Long Reads/

2mos ago

Google AI summaries amplified a fake-looking oil terminal website

ProPublica found Google AI Overviews repeating claims from a website for a Texas LLC whose listed executives, facilities...

By Theo Lindgren

2mos ago

Starlink users report $1,500 surcharge as congestion questions grow

Reddit users say SpaceX’s Starlink charged a new high-demand fee, reviving scrutiny of satellite broadband’s capacity li...

By June Castellano

2mos ago

WorkOS pitches Pipes as a managed token layer for app integrations

Pipes stores user credentials in WorkOS Vault and gives apps or agents access tokens for more than 100 third-party provi...

By Theo Lindgren

2mos ago

Doctorow argues AI narrows what humans can claim as uniquely ours

Cory Doctorow says computers force society to formalize messy human assumptions, while AI changes the lesson by producin...

By Theo Lindgren

2mos ago

Doctorow challenges the AI industry’s picks-and-shovels pitch

Cory Doctorow argues that AI vendors’ business models undercut their grandest claims about replacing skilled workers.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

Doctorow warns chatbots can turn delusions into an always-on service

Cory Doctorow argues that AI chatbots may amplify rare psychological vulnerabilities at internet scale, even if they do...

By June Castellano

2mos ago

Windows Run dialog redesign draws contrast and affordance criticism

A Grumpy Website post compares Windows 95, Windows 11 and Insider builds, arguing Microsoft’s Run dialog has traded clar...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

Apple’s SwiftUI gains some Mac-friendly fixes, developer says

Paulo Andrade says new and existing SwiftUI APIs address parts of his Mac app complaints, while gaps remain around iPad...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

Niki Tonsky argues UI polish has to survive the screenshot test

The programmer and UI writer says apps lose trust when loading states, animations and transitions produce frames designe...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

FTC deal forces Deere to share repair tools with farmers for 10 years

The settlement in a federal and state lawsuit targets Deere’s limits on tractor repair software, tools and materials use...

By June Castellano

2mos ago

Altman and Musk trade accusations over orbiting data centers

Sam Altman mocked Elon Musk’s space data-center pitch on X, and Musk answered with his own accusations about OpenAI and...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

Techdirt names this week’s top reader comments

Leigh Beadon’s July 12 roundup picked readers weighing in on Wikipedia, ICE, speech laws, porn bans and one very abused...

By Theo Lindgren