Long Reads/

1mo ago

Google’s reCAPTCHA test revives remote attestation fight on Android

Cory Doctorow says Google’s experimental mobile verification flow could help services reject modified or de-Googled Andr...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Doctorow says robot-rights talk helps sell AI as obedient labor

Cory Doctorow argues that treating chatbot rights as a live campaign reinforces the sales pitch that AI can replace work...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

Reports say Bari Weiss is courting British journalists for CBS News

The Guardian reported that CBS News chief Bari Weiss has been seeking British journalists as she tries to remake the net...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

Gruber says iOS-style app icons are a bad fit for macOS

John Gruber argues Apple’s rounded-square icon rule ignores macOS history, mechanics and its own design guidance from 20...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Apple Hide My Email bug can expose addresses, 404 Media reports

404 Media says it verified a still-unfixed flaw that can reveal real email addresses hidden by Apple’s privacy feature.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

OpenAI folds Codex into ChatGPT desktop app and ships GPT-5.6

The release adds ChatGPT Work, new GPT-5.6 models and a messy Mac app transition that leaves ChatGPT, Codex and ChatGPT...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

Gruber says Ternus should pull Apple back from more ads

The Daring Fireball writer argues Apple’s App Store, News and planned Maps ads are eroding the privacy pitch Tim Cook ma...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

World Cup security money expands surveillance in US host cities

FEMA funding for the 2026 tournament is paying for drones, cameras and biometric systems, raising privacy warnings from...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

Trump floats US equity stakes in AI firms as OpenAI weighs 5% deal

Reports say Trump wants government stakes in AI companies, while OpenAI has proposed giving Washington 5% to ease politi...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

ICE internal watchdog is investigating critics’ online posts

Wired reports ICE’s oversight office has pursued online critics, including through warning notices and administrative su...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

Doctorow recasts 'dead economy' as a market failure around AI hype

Cory Doctorow argues that AI risk is less robot replacement than capital and bosses mistaking sales pitches for producti...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

Doctorow argues shareholder supremacy is an accountability dodge

Cory Doctorow says Milton Friedman's profit-maximization test gives executives a tidy excuse because it cannot be proved...

By Mara Chen-Doyle