Is it clean “reverse engineering” or just an LLM-filtered “derivative work”?
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I reviewed the MacBook Neo, ask me anything
It’s MacBook Neo review day, so let’s talk Apple’s new $599 laptop. I’m going to host another AMA for Verge subscribers today at 11AM PT / 2PM ET. Like last time, it’ll all take place in the comments section of this post. What do you […]
NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander
“NASA’s tracking of SpaceX’s manual control risk indicates a worsening trend.”
Gemini burrows deeper into Google Workspace with revamped document creation and editing
Gemini can now pull context from your files, emails, and more to create and edit documents.
Meta’s deepfake moderation isn’t good enough, says Oversight Board
Meta’s methods for identifying deepfakes are “not robust or comprehensive enough” to handle how quickly misinformation spreads during armed conflicts like the Iran war. That’s according to the Meta Oversight Board – a semi-independent body that guides the company’s content moderation practices – which is […]
‘Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet
In 2026, a photo ID is not just paperwork – it essentially grants you permission to exist in society. Last month, Kansas legislature passed a law categorically invalidating trans people’s driver’s licenses and IDs overnight, requiring them to obtain new IDs with incorrect gender markers. […]
Podcast Review: Mercy | Official Trailer 2
Welcome to the world of tomorrow, folks! Your friendly neighborhood film critic is back, ready to navigate the matrix of sci-fi thrillers, courtroom dramas, and AI judges. Today, we’re diving deep into the latest offering from Amazon MGM Studios, “Mercy”. Directed by visionary filmmaker Robert […]
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber will step aside
Jay Graber became the first CEO of Bluesky in 2021 when the network and its AT Protocol spun out from life as a Twitter research project to go independent, but now she’s leaving that role, as reported previously by Wired. While venture capitalist and former […]
After falling far behind the rest of industry, Blue Origin creates new stock option plan
“It’s a big fat middle finger for those that thought they had something.”
“Ghost Elephants” Documentary Unveils Angola’s Elusive Survivors of War and Conservation Quest
Hunting for Elusive “Ghost Elephants” In the mist-shrouded highlands of Angola, a legendary quest unfolds: the hunt for ghost elephants, the most elusive creatures on Earth, survivors of a brutal civil war that decimated their kind. Captured in Werner Herzog’s mesmerizing documentary Ghost Elephants, conservation […]