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Emma Roth
Emma Roth
US government indicts journalist Tim Burke once again.

One year after a judge dismissed wiretapping charges against Burke, a federal grand jury has indicted him based on similar claims, as reported earlier by The Desk. Burke was arrested in 2024 in connection with an alleged hack on Fox News, which leaked parts of an unaired interview between Tucker Carlson and Ye (formerly Kanye West).

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Druski will reportedly be the first creator to host SNL.

Druski, a comedian and actor, will host on November 7th, according to Puck and Variety. He has more than 6 million subscribers on YouTube, 13.6 million followers on Instagram, and 15.6 million followers on TikTok.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly wanted control over what safety reviewers can publish.

A report from Reuters suggests that OpenAI and Anthropic considered tighter restrictions for third-party evaluators over concerns that they could leak trade secrets.

When reached for comment, OpenAI told Reuters that “its standard practice is to redact confidential information” and that evaluators can disclose if it made significant redactions. Anthropic reportedly said that it has “made clear” to existing partners that they can control their own review and publishing process.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
The US government launched a “Super Intelligence” website.

Following Trump’s attempt to rename AI, which Silicon Valley is falling in line with, si.gov is the “official home of America’s work to lead the world in Super Intelligence.” It has a lot of Fancy Web Design animations that are honestly really distracting.

Also, ai.gov now redirects to the new site.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Google brings its AI coding platform to its Gemini app on Mac.

Alongside its big Argon 4 launch, Google has announced that it’s embedding Antigravity’s agentic coding interface directly into the Gemini app. Antigravity is only available in the Gemini app with an AI Ultra subscription.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Here’s the first trailer for Netflix’s Narnia movie.

Greta Gerwig’s take on The Magician’s Nephew looks promising, though it might have a bit too much CG for my taste. The film debuts February 12th in theaters and will stream starting April 2nd.

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I don’t miss the camera on the Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses

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It’s harder to be a perv in these audio-only glasses, but removing the ick does make them less ‘useful.’

Victoria Song
Cameron Faulkner
Cameron Faulkner
An excellent Apple TV remote app for Android.

In light of the news that a new Apple TV 4K is coming soon, I wanted to share praise for Conduit, an Android app that closely mirrors the built-in remote app for iPhones and iPads. It’s free and ad-free, but paying $1 unlocks a bunch of features, including letting it control multiple Apple TVs, touchpad controls, volume control with my phone’s volume rocker, playback controls from the pull-down menu, and other customization options.

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