Musi’s free music streaming app is a hit with thrifty teens. The app claims to tap content on YouTube, but some in the music industry question the legitimacy of that model. ~music Article 2057 words 12 votes
A lawsuit argues Meta is required by law to let you control your own feed ~tech facebook social media Article 510 words 30 votes
How one author pushed the limits of AI copyright | US Copyright Office grants copyright for work made with AI, with caveat ~tech Article 716 words 5 votes
Mexico City’s metro system is sinking fast ~transport Article 1320 words, published Apr 10 2024 12 votes
Hackers found a way to open any of three million hotel keycard locks in seconds ~tech security Article 638 words, published Mar 21 2024 42 votes
I found Frank Herbert’s Dune script. It’s hard to imagine a weirder film version of Dune than the one David Lynch released in 1984, but Frank Herbert found a way. Dune: Part Two is better. ~movies science fiction spoiler Article 3506 words, published Mar 4 2024 32 votes
Reddit is letting power users in on its IPO ~tech social media Article 551 words, published Feb 23 2024 38 votes
Google announces major update to combat AI-generated spam in search results ~tech google.search Article 608 words 21 votes
How the Pentagon learned to use targeted ads to find its targets—and Vladimir Putin ~tech Article 5350 words 29 votes
Blood, guns, and broken scooters: Inside the chaotic rise and fall of Bird ~transport Article 3564 words, published Dec 21 2023 15 votes
A startup allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then came the censorship—and now the backlash ~tech Article 1765 words 27 votes
Big Tech won’t let you leave. Here’s a way out. ~tech social media facebook google Article 806 words 28 votes
A US-sanctioned oligarch ran pro-Kremlin ads on Facebook—again ~tech social media facebook Article 513 words 18 votes
My parents’ dementia felt like the end of joy. But when they got sick, I turned to a new generation of roboticists—and their glowing, talking, blobby creations. ~tech Article 5461 words 19 votes
Your organic, eco-friendly lifestyle isn't as green as you think ~enviro sustainability Article 621 words, published Dec 29 2023 67 votes
Mark Zuckerberg is building a top-secret compound in Hawai'i ~life housing Article 4416 words, published Dec 14 2023 32 votes
Stop planting trees, says guy who inspired world to plant a trillion trees ~enviro Article 552 words, published Dec 13 2023 27 votes
Spotify is the world's biggest music streamer but rarely turns a profit and just cut 17% of its workforce – its business model looks increasingly precarious ~tech Article 411 words 59 votes
Sam Altman’s second coming sparks new fears of the AI apocalypse ~tech Article 2066 words, published Nov 22 2023 28 votes
China tried to keep kids off social media. Now the elderly are hooked. ~tech social media Article 1440 words 27 votes
Twitter’s former head of trust and safety finally breaks her silence ~tech social media Article 5850 words 30 votes
Norway's privacy battle with Meta is just getting started – regulator says it's investigating the company's new ad-free subscription services ~tech privacy social media facebook Article 386 words 28 votes
Starting Friday, dockworkers in all Swedish ports will refuse to offload Teslas, cleaning crews will no longer clean showrooms, and mechanics won't fix charging points ~transport Article 669 words 44 votes
Omegle was forced to shut down by a lawsuit from a sexual abuse survivor ~tech social media Article 381 words 39 votes
Swedish ports threaten to block Teslas from entering the country – strike that started with mechanics is beginning to spread ~transport Article 356 words 28 votes
How China’s EV boom caught Western car companies asleep at the wheel ~transport Article 3393 words 43 votes
Thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions ~travel Article 548 words 62 votes
As a young industrial designer, Patricia Moore undertook a radical experiment in aging. Her discoveries reshaped the built world. ~design Article 5075 words, published Aug 31 2023 26 votes
The battle against the fungal apocalypse is just beginning ~health medicine Article 1806 words, published Aug 25 2023 61 votes
Apple’s decision to kill its CSAM photo-scanning tool sparks fresh controversy ~tech apple privacy security Article 585 words 24 votes
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is what happens when devs have time to play ~games Article 636 words 23 votes
How to move your Instagram feed to Pixelfed, the photo app that doesn't track your every move ~tech social media privacy Article 221 words 41 votes
The cloud is a prison. Can the local-first software movement set us free? ~tech Article 3224 words 35 votes
Meta has long fought Europe's demands that it get people's consent before using their data for targeted ads – then a Norwegian regulator threatened daily fines ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 543 words 51 votes
When the war came to Kherson, a small group of scientists ventured into the ruined city to rescue a unique herbarium ~science Article 695 words, published Jul 8 2023 16 votes
Why we don’t recommend Ring cameras: They’re affordable and ubiquitous, but homeowners shouldn’t be able to act as vigilantes ~tech amazon security.home Article 761 words 29 votes
How Christopher Nolan learned to stop worrying and love AI ~movies Article 3741 words, published Jun 20 2023 10 votes