“He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, Ed Zitron has your attention.”
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Why AI Breaks Bad
“Once in a while, LLMs turn evil—and no one quite knows why.”
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The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
“WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we feature stories from Gordy Megroz, Max Blau and Zaydee Sanchez, Brendan I. Koerner, Lora Eli Smith, and Pat Cassels.
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One Vigilante, 22 Cell Tower Fires, and a World of Conspiracies
“Inside the mind of the most prolific anti-5G arsonist in the world—and the incoherent, very online political violence of our era.”
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The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It?
“When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate.”
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Why Did a $10 Billion Startup Let Me Vibe-Code for Them—and Why Did I Love It?
“I spent two days at Notion and saw an industry in upheaval. I also shipped some actual code.”
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AI Isn’t Coming for Hollywood. It’s Already Arrived
“An early winner in the generative AI wars was near collapse—then bet everything on a star-studded comeback. Can Stability AI beat the competition?”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Showcasing stories from Aaron Parsley, David Peisner, Leah Zani, Joseph Earl Thomas, and Matt Reynolds.
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Cloning Came to Polo. Then Things Got Truly Uncivilized
“A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player’s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal.”