Long Reads/

2mos ago

Judge voids Trump IRS settlement and flags lawyers for discipline

Judge Kathleen Williams found Trump’s IRS lawsuit lacked a real dispute because the president controlled both sides of t...

By June Castellano

2mos ago

Twelve states sue to block Paramount and Warner Brothers merger

California and 11 other states say the $111 billion media deal would raise prices, cut jobs and concentrate control of f...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

Cory Doctorow argues AI images imitate intent without making art

After a Brian Eno talk, Doctorow framed art as intentional communication and AI output as prediction that makes viewers...

By Theo Lindgren

2mos ago

Doctorow says U.S. gerontocracy ignores its own actuarial risk

The Pluralistic writer argues that aging leaders create predictable succession failures in closely divided U.S. institut...

By Theo Lindgren

2mos ago

Former CDC medical chief says Kennedy damaged trust in agency

Debra Houry told CBS that trust in CDC guidance has fallen sharply under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

By Theo Lindgren

2mos ago

Crabapple’s Bund history revives a buried Jewish socialist tradition

Pluralistic says Molly Crabapple’s new history traces the Jewish Labor Bund as an alternative to Zionist nationalism.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

Paper pitches desktop design canvas for agent-driven code workflows

Paper says its new desktop app links design canvases with codebases, data sources and AI coding agents through MCP and w...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

Oregon AG seeks 60-day hold on Paramount Skydance merger

Attorney General Dan Rayfield says Paramount Skydance has not turned over records sought in Oregon’s review of the $111...

By June Castellano

2mos ago

Trump administration subpoenas Times reporters after Air Force One story

The subpoenas followed New York Times reporting that a Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 lacked security features found on the...

By Theo Lindgren

2mos ago

Reckless Ben video puts Bricks & Minifigs and Provo police under pressure

New footage released by Ben Schneider raises questions about police conduct and Bricks & Minifigs’ shifting account in a...

By June Castellano

2mos ago

ChatGPT tops Apple app lists despite Musk's Apple-OpenAI lawsuit

Elon Musk accused Apple of favoring OpenAI, but ChatGPT remains prominent even after Apple sued OpenAI last week.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

Fidji Simo to leave full-time OpenAI role after medical leave

OpenAI’s No. 2 executive will become a part-time adviser as Sam Altman splits her product and business portfolio among s...

By Theo Lindgren