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Theo writes the long ones: essays on how technology actually gets built, bought, and broken. Formerly shipped software; recovering nicely.
A proposed FTC order would expand access to Deere diagnostic tools, while EPA guidance draws a hard line at temporary em...
By Theo LindgrenSimon Willison resurfaced his technical-blogging interview, arguing that imperfect prose is preferable to drafts that ne...
By Theo Lindgren
The FCC voted 2-1 to end the 39% TV-station ownership cap, but its power to do so without Congress remains disputed.
By Theo Lindgren
An investigation traces how a fringe anti-disinformation narrative overlapped with Trump policy, including the closure o...
By Theo LindgrenAn illustrated Semi-Rad essay updated Aug. 5 contrasts quick LLM output with Brendan Leonard’s slow, experience-based wr...
By Theo LindgrenBMW put a Spider-Man film banner on eligible cars’ center screens in roughly 70 markets, with a tap required to play the...
By Theo Lindgren
Google moved Demis Hassabis into broader research roles, elevated Koray Kavukcuoglu and backed Jeff Dean’s new startup.
By Theo Lindgren
Google moved Demis Hassabis into chairman and chief scientist roles as Meta investigated unintended internet access in a...
By Theo Lindgren
Pluralistic’s August 6 column argues that Mark Zuckerberg treats users and their relationships as inputs to be managed,...
By Theo Lindgren
A sarcastic Daring Fireball headline followed Sam Altman’s proposal for AI-made school-drive podcasts for children.
By Theo Lindgren
David Pogue’s Alexa+ review found the AI assistant worked on some voice requests but stumbled on setup guidance and food...
By Theo Lindgren
Google moves Demis Hassabis to chairman and Alphabet chief scientist as Koray Kavukcuoglu takes daily DeepMind operation...
By Theo Lindgren