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Doctorow says sovereign AI misses the real platform risk
Cory Doctorow argues that national AI plans do little to reduce dependence on US-controlled software, cloud services and...
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SpaceX cuts Starlink price in Memphis as xAI faces pollution suit
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Doctorow defines the left-right split as humans versus property
Cory Doctorow’s latest Pluralistic essay rejects “post-political” centrism and argues that the core political divide is...
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Gruber argues Apple’s iOS icon rules do not belong on the Mac
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Lula’s party advances five-day workweek push in Brazil
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Sony says PlayStation discs end in 2028, and players are furious
Sony will stop making physical PlayStation game discs in January 2028, shifting new releases to digital formats and igni...
By Mara Chen-Doyle
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Cory Doctorow frames AI layoffs as the latest big con
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Doctorow says Thiel-linked Dialog asked him to pay to speak
After Wired reported leaked details on Dialog, Cory Doctorow said the private club had repeatedly solicited him for paid...
By June Castellano
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SmarterChild documentary campaign nears its Kickstarter target
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Iris sidesteps macOS squircle icons outside the Mac App Store
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A 1973 RFC captured two chatbots irritating each other
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ProPublica: Trump Jr. had hidden stake in refinery backed by Reliance
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