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After a great start, DC’s new cinematic universe is already slowing down

Supergirl’s less-than-stellar debut is a reminder that the DCU is fighting an uphill battle.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Lawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data

A revamped data privacy bill would limit selling information to data brokers, including from chatbot services.

Hayden Field
How to end a TV show

The creative minds behind From talk about learning from Lost, fan expectations, and wrapping up a story loaded with mysteries.

Andrew Webster
The Guardian’s Kai Wright refuses to buy a new phone

But he’s quite happy gardening and listening to John Coltrane.

Terrence O'Brien
Indie developers got tired of waiting for a new Star Fox, so they’re making their own

Despite the new remake, smaller studios are barrel-rolling their way into plugging the gap left by Nintendo.

Geoffrey Bunting
Inside the room where the smart home industry is still betting on Matter

At the CSA’s inaugural Unify conference, the mood was optimistic but realistic. Matter hasn’t delivered on its promise — but I left convinced that it still can.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is back

The Trump administration approved a select group of users, but Fable 5 is still nowhere in sight.

Hayden Field
The World Cup puts the US’s nightmarish immigration policies front and center

Despite promises of smooth travel for the tournament, fans’ and even players’ visa chaos further illustrates the Trump administration’s goals.

Gaby Del Valle
Anthropic’s Mythos mess is only getting worse

The White House standoff could have dire implications for the US AI industry.

Hayden Field
EverQuest Legends is a powerful nostalgia machine

Take me home, Commonlands roads

TC Sottek
Elon Musk and the plot to hijack America’s broadband

BEAD was a once-in-a-generation chance to fix the digital divide — then turned into a gift for tech moguls.

Karl Bode and Sean Gonsalves
Musician and YouTuber Hainbach on ‘Breath of the Wild’ and Swiss Army Knives

The experimental composer has a new album, a new plugin, and strong feelings about mattresses.

Terrence O'Brien
Barret Zoph is out at OpenAI again after just five months

He rejoined the company in January after a stint as cofounder of Mira Murati’s competitor, Thinking Machines Lab.

Hayden Field
Amazon employees say they’re facing termination for backing data center limits

After speaking up for regulation on data centers, Seattle activists say they were called into meetings with HR.

Hayden Field
Can anyone look cool wearing Snap’s $2,000 glasses?

Short answer: Of course not.

Victoria Song
Pour one out for Roku City

Under Lachlan Murdoch’s leadership, Roku will become a doorway to all things Fox.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Inside the fight over Claude Mythos 5

The government torpedoed Anthropic’s newest, most powerful model. Sources tell The Verge that the AI lab and other AI boosters spent the weekend trying to explain that Fable 5 wasn’t too powerful.

Hayden Field
X-Men ’97 has what Masters of the Universe is missing

The two projects highlight how it takes more than nostalgia to reinvigorate a franchise.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
My first 24 hours with Siri AI on the Mac

Siri is better, but its limitations are much more obvious on a Mac than an iPhone.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Never Post’s Mike Rugnetta on the creative process and the value of reliable power

The podcast host, YouTuber, musician, and audio engineer has a lot on his plate.

Terrence O'Brien