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Tina Nguyen
How generative AI boosters are trying to break into Hollywood

AI startups want to brute force their way into the movie business, even though the tech isn’t ready for its closeup.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
I’ve got a bone to pick with ‘getting credit’ from your fitness tracker

It’s a very thin line between helpful monitoring and health paranoia.

Victoria Song
Why PlayStation and Xbox are no longer about the station or the box

On Sony, Microsoft, and the future of game consoles.

Sean Hollister
Janko Roettgers
Janko Roettgers
Luma AI’s CEO says only generative AI can save Hollywood.

“Hollywood is already dead if it continues on its current path. The way it is consolidating, and keeps telling the same stories over and over again. This […] has to stop,” says Amit Jain, CEO of the generative video model maker. Unsurprisingly, his pitch is that AI is the savior, but… at least his analysis sounds spot on.

The strongest argument for smart glasses is accessibility

It’s reasonable to feel wary about this tech, but we can’t ignore how it can be a game-changer for disabled communities

Victoria Song
Phone batteries are getting more compact, but the US is missing out

Silicon-carbon cells are leading to thinner phones with longer battery life.

Dominic Preston
It’s time for Meta to add a display to its smart glasses

The company’s success in the space hinges on whether it can continue to push the category forward.

Victoria Song
Computer chips, with a side of forever chemicals

Supply, demand, and deregulation.

Justine Calma
What would actually make the Apple Watch better?

Satellite SOS would be fine, but maybe it’s time for a new wearable thesis rooted in what people really want.

Victoria Song
How the Democrats keep copying the MAGA influencer playbook (and failing)

As the fallout of the Chorus influencer program reveals, the Democratic establishment seems sclerotically incapable of existing in a media environment it cannot control.

Tina Nguyen
AI agents are science fiction not yet ready for primetime

But they’re getting better.

Hayden Field
AI doesn’t belong in journaling

The ‘inconvenience’ of a blank page is the entire point.

Victoria Song
They’re trying to make deep-sea mining happen

The US is saying ‘to hell with the international mining code.’

Justine Calma
The one feature that keeps me from recommending flip phones

Dust could spell death for a foldable’s inner screen.

Allison Johnson
How big trucks and SUVs gobbled up the entire auto industry

‘Car bloat’ is what you get when companies prioritize profits over safety.

Andrew J. Hawkins
RFK Jr. wants a wearable on every American — that future’s not as healthy as he thinks

I’ve lived in that future. Before my health improved, I spiraled into obsession, injury, and disordered eating.

Victoria Song
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Janko Roettgers
Introducing Regulator and The Stepback, our new subscriber-exclusive newsletters

We’re launching two exclusive newsletters and a partnership with Lowpass by Janko Roettgers.

Kara Verlaney
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Tina Nguyen
I tried ‘Bricking’ my phone to fix my brain

Using the Brick app wasn’t a total success, but I’m reclaiming my attention span, one Law and Order episode at time.

Victoria Song
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Marc Maron’s WTF podcast is coming to an end this fall.

The show that launched in 2009 is closing up shop, as a three-year distribution deal with Acast seems ready to wrap up. “Comedian interviewing everyone” podcasts are everywhere now, but WTF was an early and very popular version, with Squarespace paying $100k to be the sole advertiser on the Barack Obama episode in 2015 without knowing he was the guest.