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Tech Policy Takes Center Stage as Platforms Brace for the Next Round of Rules

Tech Policy Takes Center Stage as Platforms Brace for the Next Round of Rules

Alex Raeburn · Aug 09, 2026 · 12 min read

Flock’s New Proposal Blurs the Line Between Ride-Hailing and Public Surveillance

Flock’s New Proposal Blurs the Line Between Ride-Hailing and Public Surveillance

Alex Raeburn · Aug 09, 2026 · 11 min read

Docker launches disposable sandboxes for AI agents

Docker launches disposable sandboxes for AI agents

Christina Hill · Aug 09, 2026 · 10 min read

What Happens When a City’s Data Center Battle Leaves the Council Chamber

What Happens When a City’s Data Center Battle Leaves the Council Chamber

Rare Ivy · Aug 08, 2026 · 10 min read

Explicit Deepfakes of Children Put UK Schools, Platforms and Regulators on the Same Clock

Explicit Deepfakes of Children Put UK Schools, Platforms and Regulators on the Same Clock

Alex Raeburn · Aug 08, 2026 · 10 min read

The First Virus Built by AI Exposes a New Biosecurity Problem

The First Virus Built by AI Exposes a New Biosecurity Problem

Alex Raeburn · Aug 07, 2026 · 11 min read

Mythos Tightens Defenses After a Social Engineering Push Exposes an AI Policy Weak Spot

Mythos Tightens Defenses After a Social Engineering Push Exposes an AI Policy Weak Spot

Christina Hill · Aug 07, 2026 · 10 min read

How a Rare-Books Obsession and a Baseball Brain Became a Blog Voice

How a Rare-Books Obsession and a Baseball Brain Became a Blog Voice

Rare Ivy · Aug 07, 2026 · 11 min read

SAP Cuts Back Travel and Hiring to Absorb AI’s Growing Cost

SAP Cuts Back Travel and Hiring to Absorb AI’s Growing Cost

Rare Ivy · Aug 06, 2026 · 11 min read

Framework says a Metabase zero-day exposed customer data in a breach it had to race to contain

Framework says a Metabase zero-day exposed customer data in a breach it had to race to contain

Christina Hill · Aug 06, 2026 · 10 min read

The Quiet Shift in Lifestyle Tech That Puts More Power in Users’ Hands

The Quiet Shift in Lifestyle Tech That Puts More Power in Users’ Hands

Christina Hill · Aug 05, 2026 · 11 min read

How Apple’s Private Relay Broke Its Own Privacy Pitch

How Apple’s Private Relay Broke Its Own Privacy Pitch

Rare Ivy · Aug 05, 2026 · 11 min read

SpaceX’s First Earnings Call Puts Its AI Spending in the Spotlight

SpaceX’s First Earnings Call Puts Its AI Spending in the Spotlight

Rare Ivy · Aug 04, 2026 · 11 min read

Can an AI Notetaker Stay Useful Without Becoming a Surveillance Tool?

Can an AI Notetaker Stay Useful Without Becoming a Surveillance Tool?

Christina Hill · Aug 04, 2026 · 11 min read

The Next Battle Over AI Is About Power, Not Just Products

The Next Battle Over AI Is About Power, Not Just Products

Christina Hill · Aug 03, 2026 · 11 min read

The New Politics of AI Slop on Social Platforms

The New Politics of AI Slop on Social Platforms

Alex Raeburn · Aug 03, 2026 · 11 min read

SpaceX Faces a Liquidity Jolt as Its Stock Lockup Bids Goodbye

SpaceX Faces a Liquidity Jolt as Its Stock Lockup Bids Goodbye

Rare Ivy · Aug 03, 2026 · 11 min read

Why a Good Password Manager Still Beats Reusing Passwords

Why a Good Password Manager Still Beats Reusing Passwords

Christina Hill · Aug 02, 2026 · 11 min read

Can Investors Actually Tell Who Is Profiting From AI?

Can Investors Actually Tell Who Is Profiting From AI?

Alex Raeburn · Aug 02, 2026 · 10 min read

A second satellite now has to save NASA’s Swift mission

A second satellite now has to save NASA’s Swift mission

Rare Ivy · Aug 02, 2026 · 11 min read

What a Moon Quarantine Would Mean for the Next Wave of Space Exploration

What a Moon Quarantine Would Mean for the Next Wave of Space Exploration

Alex Raeburn · Aug 01, 2026 · 11 min read

What This Week’s AI Decision Means for Big Tech, Small Apps, and Everyone in Between

What This Week’s AI Decision Means for Big Tech, Small Apps, and Everyone in Between

Alex Raeburn · Jul 31, 2026 · 11 min read

Larry Ellison’s Big Bet on AI Is Reshaping Oracle’s Future

Larry Ellison’s Big Bet on AI Is Reshaping Oracle’s Future

Rare Ivy · Jul 31, 2026 · 10 min read

AI Can Help You Study Better if You Use It Like This

AI Can Help You Study Better if You Use It Like This

Christina Hill · Jul 31, 2026 · 11 min read

The UK Takes Aim at Nuisance Car Finance Text Campaigns

The UK Takes Aim at Nuisance Car Finance Text Campaigns

Rare Ivy · Jul 30, 2026 · 11 min read

Quantum Computing’s Trust Problem Just Got a Stronger Answer

Quantum Computing’s Trust Problem Just Got a Stronger Answer

Rare Ivy · Jul 30, 2026 · 10 min read

Why Brussels Is Suddenly Worried About U.S. Meddling in European Elections

Why Brussels Is Suddenly Worried About U.S. Meddling in European Elections

Rare Ivy · Jul 29, 2026 · 11 min read

What the El-Sayed Leak Reveals About Campaign Risk in the Age of Screens

What the El-Sayed Leak Reveals About Campaign Risk in the Age of Screens

Rare Ivy · Jul 29, 2026 · 12 min read

Will This New AI Decision Change the Apps People Use Every Day?

Will This New AI Decision Change the Apps People Use Every Day?

Christina Hill · Jul 28, 2026 · 12 min read

Why This Week’s Tech Policy Move Matters Beyond Silicon Valley

Why This Week’s Tech Policy Move Matters Beyond Silicon Valley

Alex Raeburn · Jul 28, 2026 · 11 min read

What ‘Wildflowering’ Means for Office Culture and Promotion Chances

What ‘Wildflowering’ Means for Office Culture and Promotion Chances

Alex Raeburn · Jul 27, 2026 · 12 min read

Netflix Gets Cease-and-Desist Over a Documentary Scene That Drew a Rapid Backlash

Netflix Gets Cease-and-Desist Over a Documentary Scene That Drew a Rapid Backlash

Rare Ivy · Jul 27, 2026 · 11 min read

Why Your Phone Can Be a Great Reading Device After a Few Quick Fixes

Why Your Phone Can Be a Great Reading Device After a Few Quick Fixes

Alex Raeburn · Jul 26, 2026 · 11 min read

How to Build a Single Dashboard for All Your Messages

How to Build a Single Dashboard for All Your Messages

Christina Hill · Jul 26, 2026 · 10 min read

Choosing Between Cricut Explore 5 and Siser Romeo Comes Down to Speed, Size, and Ease

Choosing Between Cricut Explore 5 and Siser Romeo Comes Down to Speed, Size, and Ease

Alex Raeburn · Jul 25, 2026 · 12 min read

Congress Takes Aim at AI With a Kill Switch Proposal

Congress Takes Aim at AI With a Kill Switch Proposal

Christina Hill · Jul 24, 2026 · 12 min read

Digital Culture Meets Politics as Tech Companies Face Fresh Policy Pressure

Digital Culture Meets Politics as Tech Companies Face Fresh Policy Pressure

Alex Raeburn · Jul 23, 2026 · 11 min read

When Orcas Coordinate, Even a Sunfish Doesn’t Last Long

When Orcas Coordinate, Even a Sunfish Doesn’t Last Long

Alex Raeburn · Jul 22, 2026 · 11 min read

What NASA’s New Telescope and OpenAI’s Hacker Bot Say About the Next Wave of Tech Power

What NASA’s New Telescope and OpenAI’s Hacker Bot Say About the Next Wave of Tech Power

Christina Hill · Jul 22, 2026 · 11 min read

Chinese AI Pushes the White House Into a Policy Fight It Can’t Ignore

Chinese AI Pushes the White House Into a Policy Fight It Can’t Ignore

Christina Hill · Jul 21, 2026 · 10 min read

The Galaxy Card Gives Samsung a New Way to Keep Users in Its Orbit

The Galaxy Card Gives Samsung a New Way to Keep Users in Its Orbit

Christina Hill · Jul 20, 2026 · 10 min read

New Orleans Police Quietly Opened the Door to Weaponized Drones

New Orleans Police Quietly Opened the Door to Weaponized Drones

Rare Ivy · Jul 20, 2026 · 10 min read

India’s Private Rocket Just Reached Orbit — and Changed the Space Race

India’s Private Rocket Just Reached Orbit — and Changed the Space Race

Christina Hill · Jul 19, 2026 · 11 min read

A Live Podcast, a Packed Room, and a Third Anniversary That Signals Staying Power

A Live Podcast, a Packed Room, and a Third Anniversary That Signals Staying Power

Christina Hill · Jul 19, 2026 · 9 min read

Meta’s Compute-for-Hire Play With Anthropic Shows How Expensive AI Has Become

Meta’s Compute-for-Hire Play With Anthropic Shows How Expensive AI Has Become

Alex Raeburn · Jul 18, 2026 · 10 min read

AI Policy’s Next Test: What Happens to the People Left Behind?

AI Policy’s Next Test: What Happens to the People Left Behind?

Alex Raeburn · Jul 18, 2026 · 12 min read

Moonshot AI’s Kimi Model Shows How Fast China’s AI Ambitions Are Maturing

Moonshot AI’s Kimi Model Shows How Fast China’s AI Ambitions Are Maturing

Rare Ivy · Jul 17, 2026 · 11 min read

China’s Latest Frontier Model Puts Pressure on the Rest of the AI Pack

China’s Latest Frontier Model Puts Pressure on the Rest of the AI Pack

Christina Hill · Jul 17, 2026 · 12 min read

The Microsoft Layoffs Backlash Shows How Public Tech Grief Has Become

The Microsoft Layoffs Backlash Shows How Public Tech Grief Has Become

Christina Hill · Jul 15, 2026 · 11 min read

Is Microsoft Preparing for Its Post-ChatGPT Era?

Is Microsoft Preparing for Its Post-ChatGPT Era?

Rare Ivy · Jul 15, 2026 · 11 min read

Could Europe Really Restrict Social Media for Children? Lawmakers Just Took the First Real Step

Could Europe Really Restrict Social Media for Children? Lawmakers Just Took the First Real Step

Alex Raeburn · Jul 15, 2026 · 12 min read

The Best AI Advice Comes From Someone Who Quit Chasing the Perfect To-Do App

The Best AI Advice Comes From Someone Who Quit Chasing the Perfect To-Do App

Rare Ivy · Jul 14, 2026 · 12 min read

Anthropic’s Claude Is Exposing a Bigger Question About What AI Really Knows

Anthropic’s Claude Is Exposing a Bigger Question About What AI Really Knows

Alex Raeburn · Jul 14, 2026 · 12 min read

AI and Jobs: The Warning Sign That Policymakers Can’t Ignore

AI and Jobs: The Warning Sign That Policymakers Can’t Ignore

Christina Hill · Jul 13, 2026 · 11 min read

The Tech Industry’s AI Backlash Problem Is Getting Harder to Ignore

The Tech Industry’s AI Backlash Problem Is Getting Harder to Ignore

Christina Hill · Jul 12, 2026 · 11 min read

Founders Are Rethinking Entry-Level Engineering Jobs

Founders Are Rethinking Entry-Level Engineering Jobs

Rare Ivy · Jul 12, 2026 · 12 min read

AI Is Forcing Software Engineers to Rethink Skills, Workflow and Solidarity

AI Is Forcing Software Engineers to Rethink Skills, Workflow and Solidarity

Christina Hill · Jul 12, 2026 · 12 min read

What Pears Game 331 Teases in the July 11, 2026 Edition

What Pears Game 331 Teases in the July 11, 2026 Edition

Alex Raeburn · Jul 11, 2026 · 10 min read

Vibe Coding Gets a New Interface for the Non-Programmer Crowd

Vibe Coding Gets a New Interface for the Non-Programmer Crowd

Christina Hill · Jul 11, 2026 · 11 min read

UK Shops Prepare for a Facial Recognition Rollout That Can Flag Police Instantly

UK Shops Prepare for a Facial Recognition Rollout That Can Flag Police Instantly

Christina Hill · Jul 11, 2026 · 11 min read

Can Readers Spot AI-Written Stories? The Answer Looks Like Yes

Can Readers Spot AI-Written Stories? The Answer Looks Like Yes

Christina Hill · Jul 10, 2026 · 12 min read

Apple’s OpenAI Lawsuit Puts AI Partnerships Under a Sharper Spotlight

Apple’s OpenAI Lawsuit Puts AI Partnerships Under a Sharper Spotlight

Christina Hill · Jul 10, 2026 · 10 min read

A New OpenAI Launch, and a Bigger Signal in the Exit

A New OpenAI Launch, and a Bigger Signal in the Exit

Rare Ivy · Jul 09, 2026 · 10 min read

Why CollectWise’s Open Roles Matter More Than the Announcement Itself

Why CollectWise’s Open Roles Matter More Than the Announcement Itself

Rare Ivy · Jul 08, 2026 · 11 min read

Why China’s Next Robotics Breakthrough May Come Down to Fingers, Not Wheels

Why China’s Next Robotics Breakthrough May Come Down to Fingers, Not Wheels

Alex Raeburn · Jul 08, 2026 · 11 min read

Waymo’s Police Report on Teens Puts Autonomous Cars Back in the Surveillance Debate

Waymo’s Police Report on Teens Puts Autonomous Cars Back in the Surveillance Debate

Christina Hill · Jul 07, 2026 · 11 min read

The New Rules of AI Policy Are Starting to Shape Tech News and Power Politics

The New Rules of AI Policy Are Starting to Shape Tech News and Power Politics

Rare Ivy · Jul 07, 2026 · 11 min read

What Happens When AI Helps Write About Politics, Health, and Climate?

What Happens When AI Helps Write About Politics, Health, and Climate?

Rare Ivy · Jul 06, 2026 · 11 min read

Home DNA Sequencing: The New Lifestyle Tech With Deep Privacy Stakes

Home DNA Sequencing: The New Lifestyle Tech With Deep Privacy Stakes

Rare Ivy · Jul 06, 2026 · 12 min read

Can Scotland’s Big AI Project Still Meet Its Green Energy Pledge?

Can Scotland’s Big AI Project Still Meet Its Green Energy Pledge?

Christina Hill · Jul 06, 2026 · 11 min read

The Hidden Gender Cost of AI at Work

The Hidden Gender Cost of AI at Work

Christina Hill · Jul 05, 2026 · 11 min read

Social Media Bans Are Moving From Debate to Law

Social Media Bans Are Moving From Debate to Law

Rare Ivy · Jul 05, 2026 · 11 min read

Can Shrimple Make Markdown Feel Pleasant Again?

Can Shrimple Make Markdown Feel Pleasant Again?

Alex Raeburn · Jul 05, 2026 · 10 min read

Why Lifestyle Tech Is Becoming a Power Issue, Not Just a Convenience Story

Why Lifestyle Tech Is Becoming a Power Issue, Not Just a Convenience Story

Alex Raeburn · Jul 04, 2026 · 10 min read

Online Romance Scams: What Happens After the First Sweet Message

Online Romance Scams: What Happens After the First Sweet Message

Christina Hill · Jul 04, 2026 · 10 min read

What It Means When an Indian Startup Is Finally Ready to Launch

What It Means When an Indian Startup Is Finally Ready to Launch

Christina Hill · Jul 03, 2026 · 11 min read

The Real Risk in AI Is Bad Governance, Not Hype

The Real Risk in AI Is Bad Governance, Not Hype

Rare Ivy · Jul 02, 2026 · 11 min read

Pegasus Spyware Lands on an EU Politician’s Phone

Pegasus Spyware Lands on an EU Politician’s Phone

Rare Ivy · Jul 02, 2026 · 11 min read

How Developers Are Experimenting With LLMs Beyond Simple Code Completion

How Developers Are Experimenting With LLMs Beyond Simple Code Completion

Rare Ivy · Jul 02, 2026 · 10 min read

This Startup Is Teaching AI Models to Stop Thinking Alike

This Startup Is Teaching AI Models to Stop Thinking Alike

Christina Hill · Jul 01, 2026 · 10 min read

CursorBench 3.1 Puts a Number on the Coding Assistants Hype

CursorBench 3.1 Puts a Number on the Coding Assistants Hype

Christina Hill · Jul 01, 2026 · 10 min read

When Smart Devices Become Political: The New Push to Regulate Connected Homes

When Smart Devices Become Political: The New Push to Regulate Connected Homes

Christina Hill · Jun 30, 2026 · 12 min read

The Quiet June Stories Shaping Tech, Policy And The Way We Live

The Quiet June Stories Shaping Tech, Policy And The Way We Live

Rare Ivy · Jun 30, 2026 · 11 min read

The Signal and WhatsApp Hacking Spree Draws a $10 Million US Bounty

The Signal and WhatsApp Hacking Spree Draws a $10 Million US Bounty

Rare Ivy · Jun 29, 2026 · 11 min read

A House Vote Turns Kids’ Online Safety Into the Next Big Capitol Hill Battle

A House Vote Turns Kids’ Online Safety Into the Next Big Capitol Hill Battle

Christina Hill · Jun 29, 2026 · 11 min read

Can OpenAI’s New Limits Hold Up as Heat and Power Press on Tech Infrastructure?

Can OpenAI’s New Limits Hold Up as Heat and Power Press on Tech Infrastructure?

Alex Raeburn · Jun 27, 2026 · 11 min read

Can AWS Turn 11,000 New Hires Into Its Next Generation of Builders?

Can AWS Turn 11,000 New Hires Into Its Next Generation of Builders?

Alex Raeburn · Jun 27, 2026 · 12 min read

What to Buy for Under $100 Before Prime Day Wraps Up?

What to Buy for Under $100 Before Prime Day Wraps Up?

Alex Raeburn · Jun 26, 2026 · 9 min read

Tech News Moves Into Politics: The New Fight Over Who Gets to Set AI Rules

Tech News Moves Into Politics: The New Fight Over Who Gets to Set AI Rules

Alex Raeburn · Jun 26, 2026 · 13 min read

South Korea’s Drone Warriors Plan Puts the Whole Military on the Front Line

South Korea’s Drone Warriors Plan Puts the Whole Military on the Front Line

Christina Hill · Jun 26, 2026 · 12 min read

Apple’s Latest Price Move Signals the Cost of the AI Chip Race

Apple’s Latest Price Move Signals the Cost of the AI Chip Race

Christina Hill · Jun 26, 2026 · 10 min read

AI Policy Tightens as Regulators Push for Clearer Rules on Model Transparency

AI Policy Tightens as Regulators Push for Clearer Rules on Model Transparency

Christina Hill · Jun 26, 2026 · 11 min read

Location Checks Are Becoming a Lifestyle Problem

Location Checks Are Becoming a Lifestyle Problem

Rare Ivy · Jun 25, 2026 · 10 min read

Lifestyle Tech Is Moving Past Gadgets and Into Habits

Lifestyle Tech Is Moving Past Gadgets and Into Habits

Christina Hill · Jun 25, 2026 · 10 min read