Artists are lawyering up against AI slop, and some are even winning
…He says, “AI could never write The Godfather … But AI could write a mediocre film. AI could write a mediocre book. And there are tons of authors and screenwriters that live in…
Search
Maybe we shouldn’t give 24-year-olds billions of dollars to bet on AI
…You may recall earlier this week I noted the market had gotten particularly nervous about AI risk; as it turns out, we have discovered one firm that was swimming without a bathing…
Attack of the killer script kiddies
…have not yet been discovered. And writing exploits is becoming easier as well. “You can use AI tools and with very minimal human guidance, and in some cases no human guidance…
Sam Altman didn’t need another lawsuit
…Then you’re going to get into discovery, which in these types of cases can be super involved.” The software side of the AI industry has generated inestimable hype, competition, and…
Google I/O 2026
…The two options for Ultra matches OpenAI’s approach for its Pro tier, which also now comes in $100 and $200 per month tiers. Everything new in our Google AI subscriptions, fresh…
I can’t believe how fast Google vibe coded my first Android app
…When I told it to search for that information in other databases instead, I discovered it vastly understating the number of calories in various kinds of food. But when I told Gemini…
The surprise must-see movie of the summer
…in Pixel history. (And the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is still the most interesting phone of 2026.) But Google has the best take on Android, the most useful AI tools, and in…
Does Google even want to win at AI?
…If you just look at what it is, how it makes money, its distribution power to put AI in front of people, putting AI in Search, its resources, it feels like it…
Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
…In fact, the last time we talked, Jack was adamantly opposed to building any kind of discovery features into Patreon. But then Patreon built those features — to help people discover content from…
Who’s afraid of the big, bad GPU?
…For a rough comparison, the energy use of GPU-accelerated AI servers in data centers grew from 2TWh in 2017 to more than 40TWh in 2023 in the US, according to a…