Adi Robertson

We knew Meta’s acquisition of Within was coming, but it’s apparently a done deal: the website for fitness app Supernatural now lists it as a Meta property.

I’m as intrigued by a Google/Samsung AR/VR teamup as the next person, but these are some of the most impressively inane statements I’ve ever read. Meaningful plans! The spatial internet! A new generation of immersive computing experiences! It’s the XR hype equivalent of foam packing peanuts. Somebody’d better show up to the next Samsung Unpacked in Google Glass.

Tumblr connoisseurs may remember the tale of the Second Century Warlord. If you’re one of them, I promise you’ve never heard it like this.

I will never get tired of legal battles hinging on interpreting emoji. So it’s a treat watching acknowledged expert Eric Goldman hash out a case based on two of my other favorite topics: cops trying to interpret drug references and awkward sexts showing up in court.