Long Reads/

1mo ago

Danielle Thumann Severs FCC nomination could create a 3-1 GOP majority

Trump’s FCC nominee is a senior counsel to Chair Brendan Carr; Senate confirmation would give Republicans a quorum witho...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

How to spot AI writing: The Economist finds clues, not proof

The Economist compared 1.2 million words and found punctuation and phrasing patterns, while warning that no single tell...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

BMW iDrive ‘Special Surprise’ led one owner to a Spider-Man ad

Alex Micek says a generic iDrive prompt first showed a holiday animation, then later opened a BMW Spider-Man advertiseme...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

BMW Spider-Man dashboard ads came with no disclosed payment terms

BMW’s movie tie-in put Spider-Man animation on compatible displays, but public materials do not show whether BMW or Sony...

By June Castellano

1mo ago

Christian Castro extradition to Minnesota awaits Greg Abbott’s decision

Minnesota prosecutors want Texas to transfer ICE officer Christian Castro to face five charges tied to a January Minneap...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Retropian Color deal listed at $75, with the usual retailer caveats

Techdirt promoted the Retropian Color for $75 on Aug. 11; retailer claims cover its hardware, games bundle, shipping and...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Anthropic’s Claude AI content watermark plan leaves core technical details open

Anthropic says supported Claude text will carry an imperceptible watermark, but its method for embedding and detecting i...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

Dark Hours App Store story retracted after Asterly details emerge

Daring Fireball withdrew its Apple rejection story after saying the reviewed app was astrology-focused Asterly, not Dark...

By Theo Lindgren

1mo ago

Pluralistic’s ‘Surveillance vs guillotines’ links wealth and digital surveillance

Cory Doctorow’s new Pluralistic essay connects Piketty’s inequality framework with the surveillance debate sparked by th...

By June Castellano

1mo ago

iOS 27 beta 5 adds Search controls and British Siri voice options

Apple’s latest developer beta refines app icons, Search suggestions and Siri voice controls, though Apple has not publis...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Drata markets compliance automation for audit-readiness work

Drata’s Daring Fireball sponsor page pitches evidence collection and control monitoring, while its own guidance shows wh...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Michael Tsai updates App Store post after Gruber retracts Dark Hours report

Michael Tsai said the false astronomy-app rejection story could make genuine App Review complaints easier to dismiss.

By Theo Lindgren