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We discussed the rumor of this on Friday, but it's now real: Donald Trump has handed himself a $1.776 billion fund of taxpayer money -- unappropriated by Congress -- to dole out to friends in t ...

As someone who thinks a lot about AI and suicide, I was disappointed with John Oliver's recent episode of Last Week Tonight on "AI Chatbots." The segment boiled down to this: chatbots exploit vulne ...

Opusonix is the workflow-first platform built for music producers and engineers who are tired of endless email chains and scattered files. By centralizing feedback, versions, and tasks in one struc ...

Behold this utter bullshit, uttered by the Trump administration's "border czar" Tom Homan: White House border czar Tom Homan said Thursday he's "sure" Immigration and Customs Enfo ...

One recurring theme during the Trump era is that because he fundamentally doesn't know how anything actually works, his beliefs and policies are broadly shaped by whatever terrible rich perso ...

This Week in 2016 The Fight Over Copyrighting Klingon Heats Up, And Gets More Ridiculous Judge Says Copyright Case Against Star Trek Fan Film Can 'Live Long' And Possibly 'Prosper ...

In all of our conversations about video game preservation, one common thread is the general apathy of developers and publishers when it comes to this sort of thing. It's actually a bit mind b ...

It is widely accepted that drones have changed the conduct of modern war dramatically. The war in Ukraine, in particular, is driving the rapid evolution of drone technology. Evidence of how far thi ...

The recent "internet addiction" verdicts against Apple, Meta, and YouTube drew applause from those eager to see big tech take a hit. But look behind the headlines and the result is something else e ...

Something that never was a problem for years suddenly became a thing after Trump's return to office. As his administration ramped up its cruelty towards non-white people, Democratic leaders s ...