7h ago
Simon Willison’s blogging advice: publish before the draft feels perfect
Simon Willison resurfaced his technical-blogging interview, arguing that imperfect prose is preferable to drafts that ne...
By Theo Lindgren/section
Long Reads/
7h ago
Some New Data Centers Are Necessary cartoon is by Matilda Borgström
The New Yorker Daily Humor cartoon by Matilda Borgström imagines a data center devoted to accidental phone screenshots.
By Mara Chen-Doyle
8h ago
Google Earth AI tool rollback follows fake imagery tests
Google pulled its Nano Banana image feature a day after launch, after tests showed how easily real locations could be tu...
By Mara Chen-Doyle
10h ago
2026 Data Engineering Bundle featuring Databricks lists for $34.99
StackSocial lists seven courses and 72.5 hours for $34.99, but the available materials do not establish official Databri...
By Mara Chen-Doyle
13h ago
FCC removes TV ownership cap, setting up a fight over Congress’s authority
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
19h ago
Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after tense vaccine hearing
The Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz 51-44, despite questions over whether she would resist political pressure on CDC sci...
By Mara Chen-Doyle
19h ago
OpenAI doughnut speaker reportedly may cost $300 to $400
Bloomberg reports OpenAI is developing a portable, screenless AI speaker with cameras, sensors and moving parts, though...
By June Castellano
1d ago
Brendan Leonard’s 14,000 times slower essay takes aim at writing by stopwatch
An illustrated Semi-Rad essay updated Aug. 5 contrasts quick LLM output with Brendan Leonard’s slow, experience-based wr...
By Theo Lindgren
1d ago
Grokipedia appears to have stopped updating after April 24
A Lawfare review found Grokipedia’s visible edit pipeline stalled after April 24, leaving 13,002 suggested corrections u...
By Mara Chen-Doyle
1d ago
StopTheScript can remove some ad-block overlays, Gruber says
John Gruber says Safari’s StopTheScript removed script-driven anti-ad-block overlays in his tests, with predictable trad...
By June Castellano
1d ago
Current app settings shortcut puts an app’s preferences in Control Center
A user-built iPhone shortcut can open settings for the app already in use, with Apple’s Control Center setup documented...
By Mara Chen-Doyle
1d ago
BMW Spider-Man dashboard ad draws backlash over in-car film promotion
BMW 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