Privacy
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out of that data selling.
News
‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ DRM Is Locking Out Linux Users Who Bought the Game
As gaming on Linux becomes more popular, Denuvo’s “activations” limit will become a bigger problem.
AI
This Chatbot Promises to Help You Get Over That Ex Who Ghosted You
"Thinking about your ex 24/7? There's nothing wrong with you. Chat with their AI version—and finally let it go," an ad for Closure says. I tested a bunch of the chatbot startups' personas.
News
Why Did Grok Start Talking About ‘White Genocide’?
Large language models are reflections of the people who program them.
FOIA
American Schools Were Deeply Unprepared for ChatGPT, Public Records Show
Thousands of pages of documents show school districts around the country did not understand how much ChatGPT would change their classrooms, and pro-AI consultants filled in some of the gaps.
News
License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows
Flock, which has license plate readers (LPRs) all around the country, wants police to be able to “jump from LPR to person,” according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media.
News
Star Wars Shows the Future of AI Special Effects and It Sucks
Industrial Light & Magic revealed a short film showcasing how it wants to use generative AI for Star Wars and it’s completely embarrassing.
Podcast
Podcast: AI Avatar of Killed Man Testifies in Court
A killed man's AI avatar testifies in court; Meta is developing facial recognition for its smart glasses; and how AI is changing baseball.
News
Kanye’s Nazi Song Is All Over Instagram
Kanye’s Nazi song has been chased off of most mainstream platforms, but it’s all over Instagram.
News
Unity Is Threatening to Revoke Licenses From DayZ Developer Dean Hall
Game developer RocketWerkz doesn’t understand why Unity is threatening to pull its licenses for its games.
Baseball
The Simulation Says the Orioles Should Be Good
AI, simulations, and technology have revolutionized not just how baseball is played and managed, but how we experience it, too.
Features
How Video Game Sex Scenes Are Made
Game developers use intimacy coordinators, velcro, and juicy oranges to make better sex in games.
News
900 People Are Collectively Driving an 'Internet Roadtrip' on Google Street View
The new site is a cozy and chaotic successor to 'Twitch plays Pokémon.