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The perfect successor to Lost has been hiding from me for years

The perfect successor to Lost has been hiding from me for years

Ever since Jack decided to stay behind in 2010, I’ve been searching for something to give me the same feeling…
MAGA Is Starting to Look Beyond Trump

MAGA Is Starting to Look Beyond Trump

For months now, it seems that every day brings with it a new faction of MAGAworld getting angry with President…
After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI

After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI

After selling its shoe brand and assets last month for $39 million, Allbirds is pivoting to AI. Of course, the…
Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting ‘destructive’ cyberattack on thermal plant

Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting ‘destructive’ cyberattack on thermal plant

The Swedish government said Russian government-linked hackers attempted to disrupt the operations at one of the country’s thermal power plants…
Best Smart Smoke Detector (and Why You Still Need a Dumb One)

Best Smart Smoke Detector (and Why You Still Need a Dumb One)

Adding Wi-Fi doesn’t always turn out to be as smart as it sounds. A smart smoke detector turns out to…
Reid Hoffman weighs in on the ‘tokenmaxxing’ debate

Reid Hoffman weighs in on the ‘tokenmaxxing’ debate

Days after Meta shut down its internal “tokenmaxxing” dashboard following news of the AI leaderboard leaking to the press, LinkedIn…
The Download: NASA’s nuclear spacecraft and unveiling our AI 10

The Download: NASA’s nuclear spacecraft and unveiling our AI 10

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in…
Fathom adds a bot-less meeting mode in a bid to take on Granola

Fathom adds a bot-less meeting mode in a bid to take on Granola

Online meetings these days are crowded. The abundance of note-taking assistants means that everyone has their own meeting assistant join…
No one’s sure if synthetic mirror life will kill us all

No one’s sure if synthetic mirror life will kill us all

In the second half of 2024, the growing group of scientists assembled the report and wrote the policy forum for…
X’s Big Bot Purge Wiped Out a Lot of People’s Secret Porn Feeds

X’s Big Bot Purge Wiped Out a Lot of People’s Secret Porn Feeds

Justin Diego doesn’t typically avoid the spotlight. He’s a celebrity news influencer with 617,000 combined followers across YouTube and Instagram.…