Long Reads/

1d ago

Dickover reaches The Guardian after John Gruber’s May coinage

The Guardian used John Gruber’s term for obstructive web prompts, and Gruber welcomed the mention while noting a missing...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1d ago

ABC FCC license lawsuit seeks to halt early renewal review

Disney, ABC and eight stations want a court to stop the FCC’s accelerated license review, which they call retaliation fo...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

3d ago

XCancel Twitter mirror offers an unofficial route to view X posts

XCancel describes itself as a Nitter-based X/Twitter mirror for no-JavaScript viewing, with caveats around media fidelit...

By Theo Lindgren

3d ago

Apple Chinese memory chips face Trump administration opposition

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the administration urged Apple against Chinese memory chips as an AI-driven suppl...

By Theo Lindgren

3d ago

Cami Clark’s reported influence at Anthropic is informal, not a company role

Profiles describe Cami Clark as a trusted adviser to CEO Dario Amodei, while released emails document her past fundraisi...

By June Castellano

3d ago

Claude text watermark uses word-choice randomness to signal AI involvement

Anthropic says future Claude models will carry a probabilistic text watermark, while critics question whether altered wo...

By Theo Lindgren

6d ago

iPhone camera lens scratches are less alarming on current models

Apple lists sapphire crystal covers on the iPhone 17 family, and minor marks often do not show in photos, though bright-...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

6d ago

Paramount considers CNN oversight board as Warner deal faces antitrust case

Paramount says it is open to newsroom-integrity measures, but reporting leaves a proposed CNN board’s authority and term...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

6d ago

Trump vaccine executive order draws pushback from pediatric groups

Pediatric organizations criticized Trump’s vaccine executive order as agencies prepare 90-day plans and access is not ex...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

6d ago

ICE electric shock gloves: DHS plans up to $20 million purchase

DHS plans to buy shock-capable gloves for ICE officers by March 2027, drawing warnings about pain compliance, training a...

By Theo Lindgren

1w ago

iPhone 17 Ceramic Shield 2 appears tougher in a limited scratch test

Apple’s 3x scratch-resistance claim remains unverified, but one side-by-side test found the iPhone 17 glass resisted mar...

By Theo Lindgren

1w ago

Trump says headlines face renewed scrutiny in Techdirt media critique

Techdirt backs Dan Froomkin’s call for tougher headline framing when Trump’s statements have not been verified or may no...

By Mara Chen-Doyle