AI-generated images of fake, otherworldly-looking houseplants are proliferating online and misleading consumers, as AI slop extends to plant care advice
'It's disconnecting us further from reality, relationships with nature, and also our community.' — “Maybe you could organize … Bluesky: @wavesblog , @sarahjeong , @sarahjeong , @zackzwiezen.com , @n...
A look at the possible impact of SCOTUS overturning Chevron deference and curbing federal agencies' power on net neutrality, Big Tech regulation, and more
and created new messes for Congress to solve Jameson Dow / Electrek : Among incredibly stupid court opinions, overturning Chevron takes the cake New Civil Liberties Alliance : In Landmark Victory for ...
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads now has over 30M signups, up from 10M within seven hours of launch, 5M in four hours, and 2M in two hours
what you need to know Tyler Lee / Phandroid : Twitter should be worried as Threads racks up 30 million sign ups in less than 24 hours Livemint : Elon Musk hits out at Zuckerberg as Threads seems ‘Thre...
A look at the vast and mostly hidden “tasker” underclass, including subject-matter experts, hired by companies like Scale AI to annotate data for AI training
As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere. Bluesky: @sarahjeong.bsky.social , @knguyen.bsky.social , and @yoyoel.com Mastodon: @stshank@mstdn....
FIFA report: 50%+ of soccer players in two 2021 tournaments received abuse on social media, a third of which was racist; some players and clubs demand change
Missing penalties in a major international soccer final was bad enough for three Black players on England's national team. Bluesky: @sarahjeong.bsky.social Bluesky: Sarah Jeong / @sarahjeong.bsky.soci...
Twitter lays off about half its staff, sending a “Your Role at Twitter” email to their company account for those staying and personal account for those leaving
which was maybe ~80-100 people — is down to just two people after layoffs today.... Will Oremus / @willoremus : Here's the first official communication from Twitter's new leadership to its staff, a we...
Docs: SpaceX paid $250K to settle a flight attendant's allegation that Elon Musk exposed himself and offered a horse in exchange for an erotic massage in 2016
Complications for the Twitter deal? Bill Chappell / NPR : Elon Musk denies a report accusing him of sexual misconduct on a SpaceX jet Abram Brown / Forbes : How The Sexual Misconduct Allegations Again...
The FCC has no jurisdiction over Section 230, which was explicitly written to deny the FCC any authority over websites
President Donald Trump shakes the hand … Tweets: Ajit Pai / @ajitpaifcc : I intend to move forward with an @FCC rulemaking to clarify the meaning of #Section230. Read my full statement below. https://...
Q&A with Casey Newton on leaving The Verge to start a newsletter on Substack called Platformer, after many years as The Verge's Silicon Valley editor
Sarah Jeong talks to Newton about the details of his deal, subscription journalism, and the magic of email
Judge denies Epic's motion to restore Fortnite to the App Store but orders Apple to not block Unreal Engine; full hearing scheduled for September 28
Apple is blocking Fortnite updates and new installs on the App Store … Nick Statt / The Verge : Epic confirms Fortnite's new season won't be on iPhone, iPad, or Mac Joe Rossignol / MacRumors : Epic Ga...