The game that makes me actually want to exercise
…It’s shot in 3D, in a way that everyone seems to agree totally works, and seems to have the immersive effect everybody thought we’d only get in VR. I might…
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Companies weaponize TOS against you
…This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Brendan Ballou, welcome back to Decoder. Good to be here. I’m excited to talk to you. The last time you were…
Interior design at 25,000 mph
…Seats must handle massive impact loads while transferring as little force as possible to the astronauts sitting in them, and good seat design is considered the most effective way to prevent injuries…
Speech and Moderation
…Elizabeth Lopatto Mar 2 Chilling effect go brrr… Jason Lee had this profile killed from an unnamed magazine because he didn’t like being asked a question about Scientology. Defector is publishing…
My yard is dying, so I made an app for that
…I suggested a white background with light green, pink, and blue colors, and reminded it to care about human readability. It returned with something more pleasing, and an enthusiastic greeting at the…
This extravagant gaming laptop could ruin other screens for you
…And it achieves this without black frame insertion — a more common method to reduce motion blur that causes a flicker effect and can negatively affect screen brightness. And as you’d expect…
The future of border security isn’t at the border at all
…But Trump effectively eliminated asylum at the border — a move a federal appeals court recently said was illegal — and so the number of people crossing the border plummeted. “We’re dang close…
Sundar Pichai on AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web
…This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Sundar Pichai, you’re the CEO of Alphabet and of Google. Welcome back to Decoder. It’s great to be here. Nice…
Sony’s Xperia 1 VIII is still a phone for the fans
…I’m a light-to-moderate user most of the time, and I’ve dipped into single-digit territory by bedtime more than once. This will last the day unless you push…
Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s “unconstrained” relationship with the truth
…Here we go. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Ronan Farrow, you’re an investigative reporter and contributor to The New Yorker. Welcome to Decoder. Glad…