Court Records Reveal Telegram's Data Handover to U.S. Authorities
Newly filed court records expose exactly what Telegram provides when it complies with U.S. law enforcement requests.
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Data Centers Become Targets in Modern Warfare
Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centers show that civilian digital infrastructure is now a central part of modern conflict.
States turn Meta-tested legal strategy on OpenAI
A legal approach that prevailed against Meta in New Mexico is now being tested against OpenAI, with implications for how states regulate AI.
Necessity-driven AI optimism in developing world offers lessons for West
A Rest of World report argues that the global South's practical, enthusiastic AI adoption contrasts with Western anxiety and points to missed opportunities.
Mind Savers: Tech's Bold Plans for Perpetuating Identity
From head transplants to AI mindclones, technologists are pursuing ways to keep the self going, but consciousness remains an open question.
ChatGPT Ads Can Target You by Phone, Email, and Prompts
OpenAI's ad system lets advertisers aim at specific users based on personal data, raising privacy concerns among ChatGPT's billion users.
Report urges newsrooms to run more randomized experiments
A new report argues that local newsrooms should adopt randomized experiments to learn what actually works, citing a Mississippi Today case study.
Accenture Cuts Claude AI Budget to $29 Per Employee Monthly
Heavy internal users of Anthropic's Claude are now being asked to fund their own overages as Accenture tightens AI spending.
Video Game Reverse-Engineering Hub Shuts Down, Citing AI Overrun
The closure of decomp.dev shows how AI is eroding collaborative reverse engineering and enabling a wave of software clones.
Google expands News AI pilot to 400+ outlets, including local papers
The program now reaches hundreds of publishers, signaling a broader push to embed AI into news distribution.
BYD expands cargo fleet as ship shortage limits EV exports
China's EV maker is investing in its own shipping capacity because global freight disruptions and a vessel shortage are throttling its export growth.
DARPA bets $73 million on shelf-stable blood for the battlefield
The US military is funding a new program to develop dried plasma, platelets, and red blood cells that can survive in the field and cut preventable deaths from hemorrhage.
Platformer asks if X is in a 'reverse Eternal September'
A new Platformer lead story applies the internet's oldest community-collapse metaphor to X's current trajectory.
The US Military's Race to Make Fake Blood
A new report highlights the military's push for synthetic blood after a 2007 helicopter carrying blood was shot down.
NYU Business School Grads Turn Absurdist Sketch Into News Show
A new news show from two NYU business school alumni opens with a toilet-bound host linking digestive distress to the 2026 news cycle.
German Robot Harassment Story Is Less Mysterious Than Coverage Suggests
A viral incident in Cologne involving a remote-controlled robot is being reported as bizarre, but the underlying behavior is a familiar pattern of online harassment.
Open Models and Geothermal: Trade-offs and Promise
MIT Technology Review's newsletter weighs open AI models' benefits against risks and spotlights geothermal energy.
Smutstep Creator Finds Viral Fame Mixing Dubstep and Dark Romance BookTok
A dubstep musician's horny spoken-word tracks have made him a viral figure in BookTok's dark romance community, drawing both fans and haters.