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I spent a year trying to figure out if the Trump phone is a scam

It’s still unclear what the T1 Phone even is, or if it will ever ship.

Dominic Preston
Under-16 social media ban announced by UK governmentUnder-16 social media ban announced by UK government
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Mark Zuckerberg and David Ellison in front row of Trump’s gladiatorial spectacle.

On Sunday, the rich and powerful gathered to watch men choke each other out on the White House lawn. Welcome to peak idiocracy.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Stanford grads walkout on Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s commencement speech.

Unlike Eric Schmidt or Gloria Caulfield, Pichai didn’t mention AI. Instead, it seems the students were protesting Google’s broader politics, and chanted “Free Palestine” over Pichai’s speech as they filed out.

China may have accessed MythosChina may have accessed Mythos
Terrence O'Brien
Amazon security research reportedly led to the White House’s Anthropic Fable banAmazon security research reportedly led to the White House’s Anthropic Fable ban
Anthropic cuts off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 access following government orderAnthropic cuts off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 access following government order
The bill that would let Jimmy Kimmel sue Brendan Carr is hereThe bill that would let Jimmy Kimmel sue Brendan Carr is here
Elon Musk is encouraging race riots on the eve of SpaceX’s IPOElon Musk is encouraging race riots on the eve of SpaceX’s IPO
iFixit Trump phone teardown confirms it’s an HTC dupeiFixit Trump phone teardown confirms it’s an HTC dupe
Ryanair is under investigation over charging parents to sit with their kidsRyanair is under investigation over charging parents to sit with their kids
The future of AI regulation is courting the strangest, most anxious bedfellowsThe future of AI regulation is courting the strangest, most anxious bedfellows
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
This week in the big AI data center buildout.

AI data center projects are continuing to pop up across the US, with frequent opposition from locals concerned about their impact. Here are a few recent articles about the projects:

WhatsApp ordered to host rival AI assistants for freeWhatsApp ordered to host rival AI assistants for free
Congress just gave Trump another $70 billion for mass deportationsCongress just gave Trump another $70 billion for mass deportations

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