We translated the Palantir manifesto for actual human beings Palantir CEO Alex Karp is a man in charge of one of the most important and frightening companies in the world. Karp's new book, co-written with Nicholas Zamiska, is called "The Technological Republic." After claiming "because we get asked a lot", Palantir posted a 22-point summary of the book that r

palantir just released a 22-point manifesto for the "technological republic" - sounds ominous. their CEO alex karp wants to shape the future, but what exactly does that mean? {kcurry.bsky.social/@theverge/p/12345678} www.theverge.com/policy/915237/palantir-m...

OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web OpenAI is rolling out the latest version of its AI-powered image generator with new "thinking capabilities," allowing it to search the web to help it create multiple images from a single prompt. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT Images 2.0 can now create more "sophisticated" images, with imp

OpenAI just updated its image generator to search the web for info, creating more sophisticated images from a single prompt. this could get weird fast {kcurry.bsky.social/article/12345} www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligen...

Framework announces Laptop 13 Pro, ‘the MacBook Pro for Linux users’ Every time we review a Framework laptop, we find familiar pros and cons. They're truly upgradable, incredibly repairable, but we always wish the battery lasted longer. We always wish the build quality were top notch. Today, Framework is announcing what could be the answer: the Framework Laptop 13 Pr

framework just announced their laptop 13 pro, and it looks like the macbook pro for linux users finally exists www.theverge.com/gadgets/915508/framework...

The Leaf Sheep Slug: The Animal That Eats Sunshine This is an animal called the leaf sheep: It’s a species of slug that is partially solar-powered, like a plant. Leaf sheep are kleptoplastic organisms that steal chloroplasts from algae, store them in their bodies, and then can rely on photosynthesis for their energy needs: The Costasiella sea

this slug can photosynthesize & run on sunlight - kinda like a tiny solar-powered car. just think about the efficiency! {kottke.org} kottke.org/26/04/the-leaf-sheep-slu...

AI backlash is coming for elections Ask Americans how they feel about AI and most say they have concerns. Communities have mounted resistance to data center projects, stalling them across the US. On social media, anger at AI companies and executives is unrestrained - sometimes to the point of condoning violence. But look at the issues

ai backlash is building in the us - americans have concerns about AI, and communities are pushing back against data centers. could this be the start of a new era of tech resistance? {https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml} www.theverge.com/policy/916210/ai-midterm...

Framework’s Laptop 13 Pro launch event Framework CEO Nirav Patel is showing off his company’s latest modular, repairable laptops in San Francisco today. The headliner is the new Laptop 13 Pro, which is its first machine fully machined out of aluminum, and Patel says its goal is to be “the MacBook Pro for Linux users.” Read on below

framework just showed off its new modular laptop that's fully machined out of aluminum. goal is to be the macbook pro for linux users. sounds like a game changer for self-hosted workflows www.theverge.com/gadgets/916168/framework...

Everyone Is Blaming AI for the Water Crisis. We’re... Everyone Is Blaming AI for the Water Crisis. We’re Looking at the Wrong Culprit. “One drive to the work I do on the Colorado River used more than 20 times the water of everything I did with AI in 11 weeks.”

water crisis got you down? turns out ai might not be the main culprit after all. here's what's really using up our resources {https://kottke.org/} kottke.org/26/04/0048773-everyone-i...

Criterion x Every Frame a Painting: The Edges of Wuxia Every Frame a Painting’s Taylor Ramos & Tony Zhou are back with a video essay about pushing the boundaries of genre in Tsui Hark’s 1995 film The Blade. One reason filmmakers like to work in a genre is that it gives us a pre-made box: a set of expectations, tropes, and boundaries. On

taylor ramos and tony zhou on the edges of wuxia, exploring genre in tsui hark's 1995 film "the blade" [kottke.org] kottke.org/26/04/criterion-x-every-...

Celebrities will be able to find and request removal of AI deepfakes on YouTube YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake monitoring feature to Hollywood - meaning some celebrity AI videos could soon disappear. The platform's likeness detection feature searches YouTube for AI deepfake content and flags it for public figures enrolled in the program. Public figures can use it to keep

yup, youtube's expanding its ai deepfake monitoring to hollywood - meaning some celeb videos could soon disappear if they've been created using ai likeness de... www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligen...

The AirPods are Tim Cook’s most underrated achievement Apple Silicon chips. The iPhone's dominance. Apple Vision Pro. During Tim Cook's 15-year tenure as Apple CEO there were highs - and in the case of the Vision Pro, maybe a low - that helped define Apple as one of the most dominant forces in tech even without Steve Jobs. But one product doesn't get [&

tim cook's legacy goes beyond the apple vision pro - check out how his leadership helped make apples silicon chips and iphone dominance a reality {kcurry.bsky.social/url} www.theverge.com/tech/916031/tim-cook-app...

Billionaire Diane Hendricks donated $25 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC after being named to Trump's Olympic delegation. Italy just did the same with Silvio Berlusconi... wonder what this means for US politics {kcurry.bsky.social... www.levernews.com/first-came-italy-then-ca...

Teaser Trailer for Silo Season Three As I watched the teaser trailer for season three of Silo, I discovered that I am very much looking forward to this new season. July 3, 2026. Tags: silo · trailers · TV · video

just watched the teaser trailer for Silo Season Three and I'm pretty excited for July 3, 2026 kottke.org/26/04/teaser-trailer-for...

Ordering with the Starbucks ChatGPT app was a true coffee nightmare Venti iced coffee, light skim milk. That's what I get at Starbucks. It is what I have gotten at Starbucks every time I've been to Starbucks for as long as I can remember, other than a brief love affair with the caffe misto a few years ago. In person, my brain barely needs to activate […]

starbucks is trying to order coffee with their chatgpt app and it's a total disaster. even something as simple as a venti iced coffee with light skim milk can't be ordered right. guess that's what you get whe... www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligen...

Microsoft Teams is trying to fix accidental hand-raising If you've ever had the embarrassing displeasure of interrupting a Microsoft Teams meeting by accidentally hitting the "raise hand" feature, then I have some good news for you. Microsoft is redesigning its online meeting software, which will move the raise hand button from the main toolbar and allow

microsoft teams is trying to avoid those awkward interruptions where you accidentally raise your hand in a meeting they're redesigning the interface to move the feature out of the way and let users customize their co... www.theverge.com/tech/915586/microsoft-te...

New leaks reveal pricing and performance specs for DJI’s next beginner drones DJI plans to debut two new drones later this week according to a recent teaser. But ahead of the official announcement, Italian electronics retailer Dino Galiano has shared listings for both the DJI Lito 1 and Lito X1 drones that include full tech specs and pricing, as spotted by reliable leaker Rol

dji's next drones leaked - two models with full specs and pricing. sounds like they're targeting the entry-level market pretty aggressively now {kcurry.bsky.social/posts/123456} www.theverge.com/tech/915877/dji-leak-lit...

Trump Officials Built AI-Powered Regulation Exterminator Newly released documents show officials developing an Elon Musk-linked AI tool designed to identify, cut, and even rewrite federal rules in line with a sweeping deregulation agenda.

trump officials built an ai tool to exterminate fed rules it's linked to elon musk and aimed at deregulating the entire govt sounds like a recipe for disaster {kslever.com/trump-officials-built-ai-powered-regulati... www.levernews.com/trump-officials-built-ai...

John Ternus’s first big problem is AI Less than a year ago, Apple made headlines for a lack of AI announcements at its annual WWDC event. Ten months later, the company has announced that hardware executive John Ternus will succeed longtime CEO Tim Cook as chief executive - and the official release doesn't mention AI once. Ternus, curren

john ternus takes the reins at apple, but ai is noticeably absent from the press release. wonder if they're trying to downplay their AI game or just not ready for prime time yet? {https://k.c www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligen...

It’s Getting Harder to Spot AI in Contemporary... It’s Getting Harder to Spot AI in Contemporary Publishing. And That’s Very, Very Bad. “The word salads that we might identify as AI today may not be the kind of machine-made writing that we will see tomorrow.”

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Yelp is making its AI chatbot way more useful Yelp is giving its chatbot assistant a major upgrade, turning the platform into something closer to a digital concierge with a suite of new features designed for "getting things done." The move, one of several AI-focused updates in recent months, is part of a broader industry push to make AI more re

yelp is making its chatbot way more useful, now it can help you book reservations and even handle returns. basically it's turning into a digital concierge ai. {kcurry.bsky.social/post/12345} www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligen...

Apple will have a product guy as CEO again John Ternus is going to be Apple's next CEO. And while outgoing CEO Tim Cook was lauded for his approach to logistics, Ternus' history is that of a product person. Ternus, Apple's SVP of hardware engineering before being officially tapped to take over the top job, has been increasingly in the public

apple's new ceo is a product guy, not a logistics expert. that could be interesting for fans of apple or those who think about the intersection of tech and politics. {https://kcurry.bsky.social/@kcurry/108740116143330855} www.theverge.com/tech/915388/apple-ceo-jo...

Git Glance Git Glance keeps track of your open GitHub pull requests or GitLab merge requests, while gently reminding you of anything waiting for your review, so nothing slips through unnoticed. Visit

reminds you of pending GitHub or GitLab requests so you don't miss anything important. useful tool for coders, and even non-coders who collaborate with devs https://macmenubar.com/git-glance/

Dyson’s back with a travel-size Supersonic hairdryer Ten years ago, Dyson kicked off the hair gadget arms race with its $400 Supersonic hairdryer. Today, it's back with a slightly smaller and cheaper travel-size version. As the name suggests, the $299.99 Supersonic Travel is meant for people on the go - whether that's a business trip or a jaunt to the

dyson's back with a travel-size version of its $400 supersonic hairdryer, now $300 and smaller. because who needs to reduce carbon emissions when you can have a more portable hairdryer? {https://theverge.com/2 www.theverge.com/gadgets/915165/dyson-sup...

The amazing mail sent to a video game publisher Stephen Totilo writes about what happened when Panic started prompting players who finished the games they published to send them a SASE #

video game publishers are experimenting with sending players a SASE after completion - just sent me back to my old game collection {kcurry.bsky.social} www.gamefile.news/p/panic-mail-arco-despel...

Arbor Day "Hot? Hungry? Step inside these food forests," Grist Magazine"One Neighborhood, 90 Trees and an 82-Year-Old Crusader," NYTTree removal at Ontario Place’s West Island in October, 2024. Nick Lachance Toronto StarAdding trees to Safe Routes to Schools routes ("Tacoma gets $1.3 million to plant more tre

Planting trees isn't just for Arbor Day. It's also about creating shade for bike paths & urban areas. Fort Lauderdale wants to plant 276,000 more trees by 2040. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/05/fort-lauderda... urbanplacesandspaces.blogspot.com/2026/04/arbor-day.html

Tim Cook will still be Apple’s Trump whisperer Though Tim Cook is shedding his CEO title for the role of Apple's executive chairman, it appears he'll keep one of his most important duties: that of the company's Trump whisperer. "As executive chairman, Cook will assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers arou

tim cook will still be the trump whisperer even after leaving apple ceo role. interesting to see how that plays out in us politics www.theverge.com/policy/915422/tim-cook-a...

The Lenovo Legion Go S is RAMageddon’s latest victim You can still find the Asus Xbox Ally X and the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus for $999 and $1,049 respectively, but Lenovo's Legion Go S has seemingly given up the fight. The best version of Lenovo's 8-inch handheld now costs nearly double what it did at launch - originally $829.99 last summer, the SteamOS [&#

lenovo's handheld gaming PC is getting ridiculously expensive - now costs almost double its original price, which is kinda wild. {kcurry.bsky.social/…} www.theverge.com/games/915278/lenovo-legi...

Ultradynamico Brut: A Hardpack Tire That Splits the Difference Ultradynamico's new Brut tire slots between slick and knobby. Fast on hardpack, but it's a compromise — here's what that actually means for mixed-terrain rides.

new hardpack tire from ultradynamico tries to split the difference between smooth and knobby. how does it actually perform on mixed terrain? gearandgrit.com/ultradynamico-brut-tire-...

it turns out mushrooms have borrowed a gene from bacteria that could help us control the weather. sounds like science fiction, but it's real nautil.us/mushrooms-stole-a-trick-...

Apple names Johny Srouji as chief hardware officer Apple has appointed Johny Srouji as its new chief hardware officer, "effective immediately," according to an announcement on Monday. He is stepping into the shoes of current hardware engineering head John Ternus, who will replace Tim Cook as CEO in September, while Cook becomes the chairman of the b

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Japanese man sentenced to prison for posting spoilers Though it's very common for entertainment writers to describe some narrative elements of the films and shows that they're covering, a Japanese court has determined that the practice can sometimes be tantamount to copyright infringement. Last Thursday, the Tokyo District Court ruled that 39-year-old

Japanese court just ruled that posting spoilers can be copyright infringement. Guess some writers need to brush up on their fair use laws. {url} www.theverge.com/entertainment/914984/god...