This Was a Bad Day for People Who Hate X but Sometimes Like to Read X Posts Anyway
Until recently, Nitter was an open source, user-powered resource that allowed internet users to read posts on X without logging…
At Trial, Instagram Head Denies Having ‘Stalled’ Teen ‘Take a Break’ Feature Despite Slow Rollout
If you’re in charge of a social media platform like Instagram, what would it mean to “stall” the rollout of…
Uber Is Letting Parents Keep an Eye on Their Teens Through a Driver’s Phone Camera
Just in time for back-to-school season, Uber has launched a new feature that gives parents a live view inside their…
War for Westeros’ Gameplay Trailer Captures the Excitement of the Series
Raise your banners, draw your swords, and—only if you’re the Night King—raise your arms very slowly and dramatically to resurrect…
Congresswoman Wants to Add Images to Legislation to Keep Pace With the Post-Literate Future
There’s plenty of evidence we live in a post-literate world, thanks to the rise of video-based social media and a…
Keep Building, but Keep It Hush-Hush
Americans’ antipathy towards AI data centers has become as noisy and impossible for politicians to ignore as the sprawling, humming,…
‘Backrooms’ Maps a Path to HBO Max in September
If somehow you’ve yet to explore Backrooms‘ yellow-hued rooms of doom—or, if like Chiwetel Ejiofor’s character, Clark, you just can’t…
Scientists Studied 338 NFL Players’ Brains After Death. Nearly All Had the Same Disease
Football is one of America’s well-treasured pastimes. Research out today, however, highlights the hidden neurological costs that many professional football…
Legal Experts Are Alarmed the SEC Isn’t Investigating Trump-Linked Crypto Venture
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could not find records of an investigation into AI Financial Corporation, formerly Alt5 Sigma,…
Perplexity Launches Local AI Model That Will Run on Your GPU Instead of the Cloud
Perplexity, a largely forgotten player in the AI space save for its role as Joe Rogan’s personal fact checker, is…
