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The Gospel according to Peter (Thiel)
It's a time of apocalyptic worldviews in Silicon Valley. The latest AI doom cycle is driven by effective altruism, a phi...
Over $963,000 worth of graded Pokémon and sports cards were stolen from Fedex
Last week over 200 packages of graded trading cards being shipped back to their owners were stolen from a Fedex truck pa...
Spotify pulled 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations
Spotify says it has removed more than 50 million songs considered AI-generated slop or spam from user recommendations ov...
TikTok employees said they knew about child safety issues, but execs failed to act
TikTok was repeatedly warned by its own staffers about risks its platform posed to child safety, according to court reco...
Adobe Lightroom mobile can now open closed eyes in photos with a simple tap
Adobe announced yesterday that the mobile version of Lightroom, available for iOS, iPadOS, and Android, can now open clo...
Spotify’s new podcast memberships let you pay for extra perks
Spotify is enabling podcast creators to earn more money through the platform by providing their fans with a way to pay t...
Some Google Home Speakers caught downloading hundreds of gigs of data
Some Google Home Speaker owners are currently experiencing an issue in which hundreds of gigabytes of data are being con...
Baseus’ new security camera has a spotlight that tracks and follows moving targets
Baseus announced a new addition to its lineup of AI-assisted security cameras that's more proactive about discouraging u...
Elon Musk’s proposed SpaceX stock giveaway would go into ‘Trump Accounts’
President Donald Trump announced this afternoon that Elon Musk's SpaceX shares for children will be given through Trump ...
The fossil fuel comeback is here
The US is building more fossil fuel infrastructure than it has in a decade while renewable energy growth slows down, a n...
CoreWeave’s debt is becoming the whole AI industry’s problem
CoreWeave had a bad week last week. Its bonds slipped into distressed territory by a common definition - when investors ...
I tried a $99 plug that promises to track your car and send help when needed — without selling your data
My 15-year-old daughter just got her learner's permit, so when I was pitched a new gadget tailored to teen drivers, I wa...
Sony’s best noise-canceling earbuds are nearly $100 off today only
For a very limited time, Sony’s latest high-end noise-canceling earbuds are actually cheaper than their last-gen counter...
Apple teases MacBook Pro event next week
Apple has sent invites to a second product launch this month, and it's scheduled for October 28th at 1PM ET in Los Angel...
Amazon is funding a new nuclear plant in Indiana
Amazon has signed an agreement with X-energy and American Electric Power (AEP) to fund the building of a new nuclear ene...
Apple’s last-gen Mac Mini with the M4 is $150 off
Best Buy has a great deal for the rest of the day on the M4 Mac Mini base model that has 16GB RAM and a 256GB SSD. Norma...
JB Pritzker thinks AI could help us live to 100 — or threaten us like nukes
Today, I’m talking with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who has a lot of thoughts about AI, tech, and privacy. If you’ve ...
Major European mobile carriers are teaming up for a ‘direct’ satellite program without Starlink
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone signed a letter of intent saying they're considering a joint bid for ...
Elon Musk promises to give one SpaceX share to every child in the US
Elon Musk says he plans to give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in the US starting next year. With around 72 mil...
Wyze moved the screen on its new smart scale to the handle so it’s easier to read at eye level
Wyze announced a new version of its Ultra BodyScan smart scale that debuted nearly a year ago with additional electrodes...
Vibe coding is turning the music gear world upside down
If you spend any time on r/synthesizers or watch a lot of synth videos on YouTube, you've probably noticed the explosion...
Democrats think cracking down on AI could give them an edge
Democrats could win back control of Congress this November, and if they do, they'll need to decide how to approach one o...
The Maeving RM2 is high-style electric riding with a few compromises
There's a fast-growing category of two-wheeled electric vehicles splitting the difference between high-end scooters and ...
A Savannah police officer gave her Flock login to her ICE agent husband
Now, former Savannah police officer Amber Harpe was fired in August following a department investigation that found she ...
Mister Organ is one of the most unsettling documentaries I’ve ever seen
Mister Organ doesn't reach the level of societal horror of The Act of Killing or the creepypasta-meets-true-crime grueso...
A woman was arrested in Philly for blocking a delivery robot
Carolyn Marvin was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after blocking the path of an Uber delivery robot and re...
Video game ownership bill introduced in Congress
Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York's 15th congressional district in the Bronx introduced the Power To The Players Act this ...
Lenovo’s fast, comfy SteamOS handheld is hundreds off
The Legion Go S with SteamOS is a pretty solid alternative to the $789 Steam Deck OLED. It runs identical software, but ...
J Mascis has nothing better to do
Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis is known as something of a slacker guitar god. He stands stoically onstage, barely moving...
Trump says Google kisses his ass
During a rally on Saturday, October 17th, in Highland Heights, Kentucky, Donald Trump bragged about how much more powerf...
The best gadget I bought this year is a milk frother
Back in February, I went to Los Angeles to take in some art and stayed in Koreatown. Down the street from my hotel, ther...
Cities want to put the boot on robotaxis
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on autonomous ...
TikTok bans Musk documentary account
Just ahead of the wider release of Alex Gibney's Musk documentary, TikTok has banned the film's social media account fro...
Mercedes-AMG’s first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric beast
Earlier this year, Mercedes' AMG performance brand grabbed our attention with the GT four-door coupe, a souped-up sports...
Elon Musk settles lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaway
In 2024, Elon Musk promised to give away $1 million a day to a randomly selected registered voter in a swing state. That...
Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
After backlash, Meta is updating its terms again to remove language that suggested it could scrape content from sites, i...
Pikmin 4 is $20 off ahead of its $10 Nintendo Switch 2 update
If you’re wondering what video game to play this weekend, my colleague Sheena Vasani spotted a discounted Nintendo Switc...
SpaceX’s ambitious, expensive gamble to replace AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon
Today, I’m talking with Walter Piecyk, a partner and analyst at LightShed Partners who covers tech, media, and telecom, ...
Bose’s new wired earbuds are simple in the best way
After Apple courageously removed the headphone jack from the iPhone in 2016, most people switched to Bluetooth earbuds a...
It’s a dream week for tech docs
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