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Theo writes the long ones: essays on how technology actually gets built, bought, and broken. Formerly shipped software; recovering nicely.
Google rolled back a prompt-based Earth image editor after users shared synthetic scenes that appeared to breach its rul...
By Theo LindgrenFederal judges in more than 40 cases have questioned whether Trump’s Justice Department deserves routine judicial trust,...
By Theo Lindgren
Google’s new Earth feature can alter map imagery from prompts, and Henk van Ess has shown how credible-looking fakes can...
By Theo LindgrenThe Verge found new U.S.-listed drone firms using addresses that do not appear to support manufacturing, raising enforce...
By Theo LindgrenJohn Oliver used HBO to attack Buc-ee’s trademark suits, spotlighting smaller businesses that changed logos after the ch...
By Theo LindgrenBen Thompson proposes fair-use protections and limits on anti-distillation terms as Kimi K3 renews anxiety over Chinese...
By Theo LindgrenMontana finalized rules letting consenting adults buy unapproved drugs through clinics, raising FDA, safety and price co...
By Theo Lindgren
Techdirt Deals is selling a two-hour course on building an ozone air-quality weather app in Ruby on Rails.
By Theo LindgrenODNI has lost about 200 staff since June 1, after earlier reductions from 2,000 to 1,300, according to data shared with...
By Theo LindgrenFCC Chair Brendan Carr announced a review of USAC, the administrator behind federal broadband subsidies for rural homes...
By Theo Lindgren
Satya Nadella said Microsoft will launch a Copilot app this year that folds chat, coding and agent features into one pro...
By Theo LindgrenRecent reports show Flock license-plate alerts led police to confront or charge drivers based on bad matches and thin ve...
By Theo Lindgren