How Do You Solve a Problem Like Polestar?
The all-electric sibling of Volvo has a new CEO, new models landing, and a new plant in South Carolina—but will this be enough to stop the EV brand's decline?...
07 setembro, 2024
The NSA Has a Podcast—Here’s How to Decode It
The spy agency that dared not speak its name is now the Joe Rogan of the SIGINT set. And the pod's actually worth a listen....
06 setembro, 2024
Elon Musk Has Backed Himself Into a Corner in Brazil
After a public standoff with a judge over X and Starlink’s operations in the country, Elon Musk is showing signs of wavering....
06 setembro, 2024
Why It’s So Hard to Fully Block X in Brazil
With 20,000 internet providers across the country, the technical challenges of blocking X in Brazil mean some connections are slipping through the cracks....
05 setembro, 2024
The Internet Archive Loses Its Appeal of a Major Copyright Case
The legal battle was spurred by book publishers objecting to the archive’s digital lending library....
04 setembro, 2024
Could This Be the Start of Amazon’s Next Robot Revolution?
The ecommerce giant has acquired a team to give bots greater intelligence and dexterity—potentially automating much more of its warehouse operations....
04 setembro, 2024
Impersonators Take Advantage as the Trumps Dawdle Over Crypto Reveal
The Trump family has spent the past month hyping an upcoming crypto venture. In the absence of hard details about the project, scammers are filling in the blanks....
04 setembro, 2024
One Year After Strict Airbnb Regulations Were Enacted, New York Housing Is Still a Mess
The city’s short-term stay law was meant to lower rents and open up apartments for full-time residents. Critics point to data showing it’s not working....
04 setembro, 2024
A New Group Is Trying to Make AI Data Licensing Ethical
The Dataset Providers Alliance calls for creators and rights holders to be able to opt in to having their material used for training purposes....
04 setembro, 2024
Elon Musk’s Standoff With Brazil Reaches a Tipping Point
An ongoing legal row over accounts allegedly spreading disinformation has escalated between Brazil’s top court and the owner of X....
30 agosto, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP
In a letter to Congress, the Meta CEO echoed what many right-wingers have claimed for years: that some of the company’s content decisions amounted to censorship....
30 agosto, 2024
Telegram Faces a Reckoning in Europe. Other Founders Should Beware
Politicians have long complained of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's attitude. What's changed is their response....
29 agosto, 2024
Major Sites Are Saying No to Apple’s AI Scraping
This summer, Apple gave websites more control over whether the company could train its AI models on their data. Major publishers and platforms like The New York Times and Facebook have already opted out....
29 agosto, 2024
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Charged Over Alleged Criminal Activity on the App
After four days in the custody of French police, Telegram's CEO has been charged with complicity in spreading sexual images of children and other alleged crimes....
28 agosto, 2024
Generative AI Transformed English Homework. Math Is Next
ByteDance’s Gauth app scans math homework and provides thorough, often correct, answers using AI. Millions have already downloaded it for free....
28 agosto, 2024
The Paris Olympics Promised Flying Taxis—Here’s Why They Failed to Launch
Futuristic plans for tourists to fly over Paris stalled as critics derided flying taxis as an "absurd" invention, that will "only benefit a few ultra rich people."...
28 agosto, 2024
A Look Inside the Airbus Factory Revolutionizing the World of Airplanes
In Hamburg, aviation giant Airbus is transforming aircraft production with state-of-the-art robotics technology on its planes. We go on a behind-the-scenes visit for the delivery of an A321neo....
27 agosto, 2024
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Arrest Linked to Sweeping Criminal Investigation
French authorities detained Durov to question him as part of a probe into a wide range of alleged violations—including money laundering and CSAM—but it remains unclear if he will face charges....
26 agosto, 2024
Israel Is Buying Google Ads to Discredit the UN’s Top Gaza Aid Agency
The UNRWA calls Israel’s strategy of promoting alleged misinformation “destructive.”...
26 agosto, 2024
‘Should Art Be Regulated by the SEC?’: NFT Artists’ New Lawsuit Seeks Answers
At issue is whether digital collectibles can be considered a security. “What the SEC has done directly affects my ability to make a living,” one plaintiff says....
26 agosto, 2024
Pavel Durov’s Arrest Leaves Telegram Hanging in the Balance
Durov has reportedly been detained in France over Telegram's alleged failure to adequately moderate illegal content on the messaging app. His arrest sparked backlash and left some associates asking, what now?...
25 agosto, 2024
Will the ‘Car-Free’ Los Angeles Olympics Work?
Organizers of the 2028 Summer Games will attempt to re-create the city’s public transport heyday of the early 20th century, but ousting the car—even for just a few weeks—will be costly....
24 agosto, 2024
The Apartment Rental Market Is Rigged by Algorithms, a DOJ Lawsuit Alleges
The US Department of Justice claims that a company called RealPage is responsible for price-fixing across millions of apartment rental units nationwide....
23 agosto, 2024
Crypto’s Shiny New Political Machine
Despite its comparatively small size and the continued absence of any obvious mainstream utility, the crypto industry is hurling more money than any other at the US general election....
23 agosto, 2024
A Popular iOS Illustration App Is Saying No to Generative AI
“I really fucking hate generative AI,” says Procreate CEO James Cuda, who believes the technology is “ripping the humanity out of things.”...
22 agosto, 2024
How Much Will It Cost to Charge Your Electric Car? It’s Complicated
EV drivers in the US need to get out of that gas station car mindset....
22 agosto, 2024
This Political Startup Wants to Help Progressives Win … With AI-Generated Ads
BattlegroundAI promises to make life easier for overstretched and underfunded campaigns. No MAGA types allowed....
22 agosto, 2024
Mike Lynch, ‘Britain’s Bill Gates,’ Confirmed Dead in Superyacht Wreck
The serial software entrepreneur's passing comes only weeks after he was cleared of fraud by a jury in the US....
22 agosto, 2024
An ‘AI Scientist’ Is Inventing and Running Its Own Experiments
Letting programs learn through “open-ended” experimentation may unlock remarkable new capabilities, as well as new risks....
21 agosto, 2024
Ford Steps Back From EVs—and Says Hybrids Are the Future
The automaker is killing its electric three-row SUV, delaying a next-gen pickup, and committing to future gas and diesel vehicles, citing a lack of consumer interest in its full-EV cars....
21 agosto, 2024
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