Long Reads/

1mo ago

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged theft of hardware secrets

Apple alleges former employees took confidential hardware files to OpenAI as the AI company builds a consumer device bus...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Apple’s old icon rules complicate the macOS squircle fight

John Gruber argues Apple’s iOS-style icon constraints erase a macOS design tool Apple once told developers to use.

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

Naomi Kritzer’s Obstetrix turns abortion law into cult horror

Cory Doctorow says Kritzer’s new thriller follows an obstetrician kidnapped by a fertility-obsessed Christian cult after...

By June Castellano

1mo ago

Xbox cuts 3,000 jobs and spins out studios after acquisition promises

Microsoft’s Xbox division is cutting about a fifth of its workforce, with acquired studios among those hit, according to...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

Doctorow argues AI debate is drowning in claims it cannot test

Cory Doctorow says AI boosters and some critics overload public debate with sweeping claims before proving the business...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Gig-work flexibility faces a data-backed challenge

David Weil says Uber and Lyft’s flexible-work pitch masks a system that moves idle-time risk from platforms to drivers.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Trump-renamed Palm Beach airport debuts seal-like logo with odd details

Florida's renamed airport is displaying a gold eagle emblem that online critics say bears the marks of AI generation.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Ctrl-Alt-Speech episode 110 puts Meta’s trust and safety record on the table

Mike Masnick and Ben Whitelaw’s latest online speech podcast focuses on Meta, Instagram ads, AI image permissions and pl...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

Candice Odgers says teen social media bans miss the real harms

In a new TED talk, the developmental psychologist argues that bans would remove support spaces while leaving adult-made...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

FCC lawyer urges revived obscenity prosecutions for internet porn

Adam Candeub’s Heritage Foundation report argues prosecutors can use obscenity law and the Comstock Act against online a...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

Doctorow pins consumer rage on politics, not bad shopping choices

Cory Doctorow argues that worsening customer service reflects weakened checks on corporate power, citing survey data and...

By June Castellano

1mo ago

Idaho mother who blamed vaccines in twins’ deaths is charged with murder

Andrea Shaw faces two first-degree murder counts after an indictment accused her of suffocating her 18-month-old twins.

By Theo Lindgren