# tech
The Trump administration wants defense contractor Palantir to create a Big Brother with DOGE and AI. It's going to be a disaster.
# tech
In a field already known for wild hyperbole, a Google executive aims for the stars.
# science
How we can tell what is the the real life and what is just a fantasy? And what does it say about our evolution and potential?
# tech
With a new age of empires seemingly on the immediate horizon, militaries across the world are scrambling for a new great equalizer on the battlefield: AI.
# tech
Thanks to out of control industry hype, papers which question the capabilities of LLMs are provoking visceral responses. They shouldn't.
# science
New research shows that far from challenging computers when we think, we seem to operate at a much slower pace than scientists expected.
# tech
A small group of engineers are thinking about software in a world where code seems like the least important thing to consider.
# tech
Traditional weather forecasting is slow and expensive. AI can offer a more efficient and accurate alternative.
# tech
Foreign policy professionals are turning to AI for advice. That's not the scary part. The scary part is how they'll get that advice.
# tech
Millions dream of going viral and making a fortune being creative. Because an entire industry is lying to them that it's never been easier...
# oddities
If the world feels increasingly like it wasn't built with you in mind anymore, you're right. But for who is it being built? And what can you do about it?
# tech
Social media's aversion to expertise, hype from AI companies, and fear of automation, turned useful new tools into objects of dutiful worship.
# science
The Trumpian war on science, culture, and checks and balances on executive power is eagerly, and rapidly, repeating the worst mistakes of past autocracies.
# politics
Our world is changing rapidly. Our culture, leaders, systems, and worldviews? Not so much. And this is becoming a downright apocalyptic problem.
# tech
The PayPal Mafia's grand plan for Western civilization is a cyberpunk dystopia they don't even know how to build.
