aired on New Year's Eve there's been a behind-the-scenes documentary, an animated series that expands the story, and now, on the 10th anniversary of the show's original release,...
404 Media ChatGPT flyers are everywhere; how Waymo drove some kids to the cops; and a $3,000 suit that electrocutes your muscles.
404 Media Hacked source code reveals how Suno scraped decades worth of music and podcasts from the internet to train its AI tool.
Technology Review This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light The machine that could change the world...
In These Times An excerpt from 'Breaking ICE' on how Maine became the blueprint for an immigration defense movement that caught fire in the Trump era.
BBC - Innovation The government says it will improve teenagers' lives but campaigners call it a "missed opportunity".
Propublica The post This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It. appeared first on ProPublica.
The Intercept The human rights groups’ suit came as the Trump administration vowed to destroy the International Criminal Court entirely. The post Trump’s Sanctions Against the ICC Are Unconstitutional, Rights Groups Say appeared first on The Intercept.
Propublica The post FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals appeared first on ProPublica.
BBC - Innovation Surgeons remotely control two human-like robots in an operating theatre.
In These Times The indictment of Raul Castro is the latest in a string of escalations aimed at building pretext for a U.S. invasion of the island nation.
404 Media Remap Radio’s Rob Zacny and Emanuel dive deep into their current favorite game, Marathon, and what its middling success says about the future of games.
404 Media Vibecoding has made it possible to create a cheap rip off of a video game in just a few hours.
Technology Review This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What Anthropic’s latest AI discovery does—and doesn’t—show —James O’Donnell When Anthropic announced last week...
Technology Review The machine that could change the world will be housed in a room that looks like a data center crossed with an ice cream factory. Inside will be some 100 stainless-steel cabinets, each about six feet tall and connected to a supply of liquid helium...
Unicorn Riot The fight for nightlife goes on as Boycott Room, a group of DJs, organizers and activists that have been calling for a coordinated boycott of the event series and video platform Boiler Room took another stand with protests and a counter-rave on...
TidBits OpenAI has replaced its Mac apps with a confusing 1.45 GB amalgamation, killed its ChatGPT Atlas Web browser after less than a year, and boosted ChatGPT Voice by backing it with more capable models.
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop OpenAI accused of conspiring with former Apple employees to steal trade secrets.
Technology Review This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Anthropic—currently the world’s most valuable AI company, with a nearly $1 trillion valuation—has a reputation...
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop The biggest smartphone makers keep on trucking in the face of component shortages and economic uncertainty.
BBC - Innovation Michael Steranka, vice president at the mobile game's owner Scopely, says it has always been about bringing people together.
Unicorn Riot What started as an environmental protest in Albania related to Trump's son-in-law's business ventures became something bigger — addressing long-standing corruption, the right to information and transparency and who gets to decide Albania's future....
TidBits Can’t stream a YouTube video on a plane? Worried that a rare concert recording will disappear? Need to edit a clip for a presentation? Here’s why TidBITS Talk readers download YouTube videos—and which apps they recommend.
BBC - Innovation Meta's release this week of an AI feature that let people alter Instagram content drew swift blowback.
Groovy Post You may have heard a lot about agentic AI but been to afraid to use it. Claude Cowork could be the answer.
Unicorn Riot The Minnesota 15 case is about conversations, thousands of pages of it, harvested from encrypted group chats on Signal and loaded into an Everlaw database for prosecutors to build conspiracy charges against Trump's political opponents. The post...
In These Times A Marxist economist argues that the war in Ukraine cannot be understood without confronting the collapse of European capitalism and the loss of empire.
In These Times A conversation with Maximillian Alvarez, Hamilton Nolan, Kim Kelly and Alex Press on the state of organized worker’s movements, unions and reporting in the age of AI.
In These Times Can an increasingly precarious tech workforce be a site of antiwar resistance?
The Verge - TV Shows Even though Netflix is the world's most popular paid streaming service, the company has been struggling to keep viewers watching its series after their first seasons. Beef - the streamer's anthology about people locked in feuds - lost 70 percent of...
Unicorn Riot According to federal prosecutors, the defendants were the members of a murderous “North Texas Antifa Cell.” The Prairieland defendants received over 562 years in federal prison -- the longest sentence a U.S. court has ever given to a group of...
The Verge - TV Shows ABC is firing back at the Federal Communications Commission after the agency opened an investigation into The View's airtime of political candidates. In a letter to the FCC on Tuesday, ABC argues that the agency's actions pose a risk to editorial...
In These Times Adam Johnson joins Steven Thrasher to deconstruct the functions of liberalism, a theme deeply explored in each of their new books.
Unicorn Riot Minneapolis, MN — Stop Line 5 activists dropped a huge banner that read “Stop Line 5” from the Stone Arch Bridge, which spans across the Mississippi River on Tuesday morning and called on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to “Deny the Line 5...
In These Times “Thanks to Trump’s tariffs and foreign wars, Americans won’t find any independence from inflation this Fourth of July.”
The Verge - TV Shows Since its inception, Apple TV, née Apple TV Plus, has built a reputation on quality over quantity. It has far fewer shows and movies than the likes of Netflix or Disney Plus, but generally speaking, the projects it does put out are quite good. It's...
In These Times The Trump administration is attacking the foundations of our democracy—but Americans are increasingly fighting back.
The Verge - TV Shows Silo is such a complicated show that even its showrunner gets confused sometimes. While filming the final seasons of the Apple TV sci-fi thriller, Graham Yost remembers two instances where he messed up details: once it was an actor who realized...
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop Supreme Court will weigh if Apple contempt finding in Epic case is “erroneous.”
The Verge - TV Shows A new teaser trailer confirmed that Wonka's The Golden Ticket will premiere on Netflix on September 23rd, following its Squid Game reality show in the trend of creating real competitions based on fictional torture scenarios. While the sets seen in...
The Verge - TV Shows I'm sure we're all familiar with Dark Crystal, so we know that Jim Henson can be weird and tackle slightly more mature subject matter. But there is little in his oeuvre that is quite as mind-bending as the Muppetless The Cube. This 1969 teleplay...
The Verge - TV Shows Ending any story is hard, but that's especially true of mystery-packed TV shows. Series like Lost initially hook viewers with constantly building secrets and questions, to the point that they can often seem incomprehensible. But the promise is that...
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop Russian government lashes out at Apple's "bizarre" decisions.
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop Some Macs are hundreds of dollars more expensive today than yesterday.
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop The vulnerability, disclosed 12 months ago, affects multiple manufacturers.
The Verge - TV Shows When Colin Farrell was doing press for the first season of the detective series Sugar, he had to be very careful with how he spoke. Sugar is a story about a quirky private detective, but it's also secretly a work of science fiction, something that...
Groovy Post An AI chatbot isn't always the best option for coding. Here's why the Claude Code AI coding tool hits different.
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop Remembering the ups and downs of the Intel Mac era as it finally winds down.
Groovy Post Are GitHub pull requests a constant source of frustration? The Claude Code Action for GitHub could be the answer you've been looking for.
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop New features coming this fall alongside two-tiered, Google-powered AI model overhaul.
Groovy Post Claude now includes creative app integrations with popular tools such as Photoshop and Canva. Here's what you need to know about the connectors.
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop As Apple tries to shrink Gemini for the iPhone, a cloud component is probably inevitable.
Groovy Post Different AI chatbots have different strengths. Here are some of the things that Claude does better than you may expect.
Groovy Post I tried out Claude as my AI chatbot for daily use. These were the Claude features that I was surprised by the most.
Groovy Post Is your email inbox a mess? Here are some of the useful Microsoft 365 tools that can help you clean up Outlook.
Groovy Post Your iPhone is packed with features you may not be using. Here are some useful hidden iPhone features for completing common tasks.
Groovy Post There are several settings that can make your iPhone more private. Here are some of the iPhone privacy settings you should change now.
Groovy Post Not every default setting on a Mac is perfect. These are some of the macOS settings I always change on a new Mac.
The Crossover Appeal Meanwhile, right now I can turn on the television and watch an absolute lunatic strap two fiberglass sticks to his feet and fly literally half the length of a football field.
The Crossover Appeal It's a workout routine for the muscles you need to stick it out with the people you have in the places you live.
The Crossover Appeal I've always been a hobby guy, but now I was a manic little Vitruvian dude, collecting interests like a Hoover-branded teenager.
The Crossover Appeal It's like looking at a broken tree limb, seeing the gnarled path it took after part of it snapped off in a windstorm.
The Crossover Appeal I don't want to say that because the games are good, things will be all right. But what I will say is that because the games are good, I am all right. Or at least, I can be for a while.
The Crossover Appeal I like my singer-songwriter music to put a lump in my throat I can't get rid of until I've sung the song all the way through.
47 Watch Blog TL;DR The 2025 National Security Strategy’s “Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine” may be vague defense talk on the surface, but when read through the lens created by the Jan 3, 2025 assault on Venezuela, it proves to actually be a blueprint for...
47 Watch Executive Orders Type: memorandums TLDR This memorandum directs federal law enforcement to investigate and prosecute “domestic terrorism and organized political violence,” specifically targeting “anti-fascist” movements through Joint Terrorism Task Forces,...
47 Watch Executive Orders Type: proclamations TLDR This executive order restricts H-1B visa entry for foreign workers unless employers pay a $100,000 fee per petition, effective September 21, 2025, for 12 months. The order claims the H-1B program has been abused to...
The Crossover Appeal Speed Racer follows this template - periods of intense, visceral action, all of it as bright as the sun and subtle as a gun, followed by slower narrative vignettes that serve only to affirm that Speed is right, good, and hot.
The Crossover Appeal Games gives us the thrill of making big choices with the safety net of fiction - a simulation of the emotional intensity that comes with failure and success.
The Crossover Appeal A revolt against the homilies by which this world is run, a wilting carnation memorializing a dream of abundance and belonging.
The Crossover Appeal My earliest video games obsessions split the difference between two genres: platformers and action sports games. Sonic the Hedgehog on my friend’s Sega Genesis and later on my own Sega Game Gear better matched my hyperactive brain’s sensory...
47 Watch Blog TL;DR H.R. 1's ICE provisions represent a transformative expansion that would create the most extensive immigration enforcement apparatus in U.S. history. The verified $75 billion investment over four years, available through September 30, 2029,...
47 Watch Blog In Paramount, Calif., protesters squared off with federal immigration agents after at least two immigration raids took place on Saturday. — Eric Thayer/Associated Press Understanding the Crisis Through Multiple Lenses To fully grasp the...
47 Watch Executive Orders Type: memorandums TLDR This executive order federalizes at least 2,000 National Guard personnel for 60 days to protect ICE agents from what it characterizes as “violent protests and acts of rebellion,” while also authorizing deployment of...
47 Watch Blog TLDR: Trump's cybersecurity executive order eliminates key collaborative requirements between federal agencies, removes the government's ability to sanction domestic cyber criminals, and strips away specific technical security mandates. While...
47 Watch Executive Orders Type: executive-orders TLDR This executive order amends two previous cybersecurity orders by removing various provisions, explicitly naming China as the primary cyber threat, establishing new timelines for NIST cybersecurity standards...
47 Watch Blog TLDR The Harvard Order - This is unprecedented: the federal government has singled out Harvard University specifically and banned new international students from enrolling there for six months. The government claims Harvard hasn't cooperated with...
47 Watch Executive Orders Type: proclamations TLDR This executive order imposes travel restrictions on nationals from 19 countries effective June 9, 2025, with full suspension for 12 countries (including Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen) and partial...
47 Watch Executive Orders Type: proclamations TLDR This executive order suspends entry of foreign nationals seeking to study at Harvard University under F, M, or J visas for 6 months, citing Harvard’s alleged failure to provide DHS information about foreign students,...
47 Watch Executive Orders Type: memorandums TLDR This executive order directs an investigation into former President Biden’s alleged use of autopen technology to sign official documents while staff allegedly concealed his cognitive decline and unconstitutionally...
47 Watch Executive Orders Type: proclamations TLDR This executive order doubles tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from 25% to 50% effective June 4, 2025, citing national security concerns under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. The UK maintains 25% tariffs...
47 Watch Executive Orders Type: memorandums TLDR This executive order mandates automatic spending cuts (sequestration) to federal programs starting October 1, 2025, after Congress missed the April 30 deadline for passing appropriations. The cuts affect non-exempt...
47 Watch Blog The Trump Administration is pursuing an aggressive nuclear renaissance strategy that intertwines national security, economic dominance, and technological supremacy. Four recent executive orders reveal a multi-faceted approach that goes far beyond...
47 Watch Executive Orders Type: executive-orders TLDR This executive order establishes “Gold Standard Science” requirements for federal agencies, mandating transparent, reproducible research practices and public disclosure of data used in policy decisions. Agencies...
47 Watch Blog The GOP released their compromise budget proposal, which is aimed at enriching billionaires and killing off millions of poor Americans. Overall Scope and Goals The GOP budget proposal aims to reduce federal spending by about $912 billion over the...
47 Watch Blog A trash truck with compressed gas cylinders caught fire in Sawtelle on Feb. 26, 2025. (KTLA) It's been a whirlwind two weeks in Washington as the Trump administration continues a persistent attempt to reshape federal policy through executive...
47 Watch Blog The Great Federal Purge: How America's Civil Service Is Being Rewritten A trash truck with compressed gas cylinders caught fire in Sawtelle on Feb. 26, 2025. (KTLA) So, you know how every workplace has rules about how people can be fired? Well,...
47 Watch Blog The Department Of Government [Data] Exfiltration? On April 14, 2025, Daniel Berulis, a DevSecOps Architect at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), filed a whistleblower disclosure to several members of Congress. The disclosure alleges that...
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