Friday, June 19, 202619 stories
Meta's engineering dismantling dominates tech discourse
Today's technology news is anchored by a deep dive into Meta's engineering restructuring, which has sparked widespread discussion. The story of a once-revered culture being dismantled for an AI pivot overshadows other developments, including a brewing tension over Apple's browser engine restrictions and new reports on police use of facial recognition.
Wednesday, June 17, 202618 stories
US export ban on Anthropic models shakes AI world
A US government directive to cut foreign access to Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models dominates today's news, with real-world consequences already surfacing. Meanwhile, the first confirmed use of fully autonomous drones killing human soldiers marks a chilling milestone, and a leaked list of Peter Thiel's secret society members adds to the day's tech-politics drama.
Monday, June 15, 202620 stories
Anthropic faces export ban, launches Claude Corps
Today is dominated by Anthropic: a government export ban on its latest models, a new fellowship program, and a flood of hands-on reviews. The thread is control, who gets to use powerful AI, and who decides.
Monday, June 1, 202620 stories
AI Boom's Collateral Damage
Today's tech coverage is dominated by a single theme: the AI boom's collateral damage. From startups crushed by the post-ChatGPT gold rush to tech workers grieving their displaced roles, the industry is reckoning with winners and losers. Even the winners are nervous, bracing for backlash.
Friday, May 29, 202618 stories
AI Rollout Clashes with Blowback
Today's tech news is split between AI's accelerating rollout and the blowback it's generating. Anthropic drops a genuinely impressive model, Meta goes all-in on subscriptions, and everyone's arguing about whether AI is making things better or just breaking them faster.
Thursday, May 28, 202619 stories
AI-Driven Layoffs and Corporate Turmoil
Today's tech news is a portrait of an industry in full-blown identity crisis. AI is the hammer, and everything looks like a nail: 99% of CEOs plan layoffs to fund it, Anthropic is squeezing users to pay for it, and even Starbucks' inventory bot is failing at it. Meanwhile, Musk is reportedly merging Tesla and SpaceX in another self-dealing move, and Bitcoin is getting crushed by the AI gold rush.
Wednesday, May 27, 20262 stories
Starlink lasers and Pope on AI
Today in tech: a startup is beaming data from orbit using Starlink lasers, and the Pope weighs in on AI with a historical perspective.
Sunday, May 24, 20262 stories
Junior Devs Squeezed, AI Chatbots Hacked
Today in tech: junior devs are getting squeezed out of the market, and hackers are getting creative with AI chatbots. Two very different sides of the industry's growing pains.
