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7/3/2024
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Adam Mosseri on the first year of Threads
With more than 175 million monthly users, Meta has its sights set on overtaking Twitter Platformer Platformer Adam Mosseri on the first year of Threads With more than 175 million monthly users, Meta
6/28/2024
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The Supreme Court gives a green light to jawboning
A decision this week should mean Russia won't easily be able to repeat its 2016 propaganda campaign — but First Amendment advocates still have concerns Platformer Platformer The Supreme Court gives
6/21/2024
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How to stop Perplexity and save the web from bad AI
We can still have the internet we want — but we have to try new business models Platformer Platformer How to stop Perplexity and save the web from bad AI We can still have the internet we want — but we
6/13/2024
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The Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantled
House Republicans attacked the lab's reports on misinformation and election integrity — and now Stanford is pulling the plug Platformer Platformer The Stanford Internet Observatory is being
6/11/2024
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Apple’s AI moment arrives
What WWDC told us about the near-term future of computing Platformer Platformer Apple's AI moment arrives What WWDC told us about the near-term future of computing By Casey Newton • 10 Jun 2024
6/5/2024
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What aren’t the OpenAI whistleblowers saying?
A group of current and former employees say the company has been reckless — but aren't offering many details Platformer Platformer What aren't the OpenAI whistleblowers saying? By Casey Newton
6/3/2024
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Google’s AI search setback
The AI Overviews debacle and leaked search ranking documents tell a common story about the web's future — and it's not pretty Platformer Platformer Google's AI search setback By Casey
5/21/2024
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OpenAI loses its voice
The company hasn't been the same since Sam Altman's return — and its treatment of Scarlett Johansson should worry everyone Platformer Platformer OpenAI loses its voice By Casey Newton • 20 May
5/17/2024
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How the tech industry soured on employee activism
When social justice protests swept the country in 2020, tech companies mostly welcomed employee activism. The Gaza demonstrations are getting a much different reception Platformer Platformer How the
5/15/2024
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Google’s broken link to the web
With AI search results coming to the masses, the human-powered web recedes further into the background Platformer Platformer Google's broken link to the web By Casey Newton • 14 May 2024 View in
5/8/2024
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Inside OpenAI’s new plan for fighting deepfakes
The company has new strategies for shoring up our shared sense of reality. Will they matter in the election? Platformer Platformer Inside OpenAI's new plan for fighting deepfakes By Casey Newton •
5/3/2024
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How Texas’ online porn law could shatter a First Amendment precedent
After the Supreme Court declined to issue a stay this week, 20 years of court rulings may be about to go out the window Platformer Platformer How Texas' online porn law could shatter a First
4/24/2024
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How the TikTok ban could survive a court challenge
The First Amendment is a major obstacle, scholars say — but it isn't insurmountable Platformer Platformer How the TikTok ban could survive a court challenge By Casey Newton • 23 Apr 2024 View in
4/19/2024
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How Meta is paving the way for synthetic social networks
Five ways of thinking about Llama 3, its latest large language model Platformer Platformer How Meta is paving the way for synthetic social networks By Casey Newton • 18 Apr 2024 View in browser View in
4/13/2024
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Inside the debate over The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt wrote a best-selling book about teens and social media. Not everyone buys its thesis Platformer Platformer Inside the debate over The Anxious Generation By Zoë Schiffer • 11 Apr 2024
4/5/2024
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Marissa Mayer’s eternal Sunshine
Behind the rocky launch of a photo-sharing app was a co-founder about to quit and months of employee warnings that its new project wasn't ready Platformer Platformer Marissa Mayer's eternal
3/29/2024
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Inside Grindr's plan to squeeze its users
The company's bet on AI boyfriends and other paywalled features is making some employees nervous Platformer Platformer Inside Grindr's plan to squeeze its users By Zoë Schiffer • 28 Mar 2024
3/29/2024
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Inside Grindr's plan to squeeze its users
The company's bet on AI boyfriends and other paywalled features is making some employees nervous Platformer Platformer Inside Grindr's plan to squeeze its users By Zoë Schiffer • 28 Mar 2024
3/22/2024
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The Department of Justice comes for Apple
One way or another, real competition may be coming to the iPhone Platformer Platformer The Department of Justice comes for Apple By Casey Newton • 21 Mar 2024 View in browser View in browser US
3/19/2024
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The Supreme Court considers jawboning
Plus: the TikTok ban slows down Platformer Platformer The Supreme Court considers jawboning By Casey Newton • 18 Mar 2024 View in browser View in browser Conservative demonstrators protest outside the